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**monochrome** · 04-22-2012, 12:23 PM

A few days ago I posted on the Latest Acquisition thread that I had accidentally acquired a nice KM with correct body cap, recently CLA'ed by Eric - meaning I must have bid on it but I still don't remember doing so - for $48.

This is what was in the box. I checked the Listing - camera was capped with a K-mount body cap. Checking deeper in the box, the printed eBay Invoice had, "With compliments. Have fun!" written across the Total.

stevebrot · 04-22-2012, 12:50 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

A few days ago I posted on the Latest Acquisition thread that I had accidentally acquired a nice KM with correct body cap, recently CLA'ed by Eric - meaning I must have bid on it but I still don't remember doing so - for $48.

This is what was in the box. I checked the Listing - camera was capped with a K-mount body cap. Checking deeper in the box, the printed eBay Invoice had, "With compliments. Have fun!" written across the Total.

You must be living right is all I have to say. The S-M-C 50/1.4 with hood and caps is worth $48 in its own right. Enjoy your KM!

Steve

P.S. It just occurred to me that a genuine adapter might have also been part of the mix...dang...

**monochrome** · 04-22-2012, 12:54 PM

Originally posted by stevebrot

You must be living right is all I have to say. The S-M-C 50/1.4 with hood and caps is worth $48 in its own right. Enjoy your KM!

Steve

P.S. It just occurred to me that a genuine adapter might have also been part of the mix...dang...

I am stunned (or stuned, from back in the day)

kaiserz · 04-22-2012, 01:02 PM

Mann lucky! $48 bucks, sweet deal

**monochrome** · 04-22-2012, 01:30 PM

Originally posted by stevebrot

You must be living right is all I have to say. The S-M-C 50/1.4 with hood and caps is worth $48 in its own right. Enjoy your KM!

Steve

P.S. It just occurred to me that a genuine adapter might have also been part of the mix...dang...

Thanks Steve. Never have had one. This one is certainly worth the $48.

Originally posted by kaiserz

Mann lucky! $48 bucks, sweet deal

I don't know - there's something else going on here. It just doesn't figure.

**paulh** · 04-22-2012, 02:09 PM

Wow - a super-clean CLA'd KM, with Tak 50/1.4 & adapter! You made out like a bandit

LesDMess · 04-22-2012, 02:13 PM

A Super Multi Coated one at that! You must be living right . . .

**monochrome** · 04-22-2012, 02:29 PM

Originally posted by paulh

Wow - a super-clean CLA'd KM, with Tak 50/1.4 & adapter! You made out like a bandit

Originally posted by LesDMess

A Super Multi Coated one at that! You must be living right . . .

Well let's just say, what ever's going on, after all these years it was just my turn

(but I'm listening for that other shoe).

[EDIT:] Late this afternoon I turned over the battery (nice seller, or it hasn't been used since the CLA), loaded some Tri-X and went for a walk. Is there some kind of magic in a KM focusing screen that differs from a KX? This one is bright and clear and there is "snap" to the focus that I've only seen on a few lenses before this. I can even use my right eye without glasses, both eyes open (but I shouldn't walk that way). Between the K-01 LCD and this . . . !

Man, this is going to be fun!!

**gofour3** · 04-22-2012, 04:23 PM

Nice KM and lens, Xmas in the spring!

Enjoy, Phil

**monochrome** · 04-22-2012, 05:43 PM

Originally posted by gofour3

Nice KM and lens, Xmas in the spring!

Enjoy, Phil

Surely true! So many cameras. So little time.

tvfd911 · 04-22-2012, 06:41 PM

Here's my Spotmatic F out in the wild from a couple years ago. I had Eric go through it after I bought it and it works like a dream and the 55mm/ f1.8 performs oh so nice on it.

tim plank · 04-23-2012, 07:39 AM

Originally posted by pickles

"Nothing special"?....The "SE" would be relatively rare would it not?....and the lens & camera look to be in good shape, so I say it's gotta be a "bit" special, at the very least?!.
Regards, Pickles.

The camera is fairly clean; I guess I'll see if the light seal is still good when I get done with the current roll of film. It was the last time I used it, but that was several years ago and it's been in a box since then. The lens is in really good shape. Got that one from KEH (EX+), I love their grading system.

unixrevolution · 04-23-2012, 08:43 AM

Super-jealous of your KM deal, Monochrome. You rocked that one! We should all be so lucky!

Even my $150 Pentax 645 wasn't as swingin' a deal as that!

**monochrome** · 04-23-2012, 09:21 AM

Originally posted by unixrevolution

Super-jealous of your KM deal, Monochrome. You rocked that one! We should all be so lucky!

Even my $150 Pentax 645 wasn't as swingin' a deal as that!

Yeah - it is pretty sweet. I guess I've overpaid for enough eBay stuff that its my turn

**ChrisPlatt** · 04-23-2012, 09:24 AM

The KM is sublime.

