CRAZY THRIFT FINDS! $400 FILM CAMERAS FOR $50

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  • Crazy film camera thrift finds including a Nikon SLR, Medium format 6x6 camera and a point and shoot that is super stealthy for street photography! What a great start to the new year! If you guys wanna see more film camera thrifting video please subscribe down below and drop a like if you enjoyed todays video! #filmcamerathrift

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  • @KingJvpes
    @KingJvpes  ปีที่แล้ว +34

    ⚡️ GANG! Drop a like if you enjoy these thrift episodes! What was your best thrift find of 2022?! Comment down below!!

    • @albraaltaji2193
      @albraaltaji2193 ปีที่แล้ว

      I really like your thrift find videos!!

    • @streetdocuments4452
      @streetdocuments4452 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I got an Olympus Stylus 140 for $25

    • @lukakrstovic_
      @lukakrstovic_ ปีที่แล้ว

      I found a 28mm 2.8 takumar lens for 5 euros new and olympus OM 50mm 1.8 also for 5 euro and they look sexy on my a7iv

    • @kitchen76
      @kitchen76 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I found a 28mm Pentakon and a 50mm Meyer Optik Görlitz (zebra version) for 20€, on top of that, after a short conversation about cameras with the thriftshop lady she gave me an Asahi Pentax spotmatic SP for free! Dirty but in working condition. Cleaned up nicely!

  • @Christopher_Ray
    @Christopher_Ray ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Dude, that Nikomat is SUCH a good find! Feeling inspired to go scope out my thrift store now hahaha

  • @instats4049
    @instats4049 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    Just how I would love to have all this man's knowledge about everything that revolves around cameras

    • @Sur_Reel
      @Sur_Reel ปีที่แล้ว +18

      If it’s a big hobby for you you’ll get there. A lot of it is in the production, just do some quick research on The cameras you get and recite it off

    • @bryantnojang709
      @bryantnojang709 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Sur_Reel well said

    • @playalle1
      @playalle1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Simple. Study

    • @jackstokes
      @jackstokes ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ahahahahahahaha

    • @C0yf1sh
      @C0yf1sh 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      TH-cam bro

  • @wamoseley
    @wamoseley ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Great video. That was so exciting to see the Nikon, and it appears pristine. I bought a Nikon F2a in '78 for about $620.00 brand new. I still use it today! I've been taking pics of my kids with it since they were born and my oldest turned 40. Take care, look forward to more of these

  • @dadabass1316
    @dadabass1316 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I just wanna know how your thrift stores are actually good and have so much. 😂 In my area there is rarely anything worth value.

    • @user-kcrpine
      @user-kcrpine ปีที่แล้ว +3

      All I’ve ever found is garbage even though in an area where you’d think early equipment would be at least found sporadically.

    • @RustyX2010
      @RustyX2010 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s because they are starting to put mostly everything at an online store like eBay.

    • @Toby_the_Glen
      @Toby_the_Glen ปีที่แล้ว

      True, and with information so easy to obtain, does anyone really not know the real value of anything?

    • @RustyX2010
      @RustyX2010 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Toby_the_Glen no because everyone thinks they have gold.

    • @michaelbell75
      @michaelbell75 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same here. He either lives in a really wealthy area or these videos are a set up for views.

  • @VivaEZLN1
    @VivaEZLN1 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There's quite a bit of haters here commenting the same thing, that he plants them. If you're a hater, just say it. If you're new to his channel, go back to his older ones. There's days he's lucky to find good stuff, there's days he doesn't find anything.
    There's also videos where he asks the employees if he can see something from the glass counter, so how is he going to plant those ? 🙄🤦🏽‍♂️
    To some it might seem hard to believe he finds what he does because not all thrift stores are the same. Especially if you live out in the middle of no where. California is big, specially the Bay Area.
    #MinoltaGang 🤘🏽

  • @karmagroovy
    @karmagroovy ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Nice score! 6x6 medium format folders are a lot of fun to shoot. A common issue with these used folders is that they can have small pin holes or cracks in the bellows which will invariably lead to light leaks.

