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In Reply to: Newbie question posted by Frank Castle on February 20, 2001 at 12:27:58:
: A guy at work is selling some camera stuff,
: Zenit EM with Helios 44m lens
: Paragon 200mm lens
: Vivitar MC Tele Converter
: Plusblitz EF 30 flash
: Slik 35DN tripod
: He's looking UK£200 for the lot, is this a fair price?
: Thanks
: Frank Castle
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Frank:
Even if everything is in emmaculate condition, that seems way high!!!!! Recent Ebay auctions have seen EM's going for under $30 (US), with standard Helios lens. Here is a link to info about screwmount Zenits. The last Zenit EM was produced around 1984:
http://anusf.anu.edu.au/~aab900/photography/cameras/zenit.htm
I like the Russian lenses, but very much dislike the Zenit cameras. One thing that tends to cause big problems with the cameras is engineering the camera, so the rewind button is actually a collar around the shutter release button. This usually results in the collar getting jammed at some point, eventually causing the shutter to jam. I personally wouldn't buy the camera for $30.
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