Expert: David Silver - 5/15/2006

Question
Thank-you for your earlier quick response. Since you are not in a position to steer me in the direction of a used camera buyer in my area perhaps you could help place a number on what they are worth?

Pentacon six TL Made in East Germany Good shape
Arsat 1:3.5 30 mm 001888 appears excellent shape
Canon F1 Japan 170154 Good shape
Vivitar Japan 22402719  67mm series 1 70-210mm 1:35Macro Focusing Auto Good shape
Carl Zeiss Jena NI112525 Tessar 1:45 R25 cm ZRP 142294
Crown Graphic 959389 Kodak Supermatic Wollensak 127 mm F/ 4.7Velosticmat294616  Good shape
Burke and James Rembrandt Portrait Camera Graphic Raptor wide field lensE11277 Wollensak 8 1/4 210mm F 6.8 Very Good
Grapflex Folmer Graflex R & B Series D Carl Zeiss Jena2062618 Tessar 1:4.5  F 15cm Good

Answer
Hello,

These values assuming the items are in truly excellent condition.  You will have to make your own allowances for actual condition...

Pentacon six TL - high quality single-lens-reflex camera, made by Pentacon of Germany around 1969,  for 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inch exposures on #120 roll film; $150-$175

Arsat 1:3.5 30 mm 001888 - no idea...do you have the name correct?

Canon F1 - high quality 1970's single-lens-reflex 35mm camera; with a proper Canon 50mm lens, $150-$175

Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm 1:35 Macro zoom lenes - I'm not clear here...is this just the lens, or is it attached to a camera?  If just the lens, I need to know what camera it fits (and there may be a one or two letter code on the mount end that will tell me this).

Carl Zeiss Jena NI112525 Tessar 1:45 R25 cm ZRP 142294 - I'm afraid the numbers here don't quite make sense, and, as the above lens, is this just the lens or is it atttached to a camera?

Crown Graphic - high quality 1950's studio or field camera for 4 x 5 inch exposures; $150-$175

Burke & James Rembrandt Portrait Camera - probably has a bright red bellows and looks rather fancy, but not a terribly desirable item today; $125

Graflex RB Series D - a bit of a white elephant, a 1930's monster single-lens-reflex camera for 4 x 5 inch exposures; $125

Well, there are a couple things you need to check for me, and you're welcome to send a couple small (emphasis on small!) JPEG images if that would be easier.  You can contact me further at my personal e-mail address <silver@well.com> and I will get right back to you.  It'll be much faster than through AllExperts.  Regarding selling this stuff, it won't be easy because it's all rather mundane equipment.  If you'd like for me to recommend some honest collectors you can reach by e-mail, just say the word.

Best wishes,

David Silver