    • @legionchef
      @legionchef ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can easily repair those pinholes by using black rubber paint or whatever it’s called, its cheap and a good way of getting a camera back in service.

    • @mr89firebird
      @mr89firebird ปีที่แล้ว

      @@legionchef Oh, would Plasti Dip work for this?

    • @legionchef
      @legionchef ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mr89firebird It depends on how bad the tear/rip is. If there is loads of rips/pin holes, it may be best to get the bellows re-made. However, if we are talking about one or two small rips, then yes it would work.
      If I were fix another set of bellows, I would either use book binding tape or plasti dip electrical tape. I used both the binding tape and plasti dip to form two layers over the rip in the bellows, which worked and fixed the light leak.
      I would do your research first on how to do it, and take your time and write out the steps, and follow them in a methodical manner. I would also use tissue paper to clear up any excess fluid/cover up other parts of the camera (lens, metal parts of the camera etc).
      Good luck.

  • @gendgree2269
    @gendgree2269 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Found a Sekonic L-358 Light Meter for $40 in my local thrift!

  • @Skux720
    @Skux720 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My eyes lit up just like yours when those slow shutter speeds worked. What a find!

  • @cameraz99
    @cameraz99 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great finds! The *Nikomat* cameras were sold in Japan and other countries, while the *Nikkormat* was the USA version.

  • @xthe.angels.h0rnsx582
    @xthe.angels.h0rnsx582 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I found my canon AT-1 at a thrift store for 15$ about a month or so ago after a friend of mine found this huge leather case with 3 Minolta flashes and one manual film camera for a total of 50$. I was so shocked about the incredibly valuable stuff you can find there. I never really shopped at thrift stores for anything other than clothes. Now I'm keeping an eye out for everything!

  • @fossil-bit8439
    @fossil-bit8439 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Damn perfect timing! I just picked up my second Canon AE-1 Program today actually! Found my first one a couple months back for $10! It needs some lubricant m, as the shutter sounds very squeaky.
    I did pass on an Olympus OM-10 lot of two plus many extra filters and off brand lenses. They wanted $450!! Can’t do that kinda cash unless I know the stuff works.

  • @eurogael
    @eurogael ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You lucky bas#$rd. I have one of those folders and it cost a chunk more than $10. Also love Nikon and that Ft is mint.

  • @johnniemenjivar
    @johnniemenjivar ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This makes me wanna go thrift shopping for some cameras now 😂

    • @michaelbell75
      @michaelbell75 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dont bother, you won't find anything. Not sure if this is set up or what but I never see these kinds of cameras just sitting around for $10 at thrift stores and neither do any other photographers I know.

    • @kevinmccarty157
      @kevinmccarty157 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true. This is fake

  • @paulodefeyter
    @paulodefeyter ปีที่แล้ว +2

    16:00 that is not a Nikomat FT but its a Nikomat FTn ... If you look closely on the top plate there is a "n" on it...

  • @bcegerton
    @bcegerton ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We just don’t get this in the U.K., you may find the odd camera here and there but having so many in one place just doesn’t happen unfortunately

  • @jesusarambul1340
    @jesusarambul1340 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I once found 3 lenses for 30 bucks. Yeah one didn't work but it cost 800 dollars if new

  • @andrewhowarth4578
    @andrewhowarth4578 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Your enthusiasm and love shine through! Many of these are the cameras I listed for as a young man, and watching your appreciation of them makes my heart smile. Andy

  • @theothertonydutch
    @theothertonydutch ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah, we don't really get that here (netherlands) much anymore. Most thrift stores get a camera enthusiast to volunteer for free and google the stuff on Ebay or local marketplaces these days and it's ruined thrift stores for me most of the time. Or, worse: They get someone who doesn't know shit about photography and they type "eos" and think an analog EOS1000 is the equivalent of a 1000D and smack 50 to 100 buck prices on them, without guaranteeing they even work. I've seen Prakticas in good working condition go from 15 bucks to a 100 bucks for one that is barely working and prices non-negotiable.

