Hensoldt Wetzlar RF

[canfred]

Here is a rare rangefinder sold under the name Hensoldt. Hensoldt

still manufactures binoculars, now a Zeiss company I think. For those

of you who are interested look up 7559461515. The camera was made for

Hensoldt

by ISO in Italy. The lens is Hensoldt. Value is around 10% of the

asking price.

[lawrence_bochkis]

No, you're wrong! The value is whatever Arsenall thinks it is!

Why does that guy charge so much for things?

 

Thanks for the tip, it was interesting to look at.

[andrew robertson]

Looks like a piece of crap to me.

[kaiblanke]

Arsenal charges that much because a) they always charge prices way over the top b) the condition is never a b condition (except you only have a,b and c conditions) c) they put so many things on eBay and sell at max 1/10th of what was listed, so these items need to make up for the fees of the others. I would stay away from them and their companies (there are similar ones with the same shipping addres and posting style, but different eBay names)

[awahlster]

Actually not to defend this guy but the camera shown in the auction differs a lot from the discription in McKeowans Price Guide to Antique and Collectable cameras 2005-6 ed. There is a Reporter and a Standard models shown ranging in value from $1200-1800.00 USD But this one appears to be a different simpler model then those shown. And with a serial number of 102. This might in fact be a very rare camera is it worth the asking price? NOT to me.

 

There is a Reporter for sale at the Leica shop priced at $4600.00 EUR.

[anthony_brookes5]

The price of anything is ALWAYS decided by the purchaser never by the seller.

[roy_lahay]

It is dinged up pretty good.

[andrew robertson]

Anthony has never heard of supply and demand.

[ilkka]

Hensoldt makes the viewfinder for Hasselblad SWC. Not very good optically or in mechanical design but costs a bomb.