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Just keep looking. I got a Yashica Electro GSN for 30$ 2 weeks ago (meter/lights/shutter working, film not through yet...), and I missed a working Canonet ql17 g3 a while ago which ended up 48$.
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I just snagged an Olympus Stylus Epic for .99 and a a generic 35mm point and shoot with underwater housing for $2 (going tubing later today). Deals are def out there, you just have to be willing to look and drive. If you live in any kind of youth epicenter, ie Austin, Portland, etc, chances are thrift stores have already been picked through pretty heavily or are priced with ebay as a reference. Whenever I visit my family in San Antonio I always visit local thrift stores because they have not been picked over by every youth photographer like in Austin.
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Yeah, the Vancouver area is pretty much a wash for thrift store bargains because it's a double-headed thing with both thrift store junkies that know when all the latest stock comes out and a large population of photography/art school students and other photographers.
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If anyone is looking for a sweet camera, I see that camera-traders.com has a Ricoh GR1s for $349. It has a fantastic 28mm f/2.8 lens, good controls and I highly recommend it.
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drat... shouldn't have read this thread, now I want a Poor man's Leica ( Canon Canonet G III QL17 ). It seems to me like they are in the 60-100$ range on ebay right now, or am I mistaken?
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General Gingersnap posted:Just wait and search craiglist. I just restored a Canonet ql19 I got off craigslist for around $30. I got my XA off KEH for $45 with a flash. I hear the bay area is the best place for camera thrifting though, but Texas isn't too bad. Maybe I should start a thread about fixing up 1970's midrange rangefinders. Will anyone be interested?
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The MX is fairly bulletproof. Even if the meter dies, it's still a decent camera.
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ExecuDork posted:My next camera will either be a Pentax MX or a midrange rangefinder from the 1970's - so I'd be very interested in some opinions on such cameras and ways to keep them operational. Get a Canonet. Really great lens and they are designed so well. There is nothing I don't like about them.
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My Klasse S arrived just in time to take it on holiday with me, already put two rolls of film through it and I absolutely love it. It may've cost more than any camera I've bought before (including a new dSLR) but it's bloody worth it.
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^^^^^Post some pictures man post some piczzz.
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General Gingersnap posted:^^^^^Post some pictures man post some piczzz. I'm back at home in a week, I'll be developing my film pretty much immediately.
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brad industry posted:Get a Canonet. Really great lens and they are designed so well. There is nothing I don't like about them. Just bought one with new seals on it... can't wait to play with it 
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General Gingersnap posted:Maybe I should start a thread about fixing up 1970's midrange rangefinders. Will anyone be interested? Very interested. I just snagged a 'well kept' but as is Canonet 19 for 20 dollars, and while my fingers are crossed, I'm not holding my breath for a fully awesome one. From what i'm reading I'm imagining I need to probably at least clean the battery terminals and swap out the light seals. I'm not quite confident fixing a sticky shutter that I've read so much about Canonets... However, right now, my biggest challenge is holding in my excitement while I wait for the thing in the mail. 
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I recently bought a ql19 off of CL. The shutter was incredibly sticky, managed to fix it though. If I can I will make the thread tonight. PS- If anyone wants to trade a their Canonet for my Stylus Epic DLX let me know. I Already have a Yashica T3 and an XA so it feels a little unnecessary.
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Trambopaline posted:Where do you guys find old 60's and 70's rangefinders? I keep trying our equivalent of ebay, but I either get people better off than me paying 200 dollars for old XA's, and just now I had a woman try to push a Canonet 19 for 300 dollars... Not that I bought any -- I'm trying to simplify my life -- but I saw them all the time at estate sales in the Buffalo area, especially in old money neighborhoods in the city, and upper middle-class suburbs. Plenty of 35mm SLRs and lenses, too. SLRs were usually overpriced, but glass was always cheap.
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Finally found a Yashica T4 superD. Excited to start playing with it!
