Hi, Pat, I don't disagree with anything you say. No, I haven't checked out International Camera, but I certainly will. I do check with Vistek, Henry's, Downtown, Aden and the pawn shops in the Queen/Church area on a regular basis - at least twice a month or more. The selection of Pentax lenses (including 3rd party) is small, and the bargains are few and far between. When I saw a Hanimex (yuck!) zoom at Downtown for something like $175 CDN, I couldn't believe it!
While I'm waiting for the lens I want at I price I think is reasonable (doesn't necessarily mean cheap - depends on the lens), I figure a $20US Soligor zoom will suffice. I don't think they're as bad a lens as you seem to think - of course I could be wrong. But thanks for the advice, especially about International. BTW, it was great meeting you at the Toronto get-together a coupla weeks ago! regards, frank Pat White wrote: > Frank, I can see putting really cheap lenses on an old Praktica or something, but >you've got an MX! I think you can find old Pentax lenses for not much more that will >actually fit, will work properly, and will also take much better pictures. I lucked >out at Vistek a few years ago, and got an F50/1.7 in top shape for $50. > > Have you checked out International Camera Repair at 816 the Queensway, west of Royal >York, at (416) 255-3072? They have a lot of old stuff, some at good prices. I like >bargains, too, but 1 $50 lens can be a much better deal than 3 $20 lenses. Just my >opinion. > > Pat White > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
