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

Wilko,

420 euro is dead cheap by any standard.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilko Bulte" <wb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:37 PM
Subject: [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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