I love Pawn Stars of the History Channel. Those guys get some very interesting offers. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 1:42 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > From: David Mann > >> On Jun 21, 2012, at 12:04 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >>> >>> Anyway, today they had a Pentax K-r with an 18-55 ($399) along with >>> a 50-200 ($299). First time I've seen a Pentax camera in a pawn >>> shop in many a year. >> >> >> I used to see them all the time in the days when I popped >> occasionally in to see what they had. Saw a black K2 in there once >> but on closer inspection I found that the mirror box contained >> fungus. >> >> I have a few good lenses that I bought through pawn shops but the >> interesting ones didn't appear often. Most of my gear came through >> my favourite camera shop's secondhand cabinet. > > > I covered a 625,000 square mile service territory (commercial fire & burglar > alarms) during the 80s & 90s. I had a lot of pawnshop customers. Always took > a look to see what Pentax equipment they might have on hand before I left > for my next call. I got a smc PENTAX-A 1:2.8 24mm at a pawn shop for $50. > > I used to see Pentax all the time back in film days. I haven't seen them so > much since digital. The pawnshops around here won't even touch film cameras > any more. > > I don't go in as many pawnshops anymore, but browsing them is still cheap > entertainment. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