  • @weisserth
    @weisserth ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man, you found some amazing cameras. I sometimes check my local thrift store chains, but they typically have ZERO cameras. None.

    • @ragegage1221
      @ragegage1221 ปีที่แล้ว

      founds a pen f half frame camera with a lens for 40 bucks once, couple 35mm cameras with lenses. But nothing too crazy yet.

  • @RodrigoVazquez91
    @RodrigoVazquez91 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'd wish there were thrift stores like those ones here in Mexico, the only ones here only sell overpriced old smartphones (most of them really bad damaged) and that's all

  • @just_a_guy
    @just_a_guy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @Ribsy did a video on medium format folding cameras that shows how great those cameras are!

  • @bhop.builds
    @bhop.builds ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn.. I never find anything.. That camera is mint and the Nikkor lens is old, but it's great. I just shot a roll on my F2 mostly using the same lens in December. It has a little distortion and is soft wide open, but IMO it's got great character. That Voigtlander is dope too.. jealous.

  • @doctorbohr1585
    @doctorbohr1585 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought Nikkormat was for the European market, where they couldn't use the name Nikon as it sounded too much like Ikon (a German camera brand)

  • @eduardogarcia9793
    @eduardogarcia9793 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Pause it at 8:20 and youll see exactly what is wrong with film today.. If you want the hobby to keep expanding, leave the cameras for someone else to discover the same way you probably discovered yours.

    • @Adrian-wd4rn
      @Adrian-wd4rn ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's just planting them dude. Unless the guys like "hey im gonna record a youtube video today" and just HAPPENS to stumble upon these cameras. Or he records a video every single day which I doubt.

    • @quadradomus
      @quadradomus ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have to have more respect for King Jvpes, (benefit of the doubt), to believe that would not “Plant cameras” when thrifting.
      How often do you go thrifting? I go constantly, and I see amazing stuff all the time. If I ran a TH-cam channel, I would record nearly every time, so when that good moment comes up, I’ve got it on camera.
      Hobbies like this you have to hammer HARD, like 4-5 days a week.

    • @eduardogarcia9793
      @eduardogarcia9793 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Adrian-wd4rn plants them in the plastic and with a label?

    • @eduardogarcia9793
      @eduardogarcia9793 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@quadradomus a hobby is different than reselling. You saw him look at the value before buying each one. A hobbyist would just buy it for the fuck of it.

    • @thomasfowler822
      @thomasfowler822 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He wraps them in a plastic bag, prints the label with price, carries them into the thrift shop, scans the cameras and pays for the cameras he already owns??
      Don’t watch his channel if that is what you think. I thrift once in a blue moon and still have found some great cameras.

  • @kenstrauss5841
    @kenstrauss5841 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    About 15 years ago I found a minty Nikon SP rangefinder camera with a 1.4 lens at our local Salvation Army thrift store for 35 dollars . I sold it to a local camera collector for 900 dollars !!!!!

  • @thomasmoje5926
    @thomasmoje5926 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your camera thrifting videos are so much fun..you absolutely got a steal on that Nikomat FT with the Nippon Kogaku 50mm f/1.4 lens and the original everready case. I found a Nikkormat (that's what the labeled the U.S. market versions) FT2 a couple of years ago for $42.00 without a lens and thought I found a good deal then. I subsequently bought a Nippon Kogaku 50mm f/1.4 'S' lens exactly like the one mounted on that Nikomat you bought so all in I spent considerably more than you did. That camera originally used mercury batteries (used to power the light meter only) which are no longer available but you can get voltage-correcting battery inserts to allow use of modern equivalent silver oxide batteries. That Voightlander is an interesting piece too. Nice haul.

