Hey, I always buy the last latest and greatest. Used and refurbished are also welcome alternatives.
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > PJ, I wouldn't travel with the magnifier mounted on the K20...too > late, I know. Bob S. > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:26 PM, P. J. Alling > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think that between them my D and DS had over 20 thousand activations by >> then. >> >> Let's see, 20000 divided by 36 about two dollars per roll to purchase and >> two dollars per roll to process carry the two... >> >> I think I got my money's worth. >> >> On 10/16/2012 2:20 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: >>> >>> I scored my istDS brand new in box for $329 right when the K100D came out. >>> Still using it 5.5 years later. >>> >>> ----------------- >>> J.C.O'Connell >>> [email protected] >>> ----------------- >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 2:13 PM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: Re: Equipment; who needs it. >>> >>> On 10/16/2012 1:55 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >>>> >>>> I figure by the end of December it will be hitting the $600-$700 as >>>> dealers begin to dump stocks in anticipation of the official >>>> discontinuation notification. Between $600 and $650 is my sweet spot >>>> and I won't be able to resist, (plus I managed to pick up both my *ist >>>> D and Ds camera bodies in that range and it makes economic sense to me). >>> >>> Forgot to mention I the K20D was acquired from B&H in the last days of >>> it's product sales life for &629.00, so call me cheap, I wear it as a >>> badge of honor. >>> >>>> On 10/16/2012 1:46 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Sorry. How low a price point do you want for the K5? I'm having a >>>>> similar conflict myself, although I'm debating between the old K5 and >>>>> newer K30. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:32 PM, P. J. Alling >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Damn, well that's the way I feel right now anyway. Weekend before >>>>>> last I >>>>>> went to Florida for a wedding, (to be in it, not to photograph it), >>>>>> but I >>>>>> brought along my trusty K20D anyway. Well I tested it out the night >>>>>> before >>>>>> and everything was functioning fine, and the morning of the big >>>>>> event I take >>>>>> the prepared bag out of the air conditioned hotel room and head out >>>>>> into the >>>>>> Florida heat. I get to the wedding and take out the camera to take >>>>>> a few >>>>>> shots. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hum, seems a little blurry and foggy. Ah, the lens is fogged by the >>>>>> humidity. I clear that off. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hum, still a bit blurry, must be some on the viewfinder lens. I >>>>>> remove the >>>>>> Pentax(tm) 1.2x magnifier and discover that the viewfinder lens has >>>>>> cracked! >>>>>> >>>>>> I think it was the change in temperature, I'm pretty sure I didn't >>>>>> bang the >>>>>> camera anywhere and the rear viewfinder was protected by the Magnifying >>>>>> eyecup, (M-OE-53), in the last hell 40 plus years of breaking >>>>>> equipment, >>>>>> I've never seen this happen before. >>>>>> >>>>>> After the last year of three hard drive failures and the probable >>>>>> death of >>>>>> my wide carriage printer it's enough to make me take up painting, even >>>>>> though I'd suck... >>>>>> >>>>>> Now I'm in a quandary, do I send the K20D to Pentax for repair or >>>>>> suffer >>>>>> through until January when I expect the remaining stocks of K-5 >>>>>> cameras to >>>>>> begin to hit my price point? I guess I'll have to get it fixed >>>>>> eventually >>>>>> as I was planning to use it as a backup.... >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to >>>>>> avoid a >>>>>> lengthly search. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a >> lengthly search. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> 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 > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
