Nobody likes to waste money, and it is easy to get carried away with cameras I like! When the camera looks good, the fun for me is balancing what makes it desirable against a sensible degree of caution. The Leica II with scrubbed out serial number. Flea markets are quite challenging, since appraising a camera that might have spent a lot of time in damp, dusty conditions in limited time is hard, and usually offers have to be low. Whilst buying cameras for a song is less common, there is much in using your own expertise to weigh up possible bargains. But this does not mean that camera-hunting is over! Nothing is impossible, but cameras with a famous name are likely to be researched, and eBay can usually provide at least a ball-park valuation figure. I have been finding, using and collecting old cameras for over fifty years, so when my wife and I found ourselves in Australia at quite short notice, to look after our first grandchild, I was keen to see what a big city on the other side of the world might have to offer.Ĭamera hunting has changed considerably over my lifetime, and the chances of finding high-end vintage kit in the days of the internet are pretty low, though I did see the 'five-dollar Leica' story a while ago.
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