Voghtlander Prominant

[Marvin]

The Goodwill had a Voightlander Prominant on bid and the bid was for $40.00 and it had an extra lens and accessories. What should I bid?

 

[summicron1]

for the 35mm rangefinder in working condition, depending on the model, anything under $200 for lens and camera would be a steal.

 

[outwest]

Assuming it still goes click and there is no fungus, you should be quite safe at $140.

 

[Marvin]

It seemed very clean and nice and included the bag with other lens, filter, and accessories. Saturday will be when they close out the bids, if I an up there I may see where it is headed. I got outbid on two tripods before as a guy came in and bid over $100.

 

[outwest]

It also depends on which model it is and which lenses it has. See here: http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Voigtländer_Prominent_I_&_II
The Type 128 original may or may not have an accessory shoe, the Type 129 has a convenient lever wind, and the most desirable Type 130 (Prominent II) has the large finder. Of the 3 available 50mm lenses the Skopar would not be as desirable as the Nokton or the Ultron (both of which have their followers.) If it is not a Type 2, you would need the Turnit finder for the second lens, wide or tele. The rarest lens is probably the 150mm Super-Dynaron. I have had the Type 128, still have the Type 129, the Nokton, the 35, 100 and 150, plus many accessories. The lenses are superb. The camera does require careful reading of the instructions.

 

[Kirks518]

It has the Nokton, and was over $500 this morning. The Nokton is Prominent Gold.

 

[outwest]

If that is the OP's one, that is way too much but good for Goodwill. That's a late 128 with accessory shoe. My first one was an early 128 but with the accessory shoe attachment, the Nokton, the 35, and the 150, with Turnit finder and attachment for the 150, Proxars, a hood, case, instruction manual and some other stuff and I didn't argue when the seller said it would be $45 and was very pleased to get that.

 

[Kirks518]

It's up to $752 now. The problem with buying from there is you have no recourse if it isn't working, full of fungus, or whatever. And they're descriptions are so vague that even a claim of not as described won't get you very far. Only time I've had success with a claim is if it was damaged during shipping. At least on the bay, you can usually return and get your money back, or at least get a partial refund to compensate.