Good for you Joe. Did you save any money for Spotties? ;-) Don
> -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Wilensky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 5:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Well I did it, a PZ-1p > > > Hi, Don, > > I earlier today picked up the other one (not hmayer's) that had been > listed with a $250 Buy-It-Now, described as LN with just a few light > scratches on the LCD screen and a missing cable release socket cap. > Sounded pretty good, so we'll see. I have missed the PZ-1p > (especially the flash compensation feature) since I sold one I had > last year ... > > Joe > > > >Harry Mayer (hmayer12) has one on eekBay for $350.00 mint also. > >I was very, very tempted but if I can fix this one and sell the > >70-210 I should make out pretty well. > >If I like it as much as some do, a mint one can be had for around > >$250-$275 going by recent auction prices. > >Probably less if I wait a while, the nice ones like the SF-1n > >and ZX/MZ-5n have been dropping very rapidly in the last few > >months. > > > >Don > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 4:36 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: Well I did it, a PZ-1p > >> > >> > >> I saw what appeared to be a mint PZ-1p in an Idaho Camera shop > >> this weekend. > >> I didn't handle it. Price on the tag was $350. > >> > >> Tom C. > >> > >> > >> > >> >From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >Reply-To: [email protected] > >> >To: <[email protected]> > >> >Subject: Re: Well I did it, a PZ-1p > >> >Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:29:39 -0500 > >> > > >> >Good luck with getting it up and running - with my Mz-S in the > >> shop I have > >> >used my Pz-1p for some slides lately, and it is a joy to work > >> with. It will > >> >never happen but if Pentax had just upgraded the AF and > metering (the 8 > >> >segment metering in the Pz-1p was good, but not as good as > the 6 segment > >> >metering that replaced it) they would of had a killer camera on their > >> >hands. The Mz-S is nice - but a bit of a niche machine as the > >> design ethic > >> >is unique unto itself and specs are good, but limited in > some regards. > >> > > >> >- MCC > >> >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >> >Mark Cassino Photography > >> >Kalamazoo, MI > >> >www.markcassino.com > >> >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Sanderson" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >To: "PDML" <[email protected]> > >> >Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 12:05 PM > >> >Subject: Well I did it, a PZ-1p > >> > > >> > > >> >>A broken one of course. ;-) > >> >> > >> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7501012913 > >> >> > >> >>We'll see how good I am at fixing Z series. > >> >>The good part is the SMCP-F 70-210/4-5.6 that comes with it. > >> >>These have been eekBaying lately for about what I paid for the > >> whole rig. > >> >>Guy seems honest enough judging by the e-mails we've exchanged. > >> >>We'll see. > >> >> > >> >>Don > >> >> > >> >>PS: If ayone's interested in the 70-210 drop me a line. > >> >>I'll let you know when I recieve it and check it out. > >> >>I already have one. > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > >> > > > -- > > Joe Wilensky > Editor, Cornell Chronicle > Cornell News Office > 312 College Ave. > Ithaca, NY 14850 > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > (607) 255-3630 phone/voice mail > (607) 255-5373 fax > > http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/Chronicle.html >

