For Sale Autocord RG 1961

[edinator]

It comes with the case but it's missing the locking knob for the bottom. Works fine without it but it'll be hard to mount on a tripod with the case on. It doesn't come with an original cap but I will 3D print one.

I recently overhauled it, everything is lubricated and adjusted. This is probably the smoothest operating Autocord I have. I don't know why but the film advance and the focusing lever are just buttery smooth compared to a few others I have overhauled. The shutter speeds are all accurate. I replaced the old coverings with Cameraleather.com's VH black. It looks good and fits well. I chose it because it is the least offensive and fastest to order, if you want something fancier, you can order it from him but it takes a while.

There is some wear on the body (ie paint loss) but no dents. The taking lense has a few cleaning marks but nothing significant (shown in one of the pictures) that will affect the image quality. The viewing lense is a bit more scratched up but its not enough to dim the view in the finder or anything.

I forgot to take pictures of the internals but they are clean. I also shot a roll through this but it was terrible expired XP2 and the lab did a terrible job with the developing so the results don't say much. Let me know if you have any more questions or want more pictures of something specific.

Price is $230 USD plus shipping. I will ship worldwide from Toronto.

I've had several transactions on APUG as a buyer but this is my first time selling. I can provide my ebay account if it helps.

 

[hsandler]

Looks like a beauty at a fair price given it's already been overhauled for the buyer. I have the same model and just sent it away for a CLA, as the shutter is sticky and the focus knob has come a bit loose from the helicoid. Once the CLA and all the back and forth shipping is factored in, it's going to cost me a lot more than you're asking for yours.

 

[edinator]

Looks like a beauty at a fair price given it's already been overhauled for the buyer. I have the same model and just sent it away for a CLA, as the shutter is sticky and the focus knob has come a bit loose from the helicoid. Once the CLA and all the back and forth shipping is factored in, it's going to cost me a lot more than you're asking for yours.

Yeah! I usually pick these up pretty beaten up; leather peeling or cracked, focus stiff, shutter slow but they tidy up very nicely. I love getting Autocords back out there for use. Probably one of the most underrated TLRs.

 

[abcxyz]

I like the rendering of Rokkors for SLRs. Are the ones on Autocords comparable?

 

[edinator]

I like the rendering of Rokkors for SLRs. Are the ones on Autocords comparable?

Well there is quite a lot of variability in the rokkor SLR lineup so I'm not sure but I've had no complaints about the performance. All Autocords share the same lense (older models did have more aperture blades though) so they are pretty similar in image quality.

I have a set of photos here from my Autocord CDS: https://www.flickr.com/photos/edinator/sets/72157643842376765/

 

[abcxyz]

Those are some nice photos you have there. I particularly like the black and white ones

 

[removedacct1]

The Autocord is a very respectable camera, in my experience. The Rokkor lens is marginally sharper than my Rolleiflex 3.5 Xenotar when comparing both at f8 or f11.

 

[edinator]

The Autocord is a very respectable camera, in my experience. The Rokkor lens is marginally sharper than my Rolleiflex 3.5 Xenotar when comparing both at f8 or f11.

It's sharp even wide open!

This is Delta 3200 shot at 1600 developed in ID-11!

 

[moose10101]

Yeah! I usually pick these up pretty beaten up; leather peeling or cracked, focus stiff, shutter slow but they tidy up very nicely. I love getting Autocords back out there for use. Probably one of the most underrated TLRs.

If you fix broken Autocord focus arms, you've probably got a job for life.

 

[edinator]

If you fix broken Autocord focus arms, you've probably got a job for life.

Haha, yeah I tried 3D printing one out of plastic but the knob part was still too fragile. Once we get affordable metal 3D printers we will have parts for life!

 

[edinator]

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[edinator]

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