HI Jan,
Yes you are correct, there are some deals to be had if you shop carefully at
charity stores, or Craigs list etc. The Rollei is from Ebay, and my bet is that
I can get it working for a reasonable price. I was able to negotiate the price
down, so overall I hope it will work out! I have also had some luck at charity
stores, and recently purchased a Nikon F3 with a 50mm f1.4 lens for about
US$23. It was not working either but only needed a battery to get it working.
Cheers,
Louis
On Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 08:49:01 AM PST, Decher Jan
<wanderjan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Louis,
if the price is right, some damage may be tolerable. I just bought a Zeiss
Contina on the Local "EBAY Kleinanzeigen" and the original (Contaflex) metal
lens hood and Zeiss UV filter that came with it alone were worth the price
(€15). The camera looks nice, selenium meter works, but he shutter needs work.
'Hope you Rollei is great,Jan
On Feb 3, 2021, at 5:36 PM, Louis Smit (Redacted sender "lsmit" for DMARC)
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Everybody,
Thank you so much for your advise and suggestions! I will have a better idea
once I receive the camera as to what might be wrong. Best case there is nothing
wrong and the seller simply did not know how to operate the camera. Otherwise
it may have to go for repairs, and thank you for all your suggestions. I do
actually deal with Camera-Traders in Victoria Hauke. It is a fine store and
they sell items sometimes hard to find elsewhere (BTW they currently have a
lovely Rolleiflex Planar 2.8 for sale, it looks to be in very nice condition).
I think I will try and avoid sending the camera overseas due to all the
complexities mentioned. I had a CLA done on my Rolleiflex T by a local
technician (German) who did a fine job on it and also repaired the shutter. I
will talk to him and see what he says once I have the camera. I will update you
in due course and thank you all again for sharing your experience.
Louis SmitCoquitlam, BC Canada
