Woke up this morning, drank my coffee and watched your video. Considering it is my only day off this week, I'm gonna go camera hunting haha. Thanks for the video :)
My dad had what was said to be the largest photographic collection (cameras, film, antiques, ephemera, etc.) of any private collector when he passed years ago. I was left to deal with it all and I knew Nothing about any of it. He was the 1st person to ever write a publication for camera collectors in the 60's. I learned enough in dealing with his massive collection that I now buy and sell cameras on ebay and etsy as a hobby...but never got to share the hobby with him. His name was Eaton Lothrop and he was super cool. He would have loved watching videos like this!
Letao Tao oh man! Of all the cameras I hear of people finding out hunting, the Ricoh gr's typically aren't on that list. That's a killer deal! Thanks for sharing the story!
Excellent communicator, easy to listen to because also very engaging. Not wasting time the way some of these guys do with extraneous info and comments.
Fantastic tips Nick this video is awesome. I inherited a Mamiya Rb67 Pro with a few lenses, 2 Pentax ILX cameras with a a few lenses, a few Nikon bodies including an underwater Nikon, camera bags, filters and other accessories from a friend of a friend which belonged to their father. Apparently his wife couldn’t stand seeing them taking up space and they thought they were not worth anything. They heard I was interested in film photography so offered to give them to me. Apparently there was a Hassleblad in the mix but one of the children snapped it up lol. Not long after receiving them owner passed away, I found his old engraved Swiss Army knife hidden in one of the bags so I offered to send it back to the daughter as I knew it had sentimental value. She was very grateful for it. It turns out he was a landscape photographer from up north in Australia and had a few books printed with his work. Sorry for long winded story but I thought it was worth sharing. Keep up the great content.
Wow! What an incredible story! Definitely worth sharing. I think one of the greatest things about acquiring gear, is getting to hear the stories behind the shooters that owned them previously! So cool you were able to return the swiss army knife. I have a knife from my Grandfather in my camera repair toolbox that means the world to me. He would use it for fixing little doo dads and knick knacks, and now I use it to repair my gear. I can definitely understand the sentimental value of such things. Anyways, thanks again for sharing the story! I was so glad to have read through it.
Don't neglect looking in things that you don't think a camera might be in. I bought a Leica IIIf with 50mm Summicron for $29 at a charity shop. It was actually in an old binoculars case. It was behind the counter and I almost didn't bother.
Oh wow! What a find! Thats a seriously great tip that I didn't even consider mentioning. I seen an old Graflex 2x3 and a quarter in a old sew machine casing at a antique store about a year ago. Im not sure if someone hid it in there because they wanted to come back for it, or if the seller thought it went with the casing, but there it was hidden away. They still had it marked higher than what I wanted to pay for it so I passed it up. But still its a great point youve brought up! Thank you so much for your addition!
You're welcome. Great channel, BTW. I subscribed. A few other finds at that same shop, Rollei 35 for $8, 2 Sylus Epics for $3 each, and an SX-70 with case for $10. I've also got some crazy deals at garage sales, estate sales, and from Craigslist, FB Marketplace, and LetGo.
Fantastic!! Ive gone dry for about 7 or 8 months. Havent found anything worth pulling the trigger on, but admittedly I havent been on the prowl as much as I once was. More so allowing myself to stumble onto things these days, vs hunting them down like I was over the last couple years. haha. Thanks again for sharing!!
Went and raided (i was given permission to take whatever by the university as it was all unwanted) a university biology labs old film camera storage and picked myself up an olympus om4 and om4ti with the 50mm 3.5 macro lens. Paid $0, bit of a steal in my opinion haha
Josh Hurley that's definitely a steal! So awesome! I hear that universities normally clear out their dark rooms and excess equipment at the end of the year. That's awesome that you got to take advantage of that!!
One of my favorite pastimes is to get on my motorcycle and tour the county thrift shops. My best score was a NIKON S with a NIKKOR f4 2.5 cm lens for 15 bucks. It had a price sticker of $60 on it, but when I told the sales person that the camera didn't work she said how about $15 then. I didn't know what I had until I got home and did a little research and found that the lens is extremely rare, ebay sellers listed a few for between $1500 and $4000. I have since repaired the NIKON S and also bought a nice NIKON SP, for a very good price, on ebay using your secret ebay hunting technique (not so secret anymore thanks to you). Great video. Keep up the good work.
Hey Al! What an amazing thrifting score! Nikon S's are rare to come by as is, but with the 25/4.. That thing must be a beauty! And dont worry, people forget about the secret ebay hunting tip more often than not. So I think there are still plenty of deals to scoop up. I just got a Leica 35mm summicron for cheap recently using the tip 😉 Thanks for the comment! Congrats on the beautiful Nikon S and SP setups!
Ive been shooting my dad's old Pentax K1000. It was our family photo camera and was collecting dust for years, until I decided to shoot with it. Came with a 35mm lens a 50mm, and a 135mm lens (my favourite!). After shooting with it a while I realized that I didn't have a backup in case it broke, or spare parts to fix it. I found another K1000 on the facebook buy and sell for $40 canadian, which I'm happy with. Seems to work fine, cosmetic bump on the top. I lent it out to a friend to shoot with for the summer and ill ask for it back in case mine breaks.
Such a classic camera. They are really a great workhorse camera. I honestly haven’t heard of many of them breaking down. Pentax truly did a remarkable job with the build and construction. What a cool story to yours as well. I wish I had a camera from my family. We only ever really had point and shoots over the years. None of which were anything remarkable. Thanks for sharing
Late to the party but my mom's friend bought me, for $2, at a yard sale: perfect condition Nikon FG, E series 50mm 1.8, quantaray 70-210, 2x teleconverter, Nikon flash, 4 rolls of Kodak 400, and a leather case for all of it. I'm so excited to use this camera (first non-instant film camera). I've used the 50mm on my Canon DSLR already and love it!
great video. two tips i will add (as a very experienced camera hunter/reseller): be EXTREMELY CAREFUL with battery doors on older point and shoot cameras. that and keep a spreadsheet. the spreadsheet changed my life; not only in and out, also track inventory based on recently sold value on ebay... best deal so far: pentax super-a "european camera of the year edition" with unused original strap, gold stamped pentax-a 50mm f1.4, pentax-m 135mm f3.5... all for only $20!?! naturally i will never sell it, it is only summer driven and still in mint condition.
Great video Nick, I really enjoyed it ... I not long ago picked up a Praktica MTL5 for $20 (australian) The lady wanted $100 with 3 lenses, one of them was the Pentacon 50mm 1.8 in perfect condition. When I inspected it there was no resistance on the film winder and the mirror was stuck up. Long story short, I passed it up but then she asked if I would give her $20 for the lenses so I took the lot home. All that was wrong was the film rewind release button was stuck in, freed that up and everything else started to work perfectly. I just ran a roll of film through it and no light leaks and even the meter seems spot on. I guess you can be lucky sometimes...
Haha any ebay seller fan of yours probably watched this and went back to check their grammar in a panic. Only recently started watching your videos Nick, you're super nice and personable to watch
Haha you are probably right. And thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words and encouragement. This was one of my first vids, so I tend to find it horrifying to go back and watch 😂👌
My first SLR was a Canon A-1. I was helping a family friend clean out his garage and he was giving me some outdated computer parts (my obsession at the time) and he said, "you want a camera?". I adored that camera and shot many rolls before I got rid of it. After I sold it, I almost immediately wished I had kept it. Fast forward to today... I saw a Minolta X-700 kit with four lenses and several other goodies on marketplace for a song. It was labeled: "Film camera package" Now I finally have a 35mm SLR again.
I’ve recently gotten into 35mm for about a year now. My first camera was an Olympus OM-4 which took me some time to figure out but as soon as I started understanding how to use it to its full potential the winder got stuck. It’s just sitting on top of my shelf for deco now. Fast forward to about 2 months ago, I found a Minolta X700 at my local thrift store for $15 with a 58/1.4 Rokkor lens. Works perfectly. It’s become my go to workhorse. I heavily rely on the light meter and this light meter is brilliant. Tho I still miss my OM4. & touching on fav stores to acquire film cameras, my forever go to store is KEH. Gold standard for camera gear. I’ve been a frequent customer since finding out about them just 3 weeks ago. I’ve purchased an OM2S body and a couple Zuiko lenses from them at “bargain” condition. They were conservatively graded and I find myself itching to buy every “bargain” deals they have of cameras I’m looking to buy. I’m actually waiting on a Leica z2x (bargain) and a replacement for my broken OM4 body in “excellent” condition. I can’t wait until they arrive. But one sleeper online store is shopgoodwill.com. You can find some gems for dirt cheap. I just bought an as is Minolta XG1 only for the lenses it came with-a 50/1.2 Rokkor + 28/2.8 Rokkor lens for $30. Amazing. I now have a small arsenal of 35mm cameras to play with and always looking to add more. But great video, subscribed (:
Nice advices,my wife and me find old Alpa in thrift store with three lenses,light meter,nd filters,polarising filters and manuals all in nice aluminum case.That was last year and we didnt do nothing except I shoot one roll of film.Camera bundle was bought for $50 with with canon film camera and couple lenses. We sold it last week for crazy amount of money "One man's trash is another man's treasure"
I am a bit of a hoarder but I do display my cameras. Recently took my Grandson who is 13 to Daytona Beach for a few days. I was using a Yashica Electro 35 and he was using a Canonet 1.7. I have been shopping ebay for a Nikon S2. Just purchased one that had had recent service. Using it now. It is a work of art and may take the place of my Nikon F2 as my favorite 35mm. I have a Mamiya C330 that has amazed me. Have only shot 1 roll of film as it is for special subjects. I do have a plan for its next use. Enjoyed your video.
