That looks better than mine, Bill! Very nice. j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com <http://www.jbuhler.com>
On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 11:24 AM Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice. I always liked that little camera. I was able to pick up a nice > silver one in 2004, IIRC, and then a black on in 2006. > > I still have them both, and as of a few months ago, both still worked. > > Here is a picture of my black ME Super body. > https://flic.kr/p/2jGeYC7 > > It's for sale if anyone wants it, BTW, > > bill > > On 9/13/2020 12:06 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: > > My first real camera was an ME super with the M50/1.7. It was the silver > > model, just like probably 99%+ of them, at least thatś what the > proportion > > of silver vs black ones seems to be. > > > > I don't have that camera anymore, and while I still have my two black > MXs, > > I've always missed it a little. > > > > Last week, browsing ebay, I saw a black ME super. Described as > "untested", > > and with the brassing in the bottom plate described as "rust." $30 buy > it > > now, but accepting offers. I offered $25 and got it. Still a gamble, I > > thought most probably I was buying a $25 paperweight. > > > > Well, it arrived yesterday, and after exercising the shutter a little bit > > and putting some new batteries in, it all works! It was awesome to see > > those little LEDs come to life as soon as the batteries went in. > > > > So while I've moved to a Fuji X-T30 for my main photography (this is the > > closest you can get in digital to the feel of an MX, btw!), today I am > > going out with the ME-Super and a roll of Fujicolor 200. Plus the MX-1 > just > > to shoot some DNGs as well and keep it Pentax. > > > > Just look at this beauty: > > > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/dgkvs93HrFCpjkNP7 > > > > j > > > > -- > > Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com <http://www.jbuhler.com> > > > > > -- > 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.
