IIIg Pricing

[angeloks]

Hi,

I was looking to buy a IIIg in condition to complement my IIf. What would be a fair price for one in good cosmetic condition. I'm gonna have it CLA'd anyway.

Thanks,
Julien

 

[Keith]

I sold a very clean one here a while ago for $800.00 ... the buyer was happy with what he got.

 

[angeloks]

Thanks for sharing your experience with the camera. I love the barnack look, but I'd like to try one with parallax correction. On the other hand, I guess I could just be more cautious when I frame on my IIf...

 

[Keith]

Thanks for sharing your experience with the camera. I love the barnack look, but I'd like to try one with parallax correction. On the other hand, I guess I could just be more cautious when I frame on my IIf...

It's an extremely expensive way to try parallax correction on a screwmount IMO ... finding one for even a reasonable price is an exercise in frustration. I had mine for about two years and sold it for what I paid for it ... I only ever put two rolls of film through it and the over powering impression having used one was why not just own a nice M3 or M2 and be a few hundred dollars better off. For the screwmount experience I could be happy with a IIf.

That said ... if you do get one at a fair price and you subsequently don't like it ... it won't be hard to move on! 🙂

 

[newspaperguy]

I had my IIIG stolen in 1966 and lamented it for years.

Found one in Seattle in 1978, bought it... and then
wondered why.

The charm had gone. Sold it at a slight loss. Won't go there again.