I found a Konica FT-1 Motor. I opened it up and cleaned up the flex cable terminals and am in the process of replacing any deteriorating foam. It has a Hexanon AR 40mm f1.8 lens. The battery grip is in very good condition and ive bought two more nonfunctional FT-1's for about 20 dollars. Most issues come from the deteriorating foam that puts pressures on the flex cable terminals and the negative terminal on the battery grip side likes to break off. So if you cut out a small piece of aluminum can it can do the same job.
Love the videos. I found the best way to find great deals is to talk to people, and let them know you are looking for film cameras. A customer told me about an estate sale they were doing. While I was there I picked up a Nikon F3 with 4 lenses plus accessories for $25.00. Others have cleaned out closets to bring me stuff. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the kind words Mike. Thats a great suggestion as well of just letting people know your looking for film cameras. And an F3 setup for 25 bucks is amazing!!! Thanks for the comment
I agree about avoiding 620. Film availability is better with 120 film. I generally avoid cameras with batteries. My best camera is a Zorki 4K with a f2 Jupiter 8. A Soviet gem. My battery free meter is a Gossen Sixtomat colorfinder. German excellence from a thrift store. Best 120 camera is a 1958 Rolleicord Va. Most expensive is a Pentax 67 with a 55mm f4 lens. Heavy, but going up in value all the time.
You found a Pentax 67 at a thrift store? That’s amazing. And I’m with ya, I definitely prefer manual cameras without any need of batteries. Too much hassle
I have been hunting cameras for years. I got an m3 with summicron for $500 in 2002. I got my rolleiflex 2.8c for 100 at a pawn shop a couple years ago (it needed some work). I inherited a large 2.8f kit shortly after that. This year, I found the legenday zeiss ultron with the concave front element for 20 at a thrift store attached to a broken Icarex body. I also found an olympus 35rc recently for $3 at goodwill. I also found an original Contax T for $2.50 a couple years ago
if you live in socal, a really great antique mall is in the orange circle, i went a few years back and found all sorts of cool stuff, including cameras and tape recorders/casette players
Just found into my Grandfathers Konica Autoreflex TC in a desk drawer at my parents house. I've been considering getting into photography for a while so now I think I'll take a shot at doing some black and white. My fathers Black and white enlarger is in the basement here. So we shall see.
I scored a Minolta Autocord TLR at an estate sale a few weeks back! I had been wanting to try my hand at medium format, specifically with a TLR, and found an estate sale website where they had lists and photos of the different things each sale had up for grabs. I found one 40 minutes from me that had this camera (I researched and decided this was a solid camera choice). I get there at 9:05 am; the sale had only been open for 5 minutes. And then I see the camera...in the hands of a lady (and her boyfriend) who was very obviously not a photographer, and just thought it looked cool. I was not a happy camper, but I found a Minolta SLR with a tripod and was content with that purchase. I kept passing this couple as I went through the house and kept eyeing the camera just to see how much they charged for the camera: $200. Fair price, but whatever. Anyway, I get in line to purchase the SLR, and out of nowhere to my right I hear "Alright, I saw you eyeing it...here you go" and the guy just GIVES ME THE TLR. I couldn't believe my luck! The camera was in great condition, the price was right (I've seen that same camera online go for $300-$900 in good condition), and the people who wanted the camera gave it to me instead of buying it. Crazy! They probably saw me carrying around another camera and thought "oh damn okay well she's probably gonna use it more than us". I dunno, but either way, I'm so stoked about this camera!!
Haha thats such an epic story! Its cool when people do things like that! Have you gotten a chance to shoot with it yet? How do you like it? Medium format is so much fun
Unfortunately I haven't been able to shoot with it yet. I'm DYING to shoot with it, but as a b r o k e college student, I'm having to wait till I have a little extra money to buy more film. I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to score this camera haha. But fear not, I will be shooting with it soon!
Thank you for you video, and yes I came across in getting 2 models a Pentacon FM, and a Praktina FX with Zeiss Jena lenses, also my collection of Contax RF, and 2 Canon RF a Canon 7, and Canon VT. And my main camera is Nikon F 3 models, one I converted to shoot Panoramic by masking the shutter plane with black paper tape, and one to shoot as the third one has the F36 drive. My models are 50 to 60 years, and still working, and Really enjoy the design, but the history from these models, not to mention the previous owners who had them, what stories they have. Again thank you. As they sayFilm is alive - Keep on shooting.
My best purchase to date was a Minolta X-700 with winder, a Minolta XE-5, Minolta XG-1 Olympus OM-1n, 4 camera bags, a Velbon tripod, multiple lenses, mostly Minolta, a couple of cable releases and some odds and ends all for $50.00. The XG-1 and Olympus are in very good condition, the other Minoltas were quite dirty and sort of work. I plan to replace the capacitors in the X-700 soon.
I wanted to buy a decent basic camera for my daughter to get into 35mm photography. I learnt on an East German Praktica in the 80s so I decided to get her the same. I found a complete kit on FB marketplace with a selection of lenses shipped to us in Melbourne from Adelaide. For less than $100. (Australian, so about $65 US) I knew that buying sight unseen was a risk but the photos looked good and the seller seemed reliable enough. What turned up was better than I could have imagined. It came in a vintage solid meta camera case covered in a retro brown leatherette with some uber funky bright red velour liner. The camera is an LTL3 from the mid 70s and it was in mint condition. Now, I know these cameras are built like tanks and will survive the apocalypse but I reckon this had had hardly any use. With it was a Carl Zeiss jena 50mm lens, a funky hanimex mirrored 500mm lens and pentacon 135mm. Oh and a 2xtele convertor. Sadly the 50mm wasn't performing well and I stripped it down to investigate and I found loose pieces rattling around inside it. I guess someone else had been inside it previously and had given up. No problem I thought, I'll just go and pick up a cheap basic 50mm lens with an M42 mount. I found a local guy selling a variety of "Various 35mm cameras and lenses" on FB marketplace. I set off early one Saturday morning to see what he had. The first two lenses currently attached to similar Praktica cameras were stiff to operate or full of fungus. At this point my daughter pointed to another lens sat on the table and asked if that one was OK. At the first sight of it I had to fight back my immediate enthusiasm. It was a Super Takumar f1.4 (the holy grail of camera lenses) It wasn't one of the very early 8 element lenses nor was it one of the later ones branded up as, a "Multi Coated". There was some yellowing from the thorium radiation but nothing a little bit of UV exposure won't cure. This thing operated so smoothly it was like it had just left the factory. Hard to believe it was 50 years old already. I asked how much he wanted. "Make me an offer he said". He was already prepared to let the Pentacon ones go for $30, so I thought I'd chance my arm with an offer of $25. "Only if you have the right change" he says. Now, I only had $20 bills in my wallet so I quickly picked up a Hanimex 80-200mm zoom and offered $80 for the pair. He accepted and I quickly handed the cash over. As I shook hands and made to leave he commented that he had another 10 crates of camera stuff that he still has to sort through. Apparently all this stuff belonged to his father in law that he is selling off to make space in his garage. He obviously doesn't know what he has or what it's worth, so I'm watch his marketplace adverts closely. I did see some pre war Voigtlander cameras in one box. All I can suggest is you get your ass over here to pick up some bargains.
I've found Minolta XD-5 w/ 3 lenses, SRT201, Nikon EM with various Nikkor lenses, Olympus XA with flash kit, SX-70's & 600's, Canon AE-1, AV-1, Nikon F5, L35AF....too much to list.
-I got my Olympus XA for $10 at a garage sale. -A local camera store that is no longer in business sold me 5 Mamiya M645 bodies, 2 lenses, and 4 prisms for $200. I kept one of the lenses and one of the prisms to add to the Mamiya M645 body I bought from KEH for $100 a few months earlier to complete my setup. Then I sold the rest. In the end, I made a pretty profit. -A retired Photographer that volunteers at the college I go to gave me the Cambo Passportrait (Polaroid Passport Camera) I used to shoot all of the photos that are in my first zine.
Travis Cannady Photography bro those are some incredible deals! 4 m645 bodies!!! That's epic. And that CamboPassport is so awesome! I love the portraits you put out with that thing.
