Interesting trend on craigslist - medium format

I'm seeing boatlods of medium format cameras for sale in the $500 range. Bronica, Mamiya etc. Like rats off a ship.

Has the DSLR market (most likely the 1Ds Mk.III) finally shot film in the back while it was down?

Seems the purists have finally threw in the towel and the remaining film users are just waiting it out.

What is the trend near you?

lots of nikon digital, scams, and over priced crap. its rather strange, but we have a lot of tweakers down here who would sell their first born for a hit. i often wonder how much of it is stolen.
shan

cosworth wrote in post #5282822
I'm seeing boatlods of medium format cameras for sale in the $500 range. Bronica, Mamiya etc. Like rats off a ship.

Has the DSLR market (most likely the 1Ds Mk.III) finally shot film in the back while it was down?

Seems the purists have finally threw in the towel and the remaining film users are just waiting it out.

What is the trend near you?

I am seeing it too.... and it is very tempting for me to get in there and grab one just for the heck of it

don't know why, but never trusted craigs list. I much prefer ebay for whatever slight security it provides.

mark

Looooooooads of MF stuff being sold here in Toronto too.

Good for me... I'd love to pick up a MF or even LF film system some day. Its the only way I can see myself ever shooting film again.

Go for it.

I've been just getting into medium format, and it's the shiz.

agent.media wrote in post #5315991
Go for it.

I've been just getting into medium format, and it's the shiz.

I have no cash

Get a mamiya TLR used for about 200 bucks!

agent.media wrote in post #5321477
Get a mamiya TLR used for about 200 bucks!

Get a Holga, they are around $25

Nah, I'm holding out for a fuji gx617

Maybe I will get a Mamiya in the meantime.

Good, now just find me a Rollei 2.8 for under $200 and I will be happy. . .

I honestly think this stuff has always been available, finding it has always been the hard part. My friend and I used to 'troll' pawnshops back in the day, we used to find some great bargains on 35mm/medium format, rangefinders, lenses and accessories and local camera stores used to (and still do) sell used stuff.

With the advent of the internet came forums and ebay, which made it easier to find gear which wasn't local, or from a seller who didn't want to sell it at a loss to a camera store or pawn shop or what have you.

Cl made this easier yet again as its basically free if you have a computer and can get on the internet. I find this stuff goes in waves, and with newer digital really starting to equal the low/mid end of film quality I think its just more obvious that this gear is readily out there if you know what you are looking for. In NY/Chicago where i've kind of half assed kept track of these things, good deals on MF gear have always existed if you have known what to look for.

I'm personally trying to decide if MF digital will ever be what I consider affordable (it is if I want to do some serious hunting and buy gear a few generations old) as i really do miss shooting rangefinders and MF, but right now cost is still an issue as I don't want to deal with film.

here in SF, Mamiya brought up 18 listings, Bronica 0, Rollei 3, Leica 24, Hassy 8. Didn't review them, but the first few were $5-800 range.