My favorite technique for this type of "problem", is to find the original price of the item from "back in the day" then run that number through an inflation calculator. Then a wicked chuckle as I hit the "buy it now" button.
Some advice: If the prices of the camera or lens that you want is too high, pause, take a deep breathe, then look for the price of a long telephoto AF lens such as a Canon or Nikon AF 800mm VR lens. Take a deep breathe. Go back to the page with your GAS lust of the day and hit the Buy It Now Button. You will feel much better. I promise.
True, but at least it makes you feel better, if only for the duration of the moan.
People tell me that I am being cheap, or even crazy for not wanting to spend more than $100 US for any old used camera that hasn't been recently serviced.
But I will stick to my ways and let them continue to overpay for these potential liabilities.
I'm not so sure about that. I've come to believe that one needs to be careful what mindset one cultivates, because sourness tends to become a way of living, not just an occasional gripe to let off steam.
People tell me that I am being cheap, or even crazy for not wanting to spend more than $100 US for any old used camera that hasn't been recently serviced.
But I will stick to my ways and let them continue to overpay for these potential liabilities.
Howl about a Alpa 11e, or Nikon S2, or Leica M3, for that matter a Nikon F or F2? It's not that clear cut, depends on the camera, why the user wants it.
I purchased a late model Nikon F2 Photomic that has been recently serviced for $150. I wouldn't pay more.
AF SLRs are still cheap. They've got no hipster cred at all and, to me at least, aren't particularly fulfilling to use. But a body made relatively recently, like an n65 or EOS 1000v can still be had for under $20. I wish I wanted one more!
Nikon FM’s going for $100? $200?!? Was I abducted, anally probed, and deposited on some undiscovered planet? I bought one of these for like $8 in 2012. What trendy hipster vlogger decided the FM is a “fashionable accessory?”
And I’m not talking about the FM2, or 3, or even the FM10.... I’m talking about the original, “mid size sedan” version.
When a brand new reusable/semi disposable Ilford Sprite II is $35. A camera with a fixed focus, fixed aperture (f9), fixed shutter (1/120) spec.
When that is $35, a Nikon FM is an absolute steal at $1200.
Stop crying because 'you' don't want to pay for stuff.
I'm waiting for someone to complain that HP5 is $6/roll. Because once upon a time they paid a nickel for it.
Take a look at Hasselblad or Rollei slr prices and then the prices will feel more reasonable.
Now I look across the street at the tiniest, most run-down house on the block, which just sold for $750,000. Egad. I couldn't afford to live in my own front porch cardboard cat box at that kind of inflation, if I had to buy a house today. But that's the way it works. .
That's why we live on a boat! The only thing we pay is about $500 a month to keep it docked. No mortgage payment, no property taxes, no mortgage insurance, no HOA fees... nothing. Just slip rent. Cheapest waterfront property ever!
That's why we live on a boat! The only thing we pay is about $500 a month to keep it docked. No mortgage payment, no property taxes, no mortgage insurance, no HOA fees... nothing. Just slip rent. Cheapest waterfront property ever!
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