Need A Camera

Went to the boot sale today in Coin Malaga, spotted these cameras, had a rummage through them all but nothing worth buying, anything I should look out for that would be worth anything, he will be there next week.

Jack.

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It depends what prices he was asking - that looks like the stall of a dealer to me so I don't know if you'd have got any bargains...

I spy a Zenit with what looks like an Industar 50 on the front (I always buy any M42 kit), a brown case with "Voigtlander" on it (likewise, anything Voigtlander, Rollei or Zeiss will always come home with me) and some binoculars at the back that look suspiciously like a pair of CZJ Binoctems - I'd had snapped them up for any price under £50.

If he wasn't a dealer then I'd probably have made an offer to take the whole lot off his hands, then split it into bin fodder / charity shop / eBay categories when I got home.

On another scan I just spotted a Werra case... Must. Look. Away.

Obviously you checked to see if there were any early ASAHI/Pentax items?

As hefty says, any thing with Ziess, Voightlander....

Hope you don't mind Jack, I've ringed the bits that would have probably had me parting with cash:

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Although I would have been there for hours going through every last camera - much of it I don't recognise while still in the case.

Thanks guys, I was looking for anything Leica no Pentax stuff, I'll have a closer look next week,

Jack.

Hefty you have a serious eye for your camera's

they all look ready for the bin to me

James

and i wonder how many work ????

Do you want me to get prices on the ringed items, no problem, I think a lot of it was kodak and stuff I did not recognize let me know,
Jack.

I'd certainly be interested in prices, and if you could have a rummage for any German/Russian stuff I may have missed that would also be appreciated.

I too spotted a lot of Kodak stuff but it holds no interest for me and has little value in general (there are exceptions - a Boy Scout Vest Pocket Brownie can fetch anything up to around £400 but needless to say they're not exactly common).

Be careful with Leica gear - there's a lot of fake stuff out there based on Feds and Zorkis...

Unlike modern electrical wonders even those that don't work can usually be brought back from the dead with a little patience. And if you spent as much time scouting boot sales, charity shops and auctions for hidden gems as I do then you'd get a pretty good eye for them too!

OK Hefty, I'll have a more thorough look next Sunday,

Jack.
I would say the guy is a dealer he has loads of stuff, he had a few vintage cameras in a showcase I'll note them next week and let you know what they are.

If he is a dealer then I think you could rule out the binoculars being a pair of Binoctems or that little black camera in the middle being a Hexar - he'd know the value of them well enough.

I'm still very interested in the other stuff though!

If I'm not mistaken (and I usually am), another of these treasures is a Cosmic 35, third left from the Konica Hexar. Had one of these new and it worked surprisingly well.

Al

Sorry guys the guy wasn't there today I think he has given up but will have a look next week,
Jack.

Never mind Jack, the postage from Spain would probably be more than some of them are actually worth anyway - I just happen to be a sucker for stuff like that.