For Sale Mystery 8x10 on Geared Monorail w/ Voigtlander 370mm Kollinear

Gonna be listing some projects I don't feel like moving with me in a month/ first up: Mystery 8x10. Voigtlander 370mm f6.3. This is a project camera all the way around, but a worthwhile one at that I feel. No makers id anywhere, but it is really really nice quality. Mix of mahogany, aluminum and steel. Bellows even seem to be in good condition. Glass looks like it will clean up pretty well. Everything works, but it all needs a little love to get it in tip top shape. Shutter is operational, but would benefit from a cla.

I would like to find someone in the area who wants this, or..if you absolutely want to ship it, I would be willing to drop it at the fed ex ship center in Attleboro Ma for you, and you will have to arrange for packing and shipping.

$300 net to me. Cash, check, venmo, zelle, paypal (you cover fees)....you decide.

Please look at the pics, and feel free to message me with any questions. I'm located in northern Rhode Island, close to the Mass border. Thank you--

What’s PayPal F&F?

Looks like either a Copy camera or a Horizontal enlarger or both. That rail is designed to be mounted on a bench, but it would probably work fine as a view camera if you had a couple of mules to haul it around!

Seriously, it is an impressive camera!

I was mostly asking about F&F on this very interesting camera because to see if this is real. Paypal Friends and Family is a bad idea because https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/beware-buyers-account-takeover.185833/. @FotoMark are you sure this is what you want?

peoplemerge said:

I was mostly asking about F&F on this very interesting camera because to see if this is real. Paypal Friends and Family is a bad idea because https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/beware-buyers-account-takeover.185833/. @FotoMark are you sure this is what you want?

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actually no- as long as you cover fees. Sorry, not thinking straight. Moving does that I guess--

Looks like a 5x7 with an expansion back. I agree, Friends & Family is to be avoided unless you know and trust the person you're dealing with -- better to just cover the fees otherwise; like getting insurance when shipping something like this.

Yes, moving will do it. I just moved literally next door and everything is a mess, including me. Probably no issues w/ friend to friend payments among members here, but it does throw another ember into the fire.

That lens and shutter may be worth the asking price by themselves. The lens is a mystery to me too, but it's a Voigtlander uncoated LF lens! I mean, look at that thing, may even be a heliar. All of my experiences w/ old, uncoated Voigtlander MF lenses, and one LF lens, have been really, really good.

momus said:

Yes, moving will do it. I just moved literally next door and everything is a mess, including me. Probably no issues w/ friend to friend payments among members here, but it does throw another ember into the fire.

That lens and shutter may be worth the asking price by themselves. The lens is a mystery to me too, but it's a Voigtlander uncoated LF lens! I mean, look at that thing, may even be a heliar. All of my experiences w/ old, uncoated Voigtlander MF lenses, and one LF lens, have been really, really good.

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The Collinear is a Dagor type formula. The back looks more like it may be from a North American camera with a made up spacer. Just guessing.