Some times you have to pay when you play

[rover]

Well, my games of Ebay Roulette came back to bite me last night.

My low ball bid on a seemingly excellent Zeiss Option 50/1.5 Sonnar wasn't low enough.

Now what should I do? :angel:

 

[SolaresLarrave]

You and your playful bids, Ralph... 🙂 The come and bite you in the back! 😀 That's how by following your example I once won an Elmarit 135/2.8 with an engraved barrel. $40 later it's in my bag, with goggles corrected and working very well.

What happened to the ten bucks in your account? Wasn't it last week? Or was it two? 😕

Anyway... you seem to have a gift at these things. I'd get the lens, enjoy it and later sell it here. How's that?

 

[rover]

Good point, the $10 is still in my paypal account so that is bonus.

The lens is CRF mount, I may have to keep it.

I am thinking with a shoe box, duct tape I can fashion up a decent little body for it.

 

[back alley]

rent it out to the contax/kiev users.

could be a whole new enterprise.

joe

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Get a Kiev to use it on.

It is a fine lens. It makes for a great existing light portrait lens. I keep mine on a Nikon S2.

You can always sell it here!

 

[rover]

pssst,

I am #58 on Henry Scherer's list.

 

[FrankS]

Congrats, Ralph! I'm #42. Brett's on the list too.
I wonder who else from RFF is on Scherer's list?

 

[rover]

Now I have to go look....

 

[dexdog]

currently holding steady at #13.

 

[rover]

I don't plan on getting a Contax in my hands until 2007.

 

[FrankS]

I am hoping to have a newly refurbished Contax IIa CD with f2 Sonnar brighten a cold Canadian Winter. Okay, at least arrive before Summer.

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Scherer's List? 😕

Sounds like Schindler's... 😱 But I know it has nothing to do with it.

Is it for a ZI?

 

[dexdog]

no, it is the waiting list for service by Contax repair ace Henry Scherer, of zeisscamera.com

dexdog

 

[cp_ste.croix]

Ralph, If you want to get rid of it, I'll be buying a Kiev soon and might be able to find a home for it... 🙂

 

[ZeissFan]

You know, you could save yourself incredible time and $$$ and just do the work yourself. The IIa isn't that complex of a camera, no matter what people say.

I'm No. 3 of my list (an anniversary IIa), waiting behind a Vito III and a National Graflex Series II that now needs a shutter curtain replacement.

 

[RObert Budding]

I'll be selling my Scherer-serviced Contax IIIa soon - I need to fund my latest GAS attack (Bronica RF645). The Contax is in wonderful condition and even has a new light meter cell. Before I sell it, though, I'm sending it back to Henry to fix one of the support lugs - it wiggles slightly. He said it's a very quick fix and won't take long. One other fix I'm about to have done - SK Grimes is going to clean up the threads a bit on the front of my 50/15 Sonnar so that filters go on a bit more smoothly.

I must be crazy fixing these little things on a camera that I will sell soon. Oh well, I really have enjoyed the camera!

Robert

 

[JoeFriday]

Well, my games of Ebay Roulette came back to bite me last night.

My low ball bid on a seemingly excellent Zeiss Option 50/1.5 Sonnar wasn't low enough.

Now what should I do? :angel:

what's a Zeiss Option? 😉

I'm #55 on The List with my IIa and 50/1.5 Sonnar.. it's an outstanding lens, rover.. right up there with a DR Summicron, IMO.. get a Kiev 4a for it and see for yourself

 

[Honu-Hugger]

Congrats, Ralph! I'm #42. Brett's on the list too.
I wonder who else from RFF is on Scherer's list?

Henry has a IIa of mine -- I must be near the end of the list for this one.

 

[rover]

I'll be selling my Scherer-serviced Contax IIIa soon - I need to fund my latest GAS attack (Bronica RF645). The Contax is in wonderful condition and even has a new light meter cell. Before I sell it, though, I'm sending it back to Henry to fix one of the support lugs - it wiggles slightly. He said it's a very quick fix and won't take long. One other fix I'm about to have done - SK Grimes is going to clean up the threads a bit on the front of my 50/15 Sonnar so that filters go on a bit more smoothly.

I must be crazy fixing these little things on a camera that I will sell soon. Oh well, I really have enjoyed the camera!

Robert

I may kill myself for asking, but....when you are ready to sell, let me know how much you would like for it. I actually had thoughts of picking up a beater IIIa to play with for now. When my IIa arrived from Henry I was going to send in the IIIa.

I like the buying program he offers because financially I can bit off the bill in little pieces.

 

[rover]

what's a Zeiss Option? 😉

I'm #55 on The List with my IIa and 50/1.5 Sonnar.. it's an outstanding lens, rover.. right up there with a DR Summicron, IMO.. get a Kiev 4a for it and see for yourself

Zeiss Option is the marking of a post war West German Zeiss lens. Blah, blah, blah, long story, East vs West Germany, yadda, yadda, yadda.

East German lenses are marked Carl Zeiss Jena.

And yes, I am considering a Kiev too.