35mm Cameras
What’s to become of the 35MM Camera? by James Cochrane
Many of us are pack rats. We save things until we need more room for other things. Then we make the decision to throw things away only to find out what seems like days later, those discarded items are worth lots of money.
There’s no true way to know now what something is going to be worth 30 years from now. Collectors are fickle people. It’s a morbid joke that most artists need to die before their art is worth money. This is why I decided to explore whether it is possible for 35MM cameras to be worth something in the future and whether you should hang onto them if you’ve got them.
Could the 35MM go the way of the record player? If so, then I would suggest hanging onto them because you could be sitting on a gold mine. People have rediscovered that vinyl records are the “true sound”. At least, this is the belief for these vinyl heads.
I thought for sure that my very first electric guitar was going to be one of those ones that kept appreciating in value. This is because it was a fairly rare brand and it was new. I saw that my other band mates were not buying this guitar so I thought, Jackpot! Well, from the research that I’ve done on the internet and from talking with modern guitar heads, I may be able to get what I initially paid for it. Not bad, but certainly not what I was expecting.
So it is really difficult to know what the value of an item we hold today is going to be worth in the future. As many of us have so painfully discovered, even items like stocks and bonds are not as easily valued as we had been led to believe in the past.
So hanging onto a 35mm Camera may be just as foolish an investment as just about anything else you can think of. But then again you may discover, sometime well into the future a resurgence of people that believe that film is the only way to go. If that is the case, you get the last laugh.
About the Author
James is a writer for the web and blogs.
Please note: I have removed the link that was here due to the FTC’s new and sketchy guidelines about what constitutes an endorsement. I apologize if you are reading this and it left you a bit puzzled. But there are too many unknowns in these new guidelines to take a chance.
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Lomo Fisheye Compact Camera $44.99 “The worlds only 35mm camera with a built-in fisheye lens! It sees a sweeping 170-degree view compacting everything around you into a compact circular image. Get right up to your subjects nose for slamming distortion effects. Huge depth of field renders both the foreground and background in complete focus. Its premium glass lens offers bright colors and knockout contrast. Rocks a built-in electronic flash for use day or night. Features: Uses normal 35mm film. Wrist strap. Editorial booklet & manu” |
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