Adventure in a bag

My Moms boss was telling her about a Leica that he had and was wondering the

value. I told her I would take a look.

 

A leica IIf in poor shape was in the bag. It had an additional f2 lens, and

some other accessories. I did some research and came up with a value of 200-

300 (if working) The shutter is slow/jammed on the one. It needs a complete

overhaul. The f2 lens has some fungus on the rear element and the front

element is scratched like it was rubbing on something in the case over the

years. The aperture also seems stiff. The lens on the camera has some cleaning

marks and dust.

 

I'm thinking 150.00 as is for everything in it's curent condition.

 

Again...

 

It is NOT my camera

 

I am NOT selling this

 

The owner is NOT selling this. I guess it was in his family. He was just

looking for a ballpark.

 

I'm just looking for a rough value, and kind of hit a dead end.

 

Any info on a price to CLA / repair this? A working camera with a new leather

from Morgan would be cool. I was disappointed that this camera was not

working, I would have like to take it for a spin.

 

Check out some pics here:

 

http://tinyurl.com/34m9j4

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

I'd say $400-$500.

nice rig. what Bill said.

Bill is to high. You can buy the same camera from KEH in ex condition for 205 bucks. The lens with fungus I wouldn't want at any price.

Yeah but there are lots of little extras; those add up.

Nice rig? No, I'll go with your $150.00 estimate, Chris. That lens is a paperweight.

It is a shame about the f2 lens, I've heard it's a beauty.

The lens on the camera is a Summaron, if it's pretty clean that alone is worth $150-200.

But a non-working IIf with a foggy/scratched Summicron f/2 is going to need $200-300

worth of work before it's worth about $200-300. And unfortunately, most fungus issues

with the early Summicron lenses never fully clean-up.

Are you sure the summicron has fungus and not just haze? If the latter it can be cleaned and brought back to new (e.g. John at Focal Point). For less than $20 tou can get a new cover from Aka Ashi, - I'd feel Bill is closer to the mark withyout cleaning plus all the accessories

White, stringy fungus :(

 

Also, the cover is not a problem, easy to replace... The film advance/shutter is not functioning properly.

 

It's not mine anyway and I don't think the owner is interested in shooting it.

 

Bill seems high to me too but then again, I'm no expert.

 

Thanks all for your help, It is much appreciated.