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Hi all,

 

I was wondering if I could get some help in finding out from some of the experts on here which cameras are of

true value and which are your average ones I should let go

 

I only get to find out what I really have once I actually start creating a listing for each camera individually.

 

After researching each individual cameras on ebay's history and using my "Huge Trusty Book" - McKeown's Price

Guide I expand my knowledgeable a little more but in the end I am still left unsure if what I'm holding in my

hands is something worth keeping or what the actually value of it is in today's world

 

The one thing I don't want to do is sell one only to find out later that I had in my possession a rare item of

true craftsmanship.

 

I'm definitely going to keep the M3 and 500c... I'm only 24 I am still looking forward to the day where I can

show them off on top of the fire place

 

I think I'm going to be at this for a while as getting info on some of these cameras is amazingly quite

difficult, especially prices, lots of sites are in German, French and even Chinese and Japanese. So much for

using the internet lo

 

I know a condition scale is missing, but most cameras are in fairly good condition, cosmetic and functioning.

 

Any help in understanding what I truly have or even your experiences in what prices in today's market would be

greatly appreciated

 

 

 

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<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Sillette</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Prontor - SVS</td>

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<td width="70"></td>

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<td width="100">2316802</td>

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<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

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<td width="47"></td>

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<td height="17" width="95">Blacks</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Insight - Zoom 105</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">1639544</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Zoom</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">38 -105 macro</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

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<td height="17" width="95">Bolex</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Pailard B-8 Cine</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">514781</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Switzerland</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

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<td width="70"></td>

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<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Staeble - Kata</td>

<td width="79"></td>

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<td width="38"></td>

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<td height="17" width="95">Canon</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">EOS 300</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">2816366</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Canon Zoom Lens EF</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">28mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3.5 - 5.6</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

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<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Canon</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">EOS 650</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">124450</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Canon Zoom Lens EF</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">35-70mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3.5-4.5</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">1056489</td>

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<tr height="34">

<td height="34" width="95">Canon</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">IID IID1 IIF IIS IVSB IVSB2</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Canon Lens</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">1243873</td>

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<td height="51" width="95">Canon</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">T70 Multiprogramming AE Dual Metering System</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">1756289</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Canon  Lens FD</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">8772509</td>

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<td height="17" width="95">Exakta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Varex Ihagee  Dresden</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">684462</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

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<td height="17" width="95">FujiFilm</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">FZ 3000 Zoom Date</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Fujinon Zoom 38 Auto Focus & Prewinding</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">115mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">31007226</td>

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<td height="34" width="95">FujiFilm</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Instant Camera Instax 100</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Fujinon Lens</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">95mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

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<td height="17" width="95">Fujica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">AX 3</td>

<td width="49"></td>

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<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Fujinon FM</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.9</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">633964</td>

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<td height="17" width="95">Hanimex</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">35maf</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">38mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

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<td height="34" width="95">Hasselblad</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">500C</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">Front: TU71260 Back:TU106671</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Carl Zeiss Planar</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">80mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">420426</td>

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<td height="17" width="95">Ilford</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Sportsman</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">148938</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">West Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Dacora Kamera Werk Reutlingen Dignar</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">45mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

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<tr height="34">

<td height="34" width="95">Kodak</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Brownie Reflex Synchro Model</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

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<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Kodak</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">No. 1a Pocket Camera</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Canada</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="34">

<td height="34" width="95">Kodak</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">No. 3 Folding Pocket Camera </td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">E-8</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">USA</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="34">

