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Hurray!! My First eBay Win!!

11/01/10(Mon)18:25

Back when I helped fix the dive shop pool, Scuba Jim was placing items on eBay! He showed me the Minolta X-370 that he was going to offer! He was selling it for $40! I bought it!
So I looked on eBay for a motor drive for it, and I won just a few minutes ago!
I also tried to bid on two Minolta XD-11's to replace my that I damaged, but I lost them because I didn't know about "instant bidding"! That's how I won the motor drive for the X-370!

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19/01/10(Tue)20:54

Comment No.1327

The motor-drive just arrived! It looks in better condition than the picture! It's fast! Up to four frames per second!

15/01/10(Fri)21:46

Comment No.1157

What a pleasant surprise! It wasn't the motor drive waiting for me! It's the Minolta XD-11!!!
IT'S BEAUTIFUL!! It even came with an MD Rokker-x 50 mm 1:1.7 lens!! :D It even smells like a new car!! I can feel my creative juices flowing! I....er...whoops! Does anyone have a towel?!? :D

15/01/10(Fri)19:55

Comment No.1147

About four miles! No big deal there!
It's 40 degrees here now! The snow is almost gone, but now it's a wet mess!
Here's my weather now- http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Terre+Haute+IN+47803?lswe=47803&lwsa=WeatherLocalUndeclared&from=whatwhere

15/01/10(Fri)19:49

Comment No.1144

how far are you from the post office? is snow still falling?

it is predicted we will have heavy showers and a foot or more of rain along the coast all next week.

15/01/10(Fri)19:44

Comment No.1138

I think my motor drive has arrived! I have a notice in my mailbox to come pic up a parcel! But I have to wait until 4pm to go get it!

12/01/10(Tue)22:52

Comment No.1084

Thanks Vis! Now I have to figure out how to plug my SD card into it! :D

12/01/10(Tue)19:51

Comment No.1081

great! i have to admit i love my dslr (canon). i look forward to seeing more photos from you, seafox! :)

12/01/10(Tue)17:39

Comment No.1078

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Got it!! Reconditioned, tested and is fully functional! And it's mine! :D

11/01/10(Mon)21:19

Comment No.1052

Didn't get it! :(
There's another one, but I may not be here for the final minutes!

11/01/10(Mon)21:12

Comment No.1049

>>1046 My old Praktica Super TL 1000 has that auto aperture too, very useful.

11/01/10(Mon)20:59

Comment No.1046

>>1044 I thought about that, but the prices!! :S
I have mostly MC lenses, which I love because the XD-11 has an auto-aperture function which is great! I really miss my XD-11! (i'm bidding on another one right now) Less than twenty minutes left! Wish me luck! :)

11/01/10(Mon)20:32

Comment No.1044

>>1042 Perhaps you should start saving for a DSLR :)
Sadly though your Minolta uses the old MC/MD lens mount and it isn't compatible with the Minolta/Sony DSLRs. I was lucky that my Minolta SLR was an autofocus model that uses the Minolta AF mount so my old lenses can be used on my DSLR.

11/01/10(Mon)19:31

Comment No.1042

>>1037 No, but I wanted another Minolta, because I have some lenses for it! I damaged the light meter on my XD-11, and I want to get back into photography with a good camera! You can't get very creative with these digital cameras like you can with an SLR! :)

11/01/10(Mon)19:23

Comment No.1037

does it go underwater? nice purchase and a great deal! :)

11/01/10(Mon)19:21

Comment No.1036

Thank you, thank you, thank you very much! ;D
Now I have to wait for it!
It's coming from Toronto, Canada!

11/01/10(Mon)19:08

Comment No.1035

Nice work SeaFox :)

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