[rollei_list] Re: New TLR owner ;-)
- From: Dennis Purdy <dlp4777@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 07:27:55 -0800
That has the wrong back door or at least the wrong latch on the bottom.
Along with being in Hong Kong it would make me reluctant even at less
money.
dennis
On Mar 4, 2008, at 07:05, chatanooga@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 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_trk
> sidZp1713.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-----
>> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [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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