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I think the film cameras that people find most desirable also double as nice display objects. I have a vintage camera seller near me who I chat to, and he can sell a nice TLR the same day he gets it, whereas any all-black SLR from the 90's will languish on the shelf. I have a Toyo 45c monorail and I often contemplate buying a field camera, but I always come back to the point that I'll be paying more money for something not as good. I use mine for portraits so I am not hiking miles through the countryside anyway. It's not something you'd put in a display case though and I do think that has an impact on its value.
Are Pro Film Cameras the Least Desirable Cameras?
Nikon F5: its capabilities are no longer in demand Reader John to me: Do you know anyone in your vast collection of friends who might make good use of a Nikon F5? I’ll never do film again and it’s just sitting there on a shelf, staring at me. I would be willing to let it go for the low low pr...
Throughout the history of photography, the momentum has always been towards smaller formats. Technology moves on, the quality of the smaller format becomes 'good enough' and is more widely adopted. So view cameras gave way to 120 which gave way to 35mm. Digital has been the anomaly where in the initial history of the medium, format size grew instead of shrank. I suspect though that we are at the point where the historical trend resumes, and larger sensors increasingly become expensive niche products.
Open Mike: What Makes a Camera Good
Half of what makes a camera good is the camera. The other half of what makes a camera good is you. No matter how great the camera, you will like it more, and it will be more valuable to you—and a better value, too!—if you get to grips with it. Buying the right camera is only half the battle; jus...
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
100 Years Ago
George Clapper sent me this charming advertisement from The Saturday Evening Post, April 30th, 1910. Mike (Thanks to George) Send this post to a friend Note: Links in this post may be to our affiliates; sales through affiliate links may benefit this site. More... Original contents copyright 2...
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