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nemesis101
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 Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:41 am Post subject: Re: Official Biggest Bargain Ever! |
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nemesis101 wrote:
Yes...
I was quite pleased.. in fact I was so pleased that I did not go round the rest of the store (the 'collectibles' cabinet is next to the entrance...)
He's the same guy who priced the (brand new still sealed up) Adesso Cybertablet 12000 for... 12.99 
I now wonder what else this guy priced? Too late now I guess! lol
Doug
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I got this for $19:95 less my senior's discount so the total ran to 18 bucks...
It was cheap as, despite my trying to explain his error (the guy told me that he. not I, was responsible for pricing) he set the price low as 'it has no lens, it must have broken off...'
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Holey sheet.
Now that's what I call a bargain. |
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cooltouch
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cooltouch wrote:
Wish the folks at my local Goodwill were that thick---erm, I mean, generous!
But I must say I have benefited nicely from the shopgoodwill auction site.
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Tamron SP 350/5.6 mirror lens (had to sell the other one to pay for Christmas!) for £85.00 
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francotirador wrote:
My first Rokkor 58/1.2 a 20.- Euros, the last element damage
My second rokkor 58/1.2, like new a 75 Euros
My first Sonnar 180/2.8 p6 a E 50 more E 30 cleaning. Sold
My Flekt 35/2.4 a E 45.- Sold
My tokina NEW, atx pro II 28/70 2.8 EF a E 27.- need a cleaning
and don´t remember more. 
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HaoleBuilt
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| Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:24 pm Post subject: Re: Official Biggest Bargain Ever! |
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HaoleBuilt wrote:
| nemesis101 wrote: |
I got this for $19:95 less my senior's discount so the total ran to 18 bucks...
It was cheap as, despite my trying to explain his error (the guy told me that he. not I, was responsible for pricing) he set the price low as 'it has no lens, it must have broken off...'
LOVE ARROGANCE & IGNORANCE when they come out in my favour!
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What Oregon Goodwill was that? Most I go to have crap lenses for $40...
Though I did get a nice down REI sleeping bag for $6 that retailed for $260 a couple weeks ago. |
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nemesis101
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| Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:08 am Post subject: Re: Official Biggest Bargain Ever! |
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nemesis101 wrote:
It's in Portland Metro area
More than that I cannot reveal! lol
Doug
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| nemesis101 wrote: |
I got this for $19:95 less my senior's discount so the total ran to 18 bucks...
It was cheap as, despite my trying to explain his error (the guy told me that he. not I, was responsible for pricing) he set the price low as 'it has no lens, it must have broken off...'
LOVE ARROGANCE & IGNORANCE when they come out in my favour!
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What Oregon Goodwill was that? Most I go to have crap lenses for $40...
Though I did get a nice down REI sleeping bag for $6 that retailed for $260 a couple weeks ago. |
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justtorchit
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justtorchit wrote:
Nemesis -
that is a stellar find! Im sorry the lens "broke off", what will you do!?  !!
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nemesis101
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nemesis101 wrote:
Guess I will just try and be a brave boy and hold back my tears?
lol
Doug
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Nemesis -
that is a stellar find! Im sorry the lens "broke off", what will you do!? !! |
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adityap wrote:
Never though I would get to post here but finally got a great bargain at the local flea market. A Zenit with a zebra CZJ Pancolar 50 1.8 for $2
the lens has fungus but its not affecting the pictures. Any guides on cleaning a Pancolar? |
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cooltouch
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cooltouch wrote:
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Never though I would get to post here but finally got a great bargain at the local flea market. A Zenit with a zebra CZJ Pancolar 50 1.8 for $2
the lens has fungus but its not affecting the pictures. Any guides on cleaning a Pancolar? |
Congratulations! Be sure to post pics when you can. I hear women's cold cream is good for removing the fungus. As to how to open up the Pancolar, best to post that question over in the repair forum.
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cooltouch
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I owned a Tokina AT-X 100-300mm f/4 SD briefly about 20 years ago, and then let myself get talked out of it by an acquaintance of mine. He sure loved that lens.  Ever since I've been shooting MF with my DSLR and have gotten back into shooting film too as a result, I've wanted to replace that lens. Well just a short while ago, I found a good deal on one -- a buy-it-now on eBay amazingly enough!
Click here to see on Ebay
I have a couple of Tamron SD 60-300mm f/3.8-5.4 zooms, and I've always liked this lens. So now, with the Tokina it will be interesting to compare the two. I reckon that, if I don't like it, I'll be able to sell it for at least what I paid for it, and no harm done.
