ya, I understand what ya all sayin" i'm not dissin' Kevin, AFAIK, he, like all of us, . . . is very passionate about keeping photography alive. keeping old machines working is a part of it. the issue is "marketplace". People are either giving it( film related equipment) away for next to nothing, while brick and mortor ( film photography related) Companies, are having to compete with people giving it away. Kevin has a very respectable business and provides quality pieces, and from what I hear EXCELLENT customer service. TRUE. But to run that business at "breaking even or dare I say "make a profit" he has to sell quite a bit higher, to pay overhead and salary. Due to scarcity of demand from end user/demand of "used" parts, and difficulties finding used parts, PRICES will climb to point where people can not afford due higher demand with no new production of parts, or all the existing parts are "already" being used. Currently, I see custom machining as on par as far as price is concerned, whem say, 10 year ago, people would say you are crazy to pay custom machining rates for THAT piece!! go buy it off ebay for 10 bucks! things are not 10 bucks anymore! thats all im sayin. spare parts are getting expensive.