May 30, 2005

• This is my new Olympus XA, mounted on a tripod.

  

  This is how it was price-marked.

  

  In fact, Memorial Day is half-off-everything day at Value Village, so I actually paid something more like $1.50. I almost felt guilty buying it.

  Other items I didn’t feel guilty buying: A 28mm/2.8 and 2X Teleconverter, both JC Penny branded. They were in a Sigma lens case so I was initally very excited, but alas, no. JC Penny inside. The previous owner had felt the same way, it would seem, because the big giant JC Penny logo on the lens cap was taped over with electrical tape. I’ll probably leave it there, too.

  But the upshot is that I bought an Olympus XA, a k-mount 28mm lens, and a 2X teleconverter for less than $10. I can quit going to thrift stores now.

  • 6:03 pm
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