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Nordentro wrote:
Won recently a little and nice old Twin Soligor 135/225mm for 0.99GB
I guess it's similar to the small Tamron Twin tele
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Just picked up a Super-Takumar 50/1.4 v1 for $25 a few days ago.
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TBaker
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TBaker wrote:
A couple a weeks ago at a used clothing and item shop I picked up a rather new Canon EF-S 18-55 for $10 and a Tamron SP 500mm f8 mirror with Nikon adapter for $20.
Waiting for the Nikon to EOS adapter to see what it's like. The Canon I'm just trying to sell. |
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nemesis101
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nemesis101 wrote:
You can just get a Tamron Adaptall - EOS adapter too!
I won a 500 sp (type 2) for 100 dollars on Goodwill... but yours sounds a great deal cheaper!
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A couple a weeks ago at a used clothing and item shop I picked up a rather new Canon EF-S 18-55 for $10 and a Tamron SP 500mm f8 mirror with Nikon adapter for $20.
Waiting for the Nikon to EOS adapter to see what it's like. The Canon I'm just trying to sell. |
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karabud wrote:
Tamron 17mm newer version with leica R adapter - 40gbp
CZJ Tevidon 25/1.4 - 15gbp
Volna 80/2.8 - 10gbp
Mir 20M - 25gbp
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Nordentro wrote:
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Tamron 17mm newer version with leica R adapter - 40gbp
CZJ Tevidon 25/1.4 - 15gbp
Volna 80/2.8 - 10gbp
Mir 20M - 25gbp |
Oh... that's some good deals 
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My latest eBay purchase:
A Tokina AT-X 100-300mm f/4 SD. I had to pay $145 for it, which is not exactly cheap, but I typically see this lens selling on eBay in the $250 to $300 range in a popular mount like Nikon, which is what this one is (duh). So, I think the price I got was a very good deal. It didn't come with the hood  but the seller promised to look for the hood for me, and I plan to stay in contact with him to hold him to his pledge. Still, I can fit an accessory hood to it for not much money and it'll work just fine.
This is a big, heavy lens! But I don't mind big and heavy. And it's been way too long since I've owned a 300mm f/4 optic.
I've only gotten to do some very limited testing of it so far. Stay tuned, I will post a thread with some more thorough tests made, most likely comparing it with my Tamron SP 60-300mm f/3.8-5.4 and my Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6, which are the only other 300mm focal length optics I own at the moment.
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rthomas wrote:
My biggest finds have been the following:
User-condition Pentax S2 Super with two 55mm Super-Taks and a 135mm f/3.5 Super-Tak... $75 in an antique shop. Found the hoods for the lenses in a camera store and got them for free.
My F3HP with MD4 motor was free. The motor was dead due to battery corrosion and the owner was going to throw the entire camera in the garbage... which would have been very sad. I cleaned up the motor and it now works like a clock.
Mamiya-Sekor 50mm f/3.5 Macro E, with 1:1 extension... $20 in an antique shop, buried in a box full of slide projector lenses! I have since modified this lens for use on my Nikons either reversed or on a homemade bellows.
And my favorite:
Nikon Series E 75-150mm f/3.5... $16 in a junk bin at my local camera shop. It's almost perfect, has no marks on the glass, the zoom is not loose, and it makes really wonderful photographs. |
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cooltouch
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Nikon Series E 75-150mm f/3.5... $16 in a junk bin at my local camera shop. It's almost perfect, has no marks on the glass, the zoom is not loose, and it makes really wonderful photographs. |
Astounding. So, if it ain't AF, it's gotta be junk, is the mentality of your local camera shop?
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Esox lucius wrote:
Wacom Intuos4 Wireless A4 size, Photoshop Elements 8.0 and Adobe Lightroom bundled together for EUR 400 new in shop. Not the biggest bargain ever, but certainly January's best value for something bought new |
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nemesis101
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| Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:50 am Post subject: Today's Goodwill Goodness!! |
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nemesis101 wrote:
Brand new it would appear - certainly the seal on the box is intact..
14.99 for Spyder Pro? I'm liking it!
They also had a nice Super Tak 28,, f3.5 for $4.99 and a Canon S2is for a few dollars.. I bought both...
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cooltouch
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cooltouch wrote:
Doug that's quite a Goodwill fishin' hole you've found up there. Wish the one over by me carried anything remotely as interesting.
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nemesis101
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nemesis101 wrote:
It's odd - there are two within a couple of miles of one another- one has great stuff at low prices, the other over-priced junk like kenko M42 x2 converters for 60 dollars!!!
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| Doug that's quite a Goodwill fishin' hole you've found up there. Wish the one over by me carried anything remotely as interesting. |
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cooltouch wrote:
I reckon you'd better hope the two people who price their stuff don't ever compare notes.
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