Leigh Youdale
Well-known
This one needs some work but it's pretty rare and in many respects looks like the Voigtlander Perkeo I.
Somebody here would love it I'm sure.
Usual place - item #360259345520. BIN.
Somebody here would love it I'm sure.
Usual place - item #360259345520. BIN.
chris00nj
Young Luddite
hate when descriptions saw at the top, "Camera is in excellent condition" and at the bottom it says, "Shutter release linkage needs to be adjusted, so button can be activated." So the shutter doesn't work, but it's in excellent condition. At least he didn't say, "As is. I know nothing about cameras."
Oh an "Rare" on eBay is the second most common word after "Mint."
Oh an "Rare" on eBay is the second most common word after "Mint."
FallisPhoto
Veteran
Be fair. The shutter undoubtedly works fine. You loosen a nut on the back of the shutter and you turn it (the shutter) a fraction of an inch. Now the shutter release linkage will trip the shutter again. It's a VERY common problem in old folders. After 50 years of people tripping the shutter, pressure from the linkage finally manages to push the shutter around a bit is all. Technically, being slightly out of adjustment has very little, if anything, to do with the camera's condition. Frankly, I'd be absolutely freaking amazed if a 50-year old camera was in perfect adjustment. I've certainly never seen one that was.
Yeah, I hate it when they say "rare" or "minty." I've seen "rare" C-3s and "minty" cameras with names/social security numbers clawed into the bottoms of them.