Chris

04-22-2012, 12:23 PM	#1666
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	The Acidental Purchase A few days ago I posted on the Latest Acquisition thread that I had accidentally acquired a nice KM with correct body cap, recently CLA'ed by Eric - meaning I must have bid on it but I still don't remember doing so - for $48. This is what was in the box. I checked the Listing - camera was capped with a K-mount body cap. Checking deeper in the box, the printed eBay Invoice had, "With compliments. Have fun!" written across the Total.

04-22-2012, 02:29 PM	#1673
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by paulh Wow - a super-clean CLA'd KM, with Tak 50/1.4 & adapter! You made out like a bandit Originally posted by LesDMess A *Super Multi Coated* one at that! You must be living right . . . Well let's just say, what ever's going on, after all these years it was just my turn (but I'm listening for that other shoe). [EDIT:] Late this afternoon I turned over the battery (nice seller, or it hasn't been used since the CLA), loaded some Tri-X and went for a walk. Is there some kind of magic in a KM focusing screen that differs from a KX? This one is bright and clear and there is "snap" to the focus that I've only seen on a few lenses before this. I can even use my right eye without glasses, both eyes open (but I shouldn't walk that way). Between the K-01 LCD and this . . . ! Man, this is going to be fun!! Last edited by monochrome; 04-22-2012 at 07:38 PM.

04-23-2012, 09:21 AM	#1679
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by unixrevolution Super-jealous of your KM deal, Monochrome. You rocked that one! We should all be so lucky! Even my $150 Pentax 645 wasn't as swingin' a deal as that! Yeah - it is pretty sweet. I guess I've overpaid for enough eBay stuff that its my turn Last edited by monochrome; 04-24-2012 at 10:18 AM.

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04-22-2012, 12:50 PM	#1667
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by monochrome A few days ago I posted on the Latest Acquisition thread that I had accidentally acquired a nice KM with correct body cap, recently CLA'ed by Eric - meaning I must have bid on it but I still don't remember doing so - for $48. This is what was in the box. I checked the Listing - camera was capped with a K-mount body cap. Checking deeper in the box, the printed eBay Invoice had, "With compliments. Have fun!" written across the Total. You must be living right is all I have to say. The S-M-C 50/1.4 with hood and caps is worth $48 in its own right. Enjoy your KM! Steve P.S. It just occurred to me that a genuine adapter might have also been part of the mix...dang...

04-22-2012, 12:54 PM	#1668
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by stevebrot You must be living right is all I have to say. The S-M-C 50/1.4 with hood and caps is worth $48 in its own right. Enjoy your KM! Steve P.S. It just occurred to me that a genuine adapter might have also been part of the mix...dang... I am stunned (or stuned, from back in the day)

04-22-2012, 01:02 PM	#1669
kaiserz Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NoVa The "burg" Photos: Gallery Posts: 899	Mann lucky! $48 bucks, sweet deal

04-22-2012, 01:30 PM	#1670
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by stevebrot You must be living right is all I have to say. The S-M-C 50/1.4 with hood and caps is worth $48 in its own right. Enjoy your KM! Steve P.S. It just occurred to me that a genuine adapter might have also been part of the mix...dang... Thanks Steve. Never have had one. This one is certainly worth the $48. Originally posted by kaiserz Mann lucky! $48 bucks, sweet deal I don't know - there's something else going on here. It just doesn't figure.

04-22-2012, 02:09 PM	#1671
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,319	Wow - a super-clean CLA'd KM, with Tak 50/1.4 & adapter! You made out like a bandit

04-22-2012, 02:13 PM	#1672
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	A *Super Multi Coated* one at that! You must be living right . . .

04-22-2012, 04:23 PM	#1674
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,093	Nice KM and lens, Xmas in the spring! Enjoy, Phil

04-22-2012, 05:43 PM	#1675
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by gofour3 Nice KM and lens, Xmas in the spring! Enjoy, Phil Surely true! So many cameras. So little time.

04-22-2012, 06:41 PM	#1676
tvfd911 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 354	Here's my Spotmatic F out in the wild from a couple years ago. I had Eric go through it after I bought it and it works like a dream and the 55mm/ f1.8 performs oh so nice on it.

04-23-2012, 07:39 AM	#1677
tim plank Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 12	Originally posted by pickles "Nothing special"?....The "SE" would be relatively rare would it not?....and the lens & camera look to be in good shape, so I say it's gotta be a "bit" special, at the very least?!. Regards, Pickles. The camera is fairly clean; I guess I'll see if the light seal is still good when I get done with the current roll of film. It was the last time I used it, but that was several years ago and it's been in a box since then. The lens is in really good shape. Got that one from KEH (EX+), I love their grading system.

04-23-2012, 08:43 AM	#1678
unixrevolution Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Waldorf, MD Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,861	Super-jealous of your KM deal, Monochrome. You rocked that one! We should all be so lucky! Even my $150 Pentax 645 wasn't as swingin' a deal as that!

04-23-2012, 09:24 AM	#1680
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,702	The KM is sublime. Chris

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