Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]$15, I'd believe it. Last Saturday at a garage sale I picked up a "Like new" Pentax K-1000 SE with 50/2 and Vivitar 253 flash with cases. I do not use Pentax, but what the heck. I was a nice guy and gave him what he asked $5, for the package... SOunds like the Canon was a better deal, though.... Adam On Thu, 14 Aug 1997, "Gary Todoroff" <datamaster@humboldt1.com> wrote: >I have an opportunity to trade for someone's Robot Star with Zeiss Biotar >f/2 4cm lens. I think it takes a picture frame somewhat smaller than >standard 35mm but not quite as small as half-frame. The serial number on >the camera is D116954. It includes a 90 degree prism, leather case and >owner's manual, all probably from the late 1930's. I only have heard the >camera over the phone so far - quite a nice sound as the mechanical winder >fired frames at almost two per second. > >Anyone know about Robots and what the value of this one might be? > >Last week-end I stopped at a garage sale and asked the usual, "Have and >cameras for sale?" The fellow said no, he had just sold one and proceeded >to describe a 1950's Canon rf with three lenses. His wife said the leather >case still looked new, but they did not want it any more because the film >was too hard to load. It sounded like I missed out on at least $1000 in >collectibles that he had sold only an hour before for $15! > >Gary Todoroff >