At 5:22 PM -0700 10/28/12, Fred Cisin wrote:
YEs. I got a
lot of interesting models that way. A copupe lf lcal shops
knoew I wanted such things and used ot offer them to me at low prices.
broken/cheap good cameras don't seem to be available anymore.
I think a lot of them now show up on eBay labeled "for parts", and go
for big $$$'s. :-(
We do have a couple local shops that specialize in film gear that get
interesting cheap stuff in from time to time. My one 8x10 cost me
all of about $200 as it's intended for dry plates. I got my
Deardorff V8 8x10 from the same shop, the bellows will need replaced
in the near future (new ones are easy enough to get), but even
factoring in the replacement bellows I got it for a song. Earlier
this year I picked up a really fun 6x9 (120 roll film) with a
Schneider lens for $10. Once I fixed the focus, it works great.
Zane
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