1981-1982 Sears Camera Catalog
Mar 7, 2023 13:13:05 #
I was going through some old boxes. and this was in one of them.
This was over 40 years ago and thought it might be enjoyed.
This was over 40 years ago and thought it might be enjoyed.
Mar 7, 2023 13:30:02 #
The cover has a SEARS KS made by Ricoh which had the Pentax K mount. The Sears and Ricoh cameras were considered lesser than the Pentax but now Ricoh owns Pentax.
Mar 7, 2023 13:36:36 #
Very interesting- I love those prices.
My first real camera was an AE-1 bought used out of a pawn shop near Fort Knox Kentucky. I think I paid about 60 bucks for it in 1982 and it came with a 35 mm lens.
My first real camera was an AE-1 bought used out of a pawn shop near Fort Knox Kentucky. I think I paid about 60 bucks for it in 1982 and it came with a 35 mm lens.
Mar 7, 2023 14:23:35 #
yds0066 wrote:
I was going through some old boxes. and this was in one of them.
This was over 40 years ago and thought it might be enjoyed.
This was over 40 years ago and thought it might be enjoyed.
Cool find. I used to keep Sear Photo and Craftsman Tool Catalogs. I see the camera I should have bought back in the day, the Asahi Pentax LX. The price was not crazy then. I still have a Pentax K2 DMD SLR body. Some great Canon, Minolta, and Olympus cameras too.
Mar 7, 2023 14:31:24 #
BebuLamar wrote:
The cover has a SEARS KS made by Ricoh which had the Pentax K mount. The Sears and Ricoh cameras were considered lesser than the Pentax but now Ricoh owns Pentax.
That is ironic - know it. I have an old Sears M-42 Screw Mount SLR that can use my old Pentax Screw Mount lenses. I wonder, did Ricoh make those for Sears as well. It is more or less like a "simpler Pentax Spotmatic 500".
Mar 7, 2023 18:45:25 #
They are amazing. Here is an interesting thought. How about scanning or lithographing the pages. With a $10 frame you could sell them for $25-30 per photo. Just a random thought.
Mar 8, 2023 05:57:56 #
Mar 8, 2023 06:50:48 #
I have that KS2, silver, in pristine condition. Bought it 4 years ago with a bag and 135 2.8 lens, also almost unused condition, in a leather bag, extra film, total for $25. After bringing it home, down in one of the pouches, found a like new Nikkor 55 2.8 micro. Probably one of the better deals I've made... (man liquidating his dad's estate, didn't know much about what was in the bag, just that film cameras didn't bring much, had tried to sell it for months at $50 on Craigslist and no takers).
Mar 8, 2023 07:03:21 #
Love the Pentax that I bought in ship's store on USS Newport News CVA-148 in 1971. Still got it. It sits on the shelf next to my Z9.
Mar 8, 2023 07:22:58 #
My 1970 first 35mm "professional [?]" was a Sears made by Ricoh. I had a 50mm and a 200mm lens. It served me well until the "digital age" when I bought an expensive Kodak DC4800.
Mar 8, 2023 08:01:58 #
Mar 8, 2023 08:07:29 #
Morry
Loc: Palm Springs, CA
yds0066 wrote:
I was going through some old boxes. and this was in one of them.
This was over 40 years ago and thought it might be enjoyed.
This was over 40 years ago and thought it might be enjoyed.
I think Sears could of been the "Amazon" of today . . . but I guess they did not see it that way.
Mar 8, 2023 08:18:11 #
Was never a big Sears or Montgomery Ward fan.
When I went into MW some 35 years ago and found they no long sold shot gun shells I knew they were on the way out.
Makes one wonder what J.C. Higgins would have thought about all this.
When I went into MW some 35 years ago and found they no long sold shot gun shells I knew they were on the way out.
Makes one wonder what J.C. Higgins would have thought about all this.
Mar 8, 2023 08:38:52 #
Mar 8, 2023 08:49:01 #
Check out those prices!!! Very cool find. Thank you.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.