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Sad Used Prices for EM-1 first edition

Started Feb 29, 2020 | Discussions thread
Skeeterbytes Forum Pro • Posts: 23,184
Re: Sad Used Prices for EM-1 first edition

Photo Pete wrote:

LoneTree1 wrote:

Skeeterbytes wrote:

Who can say why something becomes collectible, but my money's on film cameras with few electronics being at the top of the heap eventually. Clockwork shutters, electro-magnetic meters (that don't require mercury batteries), thumb winding and the like. My kid was gifted a very nice mostly electronic Nikon SLR for Christmas and it luckily takes four AA cells, but the displays, switches, motors and the like will not have the shelf life of an F.

Cheers,

Rick

Probably not, but enough mechanical cameras fail as well. Stuff from the 60's or earlier are a real crap-shoot, especially junk like Zenit cameras.

Hey. Don’t knock the Zenits.

The Zenit E was my first SLR. Built like a brick... and took photos like one. Great learning tool though.

The challenge will eventually be finding the hermits who can still CLA an old mechanical camera, and has drawersfull of teeny tiny parts harvested from donor cams to keep them going.

I have a Contax rangefinder--Model III, a lovely thing that still functions. Its shutter curtain is tiny metal slats attached to--wait for it--leather. Know anybody who would rebuild that? Me neither.

The selenium light meter needs no battery. Win!

Cheers,

Rick

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