Re: Yashica 124G price?

[erker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Erker)]

>I've watched these on e-bay for the past year or so and the
>market price has gradually creeped up. A nice camera with
>case used to sell for around 150 to $160 but that's been
>creeping up to $170 - $180. Its still one of the most
>readily available and economical bargains in med. format.

  I like that "readily available" qualifier  :)

  But I'm still going to mention Diacords :)  They
sell for around $80 on ebay and around $100 from
camera stores.

  They are less common, are knob wind and require
separate shutter cocking. But have very nice Tessar
style lenses. Nicely cast body with good baffling.


>BTW. Are they still selling PX-625 Mercury batteries in Canada
>anyone?

  The local battery store tells me their supplier
(Chinese) isn't making them any more. But supposedly
Varta still makes them (and they are on Varta's
web page www.varta.com).  But maybe they won't be
available in Canada any more.

  I bought a couple for the freezer for my Canonet.
I can call and see if they have any left if you
like.

Greg