Field
Well-known
Seriously. I hate advertisements for cameras online. Like Russian lenses as "rare" um no. Russia has so many damn lenses they are going to be selling them on Ebay for the next couple of decades it appears.
Prices are soaring for P&S's. I'm not talking about 28/35Ti, or T4's. I'm now seeing rather cheap ones trying to sell in the triple digits. Many of which probably didn't cost that new. Uh $150 for a cheap not--so-sharp (even though advertised as so, not that they provided crops) P&S or a T4? Durrr. :bang:
Not everything is sharp. Zeiss Sonars are sharp. ASPH Summicrons are sharp. Every lens is reasonably sharp stopped down some. But "tack" and "pin" ? If that were true no one would of ever paid for Leica gear. I flag craigslist ads that advertise stupid, as well as lies.
Prices are soaring for P&S's. I'm not talking about 28/35Ti, or T4's. I'm now seeing rather cheap ones trying to sell in the triple digits. Many of which probably didn't cost that new. Uh $150 for a cheap not--so-sharp (even though advertised as so, not that they provided crops) P&S or a T4? Durrr. :bang:
Not everything is sharp. Zeiss Sonars are sharp. ASPH Summicrons are sharp. Every lens is reasonably sharp stopped down some. But "tack" and "pin" ? If that were true no one would of ever paid for Leica gear. I flag craigslist ads that advertise stupid, as well as lies.
Field
Well-known
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
Everything is rare, everything is mint.
And no one in prison is guilty.
This has always been true.
And no one in prison is guilty.
This has always been true.
clayne
shoot film or die
Greed. Only gonna get worse, my friend. :-/
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
LOL, very true. Except you forgot that many things are Minty!
bobby_novatron
Photon Collector
$100 for an Olympus Mju-II? Wow.
The eBay descriptions don't surprise me. Especially the FSU sellers -- they're just trying to make a few rubles to pay their rent. Adjectives like 'rare' and 'mint' are very common on eBay. That's what makes it so slummy.
And yes, the prices of point-and-shoot cameras seem to still be rising. Is it because film is the current fad amongst the 'Generation Z' kids? Is it nostalgia from 40+ year-old camera hobbyists? Or all the above?
The eBay descriptions don't surprise me. Especially the FSU sellers -- they're just trying to make a few rubles to pay their rent. Adjectives like 'rare' and 'mint' are very common on eBay. That's what makes it so slummy.
And yes, the prices of point-and-shoot cameras seem to still be rising. Is it because film is the current fad amongst the 'Generation Z' kids? Is it nostalgia from 40+ year-old camera hobbyists? Or all the above?
back alley
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i like minty...
pakeha
Well-known
Ha, that is the one word that makes me hit `back to search results'
oceanpriest
Member
now holga already costs you $40
Greyscale
Veteran
Not even an mju II. That is the 35/3.5 mju, which usually fetches about $5 on eBay.
The mju II is listed for $200.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/65155125/olympus-epic-stylus-ii-mju-ii-35mm-ps?ref=correlated_featured
clayne
shoot film or die
Couldn't agree more. Nothing turns me off more about an eBay listing when I see the word "minty."
BobYIL
Well-known
Ooo! How about "mintish"?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NIKON-CAMER..._Camera_Straps_Hand_Grips&hash=item5891d914f6
Greyscale
Veteran
Just throw a sliver of Irish Spring in your camera bag, and all of your gear will be minty.
John Bragg
Well-known
Actually the Mju--1 (Stylus Infinity) is a great little camera, but not at $100. Anyways, I like my cameras medium to well done.
Sejanus.Aelianus
Veteran
I had the brown leather covered one. Not a bad little camera.
Yes, I certainly agree that a camera that isn't well done isn't worth having.
Steve M.
Veteran
I read somewhere that cameras and lenses with "rare" in the title sell much better. So I tried it on the few items I owned that may have loosely fit that description, and sure enough they sold rather quickly.
stillshunter
unlearning digital habits
ray*j*gun
Veteran
Yes, PT Barnum would be proud.
sahe69
Well-known
Epic fail?
Someone on a Finnish auction site was asking 499 EUR for a Canon MC P&S, allegedely a collectable rarity: http://www.huuto.net/kohteet/canon-mc-filmikamera-kerailyharvinaisuus/223135903