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Subject: [OM] Re: Fang! Well, sorta...
From: David Carter <spotz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:20:02 +1300
Op Shops are a continuing source of bargains. I recently bought a Nikon 
F for $10 & promptly sold it to a dealer for $200. I've since heard that 
they sold a Leica for $14!  It went before I saw it. On friday I managed 
to convince them to make me their "camra fella", that way I'll get the 
bargains first. Admittedly I'll have to pay more, but it should be worth 
it to get first choice. I can then onsell stuff I don't want to help pay 
for my almost-Oly addiction.

David

LostKase wrote:
> Gary,
>  Congratulations on a good find! Goodwill gets lots of my business also. It's 
> amazing what you can grab sometimes! I picked up a Canon Digital Camcorder 
> for $50 bucks (which is real money to me), an Onkyo Home Theater Receiver for 
> $17.00, pair of JBL bookshelf speakers for $7, Infinity bookshelf for $6.50, 
> Seagull WWSC120 for $25 (sold to an acquaintance for $50), Logitech Z560 
> speakers $50.(I had bought a set for $190 when they first came out), Spotless 
> Canon AV-1 $25. Olympus D520 $3. Innumerable 1st edition hard bound books. I 
> love that place!!!
>  Being a bottom feeder and still paying child support I hit the thrift stores 
> everyday on my way home. I have this plan of Eb*ying it all but the rules of 
> acquisition force me to retain everything until it is worthless :)
>  If they catch me, in the newest reorganization, I may finally have the 
> incentive to make space to walk through my house...
>
> Bob
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Gary Holder (c) <gary.holder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 1:45:14 PM
> Subject: [OM] Fang! Well, sorta...
>
>
> Scored a fang yesterday, at least as I define it. Meaning, it works for me, 
> and I'm a dedicated cheepskate bottomfeeding amateur, who loves to find and 
> use quality, but generally lesser-known stuff (hence film, and 
> consumer-grade OM) and avoids spending "real money" on any of it (to 
> maintain my amateur status); where "real money" for me kicks in somewhere 
> between $20-$35 (meaning at that point I start getting real serious about 
> comparison shopping and warranty).
>
> That said, my second-hand shop find (OK, if you insist, "second-hand shop" 
> is over-gorifying it, it was actually a thrift shop) was a Yashica FX103 
> Program SLR. Came with a ML 50/1.9 and a very nice strap, either of which 
> alone should cover the $2.88 price, despite the lack of a battery cover and 
> the somewhat crumbling-off fuzzy exterior padding. At that price, I wouldn't 
> have minded a bit if it had proven to be only a nonworking doorstop (rather 
> like my Nikkormat doorstop), but hand-holding batteries in it, using my 
> nonfitting Min*lta cover shows that it appears to work (it meters and fires, 
> with appropriate-sounding varing shutter speeds). Loss of battery cover 
> likely limited its use and led to its donation by the original owner. If it 
> had DOF preview it would be my best body; as it is, it has the best 
> in-viewfinder info (coupled, matched LED in manual mode) and metal vertical 
> shutter. And I understand there's a bit of Contaxiness to it and its 
> accessories.
>
> Sounds fun.
>
> Gary H. 
>
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