I Still Shoot Film

Yay it’s Sunday, so let’s get to the Ebay film camera deals. For anyone who asked me to recommend a good film camera for a beginner, all of these have fully manual functions (and many come with instruction books) and would be a good place to start:

• Pentax K1000: starting bid $49.99, ends in 6 days, comes with 50mm lens, Vivitar 1900 flash, and instruction manual http://tinyurl.com/37ygrew

• Minolta XG-M: starting bid $8.95, ends in 6 days, comes with 50mm lens, 80-200mm lens, camera bag, and filters http://tinyurl.com/35holcz

• Nikon AS: starting bid $75, ends in 6 days, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/2wjx5bv

• Yashica TL Electro X: buy it now for $35, or best offer, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/2vvng4p

• Canon EX QL: starting bid $9.99 or buy it now for $29.99, ends in 2 days, comes with what appears to be a 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/38xcas7

• Canon AE-1 Program: starting bid 99 cents, ends in 6 days, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/28zj3b7

• Mamiya ZE: starting bid 99 cents, ends in 4 days, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/262fbhf

• Minolta SRT 202: buy it now for $44.99 or best offer, ends in 6 days, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/359w793

• Olympus OM-1: starting bid $9.99, ends in 6 days, comes with what appears to be (maybe?) a wide angle lens http://tinyurl.com/25e687q

• Pentax K-1000: starting bid $20, ends in 4 days, comes with 50mm lens and instruction manual http://tinyurl.com/2dlyqdo

Yay! It’s Sunday and we all know what that means, so let’s get to it:

• Mamiya Sekor: current bid $1.25 (seriously), ends in 12 hours, comes with 50mm lens. Mamiya makes a quality product, you can’t go wrong here http://tinyurl.com/32d3ha8

• Sears KSX1000 (made by Ricoh): current bid $9.99, ends in 8 hours, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/32og6cp

• Canon FT QL: starting bid $10.50, ends in 10 hours, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/39gb7mk

• Canon FT QL: current bid $15, ends in 10 hours, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/34ygtgj

• Canon AT-1: starting bid $16.50, ends in 12 hours, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/2fzpwp3

• Nikon EM: current bid $44.95, ends in 8 hours, comes with 50mm and 100mm lenses, instruction manual, camera bag, and Nikon SB-E flash http://tinyurl.com/26mg9yx

• Olympus OM-10: starting bid $49.99, ends in 8 hours, comes with 28mm lens and flash http://tinyurl.com/38fdon2

• Ricoh KR-5: starting bid $59.99, ends in 6 hours, comes with 55mm lens, bag, case, and Starblitz flash http://tinyurl.com/2afun26

UBER DEAL OF THE WEEK:

Nikon FM2 & Nikon FE: current bid $43, yes $43 for both cameras and I personally have used a Nikon FM2 for the last 18 years (it’s like my child) and it is worth way way more than this. Check it out: http://tinyurl.com/2uzej9s

It’s Sunday…. which means it’s time again for the best film camera deals on Ebay!  On a side note, let me just say one thing: If you don’t like Russian cameras, I am sorry, but I do and I will always feature them so perhaps you should go find your own Ebay deals instead of sending me nasty messages about how much you hate Russian cameras. You know who you are.

Moving on, a big thanks to Thomas Foolery (enneagon) for sharing a super Ebay find: Ebay seller Luca9774 has quite an array of manual film cameras to choose from, with many under a hundred Euros and reliable brands like Olympus, Yashica, and Pentax as well as fun discontinued brand like Petri, Chinon, and Rioch. There is still at least 1 day on every item in his store: http://tinyurl.com/2dpvhhv

• Zenit 12XP: starting bid $8.25, ends in 6 days, comes with what appears to be a 44mm Helios lens, instruction manual, and case. At less than 10 bucks, it’s hard to go wrong… and we all know I love, love, love Russian cameras http://tinyurl.com/2cvxmzj