I loved this video so much. I just got back into film photography and I have been slowly building a collection so so that I can use them in my blog. I stopped by a yard sale the other day and asked about cameras. I ended up with 14 completely different cameras. From slr's to point and shoots :) most working but minor things wrong with them. Now I am slowly trying to figure out how to repair and clean them all up :) Sonia you could do that video quickly I will be very happy :)
Shannon Welly 14 different cameras?! That's so awesome! Thanks for the kind remarks. I will get the seal replacement video up within the month to help you out in that area 👌🏻
I've actually had good luck on Facebook. I simply put out a message that I wanted to try out shooting film vs digital and asked if anyone had an slr they wanted to get rid of. Ended up getting an argus which is missing a switch... a Nikon n70 canon ae-1 program with lenses and accessories for free which works perfectly has some seals left. Got a super nikon fg which is my fav so far with 2 lenses flash and filters for 10 bucks. Just need to put some new seals in it but it works.
Oh nice! Yea putting out a simple call like that to friends and family or even the film community can definitely bring a great return. So happy to hear you got some equipment for free and cheap. Those Nikon FG's are pretty rad. I think you are going to have a lot of fun with that one!! Thanks for the comment and suggestion!
Probably the best explanation I've seen on shopping/testing for used cameras, thanks for this. I have a box of "somewhat busted" cameras I can send you.
@@NickExposed No, I will never ever use analog film again, because of all the chemicals, but I do handle my old Cameras now and then for fun and nostalgia, I wish that there was new Cameras today in the quality as the Canon New F-1
@@cameraprepper7938 I can understand that. It’s nice to have them to handle every now and then I suppose. How great would it be if someone started putting out digital backs for these old work horses.
I put an ad on the radio and a guy called me a just gave me a k1000 pentax SE leather color edition for free with lenses and all. He said as long as it is going to someone who wants to learn photography. It is in mint condition.
Just scored a Canon AF35ML for free was going to purchase it but when I went to pick it up seller didn't realize batteries had exploded in compartment so he gave it to me for free for my time traveling there got home used some vinegar, Q-Tip a needle nose with a little maneuvering was able to get batteries out next morning installed new batteries its fully functional my best score yet
DatDudeDEE WiLL That’s fantastic!! I had a similar thing with the AF35ML I had picked up a year ago. The battery compartment was completely corroded, so I got it for like $25 bucks. But free is incredible!! Congrats dude, that’s so awesome. Put it to good use!
Great video! I have about half a dozen cameras I've had or collected over the years and they have taken a beating in storage and moving around, I am rehabbing them. Most are heirlooms one way or another. About half use obsolete film which bothers me. I rekindled my old Super 8 habit via eBay where I got a fine working Sankyo with the bells and whistles all working for 99 cents and another one like it for 11.00 (plus shipping of course). Then I found a fine Canon Rebel for 5 bucks that cleaned up like new, but it takes 20 bucks to battery that thing up. Not so bad cuz those new batteries do double duty on my old recommissioned Nikon N70 that I hate but needs to be brought up to speed. I see what you say about don't be a hoarder, its easy to go in and see cameras for cheap and want them. For me, it's ok if they're really cheap, but I want cameras I can and want to shoot with.
Sounds like you have a nice collection there. Glad you are getting a few of them up and running. It is a bummer that a lot of the old film sizes are no longer being used. It would be nice to be able to shoot some of those old old heirlooms.
I picked up a Nikon L35Af2 point and shoot for $4 at a pawn shop. They had a couple of Rubbermaid crates full of point and shoots that he later would tell me were headed for the landfill. I could have probably picked it up for $2 being that I offered them that much for each subsequent camera and he accepted. Another good place to find cameras is the facebook phone app. There is a Pentax K1000 that I'm too lazy to drive out and pick up for $25. I picked up my Canon S110 in mint condition for $20. Edit . . . oh yeah, Mike Padua sent me here. I follow you on IG didn't realize you had a YT channel.
WaywardAce dude that Nikon is a great find for 4 bucks!! And good thinking with the Facebook app, I didn't even think to mention that! I've never really had good luck at pawn shops, but hearing your success and story, I think I will add them back into my list for places to search. Thanks dude!!
hey man thanks for the video, immensely helpful and packed with great tips! well i guess my story is that my dad used to have a really nice extensive analog camera collection but then a lot of of sad stuff happened well long story short one of the only thing left beside memories and a watch is a gorgeous leica ii. hope it works going to shoot it tomorrow none the less im thankful for everything for getting into the stuff he did when he was younger motorcycles cars and photography i mean sadly i didnt get to know him much but i feel like i can connect to him this way. thanks for the videos man, much love
My best so far is the near mint Pentax Spotmatic SP w/Takumar 1.4 50mm for $5 my brother recently picked up for me at a yard sale and the 2 Calumet 4x5's w/cases and an enlarging lenses for $30 found on Craigslist. The Pentax came with a free Nikon 4004 with a bad battery door.
Wow!! Those are some incredible finds! Finding a Pentax with 50/1.4 is exciting, but then to top it off with finding 2 4x5 rigs for 30 bucks!!! Bravo my friend 👏👏👏 Thats quite the score!
Picked up a Yashica Electro at a yard sale for $4.00 recently. It had an old 123 battery in it, which is probably why the guy thought it didn't work. I got the actual repo battery for it for $8.00 and it fired right up.
Love the video lots of useful info. I buy all SLRs i find under $10 ones that work i sale and the ones that don’t i make lamps out of (make much more $ with lamps lol)
Very cool video Nick, very informative! My latest score was a Contax RTS with a Zeiss Planar 50mm 1.4 for free! It's the room mate of a friend of mine who was going to give it to Goodwill but when he heard that I was looking for used equipment he just gave it to me instead :)
Oh wow! That is such an amazing setup, and to get it for free is incredible!! Have you seen Max+One's recent video review on that camera setup? ruclips.net/video/lKRC4_NzwHE/видео.html If you havent seen it, I think you will enjoy it! Max is an awesome guy as well, one of my fav film youtube channels at the moment!
I scored my contarex at an estate sale. It was in near perfect condition, other than the deceased owner's soon couldn't figure out how to get a battery in it. $25 with lens.
You can also check out facebook marketplace because I bought a new name brand light meter for $5 at a garage sale and traded it for a mamiya c220 that was on facebook marketplace
a good place to casually check if you're bored is Facebook Marketplace. Not usually anything of interest there, but every once in a while you can find something good. Just recently picked up a 70 year old Argus C3 for $20 from some guy who got it from his deceased mother, never used it, and was just cleaning out the house before he moved.
Yea I've never had the greatest luck on Marketplace. But like anything else, its definitely worth a look. The C3 is a cool camera, if anything else it makes for a beautiful shelf display.
Nick Exposed it’s always an interesting place to check because it’s just an amalgamation of random junk. Some things are a tad over-priced, others are dirt cheap as if it were a big online garage sale. I’ve even seen someone selling fresh empanadas.
Analog Adventure craziest finds I've found was a Nikon fm2a for 5 bucks, also scooped the legendary Canon 100mm f2 fd lens for 5 bucks. That's as close as I've gotten to gold nugget for a buck. Haha Also, thanks for your kind words.
I used to carry one with me, but its large and bulky and of all the lenses Ive cleaned I have yet to scratch any of them with a quality lens cloth. But that being said, having a rocket blower on hand is nice. I have one within arms reach on my working desk at all times. Thanks for the comment!
I don't normally look at antique stores because their prices are usually for interior designers. However, I got a nice Olympus XA with the A11 flash for $10 from an antique store.
In reference to checking the Canon lenses, the old FD lenses (with the chrome ring that locks it in place), you can check the aperture blades easily with the lens off the camera. There is a little locking button that you can press with pen or your screwdriver, that will unlock the ring and you can then rotate it to the mounted position and run through the apertures.
Yea Antique stores are definitely priced for designers and decorators! And thats a fantastic tip on the Chrome ringed FD Lenses! Thank you so much for sharing that :D
Hey Emily, Thanks for the compliment. It was a nice find at a antique expo. Got it for just a couple bucks even! You cant see it in the frame of the video, but above my head there is a FujiFilm blimp as well. Haha. Ive collected all sorts of crazy film sway over the years 😂
just recently Found an estate sale that was happening online bc yk... covid. Anyway I bought this lot of 5 cameras for $25 and it had 2 canon sure shots which Im testing now and a Bell and Howell 35J in the original box and i'm pretty sure never used too. So far a steallll
a little late to this, but i found a kid's camera in a canadian value villiage, a crayola 115 film point and shoot (the variant without the flash). came with a roll kodak film that expired July 1999. No batteries, no controls, just film and advance and a shutter button. $6.99 CAD
im from york pa. i recently went to columbia, lancaster antique shopping and found a brand new minolta xg-1 with new minolta 50 and a 135mm lens . i paid 11.00. when i went to pay the lady says thats 20% off. i ended up paying 8 something. let me tell u it is a great camera. i was floored when i walked out.
