OK, here's the deal: I bought a Super Program off of ebay, advertised as in excellent condition.
Camera arrives in a box that is a bit small, has a small dent in the bottom plate, don't know whether that was from shipping or not. Camera looks okay externally, but when I remove the lens, guess what? Of course, the mirror foam is all deteriorated and sticking to the mirror. Testing by shooting several frames makes it worse. Obviously, the camera needs CLA. Talk to the seller, he says the camera is in excellent condition- I send him digital photos of the camera's dent and the mirror foam. He offers to contribute towards the cost of CLA. I think other than the mirror foam, the camera looks pretty good. The A50/2.0 is worthless- aperture doesn't look hexagonal when stopped down- nearly pentagonal as one of the blades isn't stopping down properly. For $120, I guess I can't ask for too much, but is this a fair resolution, provided the seller gives me $60 back towards CLA? I think it's fair, any suggestions for a counteroffer if he rejects this proposal? Without PDML, I'd totally be up the creek w/ this deal- thanks again to all. Taka - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
