I Still Shoot Film

I know, I know. You all relied on me for eBay deals and then they just disappeared, and I am very sorry. I keep intending to bring them back but I am just so swamped with work that everytime I sit in front of my computer, I never make to eBay. But, I have made some time to bring you eBay deals just before Christmas… nevermind that I am a Jew, that’s not important. Moving on, I bring you EBAY FILM CAMERA DEALS YAY!!

Here are the goodies:

• Pentax K1000 (KIT): starting bid 99 cents (yes, seriously and everything works so get on it), comes with 50mm f/1.4 Pentax lens, 28mm f/2.8 Vivitar lens and 80-200mm Albinar ADG lens, Vivtar UV filter, external flash head, extra camera battery, lens duster and lens cleaning cloth - PLUS - the instruction manual. Ends in 6 days. http://bit.ly/gwfjtF

• Smena 8M: starting bid $15 or buy it now for $16.50, ends in 6 days. This little guy is not a fully manual SLR, but I have one and I love it and this is a great price, so I thought I would throw it on here. http://bit.ly/gANAGn

• Minolta XK: starting bid $9, comes with 39-80mm Sigma lens, ends in 4 days. http://bit.ly/gLt50S

• Ricoh Singlex TLS: buy it now for $35, comes with 55mm Fujinon lens, ends in 29 days. http://bit.ly/ehsjCq

• Minolta X-700 (KIT): starting bid $25 or buy it now for $65, comes with 35-70mm f/3.5 and 80-200mm f/4.5 lenses, Vivitar Auto 2600 flash, and Samigon auto-winder, ends in 9 days. http://bit.ly/dR5DjI

• Pentax K1000: starting bid $34.99, comes with what appears to be a 50mm lens, ends in 6 days. http://bit.ly/f9OYaU

• Miranda Sensorex: starting bid $79.95, comes with f/1.8 50mm lens, ends in 6 days, US shipping only. I have never heard of this little guy, but it’s Japanese, pretty and in great condition. http://bit.ly/fjtRco

• Pentax K1000: starting bid $29.99, comes with 50mm f/1.2 lens, ends in 4 days. http://bit.ly/fM0efn

• Nikon FM10: buy it now for $79, comes with 35-70mm f/3.5 Nikon Lens and leather carrying case, ends in 6 days. http://bit.ly/gjsH9f

Splurge:

• Nikon FM2: starting bid $175, comes with 24-70mm Vivitar lens, ends in 6 days. I have had this camera for almost 19 years and it is a beast. It’s totally worth $175. http://bit.ly/hHvR96

(Source: istillshootfilm.org)

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

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 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

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

Since lacelinedlung asked about where to buy a cheap 35mm film camera, I got inspired to list some of the best Ebay finds for people who are interested. Generally speaking, I think everybody gets a better deal at flea markets, but there are still deals to be had on ebay. So, without furthur ado, today’s list:

• Yashica FX-3 (circa 1979): $50, ends in 7 hours, comes w/ lens, case, and flash:http://tinyurl.com/yatj56f

• Pentax K1000 (circa 1980): $76, ends in 8 hours, comes with full kit: http://tinyurl.com/yzrnzuw

• Mamiya Sekor 500 DTL (circa 1960’s): $19.99, ends in 10 hours, comes w/ lens [Personally, I have this camera and it is amazing! At $19 someone better buy it): http://tinyurl.com/yhs35n8

• Canon T-5 (circa 1982): $26, ends in 12 hours, comes with lens: http://tinyurl.com/ylntau3

• Kowa SER: 99 cents. I’ve never heard of it, but at working at 99 cents means I might buy it if someone else doesn’t: http://tinyurl.com/ygcq2sw

• Minolta XG-1(circa 1981): $75, ends in 12 hours, comes with lens: http://tinyurl.com/yb85eex

• Argus STL 1000: $29.98, ends in 16 hours, comes with 50mm lens [this is another one that I might buy if someone doesn’t jump on it] http://tinyurl.com/yc4r9xw

• Asahi Pentax K1000 (circa 1976): $40, ends in 17 hours, comes with 50.. 1.2 lens [let me just say that lenses this fast are hard to come by, I have one for my Nikon that has saved my life many a dark day] http://tinyurl.com/yd8nz5h

I’ll check again in a couple of days and post any good deals I find. Long live film!