Thoughts on a CLA

I have two cameras sitting around on the shelf. They are:

 

Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex Favorit (887/16) with 75mm (1957-1960) and a

Arco 35 Automat D (f2.4 lens).

 

I purchased both of them for a total of $31 and the bodies appear in very good condition especially the Zeiss which is in excellent condition and came with the original case. I am unfamiliar with both of these models.

Any thoughts on having a CLA performed on either one of them?

I'd give them a try to see if there is any lack of functionality or excessive resistance in use, before submitting them to a CLA. They may not need it yet.

There are many working cameras available in that price range.

 

A good CLA cost much more than that. Cheaper to keep buying cameras until you get enough working ones.

 

Most recently is a Canon IID2. It wasn't that cheap, but cheaper than I expect a CLA would be, and

it seems to work fine.

Unless you can do the CLA yourself, it is, as said, probably easier to find a working one than to find someone who will do it, regardless of cost.

 

In any case try working them a little without film to loosen them up, then actually shoot (film in) them. It may be that they already work.

 

My different model Ikoflex needed no work at all.