I went on a buying spree last weekend. In addition to the cameras below, I bought about $150 worth of expired 120 film
These cameras are kind of "replacement" cameras ... I do have a Contax T, but I've damaged it beyond repair (I've asked a few Contax experts and they've refused to repair it based on my description ... basically I dropped it and a bunch of functions aren't working). The Pentax is a Super Program, which is essentially the same as my beloved ME Super, except that it meters up to 3200 (very useful when I'm shooting at 1600 and want to shoot at -1EV), and it has a DoF preview, which I've always missed. The one problem with this one is that a half-press doesn't display the shutter time ... a
full press trips the shutter and the speed appears briefly, so it seems there's just a loose electrical contact somewhere, but again my normal Pentax repair guy refuses to fix it because it's electronic
I'll see if I can figure something out (do not advance film after shooting/compose new shot, fully depress shutter button/observe shutter speed/advance film/shoot?)
The lens, and also the winder and a non-working flash, came with the Pentax. Does anyone know a good use for a 70-210 zoom lens? I figure it's good as a blunt bludgeoning object, but I'm not a very violent person. Maybe I could glue it to a piece of wood and make a small side table?