September: Month for Selling Equipment

i am sort of late for this thread; selling is a great idea!

i kept thinking of letting go of my CL... it's very nice and very pocketable with the summicron c, but the bigger M got finder that i can "mentally' envisioning a pic somehow easier

sitting aside also, a Walz Envoy 35, there is a crack in one of the viewfinder optics, but focusing is fine

let's see...
 
Hmm, when I was looking for an XA, I couldn't find one at a reasonable price but since I had decided to forget about it, Raid starts this thread and there are 5 or 6 that are maybe coming up in September...well, my PM box is mostly empty folks and I do want one. 😀
And there are a few other things people have mentioned that might get my interest. Have to go away fro a little while and think about what I've noticed here tonight.
Raid, what a great idea you've had!
I don't have anything right now I need/want to part with but I did win some boxes of assorted camera stuff--one or two things in each of those that I wanted, the rest will be surplus to me--and some of that will likely end up on offer here at RFF. In the appropriate place when I see just what I got.
Later, dudes and dudettes!
Rob
 
I've also emptied my PM box. Looks like the only thing I'll have up for sale, though, is the Canonet 28. Unless someone wants a working Argus C3 "Brick", anyway. And, interestingly enough, slow speeds seem to be half-decent on this Argus...

Oh, and as soon as I can get up the money for the difference between the two, I'm going to put up my Dual Scan III for sale so that I can get a Canoscan 8400F. Thanks a lot Frank. 😛
 
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Sometimes planning to sell gear can be even more exciting than planning what to buy.

I shall probably be offering these for sale in late September:
AGAT-18K half-frame camera
FED 2e in user condition
FED 2f in user condition
Moskva 5
Canon EFS 18-55mm
Vivitar 285 and accessories
Vivitar 283
Vivitar 220/SL M42-mount SLR

It's the thrill of acquiring cash and the illusion of thrift. I've promised myself to save and invest more of my funds next year, and to spend less money and time on my photography and more of those two limited resources on my friends.

Clarence
 
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Raid,

a month (every year) for getting rid of stuff is a great idea! There's too much extra stuff around here. But I don't have any high hopes for getting anything out the door. Probably the reverse. What's on my sell list, then? Uhm, let's see:

non-RF:
Nikon F2 Photomic, CLA'd body and meter (a 50/2 and a 105/2.5 lens)
Nikon F3/MD4 (a 28/2.8 lens)
Rolleicord II and IV (filters and ERC)
Kodak Retina Ia and a 117 (a bunch of filters)
Zeiss Ikon Tenax (prewar non-RF 24x24mm, with a very nice ERC)
Rollei 35 (parts camera, I think)
Balda 6x4,5
Zeiss Ikon Nettar

RF:
Leica M4 (a trade for a LTM Leica would be good)
Summicron DR (needs some TLC)

Been thinking I could do well with the Leica IIIf, Pentax Spotmatic, Rolleicord Vb and my 5x7. Some film and paper, and I am set. But as I said, I don't have any high hopes... 😉
 
I have an Mamiya 6 with 75mm from KEH that hasn't been used for a year. Body in KEH EX and lens EX+. Don't know how much to ask for yet but 75% of what I paid would be nice.
 
rbiemer said:
Hmm, when I was looking for an XA, I couldn't find one at a reasonable price but since I had decided to forget about it, Raid starts this thread and there are 5 or 6 that are maybe coming up in September...well, my PM box is mostly empty folks and I do want one. 😀 Rob
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Rob: Don't wait until September to contact any prospective seller about your wish for an XA. That'swhy we have "pm". 🙂

Such an online RFF rummage sale can be lots of fun.

Raid
 
Raid,
I've started talking with some one already about the XA. 🙂D ) I needed to wait a breif while so I have some $ to spend. And I'm looking critically at my stuff to see what I can live without...I suspect it'll be a short list--I do love the gear.
Rob
 
My Canonet may be gone, my scanner may very well be history, and I've decided to keep the Ansco to compliment my new 6x9 folder. I still have one camera that I'd like to get rid of: a Yashica MG-1. The one without the battery that I'm not sure works or not. If you want to pay shipping and take a chance, you can have this one for free. I'm just trying to clean house of stuff that doesn't see use.
 
ferider said:
I'm thinking about selling
  • Googled Series Elmarit 135/2.8
  • Canon 50/1.5
  • Olympus XA
Cheers,

Roland.
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Roland, how does the Canon 1.5 compare to, say, the Jupiter-3? I love my J-3, but I'm getting to the point where I'd like to put Canon back on my Canon again...
 
I'm trying to decide between that one or breaking down and finding a 50/1.9 collapsible for Christmas for myself. I like the idea of the collapsible, but I'm worried that I'm going to be a moron and forget to un-collapse the thing! 😀
 
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