[HUG ] Re: Analogue melt down - good and bad

Harry,

This means we have to be watching eBay.sa more carefully for very
tempting offers!!
I am glad Hasselblad gear seems to hold ist value to some extent
although I have never seen SWC cameras for that kind of price before.

Lets just enjoy the situation and buy more used film gear and make
the most of these wondeful times.
Digital is mostly for the fast lane where pros have to make a living.

A friend sold his H3D camera to replace it by the Nikon D3.
That left him enough money to buy a vitually unused 202FA with back
and exceptional 110 FE lens.

I advised him a year ago not to sell his mint 203FE.
My advise has now been realised he is partly back with film.
This was caused by new developments in digital making those
cameras better allowed him to buy Nikon digital and a nice
Hasselblad kit for which paid only 1250 euro.....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Lock" <harrylock@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 9:29 AM
Subject: [HUG ] Analogue melt down - good and bad



Hi all
As I sit here on the southern tip of Africa watching this thread I have mixed feelings. Like some, I don't intend selling any of my film equipment as it really has no re-sale value. But the situation is allowing me to buy some wonderful stuff! This morning I am collecting, from my local camera store, a full Mamiya 330 kit. 3 lenses, prism, brackets, filters, the lot for R350.00 ($42.00 or 30 EURO). Most of it boxed, or in its leather cases - hardly used. I fell slightly sorry for the seller but that is the reality of the situation here. He, on the other hand, has just bought a digital SLR which he has paid dearly for.
The price of digital, and new stuff here is disproportionately high when compared to the US. Cameras are about 25% more here than in the US, but lenses are the worst. On example is the Canon 85 f1.2 lens. In the US it costs $1800.00 - about R14 000.00 in our money. However it retails here for R25 000.00! And the local distributors can't understand why more people are shopping online. 

Anyway, enough moaning and OT discussion for a Monday morning.
Second-hand Hasselblad stuff here is still quite pricy, but I did buy a SWC for R5000.00 ($600 or 420 EURO) 

Cheers for now

Harry
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Graff" <steve.graff@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 7:08 AM
Subject: [HUG ] Re: Analogue melt down



>Steve Graff wrote:
I get rid of things I do not need or want. The Hasselblad does not fit into those catigories.
The point is, in case you missed it, I never plan on selling or giving up the Hasselblad therefore the price I would get for it is on no importance. 

Tom is also trying to get rid of things he doesn't need or wants.
The point i was trying to put before him was that the price he would get for it is of no importance. 
;-)




That was understood the first time.
My point is that for me, I am happy with my equipment and do not plan to sell it. Hence, if the prices continue to fall, it will not hurt me, but I may buy more equipment. 

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