• Canon AV-1: buy it now for $79.95, comes with 50mm 1.4 Canon lens http://tinyurl.com/2csohvm

• Zenit 11: buy it now for $45, ends in 29 days, comes with 44mm Helios lens http://tinyurl.com/39vh5at

• Canon A-1(KIT): minimum bid 1 cent (yes really), ends in 6 days, comes with 35-70mm, 80-200mm, and 52mm lenses, Canon flash head, cable release, filters, and other good stuff http://tinyurl.com/2uz2cqe

• Nikon EM: buy it now for $39.95, ends in 6 days, comes with 50mm lens and flash http://tinyurl.com/322x2s3

• Asahi Pentax K-1000: minimum bid 1 cent (yay again!), ends in 6 days, comes with 50mm lens (no international shipping :( ) http://tinyurl.com/35zprec

• Praktica LLC: minimum bid $59.99 or buy it now for $89.99, ends in 4 days, comes with what looks like a 50mm lens. I had a Praktica (got it at a flea market) and it worked great, so much so that I gave it to my niece for a film photography class she was taking… and I think since then she may have lost it [sigh] http://tinyurl.com/33otuey

It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for film camera goodness on Ebay. I thought it would be nice to another buy it now edition, for those of you who don’t feel like battling it out:

• Canon AE-1: buy it now for $89.50, ends in 1 day, comes with 50mm canon lens and 135mm Tokina lens http://tinyurl.com/3a2opv9

• Canon FTb: buy it now for $90, ends in 6 days, comes with 50mm Canon lens http://tinyurl.com/3293wsr

• Canon AE-1 (4 available): buy it now for $84.99 or best offer, comes with 50mm Canon lenshttp://tinyurl.com/27dvf7t

• Pentax K1000: starting bid $50 or buy it now for $65, ends in 1 day, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/24znxpx

• Minolta X-370: buy it now for $99, ends in 5 days, comes with 50mm and 135mm lenses http://tinyurl.com/2dctm5l

• Minolta XG-1: buy it now for $99, ends in 5 days, comes with 50mm lens and bag http://tinyurl.com/2epp9zb

• Ricoh KR-5 Super: buy it now for $75, ends in 5 days, comes with 50mm lens (all made in Japan) http://tinyurl.com/2av5b76

• Canon TL QL: starting bid $49.99 or buy it now for $54.99, ends in 2 hours, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/2fgfqdh

It’s time for Ebay film camera deals, sorry for the delay but I am in wedding planning madness and just spent the last 24 hours in a Mexican standoff with my dressmaker. But hey, better late than never, nay? Besides, looking at yummy film cameras will make me feel better, which I totally need. So let’s get to it:

• Minolta XG-M (KIT): starting bid $79, ends in 2 hours, comes with 50mm, 135mm, and 28mm lenses, promatic flash, instruction manual, and bag. http://tinyurl.com/3388wec

• Olympus OM-1: current bid $46.54, ends in 7 hours, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/2b3a2mu

• SUPER DEAL! Nikon EM (Kit): current bid $44, ends in 5 hours, comes with 50mm, 28mm, and 80-200mm lenses, lens bags, motorized bottom, hoya filter. Has serial number http://tinyurl.com/245ksun

• Canon AE-1 (KIT): current bid $25.49, ends in 8 hours, comes with camera bag, 3 rolls of film, and 80-200mm, 28-80mm lenses http://tinyurl.com/2ezeqeo

• Canon FTb QL: current bid $9.99, ends in 9 hours, comes with 70-210mm lens http://tinyurl.com/39zq9vg

• Zenit-E (Olympic Edition): buy it now for $30, ends in 24 days. I have this Russian camera from the 1980 Moscow Olympics and I love it. A definite buy. http://tinyurl.com/346pqpn

• Olympus OM-G: current bid 99 cents, ends in 1 day comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/2wnum7s