<td height="34" width="95">Kodak</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Pleaser Instant Camera</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Canada</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Kodak</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Retina 1A</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">410634</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Retina - Xenar Schneider - Kreuznach</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">2463861</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Kodak</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Tele-Ektralite 600</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Kodak</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Trimlite Instamatic 28</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Kodak</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Vigilant Junior Six 20</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Canada</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Kodak Bimat Lens Dakon Shutter</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Kodak </td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Ektralite 10 Appareil</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Kodak </td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Retinette</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">56719</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Reomar Schneider - Kreuznach</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">45mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3.5</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Konica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Auto S</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">699500</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Konishiroku Hexanon</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">47mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.9</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Kowa</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">SET</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">128639</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Kowa Co. LTD</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">431078</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Leica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">II</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">100940</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Leitz Elmar</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3.5</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Leica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">IIIf</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">640813</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Leitz Elmar</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">5cm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3.5</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">1046885</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Leica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">IIIg</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">846010</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Leitz Elmar</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">5cm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3.5</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">988689</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Leica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">M2</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">929972</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Leica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">M3</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">899559</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Summicron</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">5cm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">1530039</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Maruya</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Slide Projector</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Meopta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Flexaret</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">3061789A</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Czechoslovakia</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Meopta Anastig mat </td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">80mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">80144816</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Autopak 460Ttx</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Hi-Matic AF-D</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">1213352</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Minolta Lens AF</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">38mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Hi-Matic F</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">1181792</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Minolta Rokkor</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">38mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.7</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Hi-Matic F</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Rokkor</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">38mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.7</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Hi-Matic S</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Minolta Rokkor</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">38mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.7</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Maxxum 550SI</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">99703833</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Malysia</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Minolta AF Zoom</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">28-80mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3.5-5.6</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">60704710</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Maxxum 7000</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">21181512</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Maxxum AF</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.7(22)</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">13306459</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Maxxum HTSI Plus</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">92201744</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Malysia</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Minolta AF Zoom</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">28-100mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3.5(22)-5.6</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">41314160</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Pocket Autopak 270</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">247168</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Jappan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Minolta Rokkor</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">26mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3.5</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">SR-1</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">1256914</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Minolta Auto Rokker - P F</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">55mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">2420911</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">SRT100</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">308859</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Minolta MC Rokker-X PF</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">1072811</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">SrT201</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">1407155</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Rokkor-X</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.7</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">4286391</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">SRT201</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">1410256</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Minolta MD Rokker-X</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.7</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">2083617</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Minolta</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">XG-M</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">2197716</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Minolta MD</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">49mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">1194774</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Mintola</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Autopak 700</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">104213</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Rokkor</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">38mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Nikkorex</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">35 II</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">179428</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Nikkor - Q</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">5cm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.5</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">365466</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Nikon</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">EM</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">6719207</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Hanimex MC Automatic</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">28mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">121216</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Nikon</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">F</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">7097106</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Nikkor-S Auto</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.4</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">820662</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Nikon</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">F</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">6901563</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Nikkor-S Auto</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">55mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.2</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">184752</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Nikon</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">FE</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">4101517</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Nikkor</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.4</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">5247606</td>

</tr>

<tr height="34">

<td height="34" width="95">Nikon</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">TW Zoom 85</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">5057071</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Nikon Zoom Lens</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">32-85mm Macro</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Olympus</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">OM-2</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">668872</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Omlypus OM-system E. Zuiko Auto-T </td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">135mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3.5</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">163004</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Olympus</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Pen - EES-2</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">2624042</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Olympus D. Zuiko</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">30mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Optina  </td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">IA Arette</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">ISCO-Göttingen Isconar</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">45mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">494992</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Pentax</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">K1000</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">6454246</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">SMC Pentax - M</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">5512460</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Pentax</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">K2</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">7090863</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">SMC Pentax</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.4</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">1072786</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Pentax</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">ME</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">1933429</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">SMC Pentax - M</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">5085785</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Pentax</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">ME Super</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">3020135</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">SMC Pentax - M</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">4894696</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Pentax</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">ME Super</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">3020189</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">SMC Pentax - M</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">5752279</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Pentax</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">MX</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">4493649</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">SMC Pentax - M</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.7</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">7393831</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Pentax</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">SF10</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">5138229</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">No Lens</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Pentax</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Sportmatic</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">3626332</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Super - Takumar</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.4</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">4096297</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Pentax</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Sportmatic</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">2443930</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Super - Takumar</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">55mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">6188787</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Pentax</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Zoom 105 - R</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">5943956</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Auto Focus</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">38-105mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Pextax</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">SP1000</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">5603976</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">SMC Takumar</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">55mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">6677833</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Polaroid</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Sx-70 Nissin </td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Polaroid </td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Sonar One Step 2352</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Praktica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">BMS eltronic</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">243836</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Prakticar MC Pentacon</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">135mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">0602</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Praktica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">L2</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">(GDR) Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Helios - 44 - 2</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">58mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">N0063308</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Praktica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">LTL</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">(GDR) Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Meyer - Optik Gorlitz Domiplan</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">6710304</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Praktican</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">?</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">415079</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">58mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">5766970</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Ricoh</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">AF-55 Dx Auto</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">29624007</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101"></td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Ricoh Len</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">35mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3.5</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Ricoh</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">KRT-10 Super</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">79253739</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Rikenon</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">166939</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Ricoh</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Singlex TLS</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">58081</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Royal Autotele Extender 2x Model P</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Ricoh</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">TLS 401</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">02141239</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Auto Rikenon </td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">55mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.4</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">216978</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Rollei</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">A26</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Singapore</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264"></td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Rolleiflex</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">2.8c or Automat 2.8c</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">1400012</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Heidosmat</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">80mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">707541</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Rolleiflex</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">SL35M</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">4867942</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Singapore</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Rollei - HFT Planar</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">1154584</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Samoca</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Model LE - II</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">950010</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Samocar</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">269018</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Samoca</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Model M - 35</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">339571</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Ezumar </td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:3.5</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">356650</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Voigtlander</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Vitomatic Iia</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100"></td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">West Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Voigtlander Color - Skopar</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">00549</td>

