Anton Orlov
Photographer 4 P•E•A•C•E
Hi there, thought I'd come here and ask you folks if you'd know a good place to take my new find to get it looked at? It's a pretty early serial number Seiki-Kogaku Canon S with a Nikkor 2.8 (or 2.0, I don't remember, it's at home and I'm out of town bored in a hotel).
In any case - it's got a stuck focus ring and I the lens can probably use a good cleaning. It does fire at all speeds but I wonder how good the cloth shutters are. Also, it's missing almost all of it's original rubber covering and what;s left of it is about to flake off next time I breath on it... It looks like it would require some tinkering with the focusing gear to get the new leather in place and I wonder if that's something I can trust the guys at cameraleather.com...? Otherwise it's in remarkable shape for being born only 8 years after my grandmother - there is literally like only a few tiny scuffs here and there and not a single dent or ding - on that note: would you even shoot it or it's pretty much a definite shelf piece?
I'm new to this forum BTW - I shoot mostly TLR Rolleiflex and some Polaroid and other formats, but recently got into RF after getting an M3. Would it even be worth it you think to go through the trouble of fixing up the Seiki S if I am not going to use it? Will the work I do on it right now eventually up the value of it or can it hurt it? Would you say a rare camera is always worth restoring or leave it as found and try not to ruin it more?
Thanks
In any case - it's got a stuck focus ring and I the lens can probably use a good cleaning. It does fire at all speeds but I wonder how good the cloth shutters are. Also, it's missing almost all of it's original rubber covering and what;s left of it is about to flake off next time I breath on it... It looks like it would require some tinkering with the focusing gear to get the new leather in place and I wonder if that's something I can trust the guys at cameraleather.com...? Otherwise it's in remarkable shape for being born only 8 years after my grandmother - there is literally like only a few tiny scuffs here and there and not a single dent or ding - on that note: would you even shoot it or it's pretty much a definite shelf piece?
I'm new to this forum BTW - I shoot mostly TLR Rolleiflex and some Polaroid and other formats, but recently got into RF after getting an M3. Would it even be worth it you think to go through the trouble of fixing up the Seiki S if I am not going to use it? Will the work I do on it right now eventually up the value of it or can it hurt it? Would you say a rare camera is always worth restoring or leave it as found and try not to ruin it more?
Thanks