Interesting video, thanks. How do these thrift stores work over there in the USA? Are they what we would call second hand shops in the UK, basically where the owner buys and sells items that are used and basically makes his living from this business, or are they some sort of charity shop? Where proceeds go to good causes rather than being run as a business? I understand that the Sally Army shops are charitable, but what about the rest of them? Cheers.
Most of them are charity related over here. People come in and donate old/used goods to the store, and they in turn sell it to fund different efforts for the charity. There are some others around that are more of what you described as a second hand shop, where the owner purchases lots from estate sales and other sources to sell and make a living.
Hmmmm. Well I also have the tools to fix cameras and lenses, although, I'm no expert. I've picked up a Polaroid 600SE with a broken lens that I fixed for about $75. I got an Epson V750 Pro scanner from a dentist's office for $75. But my best find was a Mamiya C33 with 65mm f/3.5 lens + accessories, which the guy thought was broken, and it was, and it was also horribly dirty. But I picked that up for $10 and cleaned 'er up. Trying to sell her now. Looks brand new. I've also found a Olympus MJU (with gold accents) and Olympus XA with flash for $5 each. Although I need a Pakon because using the Epson is not worth it for 35mm. My main camera is the Pentax 6x7 with the 105mm f/2.8. I develop color and B&W at home. I'm actually a painter though. lol. (www.patrickstromme.com) btw. your vids are great. I love the casual take and your personality. I think you're off to a great start and have the potential to get a great following here! :)
Patrick Stromme hey thanks Patrick! I appreciate the kind words. Those are some sweet deals you've picked up. I fix up cameras and lenses as well (also no expert). It's a great way to score amazing deals. Once I picked up a Nikon fm2n for 5 bucks from a guy on Craigslist. Somehow they had unscrewed the film rewind knob and the shaft had fallen into the camera back so they weren't able to open the back up. I brought it home, took a paper clip and unlocked the back. Retrieved the shaft and put a spare knob on. Haha. Shot it for a couple weeks and then sold it for a really nice price to help pay for a portion of our trip to upstate New York. Learning to fix cameras really pays off. And I'm with ya on the Pentax 67 combo. I have a MLU with the 105 as well as my main portrait camera. It's fantastic!! How long have you been shooting for? Also are we connected on Instagram? Shoot me a message @nickexposed I would love to check out your work.
Someone did give us a Minox Spy Camera. Was able to find film from Blue Moon Camera. And they processed it and printed the images. Worked but total cost was $72. Decided to end my new Spy Career as it would be hard to make a profit.
My best find was a Yashica T4 (T* 35mm f3.5) for 1 euro, next was 5 compact digital cameras for 10 euro but I have lost out as well, a Beauty (1958) in great condition but the film take up spool will not work, a mint Canonet 28 with the same problem, I stopped counting my cameras at 200, crazy or what!
200?! Thats quite the collection haha. The T4 is a wonderful find!! And unfortunately the broken take up spool is a common problem in a lot of these old cameras. Either way those were wonderful finds! I love thrift hunting for gear like this!
Thanks dude! I look forward to making more videos like that. Both for youtubers and instagramers. There are so many wonderful creators out there that people should be aware of!
EVOL I don't plan on doing a ton of reviews on this channel. However I can tell you it's a fantastic camera. Sharp, contrasty, the lens is incredibly fast. I wouldn't really have anything negative to say about it. If you are on the dense about getting one I say pull the trigger and get it.
Hey Anntonette! Depending on where you are from, there are still a great deal of labs that will process your 35mm film and deliver scans of the images so you can view them on your computer. You may try a google search for film developing in your city, or you could ship your film out to one of these labs... www.indiefilmlab.com www.thefindlab.com www.thedarkroom.com www.richardphotolab.com Hopefully that helps :)
Holga is a love it or leave it kind of camera. I often love it, but can understand if youre on the other side of the fence. haha. Thanks for the comment :)
You never know what you might find. In the UK there is a television show called Antiques Road Trip. They give two antique dealers £300 ($400) each and lend them a classic car and they set off to buy and sell antiques as they go on a journey through the countryside. All profits go to charity. In one episode they bought a curious old brass camera in a wooden box for £60 ($80) and sold it a couple of days later at auction for . . . . £20,000 ($26,000)! See their reactions at ruclips.net/video/eL4faSQ10rc/видео.html Remember, ALL the profit went to charity.
Be ruthless. Don’t feel bad about getting a really good deal. Never mind that the seller is nice and friendly. Mostly that’s a spiel to get you to pay more. All of this used camera business is really speculation and demand and supply. All of it is hot air, expectations and psychology. Almost non of it about the real worth of the product. All of these cameras have been amortized decades ago so the seller has no *right* to *demand* any price above a symbolic one, even if he has a Rolleiflex or Hasselblad. He can get lucky however, just like you. Be snobbish, be picky. Don’t pick up something unless you really want it and can see a use for it. If there is a ding in it, chuck it, or use it for spare parts if it’s really cheap or free. Don’t pay a lot for something you know will be an eyesore or an irritation. There is plenty of fish in the sea. All you need is time. Don’t buy to sell. Buy if you like the camera and can see a future for it and you. Selling should not be to make money because: If you are not enthusiastic about what you are selling, it will rub off on the camera, in what camera you choose and what you do to it to get it sellable. And then right on to the seller, souring people on the hobby in general. Semipro sellers will try to push speculation and hype of certain models spoiling the market for everyone else. This should be an enjoyable hobby or vocation, and we should put our money in the film manufacturing industry where it is most needed to keep film viable. When someone eventually manufactures a new camera that is worth its salt, give your money to *them*. Not to scalpers.
Woke up this morning, drank my coffee and watched your video. Considering it is my only day off this week, I'm gonna go camera hunting haha. Thanks for the video :)
KingJvpes haha perfect way to spend your day off! Let us know if you find anything good 👌🏻👌🏻
Kingjvpes please share some stores where I can buy cheap film cameras
My dad had what was said to be the largest photographic collection (cameras, film, antiques, ephemera, etc.) of any private collector when he passed years ago. I was left to deal with it all and I knew Nothing about any of it. He was the 1st person to ever write a publication for camera collectors in the 60's. I learned enough in dealing with his massive collection that I now buy and sell cameras on ebay and etsy as a hobby...but never got to share the hobby with him. His name was Eaton Lothrop and he was super cool. He would have loved watching videos like this!
Last weekend ran into someone who bought a Ricoh GR1 for $5. Gave him a battery and a roll of film and it was working perfectly. INSANITY.
Letao Tao oh man! Of all the cameras I hear of people finding out hunting, the Ricoh gr's typically aren't on that list. That's a killer deal! Thanks for sharing the story!
Excellent communicator, easy to listen to because also very engaging. Not wasting time the way some of these guys do with extraneous info and comments.
Thank you so much! Very kind words!
Great advice - I’ve been thrift store shopping for years and you’re right, they have wised-up and keep the better known names off to the side.
I can confirm the ebay 'misspelling' listings tip, I found my Olympus MJU zoom 105 advertised as an Olympus MEW!! It was just £20 😊😲
Fantastic tips Nick this video is awesome. I inherited a Mamiya Rb67 Pro with a few lenses, 2 Pentax ILX cameras with a a few lenses, a few Nikon bodies including an underwater Nikon, camera bags, filters and other accessories from a friend of a friend which belonged to their father. Apparently his wife couldn’t stand seeing them taking up space and they thought they were not worth anything. They heard I was interested in film photography so offered to give them to me. Apparently there was a Hassleblad in the mix but one of the children snapped it up lol. Not long after receiving them owner passed away, I found his old engraved Swiss Army knife hidden in one of the bags so I offered to send it back to the daughter as I knew it had sentimental value. She was very grateful for it. It turns out he was a landscape photographer from up north in Australia and had a few books printed with his work. Sorry for long winded story but I thought it was worth sharing. Keep up the great content.
Wow! What an incredible story! Definitely worth sharing. I think one of the greatest things about acquiring gear, is getting to hear the stories behind the shooters that owned them previously! So cool you were able to return the swiss army knife. I have a knife from my Grandfather in my camera repair toolbox that means the world to me. He would use it for fixing little doo dads and knick knacks, and now I use it to repair my gear. I can definitely understand the sentimental value of such things. Anyways, thanks again for sharing the story! I was so glad to have read through it.
Don't neglect looking in things that you don't think a camera might be in. I bought a Leica IIIf with 50mm Summicron for $29 at a charity shop. It was actually in an old binoculars case. It was behind the counter and I almost didn't bother.
Oh wow! What a find! Thats a seriously great tip that I didn't even consider mentioning. I seen an old Graflex 2x3 and a quarter in a old sew machine casing at a antique store about a year ago. Im not sure if someone hid it in there because they wanted to come back for it, or if the seller thought it went with the casing, but there it was hidden away. They still had it marked higher than what I wanted to pay for it so I passed it up. But still its a great point youve brought up! Thank you so much for your addition!
