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Post by majicman on Apr 14, 2007 14:08:42 GMT -5
Went by my favorite camera store again yesterday. He had a Mamiya RB67 that has been sitting there collecting dust for about a year now, I told him I was tired of seeing it sit there not having a good home. He told me to make him an offer he can't refuse, So I said $100.00 which was an offer within my budget. He said OK and started putting a bunch of stuff on the counter, Four roll film backs, one for a Hasselbald; [which will fit the Russian Zoyiet camera I have] also a prism finder, a 80mm lens, A bellows for holding filters {I think} and a number of lens hoods. Here is a picture of what I got for $100.00. I think I got a heck of a deal.  |
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Post by herron on Apr 14, 2007 15:13:14 GMT -5
Wow...that is a good deal! Wish I had an accommodating photo store in this area with some of the same dust-coverd stuff! I'd love to add a Mamiya RB67 to the collection, but they still fetch too much on eBay!  .....and that bellows looks like a macro extension.......... |
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Post by kiev4a on Apr 14, 2007 15:24:22 GMT -5
Wow! You got a heck of a deal. Too bad he didn't throw in a heavy duty tripod. The RB67 is a heavy sucker.
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Post by doubs43 on Apr 14, 2007 19:56:47 GMT -5
I think you can upgrade "heck of a deal" to "one Hell of a deal"! Either the people in the camera store like you or you're one smooth talker!  Way to go. Walker |
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Post by majicman on Apr 15, 2007 0:03:47 GMT -5
I think it's a little of both The old guy that runs this place is in his 70's and he says I remind him of himself when he was younger. Plus of my interest in old cameras that were brand new when he was younger. So I go in there a couple of times a week and we talk about old cameras. A lot of his old friends who's husbands of wife's have died bring there cameras to him to pass on to a new home, it's kind of sad sometimes but he knows I will give them that new home. Plus when I clean them up and take some pictures through the old cameras I let him develop the film and seeing the pictures that the cameras took puts a smile on his face. I went home and looked on eBay at what this camera was going for with all these accessories and it put a smile on my face.
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Post by majicman on Apr 15, 2007 0:07:17 GMT -5
The only thing he didn't have was the rotating adapter back for the roll film holder so Untill I get one I cant take any pictures. Would anyone here happen to have one? I would rather buy it from one of you guy's than Ebay.
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