Twin Lens Reflex Film Camera
Which camera would you buy – “lomography” camera VS REAL 120 film camera?
Someone explain this to me.
Which camera would you buy? Would you rather pay $350 for a PLASTIC camera:
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?itemdescription=true&itemCount=10&startValue=41&selectedProductColor=&sortby=&id=15926884&parentid=A_ENT_MUSICCAMERAS&sortProperties=&navCount=0&navAction=jump&color=
Or get a REAL Twin Lens Reflex 120 film camera for less than $100:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Yashica-A-80m-Twin-Lens-Reflex-TLR-Camera-Copal_W0QQitemZ250350219457QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item250350219457&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
I just don’t understand why people are willing to be ripped off. The Yashica A is a REAL, all-metal vintage camera with completely manual shutter speed and aperture controls. And you can get one on eBay for less than $100. So why in the world would anyone pay $350 for a PLASTIC camera on that Urban Outfitters website and get completely ripped off?
By the way, that is not my ebay listing. I just posted it for comparison. You can find a ton of vintage TLR cameras in good condition for less than $100.
Which camera would you buy…a plastic lomography camera for $350…or a vintage TLR camera with excellent optics and fully manaual aperture and shutter speed controls, for less than $100.
Someone please explain the reasoning for lomography, and why in the world someone would actually buy that camera on Urban Outfitters when they can get a REAL film camera for much less?
Which camera would you buy?
Yeah, Bill I actually already have a Yashica A, and I love it. It’s probably one of my best cameras. I love taking landscape photos and I’m always amazed at the detail you can get with 120 film.
My question was more just rhetorical, I guess. I just don’t understand why someone would pay a rediculous price for a PLASTIC lomography camera, when they can get a REAL all-metal vintage 120 camera for much less. I posted that link to the Yashica A on eBay just to show people a comparison. You can get that $350 plastic lomo camera on that rip-off Urban Outfitters website…or you can get a MUCH better (REAL) TLR camera right now on eBay for less than $100.
These kind of questions are going to make better cameras go up in price because of increased demand.
Shoosh….let them spend their money on plastic lomo while we pick-up the real cameras for almost free. 
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Blackbird Fly, 35mm TLR Twin Lens Reflex Camera – Black with Red Face $117.95 The Blackbird, fly is a twin-lens reflex camera: one lens is used to expose the film, while the other is used like a viewfinder. It’s a famous style of camera whose history stretches back to the 1920s. The Blackbird fly uses 35mm film. There are two ways to take a picture with the Blackbird fly. For quiet and reflective framing, you can hold the camera at waist level and look down, to compose you… |
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Blackbird Fly 35mm TLR Twin Lens Reflex Camera – Black with Blue Face $117.95 The Blackbird, fly is a twin-lens reflex camera: one lens is used to expose the film, while the other is used like a viewfinder. It’s a famous style of camera whose history stretches back to the 1920s. The Blackbird fly uses 35mm film. There are two ways to take a picture with the Blackbird fly. For quiet and reflective framing, you can hold the camera at waist level and look down, to compose you… |
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Seagull 107, 6cm x 6cm Medium Format Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) Camera with Built-in 75mm f/3.5 Lens. $219.95 Seagull 4A-105 and 4A-107 cameras are 120 twin lens reflex cameras. Their constructions, external forms and use are basicly the same. With the newly developed top cover, it is easier to close or open the waist viewfinder and much better to protect from dust. With the fresnel lens in the viewfinder, these cameras can offer a brighter and sharper field of view. The camera is equipped with an accesso… |
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