It’s Sunday, and you know what that means. Bust out those wallets and stop me from buying more cameras. So our first ebay deal is not at all an ebay deal, but a fellow Tumblr who offers a marketplace for cameras. If you’re not following LAMLUX, you should be: lamlux.net - Marketplace

Moving on…

• Canon TLB: current bid $9.95, ends in 7 hours, comes with 50mm canon and 135mm vivitar lenses (screw mount) http://tinyurl.com/2wgquwm

• Minolta X-370 (KIT): minimum bid $35, ends in 6 hours, 28-80mm Vivitar lens, Vivitar 16a auto flash, Minolta X220 auto flash, uv filter, remote synch, 1 roll of film, and camera bag http://tinyurl.com/37nkefe

• Zenit (TTL 35mm): minimum bid $5, ends in 5 hours, comes with Helios-44-2 2/58 lens. Ships worldwide. Uh oh, a Russian camera at $5? We all know what will happen if one of you doesn’t buy this. Help me help myself. Please. http://tinyurl.com/3ytqjoq

• Minolta X-570: minimum bid $34.99, ends in 8 hours, comes with 35-70mm lens. Okay this one has an automatic function which I am totally against, but it seems to be in great condition for a totally reasonable price. Just use it on manual. http://tinyurl.com/34qykvb

• Canon TLB: current bid $2.25, ends in 5 hours, comes with what appears to be a wide angle (?) lens http://tinyurl.com/2wcrdgq

• Canon AE-1: current bid $12.95, ends in 8 hours, comes with 28mm 2.8 lens, instruction manual (yay!) and tamrac bag (Paypal only) http://tinyurl.com/39rejss

• Minolta XG-M: minimum bid $34.99, ends in 8 hours, comes with 50mm 1.7 Kalimar lens (ships international) http://tinyurl.com/26dyurh

It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for Ebay film camera deals! If you asked me a question along the lines of, “What’s a good film camera for a beginner?” then the 35mm manual SLR section would be for you. I have also included some super-fabulous deals on medium format cameras for those of you who are thinking about taking it to the next level.

I must say that while doing the Ebay Deals is fun, and gets people buying cameras, it is not at all helping my camera addiction. If my life was New Jack City, I would be Pookie and Russian cameras would be my crack; I’d slide the aperture back and forth while twitching and talking to myself about optics and focal length… (And if you don’t know what New Jack City is, get on your movie research now and shame on you.) So me doing Ebay deals is EXACTLY LIKE WHEN POOKIE GOES TO WORK IN A CRACK HOUSE.

But alas, I digress… so on to the matter at hand, which would be cameras YAY!

35mm manual SLRs (good for beginners):

• Yashica Electro AX: buy it now for $25, comes with an unidentified lens but looks like a standard 50mm, circa 1973 http://tinyurl.com/2adqnwm

• Yashica Electro: minimum bid $19.95, ends in 3 days, comes with 1 lens and Vivtar flash, light meter NOT working http://tinyurl.com/268wdbo

• Yashica FX-7: current bid $7.70, comes with 35-105mm lens, lens hood, and Sun Blitz 100 flash http://tinyurl.com/25ml4bv

• Minolta X-9 (KIT): current bid $19, ends in 7 hours comes with 35-75mm and 80-200mm lenses, motorized bottom, and flashhttp://tinyurl.com/252e2lz

• Minolta SRT 100: minimum bid $49.95, ends in 10 hours, comes with 55mm and 28mm lenses http://tinyurl.com/386nxow

• Minolta x-370: minimum bid $49.99, ends in 11 hours, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/3yujy64

• Nikon FM2 (black): yup, the black version of my dearest baby, current bid $51, ends in 15 hours, comes with 35-70mm Nikkor lens http://tinyurl.com/2vs92ow

Medium Format:

