Yah, but you apparently wanted a cheap view camera, not a press camera. Also you apparently want the type of images new lenses give, not the neat old time look (see Shells recent posts). You would have been better off buying a half-way decent view camera for that that type of use.
1. $250-300 should get you a good working user camera with some kind of
warrenty. If it needs anything more than a routine CLA send it back. Mine is
probably worth $500, ask the guys when they get back from GFM what it is like.
2. anyone who would pay more than $50 for these old lens shutter units unless it has been
gone through in the past 6 months by a competent technician (few are anymore and the
"I used to be a Graphic repair guy" guys seem to be the most incompetent, or
maybe senile) is nuts.
3. starting at $600 (new) or $300 (used in good condition). Yep, that is a
cheap way to get into it, not.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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Mishka wrote:
The strategy that worked well for me was
1. Buy a camera, in ex+++ condition with a lens off ebay for $250..300
2. sell the lens back for $100..150
3. End up with a dirt cheap, great looking camera that works with any
modern lens from 58mm to 300mm.
best,
mishka
On 6/5/05, Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Now I don't know much about these cameras (tongue in cheek). But some of the
little bit I do know is on my Press Camera website here:
http://presscameras.graywolfphoto.com/index.html
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