sharon_schatz

Hi all,

Thanks again for all the useful information about using Ebay. I've been nosing around the forums there for awhile now and have read about all the scammers and how peoples accounts are being hijacked. It's too bad this kind of thing is happening.

Ken Wayne, (one of my best friends has the same name)I may take you up on the offer for help. I'd like to try to sell by myself because I have some other items I'd like to sell too. As Bob the Builder pointed out, there probably isn't anything too valuable in the lot. It seems a shame that my uncle paid so much for this stuff and it's depreciated so drastically since Ebay became established. Receipts show he paid a couple hundred dollars for some cameras that are only going for around $15 now.

I did find a Rollei outfit, that was all together in a case, I think I may keep and try to learn to use. Let me know what you think.

It's a Rolleiflex MX (type 1) s/n:1221739 and has my uncle's initals nicely inscribed on the back of the focusing hood. It has the release knob for the Rolleikin 2 installed. The Rolleikin 2 is in a hard black case and is in it's original box with German instructions. There are Rolleinar lenses 1 and 2, Rolleipar lenses 1 and 2, filters UV, hellgrun (light green), hellblau (light blue), H-1, and Sport all in a leather case. Other filters, each in their own case, are orange, hellrot (light red), Infra-red and gelb-mittel (medium yellow) and Duto lenses 0 and 1. There's a plate adapter set in it's original box but no instructions, a Rollei lens hood in it's bakelite case, a Rollei panoram head and a 5 1/2" cable release. A German and a English Practical Accessories booklet and a Rolleiflex Automat Instructions for Using (Instrucciones Para El Manejo) booklet. There's also a Weston Master II Model 735 Universal exposure meter (think it doesn't work) in a fitted case with instruction book an 2 different Weston film rating guides.

Sincerely,

Sharon

Hello everyone!

Thank you for all of your input and ideas. It's been awhile since I've looked through the many boxes of cameras and stuff. There are hundreds of items (lenses, lens adapters, filters, lens hoods, film backs, cables, flash units, brochures, user manuals, repair manuals, tripods, exposure meters, light meters, straps, camera bags and more.) Some of these are in their original boxes with instructions or data sheets. Many of the cameras are in their leather cases (all of the Rolleis). I recorded all the cameras and looked them up in an old 1990-1991 McKeown's price guide a couple of years ago. In addition to Rollei, there are (22)Kodak, (5)Zeiss Icon, (1)Busch Pressman, (1)Minox B, (4)Argus, (2)Balda, (1)Ihagee Exa, (1)Seneca (3)Voigtlander, (1)Honeywell Pentax, (1)Fujica, (1)Asahi Pentax, (1)Nimslo 3D with all accessories and some movie cameras. There were others that I gave to my brother.

I'm going to have to really put some thought into this. It could take years to sort everything out. I'll have to sit down and take an accurate inventory of everything along with digital pictures. I'd like to get the most I can from everything but I'd also like to free up some storage space. I agree that selling a group of cameras as a lot is a bad idea. I have been looking at the closed listings on Ebay and have seen they don't bring much. I also saw one for a Rollei where the seller said he paid $200 for a CLA and he only got $160 for the camera. I've bought a few items on Ebay and they are letting new sellers list 3 items for free until Saturday. Maybe I'll try posting a cameras or an accessory that typically goes for about $50 and see how I do.

CPeter, I'll let you know if I find the Rollienar polarizing filter you are looking for. It could very well be in there. (I do remember seeing a Rollei lens hood in it's original box.)

Thanks again. You folks are great!

Sincerely,

Sharon

Hello again.

I just read the post How to buy on eBay, on this forum. Wow! That is where I was planning on selling this stuff. I REALLY do not know that much about cameras! This stuff is really from my uncle, John Schauer, and I have some of his receipts to prove it. If I don't do my homework I am afraid that anything I write about these cameras and stuff will sound deceptive. What can I do to assure folks that everything is legit? Money back guarantee? What if I don't get the same camera back? I wish I knew someone in my area that could do evaluations without a lot of cost.

Sharon

Hello everyone,

A couple of years ago we had to put my, camera collecting, uncle into a home

due to Alzheimers. I ended up with all of his cameras, lenses, manuals and

accessories. Quite frankly I am overwhelmed by all this equipment. There are

over 60 cameras alone. I have been doing research using some of the camera

guides from my uncle?s and on the internet. But there are many lenses and

accessories that I can not figure out what they are for. I would like to sell

most of this collection, keeping a few of the better pieces. There are several

Rollei cameras and I was wondering how I can give an accurate description of

these cameras for selling descriptions. I can not afford to have a CLA done on

each of these and I am not familiar enough with using them to take pictures.

Some of them have his receipts from KEH, B&H and other well known shops where he

purchased them, mostly in the 1980s.

They all look almost new on the outside but I?m not sure about mechanics, lenses

and screens. Some of the lenses and/or screens appear to be dusty. Is there a

safe way to clean them or must this be done professionally? How can I tell the

difference between a dirty lens and fungus? Bear in mind that I am not familiar

with their operation but I would like to learn when I have more time.

Which of the following cameras and accessories do you think are worth keeping

and how can I evaluate these for their condition? This is some of what I have:

Grey Baby #2048245 with hard body case

Rolleifle MX ? Tessar 3.5/75 (forgot to record #)

Rolleicord III (Type 2) # 11082251 with case and a set of lenses attached to

strap: 2) Rolleinar 2-28,5 & 1) Rolleiparkeil 2-28,5

Rolleiflex MX (type 2)#1279491 (has a Heidomat f/2.8 75 mm finder lens)

Rollei A26

Rollei SL35ME ? Planar 1.8/50

Binocular leather magnifying focusing hood (like new, in box)

Panoram head

Rollei SL 2000F with all of the following:

Rollienar-MC 1:2.8 f=105 w/leather case (Japan)

Rolleinar-MC 1:3.5 F=200mm w/leather case (Japan)

Rolleinar-MC f=14mm w/leather case (Japan)

Rollei-HFT Planar 1.4/50 (Germany)

Heidosmat 2.8/85mm

Macro lens adapter

Planar 1:1.4/50mm HFT (West Germany)

Planar 1:1.8/50mm HFT (Singapore)

Rolleinar 1.28/135 w/ lens shade

Close up lenses E 49 & 4

M42 automatic intermediate adapter

Focusing screen-clear spot w/reticle

Focusing screen-microprism

Focusing screen-horizontal split w/RF & microgrid

Distagon 2.8/35

Soft camera case

Universal hand grip

3 film magazines

Remote power pack connection

Handbook ? Rolliflex SL 2000F-Practical Hints

Extension set for side assembly

Rapid charger

Regular battery charger

100XLC flash

Beta 6 flash unit w/ flash extension

Reflector kit for Beta 6

Strobo-eye ER and remote sensor

Strobonar cable

2 right angle flash adapters

10m remote release

Thanks.

Sharon