• Kiev 6C (120 SLR): current bid $75, comes with 90mm 2.8 lens; this is a medium format SLR and shoots 6x6… I also might buy it if no one else does because I am addicted to Russian cameras!! Ends in 15 hours, so jump on it http://tinyurl.com/2v5rmmj

• Pentacon Praktisix: minimum bid $45, ends in 5 days, comes with 80mm 3.5 Primotar E lens; this is a relatively rare East German made medium format SLR circa late 1950’s and it’s beautiful. I have to stop wanting to buy the Sunday Ebay Deals!!! Someone else please buy it, stop me, please http://tinyurl.com/3959x33

• Kiev 60 (TTL): buy it now for $165, this one’s a bit of a splurge but it’s Russian and NEW and this dealer has more than 10 available (which means if you guys buy them it still won’t stop me from buying one [sigh] I have a problem), comes with Arsat 80mm 2.8 lens and other goodies like a manual and batteries. Anyone looking for a solid medium format camera, this one is money http://tinyurl.com/2fxeydj

• Fujica G-690 (120 and 220): current bid $79.88, ends in 1 day 17 hours, comes with 100mm 3.5 lens, camera + lens have serial numbers, medium format and takes 120 and 220 film http://tinyurl.com/3ygbmbw

and PS: for those of you old enough - you know you totally forgot Mario Van Peebles ever even existed until I just dropped a flashback bomb on your ass

Yay it’s time for Sunday Ebay Deals! Since a lot of you inquired about my grandfather’s Mamiya Sekor 1000DTL, I decided to do a Mamiya special this week. I’ve included several different models that are similar to the one that I use, plus I found another 1000DTL for anyone who wants the exact model.

For those of you not sure how to choose cameras on Ebay, this is my personal checklist:

1. Is it fully manual? If yes, that’s a go.
2. Is the lens fully manual? If yes, that’s a go.
3. Does the shutter work? If yes, that’s go.
4. Does the seller specifically mention any problems or light leaks? If yes, that’s a no-go.
5. Does the seller use the term “AS-IS?” If yes, that’s a definite no-go.

and last but not least, READ THE DESCRIPTION. Minor things like dings and scratches do not matter and will not effect your image quality. Also, if they talk about “not testing with batteries” this refers only to the light meter. If the light meter doesn’t work, that does not effect image quality either.

On to this weeks finds:

ebay.com

• Minolta X-7000: buy it now, $87.99, comes with 80-200mm macro lens and motorized bottom, ends in 5 days http://tinyurl.com/ya7c9bl

• Mamiya Sekor 528TL: minimum bid $12.99, comes with 48mm 2.8 lens and original case, no lens cap but this is a great camera to find for under $20 so who cares, ends in 6 days http://tinyurl.com/y6n6cmp

• Mamiya Sekor 500TL: minimum bid $16.37, comes with 50mm lens and case, ends in 17 days http://tinyurl.com/y55l39j

• Mamiya Sekor 1000TL: minimum bid $15.17, comes with 55mm 1.8 lens and case, ends in 17 days http://tinyurl.com/yybqmfj

• Mamiya Sekor 1000DTL: minimum bid $9.99, comes with 35mm Vivitar lens and flash, ends in 1 day; this is the exact body that I permanently borrowed from my grandfather http://tinyurl.com/y78c84n

• Mamiya Sekor 500DTL: buy it now, $51.59, comes with 50mm 1.8 Portacon lens and 135mm Hanimex lens, camera case and carrying bag, copy of manual, ends in 24 dayshttp://tinyurl.com/y4osvjk

• Mamiya Sekor 500DTL: minimum bid $14.99, comes with 50mm 1.2 lens, ends in 1 day http://tinyurl.com/y22dhvt

*note: I will not be doing Ebay finds from ebay.fr (France) because the website literally makes no sense. Sorry Frenchies, but I’ve technically told all of you to hit the Troc et Puces in Torcy, which is where I get 90% of my goods. Plus, in my experience many ebay dealers will ship to France if you specifically contact them, ask nicely, and assure them that you have no problem paying for the shipping and customs charges.

