Breaking My Heart

[selmerdave]

Well, if only I had the thousands saved up (*and* disposable) to buy up all of the heartbreaking deals on film equipment that I'm watching go by. Just in the last two weeks locally:

Nikon F3 w/motor drive
50/1.4
105/2.5
Vivitar Flash
$300

and then today
Mamiya RZ67
150mm lens
waistlevel viewfinder
rotating 220 back
$400

I suppose I can't cry too much, I did get my LX for $150 (and had to pass on a second for the same price). I wonder how I'll look back on having to pass these up a few years down the road.

Dave

 

[Torus34]

When you concentrate on specific high-quality gear, you can miss out on a lot of fun due to mind-set and available funds.

Why not consider the photographic 'experience' as also being something you can purchase [especially if money is scarce.]

Street photography with an old rangefinder is one such experience. I recently bought a clean, fully-functional Argus C-4 for $6.99 + shipping. There's lots of the old 'Russkies' around, many with good lenses -- Fed, Zorky and Kiev. They're cheap, sturdy and fun to use. And you could do much worst than picking up a Yashica Electro GSN -- killer lens and a great street rig [The battery problem is easy to solve.]

 

[Don Simon]

:stun: You got an LX for $150? And there was another one at the same price? I'd have to pay more than that to get an MX in decent condition... That's it, I'm emigrating right now.

And Torus, stop telling people about great stuff like the Yashica - I hold you personally responsible for all the times I've been outbid

P.s. selmerdave, you think it was bad missing those deals? I just watched an unused MZ-5n (the AF Pentax with the old-style shutter speed dial) go for... £11 ($20)... the seller would only accept local pick-up. Ah, the pain... :sad anim:... but I can be happy for the winning bidder... actually no, just jealous

 

[Torus34]

OK! OK! I got the message.

I won't even mention the C---- that's similar to the Yashica. You know, the one that has the sensor right above the front lens element and can be run in manual mode and has parallax correction and . . . ;-))

 

[fmw]

I sold my RZ Pro II system in 1999 for $18,000. It had two bodies 6 lenses, 5 backs and a number of accessories. Glad I didn't wait to sell it. I thought I took a bath back then!! I picked this little 645E system up last month for $655. I bought it in pieces. Body, 80 and 45mm lenses were new. The 150mm was just like new except for a tiny bit of wear on the bayonet mount. It was the only one of the three lenses that had ever been mounted on a camera. The camera still had the protective sheet over the shutter. I thought that was a steal.

 

[Don Simon]

OK! OK! I got the message.

I won't even mention the C---- that's similar to the Yashica. You know, the one that has the sensor right above the front lens element and can be run in manual mode and has parallax correction and . . . ;-))

Excellent, let there be no mention of C----, M------, O------, R----... only Leica make rangefinders, there are definitely no bargains to be had on Ebay, nothing to see here people...

I thought that was a steal

:shock: I just checked the going price over here for a used 645E and 80mm... you got one with three new lenses for $650? That couldn't have been more of a steal without using a gun! :thumbup: