Räuber
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Just a short reminder for all collectors out there that what you might buying today gone through a lot of hands. Sellers might rip bundles apart to sell the stuff separate or create new bundles. Let me show you a case.
ROBOT ROYAL 36 CHROME MOD.III RANGEFINDER CAMERA +ZEISS SONNAR 50MM F2 LENS | eBay
50mm Sonnar lens serial #1526512. -Zeiss 50mm Sonnar f2 lens. -Original Zeiss lens cap. -Viewfinder has a little haze. -This is the desirable Royal 36 MOD. III TOP OF THE LINE 36mm x 24mm film format version that shoots 36 exposures in that film format.
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Robot Royal 36 Rangefinder 35mm camera w. Zeiss Sonnar 2/50mm full working boxe | eBay
Entdecken Sie Robot Royal 36 Rangefinder 35mm camera w. Zeiss Sonnar 2/50mm full working boxe in der groÃen Auswahl bei eBay. Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel!
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- Robot Royal 36 with Sonnar 50mm f2
- offer A: camera = Z-138697 + lens = 1526512
- offer A papers: camera = Z-151308 + lens = 1746087
- offer B: camera = Z-141203 + lens = 1746087
Räuber
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Here is another tale from Ebay.
Sonnar 5cm f/1,5 Nickel with black belt, serial 1628334 sold for $140 in January
Sonnar 5cm f/1,5 Nickel with black belt, serial 1628334 on offer for $1000 in March
The same lens going from $140 to $1000 in 2 month. Don't get me wrong. The lens is worth the higher price. The first seller made a mistake to let it go for so cheap. But it was clear that the buyer did not buy it for his collection but to get a big bonus in selling it for an appropriate price.
Contax II Rangefinder Camera w/Zeiss 50mm Sonnar AS-IS, FOR PARTS | eBay
The shutter hangs up, the viewfinder is dim and impossible to focus.
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Sonnar 5cm f/1,5 Nickel with black belt, serial 1628334 sold for $140 in January
EARLY BLACK/NICKEL CARL ZEISS SONNAR 5CM F1.5 CONTAX II III RANGEFINDER LENS F11 | eBay
Early f11 aperture! RARE EARLY BLACK/NICKEL VERSION! BOTH GLASSES ARE IN AMAZING SHAPE FOR THEIR AGE! MICROSCOPIC TO NO MARKS ON THE GLASSES. NO VISIBLE HAZE!
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Sonnar 5cm f/1,5 Nickel with black belt, serial 1628334 on offer for $1000 in March
The same lens going from $140 to $1000 in 2 month. Don't get me wrong. The lens is worth the higher price. The first seller made a mistake to let it go for so cheap. But it was clear that the buyer did not buy it for his collection but to get a big bonus in selling it for an appropriate price.
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The black ring and chrome mounts must have run concurrently, and this one is like mine- engraved "Made In Germany". Now I wonder if the Black Ring mounts like-wise engraved were used at a slower pace and those lenses made for export. I have a 1607xxx lens in chrome mount, not engraved "Made in Germany".
I missed that Contax with the Sonnar, but cannot complain too much. I paid $67 for mine years ago, also "parts" status. Cleaned up perfectly.
The black ring and chrome mounts must have run concurrently, and this one is like mine- engraved "Made In Germany". Now I wonder if the Black Ring mounts like-wise engraved were used at a slower pace and those lenses made for export. I have a 1607xxx lens in chrome mount, not engraved "Made in Germany".
I missed that Contax with the Sonnar, but cannot complain too much. I paid $67 for mine years ago, also "parts" status. Cleaned up perfectly.
Miles.
Beamsplitter
A rare post-war 5cm f1.5 LTM lens is in the upcoming Flints auction. I believe @TenEleven owns one exactly like it. Lot 349.
TenEleven
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I do.
Fun fact: when I bought it I had no idea that this lens was rare or that it was original. But the price was very reasonable (about $150) so I thought "Eh, why not?". However I would advise folks against paying a lot for this lens. At least in mine the focus mount is welded (by aluminum corrosion) to the front part of the lens. This means I can change the grease on the focus mount, but if the grease ever creeps into the aperture itself it's game over for this lens.
Optically it's decent -a typical 3million Sonnar. Not my preferred version, but alas.
It might just be my copy, but at least from what I seen other Jena LTM lenses seem a lot more serviceable.
Fun fact: when I bought it I had no idea that this lens was rare or that it was original. But the price was very reasonable (about $150) so I thought "Eh, why not?". However I would advise folks against paying a lot for this lens. At least in mine the focus mount is welded (by aluminum corrosion) to the front part of the lens. This means I can change the grease on the focus mount, but if the grease ever creeps into the aperture itself it's game over for this lens.
Optically it's decent -a typical 3million Sonnar. Not my preferred version, but alas.
It might just be my copy, but at least from what I seen other Jena LTM lenses seem a lot more serviceable.