[Leica] FS: Old cameras

[chehl at comcast.net (Charles Hehl)]

Phillip,

I am interested in purchasing the Kodak No.2.  Is Paypal OK and figure 
shipping to zip 19465.

Regards,
Charles Hehl
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip Forrest" <photo.forrest@earthlink.net>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:59 AM
Subject: [Leica] FS: Old cameras


> I'm simplifying my cluttered life and trying to help pay for this
> semester's tuition while doing it. Got a few cameras
> for sale.
>
> Voigtlander Avus 9x12cm plate camera with Rada rollfilm back. This camera 
> I refurbished and put a 90mm Graflex Optar on to use as a panoramic. The 
> body is metal and quite small for a format this size. Bellows has no holes 
> and is in excellent condition. Completely light tight. The Avus body 
> features 18mm of vertical rise (long axis of the film) and about 15mm of 
> shift. It has been lightly modified to be used only as a panoramic, but 
> can be converted back to use the standard 125mm lens (not included.)
> The Rada 120 rollfilm back has been modified by having the film gate 
> widened and now exposes a 6x11cm image. Film stays very flat and the back 
> is very light tight.
> Graflex Optar lens is a 90mm f/6.8 copy of the 1st gen Schneider Angulon. 
> This lens has some cosmetic blemishes on the shutter but the glass is in 
> excellent condition, no fungus or haze. Aperture blades are oil free and 
> the speeds are within 1/2 stop of optimal. The set with body, lens, back 
> and some old hardware I will sell for $150.
>
> Exakta 500 (Exa) camera body and 50mm lens. Body is in Good +
> condition. Shutter works well but could use a CLA for accuracy and
> consistency. Lens is a coated Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm f/2.8 Tessar and a
> fantastic performer. Aperture blades are free of oil, glass is in
> excellent condition with a few coating marks on the front element. $60
>
> Voss Diax IIa 35mm rangefinder. This camera is in Excellent condition both 
> cosmetically and operationally. Rangefinder is clear and accurate. It uses 
> Diax mount interchangeable lenses. Shutter speeds are accurate. Included 
> with the camera will be one Isco-Gottingen 50mm f/3.5 Isconar. Aperture 
> blades are oil free. This lens is sharp stopped down but pleasantly soft 
> wide open, both due to the lens design, uncoated optics and a bit of haze. 
> $150
>
> Schneider-Kreuznach 90mm f/3.5 Tele-Xenar in Diax mount. This lens is
> fantastically sharp. Cosmetically, it looks Excellent. Aperture blades
> are oil free. The front element has a few cleaning marks but it is
> still sharp and flare free. $100
>
> Kodak No. 2 Model B folding Brownie. This is a horizontally aligned
> folding Brownie box camera which uses 120 format rollfilm. This piece
> is the finest example of this model I've ever seen. Vintage is no later
> than 1915. All leather and wood are intact and in excellent condition.
> Two lower corners on the front of the camera have scuffs in the
> leather. The bellows is light tight and supple. The lens very clear, no
> haze or fungus, set in a Kodak ball bearing shutter working perfectly
> Shutter speeds are I, B and T. There is no corrosion on the metal, no
> leather bumps from buildup of copper oxide on rivets. Original spools
> included. $100
>
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