  • @ruffprophetproductions
    @ruffprophetproductions ปีที่แล้ว +3

    that looks like a FTN. i have the nikkormat version, which funnily enough I found for $40 ALSO at a pawn shop lol. i got the 50 f2 non AI version lens with mine tho. love the camera, its incredibly well built. in my opinion Nikon and olympus make the best 35mm SLRs. sure canon (debateably) has the better glass (which matters the most obviously) but I think in terms of feel and operation, the nikormats and the nikon F, along with the olympus OMs are the bst

    • @mersea.714
      @mersea.714 ปีที่แล้ว

      My OM lenses are extremely sharp. I think they outshine the Canon lenses of their day. My dad was a photography professor & a photojournalist and he preferred the OM system. (I inherited them & have used them since the early 90’s)

  • @doctorbohr1585
    @doctorbohr1585 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That Nikkormat is the prosumer version of the Nikon F. Thrift shopping like a boss!

  • @TeddyCavachon
    @TeddyCavachon ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Nikormat was Nikon’s prosumer body in the late 60s - early 70s. They were sold with the “normal” 50mm lens. I owned two of the pro-level Nikon F bodies, one of them with the Ftn metering pentaprism I used for photojournalism at college. The silver colored thing with the notch sticking up on the lens engaged and moved a lever for the metering so it would know the f/stop the lens was set at.

  • @mikevega1097
    @mikevega1097 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    More often some kook finds a 1950’s Kodak Brownie Hawkeye and lists it in E-Bay for $200 because it’s “vintage”. 😂

  • @yessum6477
    @yessum6477 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The fact that I think that eco thrift was the one by my house fr😭😭😭

  • @thommull2552
    @thommull2552 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is usually everything wrapped in plastic at US thrift shops? Terrible

  • @savedasrob
    @savedasrob ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was just going through these stores the other day, really missed out on that nikomat lmao. The other spot had ok cameras but not for the price they were selling it. What do you do with these cameras? Do you sell or keep them?

  • @appleshampoo324
    @appleshampoo324 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can't believe people in the us are still using so many plastic bags. That' ridiculous.

  • @Rohambili
    @Rohambili ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! Why no shops like this in my country? Hungary?

  • @pancakelens75
    @pancakelens75 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That Nikkormat FT is a KILLER find! Awesome camera! Especially with that 1.4 Nikkor lens!

  • @d.r.martin6301
    @d.r.martin6301 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the 780. Broke the first I had and immediately got another on ebay for about $20. But $8 for that camera is crazy!

  • @kennethrank9489
    @kennethrank9489 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lucky for you; but then, you worked for it. Congratulations.

  • @LachezarDolmov
    @LachezarDolmov ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why everything is in damn plastic bags? Who needs this?

  • @drobertsphoto
    @drobertsphoto ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very nice find! I always wanted a lovely 50mm 1.4 Pre-AI like that. Would be especially funny to adapt to my Canon RP 🤣

  • @ulufung
    @ulufung ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Names of the store please :)

  • @amivillz
    @amivillz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Nikomat is crazyyyy!! And it's in such good condition!! What a score!!

  • @exploringsoutheastarizona2169
    @exploringsoutheastarizona2169 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Always like watching your videos, sometimes you can find good cameras at yard sales, estate sales and even pawn shops.

  • @aaronvanhorne9693
    @aaronvanhorne9693 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i had 3 of them, right now using a FT2 and it so fuckin well builded and reliable. always choosing mechanical cameras.

  • @eustaquiomaravillado6158
    @eustaquiomaravillado6158 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I bought a Nikon F100 for 39,99 CAD last year here in Vancouver. Mint condition, no issues. Nowadays I still consider that purchase the best deal of my life 😅

    • @pault4955
      @pault4955 ปีที่แล้ว

      My best find was a a yashica t5 for €1.50

  • @amanjyaku
    @amanjyaku ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I vote that you shoot the folder and do a video.

