It is the price KEH would pay for the camera, not the selling price.Wonder if it's a mistake, should be $20.00, if you in market for a 8008 I would pick it up for $2.00 quite the bargain.
Specially the N90. For some reason they are going quite cheaper in the US compared to europe where below $40 requires some patience.I have bought too many n90s cameras for well under $40. I don't know for sure how they compare, but I think they are similar.
I have a N6006 that I bought for real years ago. Works great. It's a heartbreaker that they want to sell these for $25. I wouldn't sell it to them on principle. I'd rather throw it in the garbage. Screw 'em.
Did KEH have a 8008 and 8008s - in same condition - for sale on their site? If so, what was the difference in selling price? That would tell you their view of the relative marketplace demand.
Also, at the time you checked buying price, they may have had what they considered to be too many 8008 bodies in stock (your "merchandise need" factor).
Various prices according to condition. Look at the site: KEH.COMMisread pays. What does KEH list both models for?
Of course these aren't as sexy as manual SLRs [/QUOTE said:I agree with this statement but I would like to know WHY this is so. Why are manual SLRs 'sexier'? - David Lyga
Exactly as I would put it. Not only that, but I have observed on our local camera club scene how things are going around. A newcomer specifically asked for a camera without any automation (it precludes chrome classics like the Pentax ME or Canon AE1 as well). The black blob design of 80s-00s SLRs and similarity to DSLRs is another factor, and the weight differences are significant on the top end (F800- to F4, 5, 6). I also really like the N90 but the thing is rather heavy compared to the cheaper F60-80 or an old OM1, Pentax MX, etc.(...) rebelling against the high degree of automation and electronic-ness of digital cameras. So they are often more likely to want a fairly manual, mechanical SLR, than a battery-eating bulky, motorized, plastic clad film AF SLR. I like manual cameras, but an N90s is a great camera with great metering that now sells in the US for the about the price of processing two rolls of film.
The 50mm f1.8 AF is great. I try to seek them $50 cheap, which happens rather seldomly. The following is a bit OT but a contribution anyhow: With any of the kit zooms they are a very nice snapshooting "battle camera". I killed a F80 due to exposing it to salt water spray, it was a whole summer in my beach pack to photograph on that location. The automation is good for single hand use and speed, $50 rigs that can give great long service but not risking too much with a classic SLR. Another personal factor is that I have Medium Format with manual cameras, don't need to think too much settings in 35mmWhat's a good lens for the n8008? Should be good for my N6006 as well.
I have to strap my self to avoid thisI have bought too many n90s cameras for well under $40. I don't know for sure how they compare, but I think they are similar.
I have a f2.0 50mm manual focus from my Nikkormat FT3 which is probably sharper than the N6006 zoom AF I have with the N6006. Of course the zoom is convenient as its automatic with the N6006, just that its IQ is not as good as the manual 50mm. I'll probably use both cameras and both lenses and see how it goes.Exactly as I would put it. Not only that, but I have observed on our local camera club scene how things are going around. A newcomer specifically asked for a camera without any automation (it precludes chrome classics like the Pentax ME or Canon AE1 as well). The black blob design of 80s-00s SLRs and similarity to DSLRs is another factor, and the weight differences are significant on the top end (F800- to F4, 5, 6). I also really like the N90 but the thing is rather heavy compared to the cheaper F60-80 or an old OM1, Pentax MX, etc.
I am example, soon before joining this forum I got into film in 2008 using dad's old Nikon F401s. That thing oozed so much kitsch 80s clunkiness that I went over to get an Olympus OM1 with a 50mm. Perhaps eventually that 1980s quirkiness will get fashionable and people will see the value of these 80-90s cameras.
The 50mm f1.8 AF is great. I try to seek them $50 cheap, which happens rather seldomly. The following is a bit OT but a contribution anyhow: With any of the kit zooms they are a very nice snapshooting "battle camera". I killed a F80 due to exposing it to salt water spray, it was a whole summer in my beach pack to photograph on that location. The automation is good for single hand use and speed, $50 rigs that can give great long service but not risking too much with a classic SLR. Another personal factor is that I have Medium Format with manual cameras, don't need to think too much settings in 35mm
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