You're welcome. Great channel, BTW. I subscribed. A few other finds at that same shop, Rollei 35 for $8, 2 Sylus Epics for $3 each, and an SX-70 with case for $10. I've also got some crazy deals at garage sales, estate sales, and from Craigslist, FB Marketplace, and LetGo.
Fantastic!! Ive gone dry for about 7 or 8 months. Havent found anything worth pulling the trigger on, but admittedly I havent been on the prowl as much as I once was. More so allowing myself to stumble onto things these days, vs hunting them down like I was over the last couple years. haha. Thanks again for sharing!!
Went and raided (i was given permission to take whatever by the university as it was all unwanted) a university biology labs old film camera storage and picked myself up an olympus om4 and om4ti with the 50mm 3.5 macro lens. Paid $0, bit of a steal in my opinion haha
Josh Hurley that's definitely a steal! So awesome! I hear that universities normally clear out their dark rooms and excess equipment at the end of the year. That's awesome that you got to take advantage of that!!
One of my favorite pastimes is to get on my motorcycle and tour the county thrift shops. My best score was a NIKON S with a NIKKOR f4 2.5 cm lens for 15 bucks. It had a price sticker of $60 on it, but when I told the sales person that the camera didn't work she said how about $15 then. I didn't know what I had until I got home and did a little research and found that the lens is extremely rare, ebay sellers listed a few for between $1500 and $4000. I have since repaired the NIKON S and also bought a nice NIKON SP, for a very good price, on ebay using your secret ebay hunting technique (not so secret anymore thanks to you). Great video. Keep up the good work.
Hey Al! What an amazing thrifting score! Nikon S's are rare to come by as is, but with the 25/4.. That thing must be a beauty!
And dont worry, people forget about the secret ebay hunting tip more often than not. So I think there are still plenty of deals to scoop up. I just got a Leica 35mm summicron for cheap recently using the tip 😉
Thanks for the comment! Congrats on the beautiful Nikon S and SP setups!
@@NickExposed You mean you got a Lieca.
Just searched Lieca on ebay--took me to the Leica page.
Ive been shooting my dad's old Pentax K1000. It was our family photo camera and was collecting dust for years, until I decided to shoot with it. Came with a 35mm lens a 50mm, and a 135mm lens (my favourite!). After shooting with it a while I realized that I didn't have a backup in case it broke, or spare parts to fix it. I found another K1000 on the facebook buy and sell for $40 canadian, which I'm happy with. Seems to work fine, cosmetic bump on the top. I lent it out to a friend to shoot with for the summer and ill ask for it back in case mine breaks.
Such a classic camera. They are really a great workhorse camera. I honestly haven’t heard of many of them breaking down. Pentax truly did a remarkable job with the build and construction. What a cool story to yours as well. I wish I had a camera from my family. We only ever really had point and shoots over the years. None of which were anything remarkable. Thanks for sharing
Late to the party but my mom's friend bought me, for $2, at a yard sale: perfect condition Nikon FG, E series 50mm 1.8, quantaray 70-210, 2x teleconverter, Nikon flash, 4 rolls of Kodak 400, and a leather case for all of it. I'm so excited to use this camera (first non-instant film camera). I've used the 50mm on my Canon DSLR already and love it!
Wow! What a steal! I bet you were geeked when you got that! Enjoy! And thanks for sharing 😊
Nick Exposed I just got a German Agfa camera today! I didn't get such a deal this time though
Your e-bay tip certainly works - got a Hasselbald that way and no-one else spotted it so got it for the start price of 99c!
Wow! What a steal! Thats such an incredible story to hear! Congrats David! Thank you for sharing :)
great video. two tips i will add (as a very experienced camera hunter/reseller): be EXTREMELY CAREFUL with battery doors on older point and shoot cameras. that and keep a spreadsheet. the spreadsheet changed my life; not only in and out, also track inventory based on recently sold value on ebay...
best deal so far: pentax super-a "european camera of the year edition" with unused original strap, gold stamped pentax-a 50mm f1.4, pentax-m 135mm f3.5... all for only $20!?! naturally i will never sell it, it is only summer driven and still in mint condition.
Great video Nick, I really enjoyed it ... I not long ago picked up a Praktica MTL5 for $20 (australian) The lady wanted $100 with 3 lenses, one of them was the Pentacon 50mm 1.8 in perfect condition. When I inspected it there was no resistance on the film winder and the mirror was stuck up. Long story short, I passed it up but then she asked if I would give her $20 for the lenses so I took the lot home. All that was wrong was the film rewind release button was stuck in, freed that up and everything else started to work perfectly. I just ran a roll of film through it and no light leaks and even the meter seems spot on. I guess you can be lucky sometimes...
Haha any ebay seller fan of yours probably watched this and went back to check their grammar in a panic. Only recently started watching your videos Nick, you're super nice and personable to watch
Haha you are probably right. And thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words and encouragement. This was one of my first vids, so I tend to find it horrifying to go back and watch 😂👌
My first SLR was a Canon A-1. I was helping a family friend clean out his garage and he was giving me some outdated computer parts (my obsession at the time) and he said, "you want a camera?". I adored that camera and shot many rolls before I got rid of it. After I sold it, I almost immediately wished I had kept it. Fast forward to today... I saw a Minolta X-700 kit with four lenses and several other goodies on marketplace for a song. It was labeled: "Film camera package" Now I finally have a 35mm SLR again.
I’ve recently gotten into 35mm for about a year now. My first camera was an Olympus OM-4 which took me some time to figure out but as soon as I started understanding how to use it to its full potential the winder got stuck. It’s just sitting on top of my shelf for deco now.
Fast forward to about 2 months ago, I found a Minolta X700 at my local thrift store for $15 with a 58/1.4 Rokkor lens. Works perfectly. It’s become my go to workhorse. I heavily rely on the light meter and this light meter is brilliant. Tho I still miss my OM4.
& touching on fav stores to acquire film cameras, my forever go to store is KEH. Gold standard for camera gear. I’ve been a frequent customer since finding out about them just 3 weeks ago. I’ve purchased an OM2S body and a couple Zuiko lenses from them at “bargain” condition. They were conservatively graded and I find myself itching to buy every “bargain” deals they have of cameras I’m looking to buy. I’m actually waiting on a Leica z2x (bargain) and a replacement for my broken OM4 body in “excellent” condition. I can’t wait until they arrive. But one sleeper online store is shopgoodwill.com. You can find some gems for dirt cheap. I just bought an as is Minolta XG1 only for the lenses it came with-a 50/1.2 Rokkor + 28/2.8 Rokkor lens for $30. Amazing.
I now have a small arsenal of 35mm cameras to play with and always looking to add more. But great video, subscribed (:
Nice advices,my wife and me find old Alpa in thrift store with three lenses,light meter,nd filters,polarising filters and manuals all in nice aluminum case.That was last year and we didnt do nothing except I shoot one roll of film.Camera bundle was bought for $50 with with canon film camera and couple lenses.
We sold it last week for crazy amount of money
"One man's trash is another man's treasure"
I am a bit of a hoarder but I do display my cameras. Recently took my Grandson who is 13 to Daytona Beach for a few days. I was using a Yashica Electro 35 and he was using a Canonet 1.7. I have been shopping ebay for a Nikon S2. Just purchased one that had had recent service. Using it now. It is a work of art and may take the place of my Nikon F2 as my favorite 35mm. I have a Mamiya C330 that has amazed me. Have only shot 1 roll of film as it is for special subjects. I do have a plan for its next use. Enjoyed your video.
Awesome! I'm loving the sharing that we all in the film community are doing.
CW Daly the film community is such a great community to be a part of!!
I found a Konica FT-1 Motor. I opened it up and cleaned up the flex cable terminals and am in the process of replacing any deteriorating foam. It has a Hexanon AR 40mm f1.8 lens. The battery grip is in very good condition and ive bought two more nonfunctional FT-1's for about 20 dollars. Most issues come from the deteriorating foam that puts pressures on the flex cable terminals and the negative terminal on the battery grip side likes to break off. So if you cut out a small piece of aluminum can it can do the same job.
Love the videos. I found the best way to find great deals is to talk to people, and let them know you are looking for film cameras. A customer told me about an estate sale they were doing. While I was there I picked up a Nikon F3 with 4 lenses plus accessories for $25.00. Others have cleaned out closets to bring me stuff. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the kind words Mike. Thats a great suggestion as well of just letting people know your looking for film cameras. And an F3 setup for 25 bucks is amazing!!! Thanks for the comment
I agree about avoiding 620. Film availability is better with 120 film.
I generally avoid cameras with batteries. My best camera is a Zorki 4K with a f2 Jupiter 8. A Soviet gem.
My battery free meter is a Gossen Sixtomat colorfinder. German excellence from a thrift store.
Best 120 camera is a 1958 Rolleicord Va. Most expensive is a Pentax 67 with a 55mm f4 lens. Heavy, but going up in value all the time.
