Steve
I know exactly how you feel. I lived in Perth for many years and only recently
left
(late '97). My advice would be to do what I did and give up on the local stuff
and
buy on the Internet - most likely from overseas. It does take a little faith
in
humanity, some discernment and quite a bit of courage but the rewards can make
it
well worth the effort. It can also be great fun.
I acquired stuff from the Netherlands, various locales in the USA from Texas to
Alaska and even acquired one item from Sydney. In fact since I embarked on the
slippery slide to Zuikoholism I have not bought anything by walking into a shop.
I think Gary hit the nail on the head with his recent analysis of the
fundamental
change in the nature of the secondhand market for camera equipment. A few
significant items in that exodus of equipment from the USA came my way 8-)
Giles
Steve Worner wrote:
> "Used Oly stuff has kept its value, and in many cases, increased in value.
> There's an active market in it."
>
> Which is actually very frustrating for someone in my situation! Living in
> one of the smaller capital cities (Perth) of one of the smaller countries
> (Australia) there is only a trickle of Zuiko lenses in the market place at
> any one time (a fact often exploited by dealers) whereas there's always a
> good supply of Nikon/Nikkor around the place at what I would call comparable
> prices which makes me (unfortunately) consider whether to buy a Nikon FE or
> an OM-2N.
>
> Steve
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