I took delivery of the ME, tripod and Honeywell Flash from the local Pawn Broker. It cost me $100 and the camera worked fine after I swapped the batteries. I had the disgusting job of cleaning off several years worth of cigarette tar (yuck) of the camera and the Sigma 80-200mm/f3.5-22: f4-27 zoom.
The Sigma lens does not appear to be as damaged as I had thought, as the scratches I had noted were on a layer of tar. After cleaning the front element, the lens looks as sharp as a button. The lens still needs another going over, as the rubber focussing grip is still grotty. Apart from the cosmetics, the lens seems to function well, although the zoom action is a tad jerky, but further cleaning may fix this. In all I'm pleased. James - 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 .