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<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Yashica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">FR</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">71015038</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">No Lens</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90"></td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80"></td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Yashica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Fx - 3</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">033185</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Yashica Lens DSB</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.9</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Yashica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">J - 3</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">7321524</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Cosinon Auto</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.7</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">725147</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Yashica</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Lynx - 5000</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">LII4023433</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Japan</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Yashinon </td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">45mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">6124077</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Zeiss </td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Ikon Nettar</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">U55629</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Novar - Anastigmat</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">105mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:6.3</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

<tr height="34">

<td height="34" width="95">Zeiss </td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">Ikon Voigtlander Icarex 35s</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">P57997</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Germany</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Carl Zeiss Ultron </td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:1.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65">7214548</td>

</tr>

<tr height="17">

<td height="17" width="95">Zenit</td>

<td width="70"></td>

<td width="146">E</td>

<td width="49"></td>

<td width="100">83254766</td>

<td width="46"></td>

<td width="101">Russia</td>

<td width="68"></td>

<td width="264">Meyer - Optik Gorlitz Domiplan</td>

<td width="79"></td>

<td width="90">50mm</td>

<td width="47"></td>

<td width="80">1:2.8</td>

<td width="38"></td>

<td width="65"></td>

</tr>

</table>

 

oh, I think its interesting to note that the prices in McKeown are sadly not really that representative.

 

Some cameras you know are average may go for a lot more than quoted in the book, and some true treasures are

going for prices I can't believe.... but in the end it is a good baseline for understanding quality vs price

relationships.

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Bad time to be selling anything at present I think. If they were mine I would say the definite keepers are: <br>

Canon IID IID1 IIF IIS IVSB IVSB2<br>

Hasselblad: 500C <br>

Leica: all of them <br>

Nikon: Both F cameras <br>

Pentax: K2 <br>

Rolleflex: Both twin lens reflex cameras<br>

As an option I might also be tempted to keep the Retina and the Vitomatic IIa too.<br>

Good luck, Steve

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As McKeown says -- the value of a camera is determined at the time of sale. Nothing in that list stands out, though

the Leicas, the Rolleis and the 'Blad are more "valuable" than anything else combined. If you are just wanting to thin

down your herd, that's one thing. What cameras do you like to use? Which ones feel "special?" The current

market reflects the economy, so I would not expect top dollar anymore. By the way, the term is "Spotmatic", not

"Sportmatic." If you have used McKeown's then for the most part, you know what you have, and its approximate

range of values. If you watch ebay, then you know what the real world value is.

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Ditto on what Mark says. Having recently sold off a large amount of antique cameras, I can tell you that the Rolleis, Leicas and the other big names will do the best IF you sell them. But did you just buy all those to resell? You will pretty much get your butt kicked right now if you try to sell them. Between digital and the economy, only the best of the best are retaining value. Keep them if you can, and even better, take them out and enjoy them. Right now, that is your best bet. And hey, as you enjoy them, post some pictures!
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Dude, questions like this are my specialty. You should just ask me. I make my living doing this stuff. I can't believe you can't find data on this stuff. Ok, here goes based on your list:

 

Junk: Agfa Silette, Argus STL-1000, Blacks, Bolex, Canon T70, Fuji, Hanimex, Ilford, Kodak, Kowa, All slide projector, Braun, All Polaroid, All Ricoh, All Voigtlander, All Samoca, All Praktica, All Yashica, Zeiss Nettar, Zenit.

