[Foto] (Fwd) Cheap plastic cameras

[Gabor Sas]

Sziasztok!

A PDML-en (Pentaxos lista) jott, erdemes elolvasni...
Angolul nem tudoktol elnezest kerek.

Megjegyzes nem Pentaxosoknak: az MZ-M (Amerikaban ZX-M) a jelnleg 
kaphato legolcsobb Pentax, egy manual fokuszos, konzervativ 
kezeloszervekkel ellatott masina, amugy mindenben a mai muanyag AF 
gepekre haszonlit. Meg a bajonettje is muanyag...


Udv: Gabor

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Date sent:      	Thu, 20 Jun 2002 23:31:04 -0600
To:             	"pdml" <pentax-discuss at pdml.net>
Subject:        	Cheap plastic cameras
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From:           	"William Johnson" <debbiebill at uswest.net>

Hi,

Perhaps a few of you may remember some of my stories regarding the
durability of the my ZX-M camera.  For those who may not, a quick
summation:

It's been rained on, snowed on, splashed, drenched, dropped in the mud,
dropped in gravel, dropped on a cement driveway, kicked (some of this by
an over-eager 4 year old aspiring photographer) dragged over boulders,
dropped in a creek, been frozen, been baked, I've fallen on top of it
and it's been thrown into a wall by same 4 year old throwing a tantrum
(it was my designated "beater" camera).

Having thus failed to destroy it, a little over a year ago, I gave it to
another daughter, who was nine at the time.  

It's suffered the expected bumps and bruises one might expect a camera
handled by a pre-teen to be subjected to, but tonight's episode took the
cake.

My daughter climbed up to the roof of our house to take a few pictures
of the sun setting over the Great Salt Lake.  She set the camera down,
and it rolled off the roof to the cement patio below.  Result? (I
probably won't let the kids on the roof anymore) The camera?  Still
functioning just fine.

I'm not trying to start a "which is better, new vs. old" thread here,
heck, most of my cameras are of the old "chrome and leather" variety and
I like them very much, thank you (a Super Program replaced the ZX-M as
my designated "abuse" camera).  I'd just like to say that yes, the ZX-M
may look cheap, feel cheap, and maybe even is cheap ($150 bucks or so,
USD) but in my experience, it is one tough little beastie.

And no, I'm not planning on trying any of the above experiments with my
ZX-5n.  :-)

William in Utah.
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