Re: [Rant] - Collecting cameras as an investment

2006-08-12 Thread graywolf
Well, I got the same email. Glanced at his website, and marked the email as junk. Just another get rich quick scammer. -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Just

[Rant] - Collecting cameras as an investment

2006-08-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Just had an email from some guy running a camera website. He wanted to tell me that he had this wonderful vintage camera site and that he had included a link to my camera descriptions. Just asking if I had any comments on his description of the link and if I probably had ideas for other cross

NOW: Collecting Cameras WAS: Death Of An MX

2005-01-30 Thread David Chang-Sang
I had given some thought to this.. and what with the impending death of film *snort*.. I thought it woudl be neat to collect some film cameras that I have used or enjoyed using in the past and displaying them as suggested many times over on the list.. in a cabinet. I have, currently, what I

RE: Collecting Cameras WAS: Death Of An MX

2005-01-30 Thread Andy Chang
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 1:39 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: NOW: Collecting Cameras WAS: Death Of An MX I had given some thought to this.. and what with the impending death of film *snort*.. I thought it woudl be neat to collect some film cameras that I

Re: NOW: Collecting Cameras WAS: Death Of An MX

2005-01-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 Jan 2005 at 12:39, David Chang-Sang wrote: I had given some thought to this.. and what with the impending death of film *snort*.. I thought it woudl be neat to collect some film cameras that I have used or enjoyed using in the past and displaying them as suggested many times over on the

Re: NOW: Collecting Cameras WAS: Death Of An MX

2005-01-30 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:39:26 -0500, David Chang-Sang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had given some thought to this.. and what with the impending death of film *snort*.. I thought it woudl be neat to collect some film cameras that I have used or enjoyed using in the past and displaying them as

Re: NOW: Collecting Cameras WAS: Death Of An MX

2005-01-30 Thread Jim Apilado
. Jim A. From: David Chang-Sang [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:39:26 -0500 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: NOW: Collecting Cameras WAS: Death Of An MX Resent-From: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Resent-Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:34:39 -0500 I had

Re: NOW: Collecting Cameras WAS: Death Of An MX

2005-01-30 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:10:15 -0800, Jim Apilado [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My first four cameras were an Argus C-3, Honeywell Pentax H-3, Yashica Mat, and a black Minolta 16. I still have the H-3 and the Minolta 16. Wish I still had my original C-3. Because of the rangefinder C-3, I got

Re: Collecting cameras

2002-04-14 Thread Cal Clifford
Camera-collecting has been a hobby for me lo, these many years. The whole collection can be seen at http://www2.acorn.net/~aa197/camcoll.htm if interested. A Pentax Spotmatic is one of the users, and I have an aftermarket screwmount bellows which is a lot of fun for macro stuff. My favorite

Re: Collecting cameras

2002-04-13 Thread Paul Ewins
BTW, who many of you pentax users out there collect cameras as well as use them? I've been buying all sorts of cameras over the last twenty years... JCO I swore I wasn't going to collect cameras the way I collected computers (Apple stuff), model trains (Triang), cars (all things Mini) and

Collecting cameras

2002-04-12 Thread J. C. O'Connell
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christian Skofteland Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 9:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Whats your most used Camera? I have only two cameras a LX and MX. The LX is by far my most used

Re: Collecting cameras

2002-04-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Don't you have to collect 'em in order to use 'em? J. C. O'Connell wrote: BTW, who many of you pentax users out there collect cameras as well as use them? Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/

Re: Collecting cameras

2002-04-12 Thread Nitin Garg
On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 10:51:34AM -0400, J. C. O'Connell wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christian Skofteland Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 9:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Whats your most used Camera?

Re: Collecting cameras

2002-04-12 Thread Bob Rapp
Only 2? I have about 50. BTW, who many of you pentax users out there collect cameras as well as use them? I've been buying all sorts of cameras over the last twenty years... JCO You Braggart and Idol! Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: Collecting cameras

2002-04-12 Thread Christian Skofteland
Actually, 3. I forgot the Spotmatic II which was bought more for Pentax history than anything else. I also have an Auto110 and an IQ Zoom 120 but didn't include them. Christian On Friday 12 April 2002 10:51, JCO wrote: Only 2? I have about 50. BTW, who many of you pentax users out there

Re: Collecting cameras

2002-04-12 Thread frank theriault
My users: MX, MV, 3 Spotmatics, Yashica Mat, Yashica Electro 35, Minolta HiMatic F My collectors: Yashica A, Minolta 16II, Voigtlander Vito Automatic I, Kodak Brownie Starflash My collectors aren't collectors because they're worth anything. Quite the contrary. The A was my father's, and

Re: Collecting cameras

2002-04-12 Thread Jim Apilado
. I probably will unload most of my Leica stuff in the fall. Jim A. From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:51:34 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Collecting cameras - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go

Re: Collecting cameras

2002-04-12 Thread James Adams
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 7:51 AM Subject: Collecting cameras My most used camera next to my trusty SPF, had to be my old Kodak 128(!), it was my first camera, bought it about 1960/61. I used it most

RE: Collecting cameras

2002-04-12 Thread Joe Wilensky
I've considered myself a camera collector since I discovered a couple of old Argus C-3's in Binghamton, NY antique shops 15 years ago. I've bought and sold or traded many cameras since then, following my interests, what struck my fancy, and also what finds I lucked into. I'm definitely a

RE: Collecting cameras

2002-04-12 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi I don't really collect cameras - I try to sell those that I don't use (for economic reasons) - but I still have 10 SLR's (35mm, 6x6, 6x7) (6 Pentax) and some 35mm and 6x9 rangefinders. I sertainly don't want cameras that don't work. I once got a Kodak baby brownie in original box w. a flash

Re: Collecting cameras

2002-04-12 Thread wendy beard
I collect cameras in a squirrelly sort of fashion. I kept buying MXs because I liked them, then I realised I couldn't possibly use them all so now I only have 3. When I got the black MX then I just had to have the black ME Super. And of course what goes with a black MX and an LX? Yep, a black