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Ash

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Oh no...

I'm thinking of the unthinkable - selling my Contax II.


I don't really want to but that's why I'm asking this:

How much would a Contax I in working condition set me back??


Yea yea I've heard it all before "don't buy that camera!" etc.

So what do you think the difference will be between selling a perfect working Contax-II + sonnar 50/2 coll, versus buying a Contax-I + lens??
 
If your lens is good, keep it !! You can always service the next body, but fixing a lens is harder.

For your other thread, good luck with collecting the Beseler - I'm in the wrong country to help out. I used that sort of machine in my job for years. When you have it square you'll love it.
 
Ash

Typically a Contax II in fair shape working would be £80-120,
similar Contax I might run x3 -x4

The last one I saw in a dealers with lens was about £450 from memory, and it did not last long.

Noel
 
Ash, if you intend to get a working Contax 1, expect to pay about 600 to 800 USD (about 300 to 400 pounds).

The II that you have is a better user, IMO. A disclosure- the Contax II is may favorite film camera of all time. However, I have a pair of overhauled Contax I's that work beautifully. If you want a user Contax 1, I recommend that you look for the model 1f (the last version), referred to as the version 7 by Hans-Jurgen Kuc, as Zeiss Ikon had worked most of the bugs out of the camera by then, late 1935 through 1936. The version 7/1f that I have is very reliable.
 
Ash

Mine still has the sticker on the baseplate it says £89, yes the lens was sandblasted, rather like yours, and it did not have synch. Shutter a bit iffy.

I have paid more, I believe they are called 'senior moments'.

From 'Peter Loy' london dealer. The prices vary a lot. The Contax I was also at PeterLoy's he said it was good cusmetically, I think it only lasted a few weeks.

If you sell yours slowly you then have to wait ages for a good one cheap, they dont appear very often, there is a big variation, see forum owners site, and expect to need maintenance, more frequently than your II, IIs are rugged little beasts like Kievs.

Noel
 
It's a moment of madness, I don't think I would sell the II.

One day I'll own a Contax I 😀
 
About a dozen times I have been one click away from the Contax I - but with two working Contax II bodies, I think they might have had a reason to improve their line of cameras as quickly as they did @ ZI.

For the Europeans amongst us, Austria seems the right place to be... get more GAS @ (no connection to the sellers, of course)

https://www.leicashop.com/start.php?lang=en

- browse under "Zeiss / Ikon" - "Contax cameras" or @

http://www.fotokor.com/

- browse under "Zeiss-Ikon".

...and do us not lead into temptation...

Jesko
 
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