Voigtländer 101st Heliar Anniversary Set - thoughts and opinions please

[tony lockerbie]

Oh, and thanks Macfred, I fully understand...wish my wife had put some brakes on me Got my subscriber status back, apparently it expired during the upgrades!

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I finally sold like new T for $150. Nobody wanted it for $180. Don't know if Aniversary model was build better. Regular T is way better comparing to L.
But T feels kind of .... soapy. Shortly after purchasing it (second roll of the film), the "hotshoe" become loose. I have to google it for how to get it fixed. Not so uncommon problem. For "hotshoe" which isn't hot, but must hold the viewfinder...

It is still heck a lot of the camera... for $150.

I also sold 25/4 M Color Skopar which was on this camera. Very good lens. Just too wide for me.
Now I have Kobalux 28 3.5 LTM with matching VF to try.

Heliar 50 3.5 is very nice lens, BTW.

 

[02Pilot]

Thanks for your thoughts HiHo, but it's all a bit grim. I have been battling prostate cancer for a few years and it's all catching up to me unfortunately. Yet another round of treatment, see how that goes, but I do need to get my affairs in order. I have a huge, and I mean HUGE collection of gear that I have to dispose of, some of which I will put up here on the classifies, some on Ebay, some I'll just give away. Problem with the cheaper stuff is the high cost of postage to the US. Sorting and cataloging it all now.
Cheers,
Tony

Tony-

Sorry to hear of your health troubles. Hope it all turns out for the best, but for now I hope you're able to live each day well.

Best,
-Andrej

 

[kivis]

I finally sold like new T for $150. Nobody wanted it for $180. Don't know if Aniversary model was build better. Regular T is way better comparing to L.
But T feels kind of .... soapy. Shortly after purchasing it (second roll of the film), the "hotshoe" become loose. I have to google it for how to get it fixed. Not so uncommon problem. For "hotshoe" which isn't hot, but must hold the viewfinder...

It is still heck a lot of the camera... for $150.

I also sold 25/4 M Color Skopar which was on this camera. Very good lens. Just too wide for me.
Now I have Kobalux 28 3.5 LTM with matching VF to try.

Heliar 50 3.5 is very nice lens, BTW.

What? That's a great price. Anybody with another T to sell, let me know.