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RoflcopterPilot posted:Finally found a Yashica T4 superD. Excited to start playing with it! enjoy the poo poo out of it man, i practically love mine more than my dick (insert richardson reference here).    Edit: http://cgi.ebay.com/YASHICA-T4-SUPER-D-35MM-CARL-ZEISS-T-LENZ-SUPER-SCOPE-/280717602342?pt=US_Vintage_Cameras&hash=item415c12ae26 grumblybear fucked around with this message at 08:16 on Aug 4, 2011 |
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Blast. Just got my Canonet but the diaphram is shot, doesn't open up pas around f/4 and the viewfinder looks like it's toast, framelines floats around and the aperture display is not functional. To tune it up costs over a hundred... well I can keep hunting, and keep this one for parts, but yeesh. That was disappointing.
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I think that is a common problem, you can open it up and lube it yourself. I just took mine apart to clean the viewfinder and it wasn't hard at all. Look on the Canonet Flickr group for instructions.
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The lens on my Ricoh is falling apart. I don't really care, because it was $20, but was hoping to sell it for a bit more than that on ebay.
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Scored an XA II off ebay for $29. Psyched, to say the least.
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Is the Stylus Epic 115 DLX decent at all? I accidentally won it with a $1 bid and now get to pay $12 in shipping. 
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Camerapedia says it has a "Multi-autofocus 38-115mm (f/4.5-9.7) zoom lens." Wouldn't exactly hold my breath for amazing results, but it might fill in as a complete dag camera when you don't want to bring anything fancier.
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I thought maybe someone would find this useful. I stumbled upon an article mentioning that the iPhone has quite a few lightmeter applications. http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/hardware/quick-tip-a-look-at-5-iphone-lightmeter-apps/ I think that's a pretty cool idea and should help me with the Canonet that I just received!
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xenilk posted:I thought maybe someone would find this useful. I stumbled upon an article mentioning that the iPhone has quite a few lightmeter applications. If you're comfortable with guessing at the current scene EV, Expositor is a great slide-rule style way of calculating exposure: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/expositor/id315686714?mt=8
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ThePopeOfFun posted:Is the Stylus Epic 115 DLX decent at all? I accidentally won it with a $1 bid and now get to pay $12 in shipping. Not really. The zoom models are probably better than [random brand]'s zoom models but they don't hold a candle to the fixed lens models.
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saw this baby on Tokyo Camera Style just now:  Fujifilm TIARA II $250 
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There's no reason to pay that much for a TIARA II. I got mine for $50 and I've seen plenty floating around for a similar price since then. Then again, I am in Japan and also finding good information on them in English is a bit of a pain.
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Took a Nikon Lite-touch to the beach a few weeks ago: Blackpool Pleasure Beach 1 by Farley91, on Flickr Light leaking here was my own fault for opening the back before I rewound the film   Blackpool by Farley91, on Flickr  Blackpool Arcades by Farley91, on Flickr
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I love my canonet, and I love film. That is all. Expressive hands by trambopaline, on Flickr  Lonely by trambopaline, on Flickr  Colour by trambopaline, on Flickr  Panel by trambopaline, on Flickr Trambopaline fucked around with this message at 09:43 on Aug 21, 2011 |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Trip_35 £40 on ebay, is this any good? Whats attracting me is the lack of battery. (and I want to be David Bailey)
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The Trip 35 is a decent camera, but the price seems pretty steep for something so basic. For that amount of cash you should be able to find a Rollei 35.
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AceClown posted:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Trip_35 I got a really nice one for my girlfriend for around £25, no marks/scratches and came in the original case with the manual, beautiful camera.
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Ah yes. Love the razor-sharp Zeiss lens on the T2. I'd use mine a lot more if it weren't so heavy and bulky relative to what it is.
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Do you want to sell it to someone who will? (me!)
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Sirkus posted:Do you want to sell it to someone who will? (me!) Mine has sentimental value since it was a hand-me-down from my dad.
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I HATE CARS posted:I'm back at home in a week, I'll be developing my film pretty much immediately. I am very interested in seeing your pics. The Klasse S is floating around everywhere here and I am wondering if it is worth paying the price.
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