Gasha wrote: > Do not buy from eBay - get from KEH! > Get what exactly?
I was referring specifically to prices on eBay for MF cameras from Eastern Europe. These are not even listed on KEH most of the time. There aren't a lot of them on ebay.com, for that matter, but ebay.de seems to have a handful at any given time, and getting one for a fairly low price does not seem hard. > I watched last eBay sales, and a lot of times final sales price was at > the same level as KEH. OK, shipping from KEH (UPS) is not cheap, but on > other side... most serious eBay sellers are shipping only with UPS. > To get good deal in eBay, you have to spend a lot of time. > > And about Pentacon Six... there are maybe 1-2 lenses (180mm Sonnar for > example) that are worth it. > > Get used Pentax 645 kit... very cheap, around USD 250-300. > Well, you might be able to get one of the above mentioned cameras for 60-70... > Lens SMC coating does matter. And some lenses in KEH are only 100-150 USD. > > Gasha > > Toralf Lund wrote: > >> David Bliss wrote: >> >> >>> So I'm growing increasingly frustrated with 35mm and APS-C digital. >>> >>> Solutoin: medium format. But what? >>> >>> Hasselblad makes the sexiest gear I've ever seen. But I can't afford it >>> even >>> used. >>> >>> I like the larger negative area of the Pentax 67 -- after all, isn't neg >>> area the name of the game? [ ... ] >>> Any ideas, thoughts, suggestions, or tips appreciated. >>> >>> >> Personally, I must say I'm tempted to get one of the MF cameras from >> eastern Europe, just for fun. A Pentacon Six, perhaps, although if one >> likes Hasselblads, maybe the Kiev 66 will seem nicer. >> >> Not sure if those are any good for the use you intend, but then again, >> buying one on eBay isn't really a great investment, if you know what I'm >> saying... >> >> - T >> >> > > > -- Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> +47 66 85 51 22 ProCaptura AS +47 66 85 51 00 (switchboard) http://www.procaptura.com/~toralf +47 66 85 51 01 (fax) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
