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 Originally Posted by Jedidiah Smith
Heh, yeah, that's almost a reason to own the XD. The Seiko shutter is gorgeous sounding. That smooooooth "fawump". :-)
Jed
That's the word I was looking for "fawump" is like classical music
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*Minolta Maxxum 7 *Minolta Dynax 600si Classic *Minolta Dynax 5 *Minolta X-300
*Minolta 28-105 RS, Minolta 50/1.7 (AF & MD), Minolta 50/2.8 Macro, Tamron 70-300
*A passion to capture God's awesome creation
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fawump...yeah, that describes it pretty well. I might add that it's a 'thick fawump' and it is smoooooth!
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Imagine Ewan McGregor saying it in his best Obi-Wan.
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I just picked up 3 bodies on the 'bay from the same seller: An XD-11, an XE-7, and a Canon A-1. All 3 together set me back around $104 including shipping. They arrived today - all of them are fully functional, and the XE-7 and the A-1 in particular are cosmetically gorgeous - definitely 9+, and they look very lightly used. The XD-11 is in good shape too, but it's got the usual leather shrinkage.
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Originally Posted by dougjgreen
I just picked up 3 bodies on the 'bay from the same seller: An XD-11, an XE-7, and a Canon A-1. All 3 together set me back around $104 including shipping. They arrived today - all of them are fully functional, and the XE-7 and the A-1 in particular are cosmetically gorgeous - definitely 9+, and they look very lightly used. The XD-11 is in good shape too, but it's got the usual leather shrinkage.
NICE!
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Originally Posted by dougjgreen
I just picked up 3 bodies on the 'bay from the same seller: An XD-11, an XE-7, and a Canon A-1. All 3 together set me back around $104 including shipping. They arrived today - all of them are fully functional, and the XE-7 and the A-1 in particular are cosmetically gorgeous - definitely 9+, and they look very lightly used. The XD-11 is in good shape too, but it's got the usual leather shrinkage.
OP,
See what I mean? The GAS [Gadget Acquisition Syndrome] just keeps on coming.
Steve
Warning!! Handling a Hasselblad can be harmful to your financial well being!
Nothing beats a great piece of glass!
I leave the digital work for the urologists and proctologists.
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I admit, I churn a bunch of this stuff, since the way it sells on ebay is so silly, with sellers not knowing whether or not the stuff works, and then these classic cameras go for pennies on the dollar. Basically, I bought all of these cameras while undertaking some risk that some or all of them might be broken in ways I couldn't fix. It turns out all 3 of these are fully working, and their actual condition was under-described - which an educated understanding of ebay has shown me when this is likely, rather than a seller who deceptively is "over-describing" them - You've all seen it: "I couldn't test the meter because I haven't got any batteries so I'm selling it As Is but it's in mint condition - yada yada yada". I basically have already re-sealed and fully checked out the cameras, and I'm going to turn around and re-sell the A-1, fully tested, re-sealed and accurately described, and guaranteed to work, and end up nearly totally funding the purchase of the 2 Minoltas with it. One thing about ebay - it does give someone who's highly knowledgeable about the gear the opportunity to add value, as much of this stuff is sold by people who are not knowledgeable at all.
Plus this way, I get to handle, and learn about, and fondle and use for a short time, classic gear that I couldn't afford way back when it was new. That's how I treat a chronic case of GAS that would otherwise be terminal.
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Haha! Doug, that is a great "treatment" for your condition. :-) It will never cure the problem, but then...why would you want to? :-) Sounds like you've found the perfect was to live with GAS.
Jed
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