Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I found a Minolta Dimage Multi Pro in NZ, quite surprised me! john ________________________________________ True, the price have held up since the BIG DROP a few years ago. I have an LS-9000 so I am all set for scanning. Occasionally people are selling their Flextight low end models (one with firewire, not SCSI) for ~$3K and I am sort of tempted, but the LS-900 delivers... On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:21 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > I have thought that Hasselblad V (other than the SWC/M series) is quite > cheap, my scanning (and the cost of film in NZ) has put me off though ;-) > > john > ________________________________________ > > > Don't think it's the final gasp of MF film, but I do think that (judging > from the prices I've seen) the equipment isn't exactly being dumped at > fire sale rates, either. My guess is that the owners want the money, for > whatever reason (whether to invest in digital, pay their taxes, or spend > at the casino). > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > I'm noticing a lot of Mamiya 6 and &/7II have been come onto the market in > the last few weeks. Usually there's one or two being advertised about once > every month, but now it seems that one every few days. > > My guess is that the lure of the digital and the improvement in quality is > finally convincing people to let them go... >