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1. Actual camera sales results. whether by auction, camera show, direct dealer sales, or collector to collector sales.

2. Past history of a particular camera, or type of camera.
   For example, stereo photography has come into and gone out of fashion at least three times since the turn of the century. Were it to experience yet another revival, one would reasonably expect prices to rise for usable stereo cameras. A more concrete example, and one which can be easily seen today, is the current rage for simple plastic Diana cameras for use by "Art" photographers. The actual price for Diana cameras far exceeds any estimation that could have been made two years ago, simply because current use was not as widespread then, as it is now.

3. Our experience in camera collecting.
   This not only involves buying, and sometimes selling cameras, but invariably   requires the "feeling" for cameras and their prices. This may be the one thing  that makes us so different from the other camera price guides. While they might try to dazzle you with expectations of accuracy and secret formulas, we strongly believe that a calculator is only a tool, and when arriving at a final price for listing in the camprice.com database, experience, intelligence and common sense are the most important assets anyone serious about collecting can have. When no sales results are available, as can be the situation with very rare cameras, the resulting valuations you find on camprice.com are based solely on experience, history and in many cases, consensus of opinion in discussion with members of the collecting community.

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