Sea & Sea MX 10 camera for sale on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....tem=7570649342

Well, besides being OT to *locations ... and spammed across many
newsgroups...

Rob here things that $450 US is a good **minimum starting** bid for a
used 35mm Sea&Sea system.

Yet another Ebay spam that should have included a Coke Alert.


For a 35mm UW camera, I think I'd be more temped by what B&H has for
sale right now - - brand new Nikon Nikonos V bodies for $399.

Here's a link to the page: http://tinyurl.com/7reur


-hh

IIRC, the auction included the small S&S strobe and maybe some other
stuff (Pelican-type hard case? etc). Its always possible that the net
sum is worth what the spammer is asking for it, but as a minimum
openining bid on an auction, its absurd...


-hh

Thus spake "-hh" <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> :

>IIRC, the auction included the small S&S strobe and maybe some other
>stuff (Pelican-type hard case? etc). Its always possible that the net
>sum is worth what the spammer is asking for it, but as a minimum
>openining bid on an auction, its absurd...

I think over the years I spent about $800 for my identical rig. Bought
some of the lenses via eBay. Of course, that doesn't include the new
body, but the shop said 12 years was plenty long enough for one to
last. The shop note said "poor baby, it's just plain worn out".

>
>
> -hh
--
dillon

666 permissions of the beast

Dillon Pyron wrote:
> Thus spake "-hh" <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> :
>
> >IIRC, the auction included the small S&S strobe and maybe some other
> >stuff (Pelican-type hard case? etc). Its always possible that the net
> >sum is worth what the spammer is asking for it, but as a minimum
> >openining bid on an auction, its absurd...
>
> I think over the years I spent about $800 for my identical rig. Bought
> some of the lenses via eBay. Of course, that doesn't include the new
> body, but the shop said 12 years was plenty long enough for one to
> last. The shop note said "poor baby, it's just plain worn out".

I think you two are talking about a different animal from the MX 10
camera in the subject title.

The basic MX 10 is one that has a YS 40 (or something like that)
flash, without which the camera is virtually useless as an UW
camera. With the YS flash, the camera is capable of taking
reasonably high quality pictures within the range of 2 to 5 feet,
and not much more.

There is a higher-quality model 35mm version that can have a
strobe attachment.

But the advertised one is a full SET of camera, flash, special
lenses, as well as the carrying case -- a "late model" version of
my original MX 10 (died four years ago after 12 years of good
use), or the replacement (in 2002, died after one dive trip).
The latter was discussed in rec.scuba.locations -- and the
bottom line was that it was defective, but the company failed
to honor its warranty; and through Matt Ando's direct contact
with the Sea&Sea President I got a replacement two years
after I had given up on the product completely.

But that was not the END of the story.

I found a nearly brand new MX-10 with the strobe attachment
while doing a deep dive in Cozumel, in 2004, when I saw
something yellow at depth.

I suddenly found myself from ZERO to TWO MX-10 sets,
while I was waiting for the replacement unit to come. The
Captain convinced me that the shop that owned the camera
(had a name on it) for rental to divers already had it paid for
by insurance, so it was finder's keeper. I immediately gave
half of it to the DM, and sold the other half at ebay as soon
as I had the late-warranty replacement via Japan (as in the
Matt-Ando story).

My vague recollection was that I did not put ANY reserve
on what I gave to an ebay-seller (who charged 30% fee for
the selling price, for doing everything -- ad, mailing,
collection of selling price, etc.) because it didn't appear to
be worth much, but I was pleasantly surprised that it sold
for more than I would have placed as the price will to sell.

Meanwhile, my wife graduated to a new POS, a digital
version of some camera with real strobes -- one that Dan
Bracuk also owns (an identical one) and was much more
satisfied with it than we are.

This is a long story about MX-10 and ebay and if I have to
GUESS what a used MX-10 with YS 40 will bring, I would
put it no more than $200.

-- Bob.