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

Quoting Harry Lock, who wrote on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 09:29:41AM +0200 ..
> 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)

420 EURO for an SWC..  That is dirt cheap by Dutch/German standards.

Wilko

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