You found a Pentax 67 at a thrift store? That’s amazing. And I’m with ya, I definitely prefer manual cameras without any need of batteries. Too much hassle
I have been hunting cameras for years. I got an m3 with summicron for $500 in 2002. I got my rolleiflex 2.8c for 100 at a pawn shop a couple years ago (it needed some work). I inherited a large 2.8f kit shortly after that. This year, I found the legenday zeiss ultron with the concave front element for 20 at a thrift store attached to a broken Icarex body. I also found an olympus 35rc recently for $3 at goodwill. I also found an original Contax T for $2.50 a couple years ago
Great video. My best find so far was a Yashica FX-3 2000 for $2 CDN in a junk bin at my local camera store.
if you live in socal, a really great antique mall is in the orange circle, i went a few years back and found all sorts of cool stuff, including cameras and tape recorders/casette players
Just found into my Grandfathers Konica Autoreflex TC in a desk drawer at my parents house. I've been considering getting into photography for a while so now I think I'll take a shot at doing some black and white. My fathers Black and white enlarger is in the basement here. So we shall see.
That’s fantastic!! Great cameras! I hope you have great luck with them :)
I scored a Minolta Autocord TLR at an estate sale a few weeks back! I had been wanting to try my hand at medium format, specifically with a TLR, and found an estate sale website where they had lists and photos of the different things each sale had up for grabs. I found one 40 minutes from me that had this camera (I researched and decided this was a solid camera choice). I get there at 9:05 am; the sale had only been open for 5 minutes. And then I see the camera...in the hands of a lady (and her boyfriend) who was very obviously not a photographer, and just thought it looked cool. I was not a happy camper, but I found a Minolta SLR with a tripod and was content with that purchase. I kept passing this couple as I went through the house and kept eyeing the camera just to see how much they charged for the camera: $200. Fair price, but whatever. Anyway, I get in line to purchase the SLR, and out of nowhere to my right I hear "Alright, I saw you eyeing it...here you go" and the guy just GIVES ME THE TLR. I couldn't believe my luck! The camera was in great condition, the price was right (I've seen that same camera online go for $300-$900 in good condition), and the people who wanted the camera gave it to me instead of buying it. Crazy! They probably saw me carrying around another camera and thought "oh damn okay well she's probably gonna use it more than us". I dunno, but either way, I'm so stoked about this camera!!
Haha thats such an epic story! Its cool when people do things like that! Have you gotten a chance to shoot with it yet? How do you like it? Medium format is so much fun
Unfortunately I haven't been able to shoot with it yet. I'm DYING to shoot with it, but as a b r o k e college student, I'm having to wait till I have a little extra money to buy more film. I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to score this camera haha. But fear not, I will be shooting with it soon!
Haha thats understandable. When you end up getting film let me know how you enjoy medium format! I think you are really going to dig it
your tip about the vinegar and the peroxide helped me a lot! Thank you!!
Hey Nicolle, Im glad to hear that. Its definitely a helpful thing to know. Thanks for sharing that it worked out for you :)
Thank you for you video, and yes I came across in getting 2 models a Pentacon FM, and a Praktina FX with Zeiss Jena lenses, also my collection of Contax RF, and 2 Canon RF a Canon 7, and Canon VT. And my main camera is Nikon F 3 models, one I converted to shoot Panoramic by masking the shutter plane with black paper tape, and one to shoot as the third one has the F36 drive. My models are 50 to 60 years, and still working, and Really enjoy the design, but the history from these models, not to mention the previous owners who had them, what stories they have. Again thank you. As they sayFilm is alive - Keep on shooting.
My best purchase to date was a Minolta X-700 with winder, a Minolta XE-5, Minolta XG-1 Olympus OM-1n, 4 camera bags, a Velbon tripod, multiple lenses, mostly Minolta, a couple of cable releases and some odds and ends all for $50.00. The XG-1 and Olympus are in very good condition, the other Minoltas were quite dirty and sort of work. I plan to replace the capacitors in the X-700 soon.
Got a polariod 80B as a gift. Converted it to shoot 120 since film for those cameras hasn't been made in about 40 years.
Oh that’s awesome! How did you go about the conversion? I have one and would be interested in making a similar conversion as well. Thanks
I wanted to buy a decent basic camera for my daughter to get into 35mm photography.
I learnt on an East German Praktica in the 80s so I decided to get her the same. I found a complete kit on FB marketplace with a selection of lenses shipped to us in Melbourne from Adelaide. For less than $100. (Australian, so about $65 US)
I knew that buying sight unseen was a risk but the photos looked good and the seller seemed reliable enough.
What turned up was better than I could have imagined. It came in a vintage solid meta camera case covered in a retro brown leatherette with some uber funky bright red velour liner. The camera is an LTL3 from the mid 70s and it was in mint condition. Now, I know these cameras are built like tanks and will survive the apocalypse but I reckon this had had hardly any use.
With it was a Carl Zeiss jena 50mm lens, a funky hanimex mirrored 500mm lens and pentacon 135mm. Oh and a 2xtele convertor.
Sadly the 50mm wasn't performing well and I stripped it down to investigate and I found loose pieces rattling around inside it.
I guess someone else had been inside it previously and had given up.
No problem I thought, I'll just go and pick up a cheap basic 50mm lens with an M42 mount.
I found a local guy selling a variety of "Various 35mm cameras and lenses" on FB marketplace.
I set off early one Saturday morning to see what he had.
The first two lenses currently attached to similar Praktica cameras were stiff to operate or full of fungus. At this point my daughter pointed to another lens sat on the table and asked if that one was OK.
At the first sight of it I had to fight back my immediate enthusiasm.
It was a Super Takumar f1.4 (the holy grail of camera lenses)
It wasn't one of the very early 8 element lenses nor was it one of the later ones branded up as, a "Multi Coated".
There was some yellowing from the thorium radiation but nothing a little bit of UV exposure won't cure. This thing operated so smoothly it was like it had just left the factory. Hard to believe it was 50 years old already.
I asked how much he wanted. "Make me an offer he said". He was already prepared to let the Pentacon ones go for $30, so I thought I'd chance my arm with an offer of $25. "Only if you have the right change" he says.
Now, I only had $20 bills in my wallet so I quickly picked up a Hanimex 80-200mm zoom and offered $80 for the pair. He accepted and I quickly handed the cash over.
As I shook hands and made to leave he commented that he had another 10 crates of camera stuff that he still has to sort through.
Apparently all this stuff belonged to his father in law that he is selling off to make space in his garage.
He obviously doesn't know what he has or what it's worth, so I'm watch his marketplace adverts closely.
I did see some pre war Voigtlander cameras in one box.
All I can suggest is you get your ass over here to pick up some bargains.
I've found Minolta XD-5 w/ 3 lenses, SRT201, Nikon EM with various Nikkor lenses, Olympus XA with flash kit, SX-70's & 600's, Canon AE-1, AV-1, Nikon F5, L35AF....too much to list.
Wow!! Thats quite the incredible haul! Its like treasure hunting isn't it! The thrill of finding a worthwhile camera is exhilarating to say the least!
-I got my Olympus XA for $10 at a garage sale.
-A local camera store that is no longer in business sold me 5 Mamiya M645 bodies, 2 lenses, and 4 prisms for $200. I kept one of the lenses and one of the prisms to add to the Mamiya M645 body I bought from KEH for $100 a few months earlier to complete my setup. Then I sold the rest. In the end, I made a pretty profit.
-A retired Photographer that volunteers at the college I go to gave me the Cambo Passportrait (Polaroid Passport Camera) I used to shoot all of the photos that are in my first zine.
Travis Cannady Photography bro those are some incredible deals! 4 m645 bodies!!! That's epic. And that CamboPassport is so awesome! I love the portraits you put out with that thing.
I loved this video so much. I just got back into film photography and I have been slowly building a collection so so that I can use them in my blog. I stopped by a yard sale the other day and asked about cameras. I ended up with 14 completely different cameras. From slr's to point and shoots :) most working but minor things wrong with them. Now I am slowly trying to figure out how to repair and clean them all up :) Sonia you could do that video quickly I will be very happy :)
Shannon Welly 14 different cameras?! That's so awesome! Thanks for the kind remarks. I will get the seal replacement video up within the month to help you out in that area 👌🏻
I've actually had good luck on Facebook. I simply put out a message that I wanted to try out shooting film vs digital and asked if anyone had an slr they wanted to get rid of. Ended up getting an argus which is missing a switch... a Nikon n70 canon ae-1 program with lenses and accessories for free which works perfectly has some seals left. Got a super nikon fg which is my fav so far with 2 lenses flash and filters for 10 bucks. Just need to put some new seals in it but it works.
Oh nice! Yea putting out a simple call like that to friends and family or even the film community can definitely bring a great return. So happy to hear you got some equipment for free and cheap. Those Nikon FG's are pretty rad. I think you are going to have a lot of fun with that one!! Thanks for the comment and suggestion!
Probably the best explanation I've seen on shopping/testing for used cameras, thanks for this. I have a box of "somewhat busted" cameras I can send you.
