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There's another way of looking at this.
It matters not what you think about the cameras in question, the market sets the price. I've stopped shaking my head at the daft looking amounts these sell for and started buying them for peanuts where I can. I have 2 mju 1's and 2 mju 2's all bought from charity shops for a few quid, obviously they were bought in hope rather than expectation, both in function and the thought of resale. Trouble is, they're great, whist I don't need 4 of em they're just so good I can't bring myself to move them on. I think its the functionality and quality of image in such a small package. When I leave the house, any house, if I don't have a film camera it feels like I forgot my watch/wallet/phone/insert essential object. Then I remember I have that mju in the car/bag/pocket/whatever, and everything is ok with the world again... |
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I doubt that the people buying these cameras at such inflated prices are darkroom workers. Despite the reasonable quality lens, the camera lacks any real degree of control over focus, film speed and exposure. I read a review by someone who stated that they would never part with their Mju II. It was quite interesting, because the author seemed to highlight all the points that limit these cameras for serious use, including the ergonomic issues with such a small example. I'm sure you can produce impressive images with practically any camera, but I like to have the option to alter focus, depth of field and exposure, even though I may not always use the option. I do use cameras like the Mju II on holiday, or at parties or events where picture taking is usually less serious.
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The shop manager managed to kill off one of these time wasters by replying to the question about if it was boxed. "Yes sir it has a box with the makers name, however it is slightly marked, some additional labeling damaged, but this will not affect the the quality of the pictures it will produce" He never called again! |
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I accumulated 5 MJU II Stylus Epics over the past 3 or 4 years, the first one I bought had an asking price of £55, I took a fancy to it having read good things about it so I did a deal with the seller and swapped a MJU I and a couple of MJU zooms (which had cost me no more than £20 in total) for it, subsequently I purchased 4 more MJU II as spares paying no more than £10 for any of them, when the price of MJU II's escalated 2 or 3 months ago I had no hesitation listing 3 of them on Ebay, I got £350 for the 3 and kept the two best for myself
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I’m trying to find that Canon AF-7. It was upgraded to a Nikon zoom compact a few months ago. There could be someone out there waiting to pay £50 for it!
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I've been disappointed with a couple of them, none of which I paid over the odds for.
The Yashica T3 is an OK camera, but don't bump or even drop it - it'll throw the optics out of whack with the bin as your only option. I've owned three Yashica compact cameras. A µ1, µ2 and µ2 zoom. ALL of them suffer from severe light leaks through the lens barrel (shrinkage of sealing O-rings, a serious problem affecting many of them) which makes them nice for the Lomohipsters but not for serious work. On the other hand, I've always been a bit wary of the Rollei 35s, with the missing rangefinder and everything. But I happened to get one for a tenner, repaired the slower gears myself and love it now, such a great little camera.
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