Here’s a real classic - the Voigtlander Superb dates from 1935, and was Voigtlander’s answer to the Rolleiflex. They went all-out on this design, and it has many notable and advanced features: horizontal film transport, lever wind for advancing the film, a frame counter, level built into the viewfinder, automatic parallax adjustment as you focus closer, and a Skopar (tessar) 7.5cm f3.5 lens built into a Compur shutter with a top speed of 1/250. The shutter speed is read out from an ingeniously designed prism that makes the speed readable from above.
The camera was serviced and cleaned before I purchased it, and it works great. The ground glass is clean, but is missing a tiny sliver in the lower left corner (which doesn’t interfere with focussing and composing at all) and some chips along an edge. The mirror is clean and bright. The shutter accurate at all speeds. Aperture smooth, as is the focusing. Film transport is pretty foolproof - there is the aforementioned frame counter AND a red window to verify.
All-in-all, a very interesting camera to use, and every bit as good as its contemporary, the Rolleiflex. The lens makes nice, crisp, sharp images.
Comes with two push-on filters - a UV and a Yellow. I don’t know about the collectability of these cameras (I don’t collect, in spite of what my wife seems to think), but this is a very clean, fully functioning example that can be used or admired.
Asking $600 including insured shipping. CONUS only, please.
The camera was serviced and cleaned before I purchased it, and it works great. The ground glass is clean, but is missing a tiny sliver in the lower left corner (which doesn’t interfere with focussing and composing at all) and some chips along an edge. The mirror is clean and bright. The shutter accurate at all speeds. Aperture smooth, as is the focusing. Film transport is pretty foolproof - there is the aforementioned frame counter AND a red window to verify.
All-in-all, a very interesting camera to use, and every bit as good as its contemporary, the Rolleiflex. The lens makes nice, crisp, sharp images.
Comes with two push-on filters - a UV and a Yellow. I don’t know about the collectability of these cameras (I don’t collect, in spite of what my wife seems to think), but this is a very clean, fully functioning example that can be used or admired.
Asking $600 including insured shipping. CONUS only, please.
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