FS: Complete Rapid Omega 100 6x7 rangefinder setup. Consists of following equipment:
- Rapid Omega 100 body with handgrip
- 120 film back (spacing of the frames is a bit wide, so can only fit 9 frames reliably on a roll)
- 120 film back (same issue with spacing, but leatherette has been removed, so pretty ugly looking)
- Omegon 58mm f5.6 lens with proper finder, case, recent shutter CLA (this is a great sharp lens!)
- Omegon 90mm f3.5 lens (typical Tessar derived design)
- Omegon 180mm f4.5 lens, case (the leaf shutter can stick on first using it, but is fine after running it once or twice)
- Hexanon 135mm f3.5 lens, case (this one is pretty rare, and accounts for a large fraction of the value)
- 220 film back (usability unknown)
Condition of everything is user (7 or 8 of 10), with clean glass for the lenses. Rangefinder appears to be accurate. Specific deficiencies noted above. The design of this camera is weird, but the ergonomics are actually pretty good. And the attention to detail (film backs actually force the film onto the film plane, which is a major impediment to sharpness in medium format) in the design is fantastic. This setup will produce very sharp, beautiful 6x7 negatives, commensurate with what the lenses are actually capable of. The 58mm lens, in particular, is excellent. The 90mm is what you'd expect for a Tessar design (not stunningly sharp wide open, but very sharp stopped down). The 135mm lens is legendary and very difficult to find. The 180mm is a bit unwieldly and large on the camera, can't say I've used it much.
Asking US$800 + shipping/insurance.
- Rapid Omega 100 body with handgrip
- 120 film back (spacing of the frames is a bit wide, so can only fit 9 frames reliably on a roll)
- 120 film back (same issue with spacing, but leatherette has been removed, so pretty ugly looking)
- Omegon 58mm f5.6 lens with proper finder, case, recent shutter CLA (this is a great sharp lens!)
- Omegon 90mm f3.5 lens (typical Tessar derived design)
- Omegon 180mm f4.5 lens, case (the leaf shutter can stick on first using it, but is fine after running it once or twice)
- Hexanon 135mm f3.5 lens, case (this one is pretty rare, and accounts for a large fraction of the value)
- 220 film back (usability unknown)
Condition of everything is user (7 or 8 of 10), with clean glass for the lenses. Rangefinder appears to be accurate. Specific deficiencies noted above. The design of this camera is weird, but the ergonomics are actually pretty good. And the attention to detail (film backs actually force the film onto the film plane, which is a major impediment to sharpness in medium format) in the design is fantastic. This setup will produce very sharp, beautiful 6x7 negatives, commensurate with what the lenses are actually capable of. The 58mm lens, in particular, is excellent. The 90mm is what you'd expect for a Tessar design (not stunningly sharp wide open, but very sharp stopped down). The 135mm lens is legendary and very difficult to find. The 180mm is a bit unwieldly and large on the camera, can't say I've used it much.
Asking US$800 + shipping/insurance.
