f.hayek
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I've always been long considering one but am concerned about all the reports about failing light meters, bellows and overall fragility. It's almost 50 years old now. Is my caution unfounded or valid? Stay away or take the leap?
I'm not sure what difference it makes. They would have to comply with Japanese immigration and business laws. I have never had any issues with Japanese Ebay camera sellers.... as well as Japanese camera shops when i lived or visited there. Best selection of older cameras anywhere in the world. Paris' Blvd Beaumarchais pales by comparison.Would love to find a 670. Rare as hen's teeth. Mysterious Japanese vendors on the auction site seem to have a few, but I've been told many of the sellers are actually Mainland Chinese operating out of Japan.
"Sellers without provenance" absolutely that goes without saying. Ebay is a huge market. I most often look for sellers i know and have dealt with. I've always had great results with Irohas Camera, who i've bought a number of items from, as well as Japan_Fun_Camera. In general though the Japanese sellers provide lots of good photos and deliver shockingly quickly. I did buy one old black Pentax that didn't work properly on arrival and the seller refunded the cost...so i got the camera for the cost of shipping...and after a CLA it's a charm.A heads-up given to my by an old hand at Adorama. He said he trusted most sellers in the past but in recent years got burned himself as the condition of items on the auction site were exaggerated. Some of his contacts in Japan informed him of the sea change among vendors and to beware of the smaller resellers without any provenance. That’s all.