  • @OfficialYoungGreedy
    @OfficialYoungGreedy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve found a bunch of cameras at Thrift Stores including a Nikon FE, Minolta X370, and a Pentax K1000. Never know what you might find! 📷

  • @LyudmilaRGVK
    @LyudmilaRGVK 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sweet finds!. The largest thrift stores just over the border in Southern Oregon are the Goodwill stores and they put all cameras being donated on eBay. A lot of the mom and pop thrift stores closed up after the pandemic. At least the Film cameras are easier to find than used polaroid's. I was recently getting back into instant film cameras. I use to take pictures using an Ansco 616 Camera back in the early 1970's. The negatives were the size of a Post Card. I had no idea then that my Camera was from the 1940's . I took a photography class in high School where I learned 35mm Photography. I was in Europe in the late 70's and using a friends Minolta, I got some great photos of Statues. They were everywhere. It's impossible to run out of great things to Photograph there. Keep up the good work. I have subscribed.

  • @Leik2487
    @Leik2487 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very nice here in sf ca everything is very expensive

  • @normanmallory2055
    @normanmallory2055 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nikomat in its day was a work horse of a 35mm camera !
    They worked for years and years trouble free !

  • @logannevetsen8089
    @logannevetsen8089 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where does he thrift at? I'm so amazed at the amount of cameras he finds cuz my local spots are dry af

    • @z4ng3tsu1ch1g0
      @z4ng3tsu1ch1g0 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looks like EcoThrift in Vallejo

  • @palesmichael
    @palesmichael ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the vaskar is a triplet, the perkeos were made with color skopar. A tessar clone.

  • @MrJohnr47
    @MrJohnr47 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have the nikkormat el as my black and white camera. The Nikkormat/Nikomat’s were targeted for the non-professional camera enthusiast but , in my humble opinion, as rugged and tough as any Nikon. Great cameras

  • @user-kcrpine
    @user-kcrpine ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice score on the Nikkormat and Voighty.
    Not high dollar but both fine cameras.

  • @seth650
    @seth650 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bro I just bought a Nikon F for 40bucks 😭😭😭😭

  • @hzzn
    @hzzn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    holy crap, great finds. There's nothing like that in my city and I live in a huge metropolitan city.

  • @kencarnley7101
    @kencarnley7101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! Great find. The Nikkomat is the Japan market camera vs the Nikkormat.

  • @GhostlyFilm
    @GhostlyFilm ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I still pray for the day I find a hassleblad camera in a goodwill or something

  • @ilovecabbagges
    @ilovecabbagges ปีที่แล้ว +1

    im so jealous, i am also from the bay area and cant find anything that good.

  • @kiwipics
    @kiwipics ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh to have thrift stores in the UK, and those finds in the plastics would make me very happy.

  • @neilyakuza6595
    @neilyakuza6595 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am glad I am not the only camera thrifter junkie out there. You should see my collection, a closet full. Nice score on the Nikomat.

  • @patrickmcfadden1689
    @patrickmcfadden1689 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have collected more than half of my cameras, including FF, APSC and M43, and many lenses and ALL of my vintage lenses from various Pawn shops. My best find of 2022 was an OMD EM10 MiiiS for under $300. Works perfectly and is my EDC camera.

  • @superplay6766
    @superplay6766 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please we want another episode 😭

  • @michaelbell75
    @michaelbell75 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where is this place? Ive been to dozens of thrift stores and pawn shops all over CA and NV and you rarely see cameras. When you do, they are overpriced DSLRs. Most the stores around here have zero cameras, just old junk radios.

  • @whateverrobert
    @whateverrobert 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My friend gave me a camera cause I posted I was looking for old cameras for a back drop they gave me the camera it was in a bag with an extra lense. And it’s a canon AE1 super nice looks new. I bought a battery and used it. I buy a lot of thrift cameras. I got the canon camera like that and maybe three or four I have Nikons digital cameras mmmm

  • @doreamonpo1272
    @doreamonpo1272 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great find my brother.u made it so easy to find one of these haha.good job!!

  • @tomjanowski8584
    @tomjanowski8584 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I would have passed out with these finds. I'm in Rochester NY, former capital of the film world, and I've been thrifting for 2 years. Most of my visits result in no finds--literally, no cameras at all. I have occasionally seen one of the freebie Time Magazine plastic 35mm cameras. But it's a camera desert around me. I'd die if I ever found a Voightlander.

