surlysimon
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infrequent
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surlysimon said:
because this is australia!
surlysimon
Established
No, why would one pay that much for a LOMO doesn't matter where it is, for that I could buy a Canon P
infrequent
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i was joking...but in australia almost everything costs a whole lot more. this auction is a prime example of some of the fraud / lack of common sense on ebay. sad thing is some sucker will buy it because its so "hip".
Pablito
coco frío
...because it's ebay....
wotalegend
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I have put it in my watched items just to see if they attract a sucker.
chambrenoire
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Sick! The trendies are gonna get it.
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
honestly, i would not pay even the shipping costs.
Thinking about it...I have an old but ok looking and working smena 8M somewhere at home at my parents' place. True, it doesn't say LOMO on it, but it's the same idea,more or less!
hmmmmm
Thinking about it...I have an old but ok looking and working smena 8M somewhere at home at my parents' place. True, it doesn't say LOMO on it, but it's the same idea,more or less!
hmmmmm
FallisPhoto
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surlysimon said:
Beats me, but I once saw a bidding war over a Diana that went up to over $2,500. Maybe it's the same thing going on here?
Tuolumne
Veteran
I don't know anything about Lomos, but are any of the seller's claims true:
"[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]This is the Famous Russian made LOMO LC-A compact camera in very good condition!
[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]They have stopped making these cameras, and good ones are a rare find.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Lomography has a huge following both overseas and in Australia. But the original LOMO LC-A cameras are very hard to obtain in Australia.
In fact you have to be on a waiting list to get one through Lomography Australia. check out the excellent resources and photos at http://www.lomography.com.au. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]This is a nice and compact and produces vivid colours unlike any other. The compact size is perfect for street photography and the F2.8 aperture performs well in low light situations. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]This camera is made in 1993 with LOMO and LC-A written inLatin (see photo for detail).
It is a vintage model before the lomography society commissioned new production.
It is said that the lenses in this older batch produces much better saturated effect compare to the modern production.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] The lomo factories have completely stopped the production of these great cameras (except new ones that has been modified by lomography society),
so now they are even harder to come by... great for the keen collector and photographers a-like!"[/FONT]
"[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]This is the Famous Russian made LOMO LC-A compact camera in very good condition!
[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]They have stopped making these cameras, and good ones are a rare find.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Lomography has a huge following both overseas and in Australia. But the original LOMO LC-A cameras are very hard to obtain in Australia.
In fact you have to be on a waiting list to get one through Lomography Australia. check out the excellent resources and photos at http://www.lomography.com.au. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]This is a nice and compact and produces vivid colours unlike any other. The compact size is perfect for street photography and the F2.8 aperture performs well in low light situations. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]This camera is made in 1993 with LOMO and LC-A written inLatin (see photo for detail).
It is a vintage model before the lomography society commissioned new production.
It is said that the lenses in this older batch produces much better saturated effect compare to the modern production.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] The lomo factories have completely stopped the production of these great cameras (except new ones that has been modified by lomography society),
so now they are even harder to come by... great for the keen collector and photographers a-like!"[/FONT]
btgc
Veteran
As we know, price isn't sum of all expenses during manufacturing process...price is a sum which at least one person is willing to pay for particular thing or service. It's so simple - if nobody swallows this "rare camera with more saturated lens" with given price for couple of tries, seller will start to adjust price. If it goes away, someone will think he got great camera because of huge price. This can lead to overall price rise on LC-A's, though, as every seller will be sure his sample also should go for same money.
M. Valdemar
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There is a very big marketing push about "lomography" with websites, magazine articles, etc.
The naive or beginners in photography who read such promotions can easily be made to believe that the camera has valuable qualities which justify such a price.
If you buy from the "official" Lomo site you actually pay more.
The naive or beginners in photography who read such promotions can easily be made to believe that the camera has valuable qualities which justify such a price.
If you buy from the "official" Lomo site you actually pay more.
Spider67
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...Met an American Tourist who showed me his Diana/Holga and said "That's my first real camera!" That hurts!
It's strange but they use the same approach as RF'ers in selling their stuff The "It's quintessential fad"
However...
It's strange but they use the same approach as RF'ers in selling their stuff The "It's quintessential fad"
However...
wotalegend
Well-known
Well, the listing finished and no sucker so far. But it's been re-listed.
Florian1234
it's just hide and seek
Prices are a rather big issue overhere, too, sometimes.
Last week I went into a small bargain and sale shop in my nearby city. It was packed with hardware from all classes (from lower budget stuff like manuals up to some Leica SLR cameras), all used.
I asked the two salesmen about a Jupiter 8 lens to get and use with my Fed-2 camera.
At first that guy thought he does not have any. Then after five minutes of searching he simply took that lens from a camera, showed it to me and wanted me to instantly buy it.
After asking for the price I was a bit confused. He wanted nearly twice of the "regular" price of a J8 lens in good condition (I read they cost about 25 to 30 € overhere). So I stood there with the "50" told in my direction and had to refuse.
Okay, maybe I could have put the price down. But the other guy then said "yeah, you know, that lens is veeery rare" and stuff like that.
I immediatly went out of that shop then and went my way to the tram. Lunatics! [they sell on ebay, too]
Last week I went into a small bargain and sale shop in my nearby city. It was packed with hardware from all classes (from lower budget stuff like manuals up to some Leica SLR cameras), all used.
I asked the two salesmen about a Jupiter 8 lens to get and use with my Fed-2 camera.
At first that guy thought he does not have any. Then after five minutes of searching he simply took that lens from a camera, showed it to me and wanted me to instantly buy it.
After asking for the price I was a bit confused. He wanted nearly twice of the "regular" price of a J8 lens in good condition (I read they cost about 25 to 30 € overhere). So I stood there with the "50" told in my direction and had to refuse.
Okay, maybe I could have put the price down. But the other guy then said "yeah, you know, that lens is veeery rare" and stuff like that.
I immediatly went out of that shop then and went my way to the tram. Lunatics! [they sell on ebay, too
]wotalegend
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Well, it's happened. A bunny with zero feedback has put a bid on it.