Hahaha I love "somewhat busted" cameras. They give me nice little weekend projects. lol Thanks for the kind words buddy :)
Started collecting back in the early 70s. Lots of great finds. Harder now days but still some good stuff to be had. Good vid / walk back in time.
thanks for sharing, I'm getting my camo on and ready for the hunt, lol
The Canon New F-1 are my all time analog 35mm Camera !
I do miss mine. It’s a great tank of a camera!
@@NickExposed I still have two, though I never use them any more
@@cameraprepper7938 how great to still have them!! You should break one out and put a roll through it. Would be a great joy!
@@NickExposed No, I will never ever use analog film again, because of all the chemicals, but I do handle my old Cameras now and then for fun and nostalgia, I wish that there was new Cameras today in the quality as the Canon New F-1
@@cameraprepper7938 I can understand that. It’s nice to have them to handle every now and then I suppose. How great would it be if someone started putting out digital backs for these old work horses.
I put an ad on the radio and a guy called me a just gave me a k1000 pentax SE leather color edition for free with lenses and all. He said as long as it is going to someone who wants to learn photography. It is in mint condition.
great one, thanks! Just picked up a Minolta Hi-Matic F for $11
Jacint JUHASZ very nice!! Those hi-matic's have wonderful lenses. Great find!! Thank you for the comment!
Just scored a Canon AF35ML for free was going to purchase it but when I went to pick it up seller didn't realize batteries had exploded in compartment so he gave it to me for free for my time traveling there got home used some vinegar, Q-Tip a needle nose with a little maneuvering was able to get batteries out next morning installed new batteries its fully functional my best score yet
DatDudeDEE WiLL That’s fantastic!! I had a similar thing with the AF35ML I had picked up a year ago. The battery compartment was completely corroded, so I got it for like $25 bucks. But free is incredible!! Congrats dude, that’s so awesome. Put it to good use!
DatDudeDEE WiLL nice
Hi . I have bought a canon ae1 program camera for £35 . I is in a mint condition . And I'm trying it now .
Hey that’s a great price! The AE1 was my first main film shooter. It’s a beautiful camera. I hope it worked out well for you.
Great video! I have about half a dozen cameras I've had or collected over the years and they have taken a beating in storage and moving around, I am rehabbing them. Most are heirlooms one way or another. About half use obsolete film which bothers me. I rekindled my old Super 8 habit via eBay where I got a fine working Sankyo with
the bells and whistles all working for 99 cents and another one like it for 11.00 (plus shipping of course). Then I found a fine Canon Rebel for 5 bucks that cleaned up like new, but it takes 20 bucks to battery that thing up. Not so bad cuz those new batteries do double duty on my old recommissioned Nikon N70 that I hate but needs to be brought up to speed. I see what you say about don't be a hoarder, its easy to go in and see cameras for cheap and want them. For me, it's ok if they're really cheap, but I want cameras I can and want to shoot with.
Sounds like you have a nice collection there. Glad you are getting a few of them up and running. It is a bummer that a lot of the old film sizes are no longer being used. It would be nice to be able to shoot some of those old old heirlooms.
I picked up a Nikon L35Af2 point and shoot for $4 at a pawn shop. They had a couple of Rubbermaid crates full of point and shoots that he later would tell me were headed for the landfill. I could have probably picked it up for $2 being that I offered them that much for each subsequent camera and he accepted. Another good place to find cameras is the facebook phone app. There is a Pentax K1000 that I'm too lazy to drive out and pick up for $25. I picked up my Canon S110 in mint condition for $20. Edit . . . oh yeah, Mike Padua sent me here. I follow you on IG didn't realize you had a YT channel.
WaywardAce dude that Nikon is a great find for 4 bucks!! And good thinking with the Facebook app, I didn't even think to mention that! I've never really had good luck at pawn shops, but hearing your success and story, I think I will add them back into my list for places to search. Thanks dude!!
hey man thanks for the video, immensely helpful and packed with great tips! well i guess my story is that my dad used to have a really nice extensive analog camera collection but then a lot of of sad stuff happened well long story short one of the only thing left beside memories and a watch is a gorgeous leica ii. hope it works going to shoot it tomorrow none the less im thankful for everything for getting into the stuff he did when he was younger motorcycles cars and photography i mean sadly i didnt get to know him much but i feel like i can connect to him this way. thanks for the videos man, much love
Of ten times very helpful! Thanks.
really glad you made this video honestly man really appreciate it
Can you do a video on point and shoots? How to get the best out of them and how to choose them. Thanks for the video 😀📷💕
I’m not as well versed as some others on point and shoots. Perhaps in the future.
My best so far is the near mint Pentax Spotmatic SP w/Takumar 1.4 50mm for $5 my brother recently picked up for me at a yard sale and the 2 Calumet 4x5's w/cases and an enlarging lenses for $30 found on Craigslist. The Pentax came with a free Nikon 4004 with a bad battery door.
Wow!! Those are some incredible finds! Finding a Pentax with 50/1.4 is exciting, but then to top it off with finding 2 4x5 rigs for 30 bucks!!! Bravo my friend 👏👏👏 Thats quite the score!
Picked up a Yashica Electro at a yard sale for $4.00 recently. It had an old 123 battery in it, which is probably why the guy thought it didn't work. I got the actual repo battery for it for $8.00 and it fired right up.
I've been watching your vids and you really inspired me. Just wanted to say thanks!
Sorta similar to craigslist, but I find that Facebook Marketplace has some great deals in my area
Love the video lots of useful info.
I buy all SLRs i find under $10 ones that work i sale and the ones that don’t i make lamps out of (make much more $ with lamps lol)
And recently a XG-A minolta for $20 very clean
Great finds!! Both are wonderful Minolta!
great video. thanks Nick!
Jawaz Shabazz hey thanks Jawaz! I appreciate that
Very cool video Nick, very informative! My latest score was a Contax RTS with a Zeiss Planar 50mm 1.4 for free! It's the room mate of a friend of mine who was going to give it to Goodwill but when he heard that I was looking for used equipment he just gave it to me instead :)
Oh wow! That is such an amazing setup, and to get it for free is incredible!! Have you seen Max+One's recent video review on that camera setup? ruclips.net/video/lKRC4_NzwHE/видео.html If you havent seen it, I think you will enjoy it! Max is an awesome guy as well, one of my fav film youtube channels at the moment!
I just went to look at it! That 200mm Zeiss lens looks amazing.. now I want one lol!
Haha it was quite the impressive lens!
You're amazing at this dude!!! Keep doing videos!!
Hey Thanks Michael! Thats super encouraging. I appreciate it :)
I scored my contarex at an estate sale. It was in near perfect condition, other than the deceased owner's soon couldn't figure out how to get a battery in it. $25 with lens.
You can also check out facebook marketplace because I bought a new name brand light meter for $5 at a garage sale and traded it for a mamiya c220 that was on facebook marketplace
great video, subbed!
a good place to casually check if you're bored is Facebook Marketplace. Not usually anything of interest there, but every once in a while you can find something good. Just recently picked up a 70 year old Argus C3 for $20 from some guy who got it from his deceased mother, never used it, and was just cleaning out the house before he moved.
Yea I've never had the greatest luck on Marketplace. But like anything else, its definitely worth a look. The C3 is a cool camera, if anything else it makes for a beautiful shelf display.
Nick Exposed it’s always an interesting place to check because it’s just an amalgamation of random junk. Some things are a tad over-priced, others are dirt cheap as if it were a big online garage sale. I’ve even seen someone selling fresh empanadas.
Haha! Fresh Empanadas is an amazing find! 😂
Have you ever been in the position were you came across a really exspensive camera for dirt cheap somewhere? A gold nugget for a buck? Great video btw
Analog Adventure craziest finds I've found was a Nikon fm2a for 5 bucks, also scooped the legendary Canon 100mm f2 fd lens for 5 bucks. That's as close as I've gotten to gold nugget for a buck. Haha
Also, thanks for your kind words.
Be sure to share your favorite camera hunting story here in the comments!! Thanks for tuning in.
Cool stuff. I am surprised you don't have a rocket blower in your kit. You might scratch the lens with a cloth.
I used to carry one with me, but its large and bulky and of all the lenses Ive cleaned I have yet to scratch any of them with a quality lens cloth. But that being said, having a rocket blower on hand is nice. I have one within arms reach on my working desk at all times. Thanks for the comment!
I don't normally look at antique stores because their prices are usually for interior designers. However, I got a nice Olympus XA with the A11 flash for $10 from an antique store.
In reference to checking the Canon lenses, the old FD lenses (with the chrome ring that locks it in place), you can check the aperture blades easily with the lens off the camera. There is a little locking button that you can press with pen or your screwdriver, that will unlock the ring and you can then rotate it to the mounted position and run through the apertures.
Yea Antique stores are definitely priced for designers and decorators! And thats a fantastic tip on the Chrome ringed FD Lenses! Thank you so much for sharing that :D
Prices have soared. I'm waiting another few years when things tank. I'll keep my M2, Rolliecord, Rollei 35, and Nikkormat FTN for now....
