Creagerj
Incidental Artist
EDIT: Pics have now been posted further down in the post.
Today i was making my weekly rounds at the local thrift stores and I came across a few beat up old cameras, nothing special though. Then I just happened to be wandering around in the back of Goodwill and decided I would sift through the old P+S to see if there was anything good. One camera in particular stood out to me, and I knew that I may have just struck gold.
The camera I found:
I paid $6.99 for the camera and $12 for a battery. It works perfectly, although it clearly has been dropped and has a small ding. Other than that, it is in great shape.
Pics further down.
Today i was making my weekly rounds at the local thrift stores and I came across a few beat up old cameras, nothing special though. Then I just happened to be wandering around in the back of Goodwill and decided I would sift through the old P+S to see if there was anything good. One camera in particular stood out to me, and I knew that I may have just struck gold.
The camera I found:
I paid $6.99 for the camera and $12 for a battery. It works perfectly, although it clearly has been dropped and has a small ding. Other than that, it is in great shape.
Pics further down.
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Creagerj
Incidental Artist
Sorry about the crappy cell phone picture.
DennisPT
Well-known
You struck titanium, congrats!
YOU WIN!
That is a find. Report back with some pictures.
You beat my $15 Rollei 35TE.
That is a find. Report back with some pictures.
You beat my $15 Rollei 35TE.
tj01
Well-known
great find. show us some pics once you get some done.
Brian Legge
Veteran
Very nice find! I gave up on the Goodwills around here as they seemed very good at filtering games to their online site. The only decent one I found that slipped through was a Cosina CX2. I'm surprised that one slipped through!
Nice find!
Nice find!
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
Why, Oh why do I look at these threads???
I'm soooo happy for you...groan...:bang:
I'm soooo happy for you...groan...:bang:
Creagerj
Incidental Artist
Why, Oh why do I look at these threads???
I'm soooo happy for you...groan...:bang:
Ha ha, I'm pretty happy myself. Thrift store hunting does yield treasures, but one must be very patient.
RFH
rfhansen.wordpress.com
Congratulations! Reminds of the time I bought a Hexar AF for $15...
Creagerj
Incidental Artist
Wow, that is quite a deal. I have found a lot of great stuff at thrift stores, but so far this one takes the cake. The only thing that comes close is getting a Leica M2 and Elamar 50mm f/2.8 in fantastic shape for $550 on eBay. That and maybe picking up a Minolta Auto 360PX for $1 at Value Village.
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
Congratulations on the find! That's a good story!
gavinlg
Veteran
One day this will happen to me. I hope.
N
Nikon Bob
Guest
Now that is what I call a find. You are 100% right when you say you must be very patient and you got duly rewarded for it. Yea, lets see some photos from it.
Bob
Bob
Greyscale
Veteran
That kind of makes the Canon A35F that I bought yesterday for $4 look like a booger.
Creagerj
Incidental Artist
Photos coming soon! Just give me a day or two to shoot with it and I'll get some photos up.
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
Nice find indeed!
Just loaded film into my thrift-store found Yashica Minister II (EUR 5.00). Wanna have a thrift store shoot-out?
Just loaded film into my thrift-store found Yashica Minister II (EUR 5.00). Wanna have a thrift store shoot-out?
umcelinho
Marcelo
My best photo bargain at a thrift shop/fair was a $50 Yashica mat 124G, but it has a dead meter and needed cleaning (it was filthy). Not so much of a bargain as my 10 euro dark brown leather trenchcoat, by far my best deal ever!
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
Wow those cost about $700 new!
Mudman
Well-known
Nice find indeed!
Just loaded film into my thrift-store found Yashica Minister II (EUR 5.00). Wanna have a thrift store shoot-out?
My $40 Rolleiflex would win
btgc
Veteran
Hm, is there any film still available? Probably people throw this things away because they don't take SD cards