[rollei_list] Re: New TLR owner ;-)
- From: chatanooga@xxxxxxxxx
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 15:05:21 +0000
Here's another beauty I noticed. Not cheap mind you:
ebay-2.8f<http://cgi.ebay.ie/Ex-Rolleiflex-2-8F-planar-80mm-F-2-8-ROLLEI_W0QQitemZ250220064123QQihZ015QQcategoryZ3354QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262>
On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Robert Lilley <54moggie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I've had enough experience now to know if I intend to really use the
> camera
> I have purchased on e*ay I have to factor in an overhaul. So if I pick up
> the camera for $500 - that's really $650 - $800 plus all the shipping. In
> the end though you've got a camera calibrated at factory specs that will
> last another 20 years with good care.
>
> Let's face it, if someone found you in a closet where you've been for 30
> years or so, you'd need some toning up too as a matter of course before
> you
> were useful! That's the way it is with most of these e*ay beauties.
>
> Have peace of mind, shoot happy, Go for the overhaul!
> Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Goldstein
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 8:34 AM
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: New TLR owner ;-)
>
> Unfortunately, it is difficult to know the true condition of a camera
> without getting inside it. Many cameras which look cosmetically
> wonderful have been poorly repaired, struck/dropped, mishandled, are
> out of cal, have internal lens haze, etc etc etc. I like Elias' advise
> and also recommend you make your camera a good reliable shooter by
> getting it c/l/a by one of the "good guys" we mention on this list
> (I'll add the name Paul Ebel if price is a consideration)...
>
>
> Eric Goldstein
>
>
> > On Mar 4, 2008, at 3:41 AM, Thor Legvold wrote: (snipped)
>
> > > From everything I've read it's more important to
> > > find a camera in good condition than one particular model, so I'll
> > > try this one out first and see how the results look.
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