THRIFT SHOP PHOTOGRAPHY

SELF | Jan 24, 2011 | swampsniper

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I've bought 2 new cameras in the past 10 years, both died just after the warranty expired. I've done a lot better on Ebay, Craigslist and the local thrift shots.

I bought a thrift shop lens last week, an old Minolta autofocus 50mm f1.4, for 5 bucks. Didn't look at it good until I got home, it cleaned up like new and it turns out it's worth berween $200.00 and $300.00.

It's better than the lottery, LOL!

I caught Grandson Gerry with it today, about 3 more weeks and he will head out for basic training.<>P

[SWAMPSNIPER]

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[cake_crumb]

LOL, BUMP, and thank him for his service!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Gonns be too damned quiet around here!

[Squantos]

That the same young’n gluing up the trebuchet SS ??

Neat pics.......thanks for the share !

[rdl6989]

I think my future purchases of equipment will be Ebay and Craigslist. I sort of got out of photography there for awhile due to the cost of equipment.

[mlizzy]

Wonderful portrait! Thank you for sharing ...

[Randy Larsen]

Good luck to Gerry!

He will make friendships that will last his lifetime!

[stefanbatory]

which service? I was watching the Marine Corpse mountain warfare survival training on tv today. Some of those things reminded me of some of the stuff I did when I was a kid playing in the snow...

[handmade]

Good for the grandson- and good on finding quality at bargain prices- in this case the camera equipment. That is my kind of shopping.

[stefanbatory]

and yes, I know it’s Corps...

[SWAMPSNIPER]

My Sony DSLR can use all the old Minolta Maxxum lenses and it is great glass at bargain prices. Most of the lenses I use date from 1985 or earlier. That stuff doesn't wear out.

The purists rant about different coatings and other changes but I don't have any problems. The old lenses are a lot heavier but I can handle that.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

That’s him, fed him too much and he grew! He is still growing, for that matter!

[yarddog]

I was at a gun show around 12 years ago. A guy had four Minolta Maxxum AF lenses on his table. I don’t know where he got them but he knew nothing about them. They were new in the box.

There were two 50mm f2.8 macro lenses and two 70-210 zooms. He had the 50mm priced at $50 and the zoom a little more. I bought one of each. When I got home and checked prices I could have kicked myself for not buying both the macros.

[Reagan69]

Just spent $ 6,000 on a camera. !

[SWAMPSNIPER]

They said he is too smart for the corps, LOL

He went Army NG.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Lord have mercy, I wouldn't know how to act with that.

This is my main weapon of choice, got some decent lenses for it.

[Travis McGee]

Big salute to your grandson!

[Hoffer Rand]

Hubby and I are planning a trip to the Northwest, the redwoods, and Yosemite. I told him he needs to get the lens he has been drooling over for the last 18 months, so I don’t have to listen to him talk about the shots he could have gotten if he’d had this particular lens. Cost=$1500. Well worth it to not have to listen to him go on and on about it! Plus, he rarely spoils himself, so it’s nice to tell him “get the #(%&)$ lens” and treat him.

[rdl6989]

That’s more than I paid for my old car, lol.