Doug Richardson
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Got these at flee markets for super cheap. Thought I would see if any of you needed these for parts or possibly piece a working unit together. They are not pretty, but they might be useful to someone rather than going to the dump.
1. Voigtlander Perkeo Automat J. 220 V, everything seems to work as advertised: fan works, light works, film advance works. No film carousel to test. This looks like it was overheated and has a melted lens element. Looks to me if you had another lens element, it would work. The front lens flange is broken, see photos. Lens looks good, just minor dust. No guarantees though, as I have not put film through it.
2. Leitz Pradolux 24. 220 V, light works, film advance works, fan does not seem to be working. I don't know if it is supposed to come on right away or not. I imagine it should. No film carousel to test. No guarantees. The case has signs of exposure to mold and there seems to have been some corrosion to the body, I imagine mold. I tried to clean this but it is under/in the paint. Lens looks ok, just minor dust.
1. Voigtlander Perkeo Automat J. 220 V, everything seems to work as advertised: fan works, light works, film advance works. No film carousel to test. This looks like it was overheated and has a melted lens element. Looks to me if you had another lens element, it would work. The front lens flange is broken, see photos. Lens looks good, just minor dust. No guarantees though, as I have not put film through it.
2. Leitz Pradolux 24. 220 V, light works, film advance works, fan does not seem to be working. I don't know if it is supposed to come on right away or not. I imagine it should. No film carousel to test. No guarantees. The case has signs of exposure to mold and there seems to have been some corrosion to the body, I imagine mold. I tried to clean this but it is under/in the paint. Lens looks ok, just minor dust.
