Im at 17,000 plus now. ----------------- J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -----------------
-----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 2:26 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Equipment; who needs it. 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 > hifis...@gate.net > ----------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] 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 >>> <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> 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 >>>> 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. >>> >> > -- 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 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.
