Yes, I now have an operational Super Ricohflex twin lens reflex camera thanks to my super wife. (Yes honey, this blog post is for you.) If you’re lucky, you have a spouse or a significant other who doesn’t throw out your cameras during a house cleaning frenzy. If you’re really lucky, your wife tolerates your…
Yes, I found my Lubitel 166B on Craigslist. A Craigslist Picture is better than a Thousand Words I passed on this original Craigslist ad about two weeks ago. I originally emailed the owner and I still didn’t see the magic word “Lubitel” in his response. Silly me. Most people can’t read Russian (I learned a…
Yes, I find eBay camera bargains and some of them are a pleasant surprise. Guilty eBay Sellers and Bonus Cameras Recently I purchased a Sears TLS camera from an eBay seller (in the last 5 seconds as always). Then I purchased a Chinon SLR that he was selling for $5. Total was $15 dollars plus…
I recently saved a Kowa H camera from an Elmhurst, IL garbage can. I found an ad for a camera lot for sale in Elmhurst, drove to Elmhurst, and purchased 20 to 30 cameras ranging from good to bad, from 1880 to 1980, from rangefinder to SLR to point and shoot. (I once wrote incredibly…
Muhammad Ali and my Mamiya/Sekor 1000 DTL In the summer of 2011 I found a Mamiya/Sekor 1000 DTL at a Wilmette, IL, garage sale. Greg the owner had a Mamiya/Sekor 1000 DTL. I didn’t know much about it but I knew it was a heavy, metal SLR from about 40 years ago. Perhaps I would…