P3D Re: When a Custom is NOT a Custom

[Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:29 AM 1/8/99 , Jon Golden wrote:
>Klass wrote:
>>>I must confess: my heart frequency raised when I saw a Realist Custom
>offered on Ebay.
>
> I got a call from a camera store, perhaps 5 years ago, the owner was 
>closing his shop and had a Realist Custom in the Box for sale.  I went to 
>see the camera which he wanted between 1500-2000 dollars for, which was too 
>much for my pocket, and too much period.  He held his price insisting that 
>he had a west coast buyer who would take it for 1500 if he did not sell it 
>here in Boston. 

Out of curiousity, what would be a fair price for an Olden "hybrid" custom?
 Do they have the rare-earth lenses?

Thanks,

-pd


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