Today I went to a local camera store and KEH was buying used equipment. I was not able to sell them my gear and neither was another guy who apparently was cleaning out a dead relative's locker so I ended up buying his gear. (Not what I had planned but that is ADD for you). So here is my question: Did I do OK for 300 dlls? (if I did not don't laugh too hard pls). Are these worth repairing and either reselling ( to get my M6) or using (because you can never have too many cameras)?
-Leica II SN: 18393 that has an Elmar 50 mm collapsible. That one is in bad need of a CLA and probably will need shutter curtains.
-What I think is a Nikon S (SN 6097306) with a flash sync port on the Left front of the camera. This has cracked curtains and a sticky shutter so it would need a CLA as well. The lens is a Nikkor-SC 50 mm 1.4 that has some fungus on the front element.
-A Nikon M SN: M 6091918 also with cracked shutter curtains. Has a Nikkor -SC 50 mm w.5 with mild haze on the front element.
-A Nipon Kogaku 135-35 external viewfinder
-A Nikkor-w 35mm f/3.5 with some haze
-A Nikkor QC 135mm f/3.5 that is growing some mushrooms in the rear element.
-A complete Nikon "Flash equipment" kit.
So here are some more questions:
1) Does anyone know who can service these Nikon rangefinders, replace the shutter curtains and CLA them. I have used Youxin Ye in the past for my Leica and he says that he also services these cameras.
2) Is there any hope for the lenses. Can they be restored. I shoot b/w only so I can be more forgiving with what happens to the coating. Is there anything I can try on the lenses (soap and water, vinegar, windex etc?).
3) If you were going to sell these on evilBay, would you part them out or sell them body and lens?
Thanks in advance.
-Leica II SN: 18393 that has an Elmar 50 mm collapsible. That one is in bad need of a CLA and probably will need shutter curtains.
-What I think is a Nikon S (SN 6097306) with a flash sync port on the Left front of the camera. This has cracked curtains and a sticky shutter so it would need a CLA as well. The lens is a Nikkor-SC 50 mm 1.4 that has some fungus on the front element.
-A Nikon M SN: M 6091918 also with cracked shutter curtains. Has a Nikkor -SC 50 mm w.5 with mild haze on the front element.
-A Nipon Kogaku 135-35 external viewfinder-A Nikkor-w 35mm f/3.5 with some haze
-A Nikkor QC 135mm f/3.5 that is growing some mushrooms in the rear element.
-A complete Nikon "Flash equipment" kit.
So here are some more questions:
1) Does anyone know who can service these Nikon rangefinders, replace the shutter curtains and CLA them. I have used Youxin Ye in the past for my Leica and he says that he also services these cameras.
2) Is there any hope for the lenses. Can they be restored. I shoot b/w only so I can be more forgiving with what happens to the coating. Is there anything I can try on the lenses (soap and water, vinegar, windex etc?).
3) If you were going to sell these on evilBay, would you part them out or sell them body and lens?
Thanks in advance.
