Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The manager of the Green Mountain Camera store in Vermont, a mecca for used and antique camera fans, tells me that he sells every Super Ikonta or similar high quality folder that he can get his hands on within a few days. Most of the buyers tend to actually use the camera rather than to display it on a shelf. Apparently there is a market for big folding cameras. They don't seem to compete with Hassleblads either in price or size and weight. Larry Z Kyle writes: Seriously -- the sound of the bottom falling out of the used Hasselblad market wasn't loud enough to wake up the folks at Fuji who are releasing a new medium format camera, that takes film and has a FIXED LENS: http://www.pdngearguide.com/gearguide/content_display/news/e3i9ee4b481143e87d78d9f9f786b51744a