Ebay.co.uk (I have to say a couple of things about the UK site… First off, I feel like UK ebay camera sellers do not have an accurate concept of the current prices of film cameras. As much as it makes me sick to my stomach to see a Nikon SLR body for sale under $500, that is where the market is. Second, there are a lot of Prakticas. Did someone in the UK like raid a German camera stock house and end up with all of the Prakticas? Prakticas are great cameras, but not so great to do an entire ebay deal section on them, so here are 2 nice ones I found):

• Praktica L2: buy it now for 99 pounds or best offer, comes with 50mm 2.8 lens (the lens is automatic but the body isn’t so it’s acceptable) http://tinyurl.com/y3yybfv

• Praktica LTL 3: buy it now, 35 pounds, comes with 80-20mm lens http://tinyurl.com/y33me2z

It’s Sunday again…. which means it’s time for Sunday Ebay Deals yay (and uh oh I hope I don’t buy any of the cameras I post this week). For those of you who haven’t notices, I only post fully manual cameras because I am old school like that.

I thought it would be a good idea to include some film deals this week, since I’ve gotten quite a few questions about buying film on Ebay. I even found some good Polaroid film deals for those of you desperately searching.

Here we go:

35mm SLRs:

• Rolleiflex SL35: current bid 42 pounds, ends in 10 hours, comes with 50mm 1.8 lens. This camera is effing beautiful. http://tinyurl.com/yb66guh

• Minolta X-370 KIT: current bid $36.50, ends in 10 hours, comes with 80-200mm lens, 28mm wide angle lens, 50mm lens, leather case, UV lens filter, lens hood http://tinyurl.com/yave9ly

• Yashica FX-3: current bid $5, ends in 11 hours, comes with 50mm lens, paperwork, and bag http://tinyurl.com/y9fcn4n

• Canon AE-1 MF: current bid $37, ends in 10 hours, comes with 80-200mm and 28mm lenseshttp://tinyurl.com/ybe4zy6

• Minolta X-700: current bid $26, ends in 15 hours, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/yeja39v

• Minolta XD11: buy it now $84.99, ends in 29 days, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/y8zuuo8

Film:

• 10 Rolls FujiColor Pro Portrait: current bid 99 cents, ISO 160, expired 2005, 35mm, ends in 6 days http://tinyurl.com/y8q879s

• 50 Sheets Kodak Ektachrome: current bid $12.50, 64T, expired 2006 but refrigerated, 4x5 format, ends in 6 hours. 4x5 film is super expensive… part of me wants to bid on this http://tinyurl.com/ybbpukl

• Polaroid SX-70: current bid $28, expired 2008, double pack, ends in 20 hours http://tinyurl.com/yb7l546

• Polaroid Type 668 Land Film Pack: current bid $16.95, double pack (16 shots), EXPIRED 1987, ends in 1 day, 17 hours. This film is super old and super rare, it could have the coolest expired polaroid effects ever or it could be totally black. Someone should risk it http://tinyurl.com/y99d5tl

• 8 Rolls FujiColor Pro 160s: current bid $25, 120mm, ends in 6 days http://tinyurl.com/yddd4rg

PS: If you have bought one of the cameras listed in my past Ebay deals, it would be the coolest thing ever if you photo-reply with a picture of it :)

I thought that it might be nice to take a look at some of the “buy it now” ebay film camera deals this week for those of you who are frustrated by bidding:

• Minolta XG-M: $78.99, buy it now, ends in 1 day 16 hrs, comes with 35mm lens http://tinyurl.com/y8adfpv

• Minolta X-700: $59.99, buy it now, ends in 28 days, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/yb3uul7

