>>3094843Yeah because they're bad cameras. People want the good stuff and thus they have a higher asking price.
I was going to buy a cheaper Canon Af35 or Canon Owl but decided against it for several reasons. Firstly, I wanted a good 35 mm camera for a while now, something simple to use with a good lens and I wanted it to be point and shoot as I already have a Canonet 28; not totally a rangefinder but too many manual controls for what I wanted out of film. I wanted something streamlined. The af35, based off of YouTube reviews, is loud as fuck but has a decent lens though it is nothing special. Personally I wanted something more discreet in addition to better quality optics. I considered the Owl because it was cheap and you could by new but it was lacking in the not being electronic field and has a shitty slow lens. I wanted something good.
I ended up paying hipster levels of money for one of these cameras in the OP. Why? It's a highly rated camera with a good lens and everything is streamlined. The most annoying thing is the having to turn off the flash button every time but I do a lot of video work anyway so I'm used to having to press record on and off or adjusting ISO on the fly so it's not even bothersome for me. Besides that, you just press the button and the camera takes a picture. Load film and it winds it back when done. Everything is done for you and it has a fast higher tier quality lens than anything cheaper on the market. Was it worth paying more than $150 for? That's up to you and what you are willing to pay for, what features or in my case lack of features, just streamlined quality snap shooting. It was worth it for me. Also it's small and easily fits in a pocket and reminds me of when I was younger using the family snap shooter and just pressing the button to take pictures. I don't like always getting caught up in all the technicalities of photography, it turns me off occasionally and makes me not go out to take pictures.
