Is it worth to buy a used Rollei 6008 professional in USD 1300?

[edmond]

is it worth to buy a used Rollei 6008 professional in USD 1300? the

set included the 6008 professional body, waist level,finder, 6006

film back, rolleigon 80mm/2,8 lens, 3 batteries, charger, grip and

poloroid back, is it a nice price?

 

also i wanna know whether 6006 film back is a standard film back for

Rollei 6008 professional? as i can't find out the information on the

film back of 6008 professional, i wanna know here. also if it's not

standard, then if using 6006 film back, is there any difference? any

missing functions?

 

lastly, as i am newbie in medium format camera, what should i check

during the trade?

[fwstutterheim]

The standard back for a 6008 prof would be a 6008 back. There was a discussion on this

topic on this forum a little while ago. You will find it easily. This kit really is not standard.

The Rolleigon is a cheaper lens. The standard lens would be a 2.8/80 mm Planar or

Xenotar. I am not suggesting the Rolleigon is bad, but one of the virtues of the Rollei

system is using first class Zeiss and Schneider glass. I cannot comment on the price, as I

am not familiar with your local market conditions. At the end of the day this offer would

not be my choice: wrong lens and (probably) wrong back. Check all functions with all

batteries, one or more batteries could be "on the way out".

[ike k]

No, it's not worth. You'd better get newer model like integral and probably only couple hundred dollar more with PQ lens.

 

 

Ike

[james_falconer]

Try rollei dealers like kurland photo. Used 6008i and 80mm pq are going for very cheap nowadays.

[douglas_green1]

IMHO, you should either bump it up a notch and pay $1800-2000 and get a nearly new 6008i with a PQ lens, or else you should drop down a notch and get a nice 6006 with a non-PQ 80mm Planar for around $800 or less.

 

I went the latter route, and also picked up an SLX-II body as a really inexpensive backup, and ended up with 2 bodies, 2 batteries, and an 80mm lens for under $1000

 

In my opinion, there is very little functional difference between a 6006 and a 6008 to justify the cost differential of around $500.