• Minolta X-700 w/ motorized bottom: $87.99, buy it now, ends in 19 days, comes with 80-200mm lens and power winder (motorized bottom) http://tinyurl.com/ya7c9bl

• Yashica FR 1: $76.54, buy it now, comes with 50mm 1.7 lens http://tinyurl.com/y9aw3jt

• Fujica AZ-1: $75, buy it now, ends in 23 days, comes with 43-75mm lens http://tinyurl.com/yajrguw

• Pentax: $59.95, buy it now, comes with 55mm 1.8 lens http://tinyurl.com/ydpx26o

• Canon AV-1: $76.54, buy it now, comes with 50mm 1.8 lens http://tinyurl.com/yeuzvre

It’s Sunday. I may be in the United States, but this week I am not forgetting Sunday’s ebay deals, especially since so many people asked me about 35mm SLR cameras. Also, as per special request, I’ll be checking out what’s available in the UK in France for those of you Europeans who benefit from socialized health care like me. So, without further ado, this week’s best finds:

Ebay.com:

• VTG GAF L-17: $45, buy it now, comes w/ 55mm screwmount lens, camera has double exposure capability http://tinyurl.com/yb63o86
• Minolta XG-A: minimum bid $30, ends in 8 hours, comes with 50mm and 200mm lenses              http://tinyurl.com/yj5qm2g

Ebay.fr:

• Minolta Dynax 3xi: 50 euros, comes with 35-80mm lens, not quite sure when it ends because the Ebay France site makes zero sensehttp://tinyurl.com/y9cjhv2
• Minolta Dynax 7000i (KIT): 70 euros, comes with 35-80mm lens, 70-210mm lens, flash and blag, again not sure when it ends http://tinyurl.com/yzao45t
• Praktica MTL 50: 40 euros, comes with 50mm lens and flash, this is a great German brand, I have one http://tinyurl.com/yzgqnw7

Ebay.co.uk:

• Kowa SE: 23 pounds, ends in 28 minutes (act fast), it’s super pretty and Japanese http://tinyurl.com/ylqe2o3
• Olympus OM: minimum bid 60 bounds, or buy it now for 67 pounds, ends in 6 hours comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/yke5hao
• Praktica MTL 5B: 29 pounds, ends in 7 hours, comes with 400mm lenshttp://tinyurl.com/y8puzct

I was super busy and totally forgot to do last night’s camera deals (thanks laviebelem for reminding me) so while I wait for the stupid France Telecom guy to come to my apartment at some point between 9am and 7pm, I am scouring E-Bay to see what’s out there. Here’s what I’ve found:

• Canon AE1 Program: minimum bid $1.00, ends in 6 days, comes with 50mm 1.8 lens  http://tinyurl.com/ya8bsnq

• Zenit 11: (rangefinder) buy it now, $45, ends in 29 days. Ooooh I love Russian cameras… if this one is still here tomorrow, I might buy it… http://tinyurl.com/yj23umu

• Canon TLb: minimum bid $9.99, ends in 6 days, made in Japan w/ serial number and Japanese Canon lens http://tinyurl.com/yj3srdg

• Minolta X-370 KIT: minimum bid $39.99, ends in 6 days, comes with 3 lenses, camera bad, remote shutter release, and 6 rolls of film. US ONLY 
  http://tinyurl.com/ykvkx6t

• Canon EX EE: minimum bid $9.99, ends in 6 days, comes with 50mm 1.8 lens, flash, camera bag, and 1 roll of film http://tinyurl.com/yekvsmn

• Pentax Asahi K1000: minimum bid 99 cents, ends in 6 days, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/yzvzhk2

• Zenit ET: $29.99 buy it now, ends in 28 days, another Russian beauty… I secretly want to buy this one too http://tinyurl.com/ycqrcl8

Splurge of the Week:

• Contax II Chrome Rangefinder: $275, ends in 9 days, this camera is BEAUTIFUL. http://tinyurl.com/yfc55fm