My new Pentax

[Bill]

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
> 
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