 

Sell: EOS 650, EOS 300, Exakta, Konica Auto S, Meopta Flexaret, All Minolta, All Olympus, Arette, All Pentax (except MX), all Nikon not in the "Keep" list.

 

Keep because it is good: Canon IID/IIF/IIS/ISB/IVS2B, Hasselblad, All Leica, Nikkorex, Nikon F, Pentax MX, All Rolleiflex, Zeiss Icarex and Zeiss Voigtlander.

 

So, where did you happen to come by all this stuff? No insult intended but, if you can't tell a quality camera from a junker, I'm wondering if you are a "camera guy" or just one of those fascinated fellows who thinks he can make money off these things.

 

Which reminds me of this guy in the next neighborhood from here. He was having a yard sale and I asked him about cameras. Well, he brings out boxes and boxes of the things. All wrapped up neatly in newspaper. One of those fellows who thinks everything is priceless and he can't sell anything for fear of losing something or being cheated or whatever. And almost every one of the cameras was not working or plain junk (worth <$15.). Only 2 were worthwhile. A mini graphic and a Zeiss Maximar. The guy was insulted and wouldn't believe me. He still has all that junk hidden away secure in the feeling it is all priceless collectables and probably going to leave them to his offspring (who, let me tell you, will dump them or give them away. Oh, I could tell you stories.). He was an "eternal" as gold miners call them. No matter what price you offer them they can't sell because they don't know if it is a good deal or not. Even offer them 2x what it is worth and they can't say yes. It is so much fun to go to yard sales and mess with people's minds.

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Whats consider junk versus collectable varies with the decades the Nikkorex F was worth about 10 bucks in the 1970s' as a total piece of dog manuren IF IT ACTUALLY WORKED; often they were sold as is with broken shutters. Today the have gone from a total worthless crap to collectable; since so many got scraped as not worth repairing since they were not relilable; and then "manure factor" has worn off. Exaktas went thru a funk when they sold off at low numbers in the 1970's and 1980's too; now folks collect them. <BR><BR>A Leica II, IIc or IIlf was only worth about 15 to 40 bucks in 1969; today they are worth alot more. Once you dump your oddball "junk" stuff for next to nothing it can rise in pricing radically or never be collectible. ALL OF MY DEALS on cameras were bought when folks like Joseph above declared them as <b>JUNK</b>; ie the Rolleiflex standard for 30 bucks in the 1970's; a 10.5cm F4 Nikkor-T preset from KEH from 30 bucks in the early 1980's; many 1930's Kodak Retinas bought from 5 to 20 bucks, A Noctilux for 400 in the late 1970's; a 5cm F2 LTM nikkor for 20 bucks on Ebay; a Kodak Ektra with dual range 50mm F1.9 for 75 bucks in the 1970's; even a mess of Zorki's with Jupiter-8's all bought on ebay for less than 20 bucks with shipping.<BR><BR> Seek value when they market says its Junk; sell it when its high and others think its collectible.<BR><BR> A closeup attachement for Kodak Ektra cost me 99 cents on Ebay; with shipping about 6; I resold it for 200 + a few years later back on Ebay.<BR><BR>Many items are really not all that collectible and the market with an off economy can make one little money.<BR><BR> Cameras like the Leica IIIg were worth alot even when folks didnt collect cameras in 1969; Olden had them 129 bucks when a IIIf was 45; and II 15 bucks. Thus folks will want buy your IIIg at a low price; the one item you should not really ever sell unless you want to rebuy it later for alot more money. In the late 1960's when Leica Thread Mount stuff was in the pits; a IIIg still had some decent worth. Thread mount stuff then was mostly considered old stuff; like an old VCR, or an old 386 computer; or an old CRT monitor; almost total junk since the market had a glut of this "stuff". Now LTM lenses on ebay even off brand non Leica stuff like Nikkors and Canon are expensive<BR><BR>Many younger folks do not collect cameras; it will be interesting to see how film cameras are priced ten years from now. There was a time in the late 1960's when folks traded in their obsolete Leica M3 with F2 Summicron and paid a hundred or two and got a Ricoh or Petri slr and were happy campers. <BR><BR>If you already have the collection; avoid selling off any items in haste. A working Minolta SRT 201 is worth more to somebody who had one long ago; and regrets selling it; than to a collector. An investor might want to say all you stuff is crap and thus worthless; and thus the lowball quotes. Part of collecting has nothing to do with investing at all; its like some weird historical thing.
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