for those who might be in travelling distance of Topeka, KS

my local brick and mortar store is running their annual clearance sale:

Dog Sale 2019 | Wolfe's Camera Shop | Topeka KS

including a table of cameras designated as " not working, if it does work, return it and we will refund your money " for those who wish to try their hands at repair including 2 Pentax film cameras

they do have a small selection of working " experienced " Pentax cameras and lenses and third party lenses for Pentax but not on special sale

[BigMackCam]

Moved to new thread in Price Watch

[yucatanPentax]

I always loved Wolfes. They always had the nicest people and carry such a variety of things to marvel at.

[Photobill]

What I wouldn't give to have a B&M store within 200 miles. 😔
If I need something now I have to buy it sight-un-seen. God I mess the good old days when every town had a Camera Store & you could hold things and talk to someone face to face that new something.
Sorry it was a ruff day. Thanks for letting me unload. 😉

[aslyfox]

I always loved Wolfes. They always had the nicest people and carry such a variety of things to marvel at.

What I wouldn't give to have a B&M store within 200 miles. ��
If I need something now I have to buy it sight-un-seen. God I mess the good old days when every town had a Camera Store & you could hold things and talk to someone face to face that new something. . . .

the opportunity to go in and talk to and learn from the long term dedicated staff is " priceless ".

[ unless you request a private one on one class and then there is a cost ]

For the most part, I can get stuff cheaper over the net, and most of my equipment is " experienced " as opposed to new but still I do buy some stuff from them in hopes to help keep them around.

I have also used their services for prints to display mostly for my wife's office space since we rarely have folks to the home.