Where did you find that Kodak sign I love it!!!
Hey Emily, Thanks for the compliment. It was a nice find at a antique expo. Got it for just a couple bucks even! You cant see it in the frame of the video, but above my head there is a FujiFilm blimp as well. Haha. Ive collected all sorts of crazy film sway over the years 😂
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just recently Found an estate sale that was happening online bc yk... covid. Anyway I bought this lot of 5 cameras for $25 and it had 2 canon sure shots which Im testing now and a Bell and Howell 35J in the original box and i'm pretty sure never used too. So far a steallll
a little late to this, but i found a kid's camera in a canadian value villiage, a crayola 115 film point and shoot (the variant without the flash). came with a roll kodak film that expired July 1999. No batteries, no controls, just film and advance and a shutter button. $6.99 CAD
Amazing video!!
xavier barriault hey thanks so much
1:23 I got a minolta 7000 maxxum for $2 dollars in a yard sale
canon a1 with motorwind £12: yashica 125 med format £5.
First use a hand blower to blow the dust than clean the lenses with liquid lens cleaner, qtip and cleaning cloth.
Good points! Thank you for sharing :)
Yaschica Electro 35, I bought in the US for $10.
Oh man what a tip!
Thanks again Robert!
found a sx-70 for $10 but idk if it works just thought it was cool looking but i would try n see if it works n use it 🤷🏻♀️
That’s a great price, even if it doesnt work! But hopefully it does, because they are a blast to shoot.
im from york pa. i recently went to columbia, lancaster antique shopping and found a brand new minolta xg-1 with new minolta 50 and a 135mm lens . i paid 11.00. when i went to pay the lady says thats 20% off. i ended up paying 8 something. let me tell u it is a great camera. i was floored when i walked out.
Oh wow! That’s an incredible deal to find! $8 is penny’s for that camera! Thanks for sharing :)
Any tips for selling cameras as a kid?
Got a Contax T2 at a thrift store (:
For $5.00
Interesting video, thanks. How do these thrift stores work over there in the USA? Are they what we would call second hand shops in the UK, basically where the owner buys and sells items that are used and basically makes his living from this business, or are they some sort of charity shop? Where proceeds go to good causes rather than being run as a business? I understand that the Sally Army shops are charitable, but what about the rest of them?
Cheers.
Most of them are charity related over here. People come in and donate old/used goods to the store, and they in turn sell it to fund different efforts for the charity. There are some others around that are more of what you described as a second hand shop, where the owner purchases lots from estate sales and other sources to sell and make a living.
Literally... all my tricks... :'O
Haha! Whats been your favorite thrifting find Patrick?
Hmmmm. Well I also have the tools to fix cameras and lenses, although, I'm no expert. I've picked up a Polaroid 600SE with a broken lens that I fixed for about $75. I got an Epson V750 Pro scanner from a dentist's office for $75. But my best find was a Mamiya C33 with 65mm f/3.5 lens + accessories, which the guy thought was broken, and it was, and it was also horribly dirty. But I picked that up for $10 and cleaned 'er up. Trying to sell her now. Looks brand new.
I've also found a Olympus MJU (with gold accents) and Olympus XA with flash for $5 each. Although I need a Pakon because using the Epson is not worth it for 35mm.
My main camera is the Pentax 6x7 with the 105mm f/2.8. I develop color and B&W at home.
I'm actually a painter though. lol. (www.patrickstromme.com)
btw. your vids are great. I love the casual take and your personality. I think you're off to a great start and have the potential to get a great following here! :)
Patrick Stromme hey thanks Patrick! I appreciate the kind words. Those are some sweet deals you've picked up. I fix up cameras and lenses as well (also no expert). It's a great way to score amazing deals. Once I picked up a Nikon fm2n for 5 bucks from a guy on Craigslist. Somehow they had unscrewed the film rewind knob and the shaft had fallen into the camera back so they weren't able to open the back up. I brought it home, took a paper clip and unlocked the back. Retrieved the shaft and put a spare knob on. Haha. Shot it for a couple weeks and then sold it for a really nice price to help pay for a portion of our trip to upstate New York. Learning to fix cameras really pays off.
And I'm with ya on the Pentax 67 combo. I have a MLU with the 105 as well as my main portrait camera. It's fantastic!!
How long have you been shooting for? Also are we connected on Instagram? Shoot me a message @nickexposed I would love to check out your work.
So would I be allowed to bring my own film that I bought and test it on a camera in a store to see if it still works?
Someone did give us a Minox Spy Camera. Was able to find film from Blue Moon Camera. And they processed it and printed the images. Worked but total cost was $72. Decided to end my new Spy Career as it would be hard to make a profit.
My best find was a Yashica T4 (T* 35mm f3.5) for 1 euro, next was 5 compact digital cameras for 10 euro but I have lost out as well, a Beauty (1958) in great condition but the film take up spool will not work, a mint Canonet 28 with the same problem, I stopped counting my cameras at 200, crazy or what!
200?! Thats quite the collection haha. The T4 is a wonderful find!! And unfortunately the broken take up spool is a common problem in a lot of these old cameras. Either way those were wonderful finds! I love thrift hunting for gear like this!
another great vid!
Thanks buddy! I really appreciate that!
Nick Exposed i liked how you promoted a bunch of small youtubers in your other video.
Thanks dude! I look forward to making more videos like that. Both for youtubers and instagramers. There are so many wonderful creators out there that people should be aware of!
I've been looking for photographers to collab with for awhile now. My google fu might be low because you seem to find them quite easily.
What kind of collab's are you looking to do?
I see a canonet ql 17 at the back, could you please review it? :)
EVOL I don't plan on doing a ton of reviews on this channel. However I can tell you it's a fantastic camera. Sharp, contrasty, the lens is incredibly fast. I wouldn't really have anything negative to say about it. If you are on the dense about getting one I say pull the trigger and get it.
Thanks man I really appreciate it. Keep up the good work.
Thanks dude! I will try my best :)
@@aboud510 I used a QL17 for 25 years and thought it was a great camera. I wish I still had it.
i got a pentax 6x7 for 170 us all together, strap was 25 tho
I picked up an olympus om2 with zuiko 28mm f2 for 30 euros
I have a old canon z115 camera and I want to know where would I go to get the pictures that I took? Sum1 help
Hey Anntonette! Depending on where you are from, there are still a great deal of labs that will process your 35mm film and deliver scans of the images so you can view them on your computer. You may try a google search for film developing in your city, or you could ship your film out to one of these labs...
www.indiefilmlab.com
www.thefindlab.com
www.thedarkroom.com
www.richardphotolab.com
Hopefully that helps :)
Love the video, but IMO a Holga at any price (free) failed to meet the minimum standards here.
Holga is a love it or leave it kind of camera. I often love it, but can understand if youre on the other side of the fence. haha. Thanks for the comment :)
Thrift stores near me never stock camera nor film . 😭😭
There's an early Rolleiflex nearby me which the seller has listed for $2500 lol
Henry Moore haha see what I mean. People think they have gold plated cameras sometimes haha
You never know what you might find. In the UK there is a television show called Antiques Road Trip. They give two antique dealers £300 ($400) each and lend them a classic car and they set off to buy and sell antiques as they go on a journey through the countryside. All profits go to charity.
In one episode they bought a curious old brass camera in a wooden box for £60 ($80) and sold it a couple of days later at auction for . . . . £20,000 ($26,000)!
See their reactions at ruclips.net/video/eL4faSQ10rc/видео.html
Remember, ALL the profit went to charity.
Minolta Tlrs have weak metal in their focus and winding levers.
Thats good to know, Ive never used one of the Autocords. Thanks for sharing :)
Be ruthless. Don’t feel bad about getting a really good deal. Never mind that the seller is nice and friendly. Mostly that’s a spiel to get you to pay more.
All of this used camera business is really speculation and demand and supply. All of it is hot air, expectations and psychology.
Almost non of it about the real worth of the product.
All of these cameras have been amortized decades ago so the seller has no *right* to *demand* any price above a symbolic one, even if he has a Rolleiflex or Hasselblad.
He can get lucky however, just like you.
Be snobbish, be picky. Don’t pick up something unless you really want it and can see a use for it.
If there is a ding in it, chuck it, or use it for spare parts if it’s really cheap or free.
Don’t pay a lot for something you know will be an eyesore or an irritation.
There is plenty of fish in the sea. All you need is time.
Don’t buy to sell. Buy if you like the camera and can see a future for it and you. Selling should not be to make money because:
If you are not enthusiastic about what you are selling, it will rub off on the camera, in what camera you choose and what you do to it to get it sellable.
And then right on to the seller, souring people on the hobby in general.
Semipro sellers will try to push speculation and hype of certain models spoiling the market for everyone else.
This should be an enjoyable hobby or vocation, and we should put our money in the film manufacturing industry where it is most needed to keep film viable.
When someone eventually manufactures a new camera that is worth its salt, give your money to *them*.
Not to scalpers.