- Location
- New Zealand
Treated myself to a gaming laptop, not that I do gaming, just a treat to myself, and hopefully some future proofing, as I am at retirement age.
Superb combination Darmok. I use it all the time. Be sure your camera and lens firmwares are updated to the latest versions:It's a somewhat long story, but I'm trying one of these again. The 18-55 reminds me very much of the O12-45, and that's not a bad thing.
View attachment 359080
A) The refund came through all but immediately!! And;I accidentally bought an Olympus 14-42 EZ on eBay yesterday. Clicked to see my cart, and the purchase went through!
After my panicked going through the "CANCEL PURCHASE" procedure (why can't it just be a button to click?), the purchase has been successfully cancelled. Undoubtedly, my lovely bank will deduct two way foreign transaction charges ...
I like this zoom actually a lot. On K200D it behaves very decently indeed. At closer focus, wide open, it has this most wonderful bokeh character. Very filmey.Let me know what you think as you use it. My general impression of older Pentax zooms is that pixel peeping is a bad idea, but files are generally quite correctable. There's likely to be CA of a couple sorts, and softness outside of center. It's also likely that some focal lengths will look worse than others. There may be a color cast. But all of this contributes to a vintage look when handling the files correctly and not being too worried about their shortcomings.
Sweet! Reminds me of the Zeiss Contessa 35 & Agfa Karat 36 I used to have. The Zeiss was prettier, but the Agfa was a more practical day to day shooter. Just handled better.
When it comes to financial things, it often helps to brace for the worst, and then you might get a nice surprise in the end. Glad it worked out for you!A) The refund came through all but immediately!! And;
B) It included a refund of the foreign transaction charge!!
I'm absolutely gobsmacked!
Being somewhat of a sceptic, bordering on cynical ...
I like this picture.
Thanks, Randy.When it comes to financial things, it often helps to brace for the worst, and then you might get a nice surprise in the end. Glad it worked out for you!
Thanks, Randy.
eBay gets caned mercilessly all the time by many, but this was all done perfectly. I could not fault the entire process.
eBay is really good to buyers, but sellers can get the shaft pretty hard sometimes. I think they have a strategy of not scaring away the buyers, and thus they make it too appealing for sellers to walk away. I think this is true for high volume dealers who can offer a more retail experience, but marking an item as “returns not accepted” is meaningless. If the buyer doesn’t want it, they can just say it’s defective and then you’re out shipping both ways, and then again if you find another buyer. I know, I’ve been there!Thanks, Randy.
eBay gets caned mercilessly all the time by many, but this was all done perfectly. I could not fault the entire process.
Be sure to report the delightful buyer for abuse of the buyer protection programme and never give in to scammers.eBay is really good to buyers, but sellers can get the shaft pretty hard sometimes. I think they have a strategy of not scaring away the buyers, and thus they make it too appealing for sellers to walk away. I think this is true for high volume dealers who can offer a more retail experience, but marking an item as “returns not accepted” is meaningless. If the buyer doesn’t want it, they can just say it’s defective and then you’re out shipping both ways, and then again if you find another buyer. I know, I’ve been there!
The marks have to be enormous to make a real difference in my experience. That should be a glorious lens. Enjoy!It seems I'm destined to die hungry this year.....
View attachment 359302
Leitz 5cm f/2 Summicron in LTM
Cleaning marks on the coating, but pretty clean otherwise. Will go nicely with my IIIf or IIIg
The marks have to be enormous to make a real difference in my experience. That should be a glorious lens. Enjoy!
I wonder how long they'll continue to go for that; the camera seems to be getting a lot of attention at the moment as a properly viable alternative to a film Leica rangefinder.Canon 7 for only $85 (!)
Most of the ones from Japan are already $200+ so that price grabbed my attentionI wonder how long they'll continue to go for that; the camera seems to be getting a lot of attention at the moment as a properly viable alternative to a film Leica rangefinder.