A camera shopping story... I was in Taiwan earlier this month, and went into a camera shop near where I was staying (King Camera). They had some display cases with film cameras, mostly very nice looking Minoltas. They were models that I was not familiar with, but it turns out that they were models for a Asian market that were the same as the familiar models (for example, the SRT Super is the same as the SRT-102). They were in great cosmetic condition, mostly in black finish Over the next couple of days, I kept thinking, "I don't need any more cameras, but those Minoltas sure looked nice." So I want back in, all set to buy one of those SRT Supers. Asked the clerk if I could get pricing on some of the cameras on display. He walked over to the case with me, and when I pointed to them, he said "Oh, those are not for sale; they are all broken and don't work. We only sell digital gear." I sighed, and thanked him. But I thought, "Damn... those were some nice cameras that would have been fun to shoot with."
Now they're just museum pieces. Oh well...
Dale
Now they're just museum pieces. Oh well...
Dale