    • @marshalltravis3217
      @marshalltravis3217 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just got a Voightlander vito B last week.
      Cost me $100!

    • @Station9.75
      @Station9.75 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s almost as if these videos are fake.

    • @marshalltravis3217
      @marshalltravis3217 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Station9.75 yeah I agree. I go to the shops in my area and they don’t have anything but junk. Fred Sanford himself wouldn’t be interested in it.

    • @Station9.75
      @Station9.75 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@marshalltravis3217 - It’s not like it’s difficult to Google these things to find out how much they’re worth. They could easily do that before putting it out for sale.

    • @user-kcrpine
      @user-kcrpine ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same part of the state and same experience here.

  • @jandekker6008
    @jandekker6008 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That Nikomat is incredible. Looks like new! Had a Nikkormat EL for years and it was lovely. A camera for life, built like a tank.

  • @aklivn49
    @aklivn49 ปีที่แล้ว

    No hatin' but that's why I don't like these kinda of videos. 7/8 years ago, I could find some descent camera gear. I found a Nikon F2n for like $30.00 bucks, that I used until going to Sony FF camera's. I found 6 rolls if Iford b&w film that I shot on and developed for like $10.00 bucks, etc... I used to find and use expired 35mm film for cheap. Now that ppl watch these video's, the thrift stores are "ALWAYS" picked out now, or thrift stores charges some crazy price now... Or ppl posted them on FB market place or CL for like $10.00 bucks a roll! It's almost impossible to find any good deals... Those pont-n-shoot camera's aren't special. I do see those for cheap. So $6.00 bucks isn't anything new.

  • @k8tv546
    @k8tv546 ปีที่แล้ว

    just a 50mm lens can allready sell for 50 usd. But i check on ebay there some guy sell that NIKONMAT FT2 for about 50-150 usd, not 400 usd. But the condtion look realy like brand new so 200-250 usd at least for bodyBut get the compact camera for 7 usd is crazy. In my country that compact can sell for at least 25 usd

  • @cborel83
    @cborel83 ปีที่แล้ว

    where the heck do you live that your thrift shops have stuff like that. Ive been to so many thrift shops and never seen 1 camera and im in NY

  • @christophertaylor87
    @christophertaylor87 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That Nikormat was my first camera. Love the thing. Built like a tank. Beautiful lens on yours too. Enjoy it. (Side note: I believe that is actually the Nikomat FTN. You can see the N just above the light meter.

  • @Superbustr
    @Superbustr ปีที่แล้ว

    Film cameras from known name brands are being sold for overly inflated prices in 2022 / 2023.
    By the end of 2023 I expect the bubble to burst and many people to stop shooting film as the price of film has increased to what is now unaffordable for most people.
    No film camera is worth top dollar unless it has been at the very least tested and in reality has been cla'd. The price to service an old Nikomat film camera will be more than the purchase price.
    Lastly, a lot of vendors on Ebay are listing film cameras at higher than market value rates that don't reflect what cameras are worth.
    If you have made it this far here is your bonus. Want to get a Hasselblad 500 series but don't have the money. Instead do the research and get a Rolleiflex 6000 series camera. Cheaper, more advanced, with better features and better accessories. You can get a Rolleiflex 6001 or 6003 kit for half the price of the equivalent hasselblad kit. Forget about the naysayers and batteries; everything you need for the system can be found albeit given time since most of it is extremely rare.

  • @allen_snapped
    @allen_snapped ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow. Simply, wow. Epic score. Makes me want to head out! Excellent episode, man.

  • @MarkLeonTanner
    @MarkLeonTanner ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude, a few years ago I found a Canon ftb with a 58mm f1. 2 lens for $30... Cherry, no dents, looks like it was never used...

  • @mr89firebird
    @mr89firebird ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh, crap! I just got that same exact Nikormat camera for free from a friend. Didn't come with the 50mm f/1.4 though. Jealous on the lens find.

