Another vote for 'Three's a crowd'.

Funny, I never think of the 50-135mm as "travelling light"

K.

I usually send a cheque and accept that there'll be a delay while it clears. (You'll note that I tend to buy more often than I sell...) Probably the best thing is to give people the choice: paypal (plus fees), bank transfer or cheque (with delay).

K.

If you are intending to use a forty year old camera, a CLA (which would include a shutter speed check) is worth the money IMHO, even when the charge is more than the camera is worth on paper. There are good (and quite cheap) shutter speed testers available on ebay for the DIY inclined.

I've had some of my cameras CLA'ed (my LX, MX, ME Super, ME-F, ESII), some I have just got on with it (especially my ES which seems fine, and the SFXn). I'm umming and ahhhing about whether to send one of the old screw mounts in next (the H2 or the S1a?) or the Program A which has a dodgy shutter button. Oh, and my Horizont panoramic camera needs the seals doing around the swinging lens mechanism. Perhaps I should do that first. Oh, decisions, decisions...

I get the impression it is a problem with cameras that have been in storage for a while. As always, however, the 'net tends to emphasise the problems more than the lack of them! I was just speculating as the reasons behind the earlier post.

K.

Given the original post was three months ago you might be better off just putting in a advert.

K,

A link to an interesting web page.

No. The K version is a 8-7 formula and the M version is 6-6. The M28/3.5 is reputedly better than the M28/2.8 and the K28/3.5 is reputedly better than the M28/3.5. I occasionally think about testing my various 28s against each other but usually I end up deciding that going out and taking photographs is more worthwhile!

You're right not to sell the M28/3.5 for peanuts as it is a lovely lens. I already have one which is why I didn't snap it up.

K.

Refconvertors are quite difficult to find. The type that fit Spotmatic sized viewfinders are more common but are too small for the size used from the M series cameras to the present day. There are cheapo 3rd party ones available from ?Seagull on ebay but I have heard mixed reviews about them.

When they do come up for sale, they are pretty pricey.

Shooting film, I use my LX with one of the interchangeable prisms.

K.

I have no idea how this could be. My only (wild) guess is the Pentax lens has a damaged mount?

K.

I'll be selling a very nice condition Pentax MX. One of the few I have seen without dings in the top plate although I fear the various foam seals and bumpers need doing.

K.