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Alot of film cameras exploded in price the last 10 years. You might realistically drop a few hundred dollars on a decent film point and shoot now.
by kjkjadksj 2y ago
Alot of film cameras exploded in price the last 10 years. You might realistically drop a few hundred dollars on a decent film point and shoot now.
- Rinzler89 2y agoThey exploded in price especially when the pandemic hit and haven't dropped since. It feels like the same disease that hit GPUs then has spread not just to film cameras, but to every retro computing or digital gadget like CRT TVs/monitors, 15 year old laptops, consoles and DSLRs. Everyone now thinks their old commodity e-waste that's not even rare is now worth it's weight in gold on ebay.
- anigbrowl 2y agoIf it is, it's because people are paying for it. This is easy to check on eBay via completed listings. The market may be irrational, but if sellers were just setting expectations too high you'd expect competition to pull the price downward.
- Rinzler89 2y agoI mean sure, but people are paying for it because now the whole market collectively jacked up the prices by 400% so you have no other choice but to buy at 400% or GTFO. Your only choice of striking a good deal now is a yard sale or something, because online, the market ahs colluded to price fixing as if every customer is a nostalgic with deep pockets. Personally, I'm not paying, because I refuse to fork up insane markups just to satisfy the nostalgia itch, but obviously some people are.
- ghaff 2y agoThe problem is likely that people selling on eBay or used camera places handling old bodies are mostly not dealing in functional but “rough” gear. I’m probably typical in that I have one or two old camera bodies at home that aren’t worth selling but still work fine.
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- ghaff 2y agoThere are collectible and semi-collectible cameras. I have to believe you can get a serviceable SLR with a 50mm or kit zoom for a decent price.