  • @Tenskwatawa4U
    @Tenskwatawa4U ปีที่แล้ว

    I HATE MACHINES THAT TALK! It's the only reason I won't do self-checkout. NO THANK YOU.

  • @LaRRyl33t
    @LaRRyl33t ปีที่แล้ว

    there are no such shops in Poland, normally I would go there every day looking for some bargains ... and so ps. maybe you could sell me something :D some gem at a bargain price or you could find something for me :?:D

    • @LaRRyl33t
      @LaRRyl33t ปีที่แล้ว

      in Poland only pawnshops but the prices there are even higher than on the Internet; d

  • @tompaste387
    @tompaste387 ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys pronounce Nippon and Nikomat correctly. Why don't you pronounce Nikon correctly in the same way???

  • @garrettgonzales3556
    @garrettgonzales3556 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What thrift stores do you recommend in the Bay area? I think I've only hit up the Goodwill's and a couple other staple spots.

  • @timothyturner9134
    @timothyturner9134 ปีที่แล้ว

    That folding camera is a piece of junk no parts available for repairs and bellows get pin holes causing light leaks if it’s not in working condition it’s a waste… that canon power shot is also kinda a crappy and the ccd is shit… but hey you got them all for a steal at least the folding cam would look cool on your desk

  • @jonathanshumpert9549
    @jonathanshumpert9549 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Nikomat FTN and the Nikkormat version I have are the same. I read that Nikomat cameras were sold in Japan and Nikkormat in the rest of the world. I have seen and owned several Nikkormats but have never seen a Nikomat.

  • @Tenskwatawa4U
    @Tenskwatawa4U ปีที่แล้ว

    NICE FIND on the Nikomat!! Wow. I would have peed all over myself.

  • @nathanday01
    @nathanday01 ปีที่แล้ว

    what kind of thrift store is that? Our Goodwills have nothing like that section of "plastics"

  • @thomasfowler822
    @thomasfowler822 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great find on the Perkeo and Nikons

  • @RIDGIEDESIGNS
    @RIDGIEDESIGNS ปีที่แล้ว

    Nothing but shit P30’s and MZ’s in my thrift stores. This is like a setup.

  • @Zetaphotography
    @Zetaphotography ปีที่แล้ว

    Are all your film episodes in one playlist or do we have to search?
    Or all thrift in 1 playlists

  • @Schnekki
    @Schnekki ปีที่แล้ว

    I found an Olympus mju 2 (400€ camera) for 7€ a few weeks ago!

  • @esd251
    @esd251 ปีที่แล้ว

    The nikkor lens needs to be de-yellowed or bleached. It’s not supposed to be yellow like that.

  • @joesavin681
    @joesavin681 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bought a working t2i for $10 at my local Goodwill last year :D

  • @RustyX2010
    @RustyX2010 ปีที่แล้ว

    Savers bumped the prices on these cameras from $4 to over $20!!!!!!

  • @joseph_alonzo
    @joseph_alonzo ปีที่แล้ว

    Where is is that you thrift normally? Is goodwill a decent option?

  • @RGMGFitness
    @RGMGFitness ปีที่แล้ว

    Great finds! No great thrift stores here in NJ. But I know when I went out to Oregon there were tons of them. Nicely done! ✅👍👍💰💰

  • @ditch1776
    @ditch1776 ปีที่แล้ว

    The only question I not want the online listed price it's how long it takes to sell it at that price.

  • @ruth-annroberts7477
    @ruth-annroberts7477 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wish you could sell some of these 🥺 cuz I don’t have that where I live

  • @postnick
    @postnick ปีที่แล้ว

    That power shot woudl be $50 in all of the thrift stores around here.

  • @barcostudio
    @barcostudio ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you say welcome back “gay men” ??

  • @Hawaiiangr0wn1993
    @Hawaiiangr0wn1993 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was this at Eco Thrift in Vallejo by any chance? Lol.

  • @olliewalls1903
    @olliewalls1903 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anybody know if there's any shops like this in the UK?