expired film prices on eBay are often more then you can buy it in the US at B&H, I just assume that some film in Europe is hard to get.What gets me is how much expired film goes for, it's often selling for as much as fresh film.
There's a Canon AE-1 camera w/ the usual FD 50 1.8 lens for sale on eBay for $278, a Pentax K1000 w/ a 50 lens for $268, a Canon AE-1 Program w/ a 50 1.8 lens (Rare! the ad states) for $268.....and then there's a Nikon F5 (tested, near mint) w/ no lens for $299. Does that make any sense? 3 nice but admittedly old, consumer SLRs w/ budget lenses, and then there's that F5, which is a pro camera in every way. It looks beautiful in the pics too. All priced essentially the same. Bizarre.
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It depends on if you want a big heavy camera with autofocus and settings via an LCD. Some people do. I don't shoot sports or horse races, and you can use a lot of different cameras for portraits, so an F5 would not be very high on my list if I were looking for a camera. It's like a DSLR that takes film. If I wanted a Nikon, I'd be looking at an FM, FE2, or FM3A. An F3 would be good too.That F5 is a better value, and well worth the asking price. A pro film camera is sealed better for climate changes, and would be much more reliable over time. Better engineering, better build quality. I want one. It would be nice to buy it and not worry about it breaking. Plus, that thing can take fire off lots of perfectly exposed shots in no time. Very handy for sports, horse races or portraits.
you can use a lot of different cameras for portraits,
I would expect to pay that $299 for the F5 but I can get the AE-1 and K-1000 for like $5 or $10 and I did. Faberryman said he wouldn't want the F5 but I wouldn't want to shoot with either the AE-1 or K-1000. I bought them just to prove why I hated them.
Can you really come out ahead with that strategy after paying eBay its fees and commissions with every sale?There are lots of bogus selling prices on eBay. A dishonest seller offers, say, a K-1000 for $300 and a friend "buys" it (but it never ships). He does this multiple times and this establishes a falsely high "average price" for it. Multiple sellers do this and it drives the prices up (they hope) but in reality, they still only sell for about $150 or so.
Can you really come out ahead with that strategy after paying eBay its fees and commissions with every sale?
You will be amazed how lazy people are and only go on ebay. In the UK there are a number of reputable shops selling second hand film equipment, yet people keep buying stuff on ebay for prices over what the shop asks for, despite the shop giving you a warranty and a returns policy.
Still, lots of bargains to be found on ebay if you're careful and know how to ask questions.
Can you really come out ahead with that strategy after paying eBay its fees and commissions with every sale?
Cameras have fans, in the new to film world the K1000, ME, Spotmatics and the like have become cult favs, the sell much faster and often for more money than full feature system cameras.
Well guys, if the asking price is what people pays,then thats the item prices. Period. Simply laws of market. Also, remember that Ebay increased fees a while ago so probably thats a reason. I don't doubt that some people get Leica's for 5 dollars but that is not the usual/accesible market for plenty of people. To be honest, I've sold cameras on ebay for some crazy high prices so yeah, ebay is a weird market.
Related to F5, most people that uses/like Nikon,goes for either the mystic F2 or the F3 workhorse. F4 and F5 are less desirable models I guess. IMHO, F4/F5 are great cameras. If I wasn't a Canon/Olympus users, would be happy to use either F4/F5.
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