nikola
Well-known
I stumbled on this today, who can recognize stuff on this picture?
It's selling as lot without info...
I can read Mamiya on that big RF thing... two lenses probably for this monster, Villa?? and unknown Zenit, can't recognize that other case...
It's selling as lot without info...
I can read Mamiya on that big RF thing... two lenses probably for this monster, Villa?? and unknown Zenit, can't recognize that other case...
rxmd
May contain traces of nut
The Mamiya is a Mamiya Universal, a rather interesting press camera for medium format with interchangeable lenses and film backs. It looks like it's missing a film back.
The "Villa" is in fact a Vilia, a fairly common FSU compact camera.
Philipp
The "Villa" is in fact a Vilia, a fairly common FSU compact camera.
Philipp
cmedin
Well-known
The beast in the back right looks like an old 8mm camera (my dad had one a long time ago).
kuzano
Veteran
That's a Mamiya Universal Press i the back. The lens on the body is a 65mm press lens. It looks like it has the almost always lost viewfinder on top of the camera. Two of the lenses are:
The 150mm press lens
The 100mm press lens
Both black variants.
I think I see the end of a roll film holder.
The 65mm lens/viewfinder combination alone, if clean and operating well, often sell for $250 or more.
All that press stuff, if it cleans up, with good glass and reasonable shutter speeds would be worth about $500 to $600. I have bought and sold a lot of these press cameras. The universal does NOT have the bellows back, but rather a larger opening in the back and a wide range of accessory backs, including adaptors to mount and shoot full size polaroid pack film at 3.25 X 4.25 inches. Very versatile cameras, but a bit bulky. The rangefinders can be very accurate and have a good range of adjustment. The focusing helicals of all lenses engage the rangefinder, and the internal frame line change for the 100 and 150 lenses.
The 150mm press lens
The 100mm press lens
Both black variants.
I think I see the end of a roll film holder.
The 65mm lens/viewfinder combination alone, if clean and operating well, often sell for $250 or more.
All that press stuff, if it cleans up, with good glass and reasonable shutter speeds would be worth about $500 to $600. I have bought and sold a lot of these press cameras. The universal does NOT have the bellows back, but rather a larger opening in the back and a wide range of accessory backs, including adaptors to mount and shoot full size polaroid pack film at 3.25 X 4.25 inches. Very versatile cameras, but a bit bulky. The rangefinders can be very accurate and have a good range of adjustment. The focusing helicals of all lenses engage the rangefinder, and the internal frame line change for the 100 and 150 lenses.
...spot on!