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I mostly order my Rolleis from Germany. Up to three or four years ago you could easily buy a Rolleiflex for a quite reasonable price. A „T” for about 140Eur, a 3.5F for about 300 etc.. But now probably you've all realized, that the prices of Rolleis are insanely going up. Even the ones that'd been kept in a piggery... And mostly when you try to explain to the seller, that the camera is in a bad condition, or what he is selling is a cheap simple Automat and not a 2.8F, and it's way overpriced... no luck: He wouldn't reduce the price. (And sometimes their reactions are not too friendly either: „...fick dich Laszlo...”) Today I've seen a grey T modell for a 1100Eur - no lightmeter, with nostrap, no case, no box, no lenscovers. Just insane... Also camera shops are realized that how huge trend became analog photography, and indeed they have the amount of money to buy out most of it, and they sell it with a huge profit to those who have just started the analog photography, but have the money to spend, and let's hope the talent as well, as everyone tries to be the second Vivian Maier (and not just a Chicago nanny) today.
Greetings all..a good friend who knows my film camera interests well called to inform she had been to a yard sale and picked up a camera for $5 and was sending it along for my enjoyment. Well, at $5 what could it entail-Brownie Starmite II?, broken by pretty Graflex Ciro 35..oh well, I'll be looking for something along those lines. Imagine my surprise when the camera on the left popped out of the box! Serial number indicated Rolleiflex Automat K3..no flash synch(!) From 1947. Clean leather, almost pristine 75mm 3.5 Tessar (red 'T')..case torn strap and wee worn. Shutter sounded pretty good so in goes the Tmax400...voila! ..well exposed Halloween negatives! My only gripe is the finder that does not provide a 'sportfinder' option. My inoperative Rollei 3.5e planar (on the right) will not give it up..SO..I'm in the market for one that could be fitted. I'm very fortunate and it's a bit petty but the capability of this beauty is worth the time. Cheers!
Nice article on minor 2.8F maintenance. It's in Japanese but translates well using Google. Issues addressed:
- Slow 1s shutter (1.5s)
- Mirror bracket repair
- Taking/viewing lens focus adjustment
Please keep in mind, that this is a repair group. Use E-bay or any other online platform to sell you gears. Cheers :)
Hi I have this for sale open to offers serial number is 1163524