I recently sold a point-and-shoot 35mm film camera on eBay to someone named Terry Richardson in New York City. I asked (via email) whether this was *the* Terry Richardson–the fashion photographer who famously uses compact “point-and-shoot” 35mm cameras to do his high-paying fashion photography…? Well, I didn’t get an answer.

Of course, this leads me even more to believe it’s probably him…(!)
(Update: He did eventually email me back. His message: “Hi,yes its me…love that camera its awesome for street shots..and fits in my pocket better then the yashica. keep on clicking…thanks Terry”)

Terry Richardson is renowned for shooting with a compact 35mm film camera that is no longer manufactured: the Yashica T5/T4 Super. As a result, Yashica T5/T4 Supers now sell for more used than they did new in the 1990s!

It would make sense that he would have to buy more used Yashica T5s/T4s on eBay when they wear out because they’re no longer made–or even, probably, serviced–by Yashica. (Does Yashica even still exist as a company?)

But that is not what he bought from me.

Terry Richardson–this one in New York City–bought a compact, point-and-shoot camera from me that was not made by Yashica. It was another relatively famous point-and-shoot 35mm film camera that was manufactured around the same time as the T5/T4 Super.

Now I’m inclined to keep it a secret so that the price on this gem doesn’t get as inflated as it’s become on the Yashica T5s/T4s. However, if someone guesses it, I’ll come clean and tell you what it was.

Note: anyone who posts a “Who Cares!” comment has become too jaded for their own good…;-).

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