Your Great Garage Sale 35mm Find?

Athiril · Jul 19, 2010

Mint F100 - $20 AUD
Nikonos with lens, excellent condition - $100.

Happy chappy. Sold the F100, kept the Nikonos.

holmburgers · Jul 19, 2010

I've been a long time garage saler, but this weekend took the cake....

I got a Rollei 35 SE with the 2.8 Sonnar for $10!

The camera was being sold for a friend, so the seller didn't care at all and he had no idea what he had.

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!

cfclark · Jul 20, 2010

holmburgers said:
I've been a long time garage saler, but this weekend took the cake....

I got a Rollei 35 SE with the 2.8 Sonnar for $10!

The camera was being sold for a friend, so the seller didn't care at all and he had no idea what he had.

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!

Why don't I ever run across stuff like this? I need to hit more garage sales.

elcabezagrande · Jul 20, 2010

I bought a black Yashica FX-D Quartz with a YUS 28mm 1:2.8, a Yashica ML50mm 1:2, a Tamron Adaptall 80-200 CF Tele Macro, and a Vivitar 2800 flash at a garage sale for $2.00.

Then I spent $8.00 an ebay for a replacement film rewind knob for it ... :rolleyes:

M.A.Longmore · Jul 29, 2010

A Brand Spanking New, In The Box.
Pentax IQZoom 95WR, Weather Resistant, 35mm Range Finder !
And a used Canon Sure Shot 115U, and Sure Shot Z155 !!
All For $ 1.00 !!!,
Mind Boggling, Perfectly functional film cameras being treated as junk ?

Ron

From The Long Island Of New York, and the
Long Island @ Large Format Group, right here on APUG
.

HumidorCassa · Jul 29, 2010

Ron LarFor4X5 said:
A Brand Spanking New, In The Box.
Pentax IQZoom 95WR, Weather Resistant, 35mm Range Finder !
And a used Canon Sure Shot 115U, and Sure Shot Z155 !!
All For $ 1.00 !!!,
Mind Boggling, Perfectly functional film cameras being treated as junk ?

Ron

From The Long Island Of New York, and the
Long Island @ Large Format Group, right here on APUG
.

Wow, nice score! It's unfortunate that people think if it's not digital it's garbage...

M.A.Longmore · Jul 29, 2010

But, Wait There's More !

I neglected to mention the Polaroid PDC 640 CF. It's an ancient DigiSnapper.
It works, but did not include a cable, or card. Some day I'll show it to the grandchildren.
And tell them about the Days of Digital, and how we eventually returned to using film.
Four Cameras For A Buck !

Enjoy The Weekend

Ron

From The Long Island Of New York, and the
Long Island @ Large Format Group, right here on APUG
.

bushpig · Aug 3, 2010

sangetsu said:
I found a mint Power Winder F for my Canon F1 this week at the junk shop for 3000 yen. I also found a Canoscan 2400 film scanner (scans negatives from 35mm to 4x5) for 100 yen ($1), and it actually works.

Both great deals, but the scanner is amazing! Great find!

bvy · Aug 6, 2010

Olympus XA with A11 flash. From craigslist -- free!

"Seller" described two non-working Olympus cameras, the kind with the sliding piece which covers the lens. She didn't name the cameras. There's a Stylus Epic in there too, but the film door latch is broken. The XA seems to work fine though.

Steve Smith · Aug 6, 2010

Most of the problems associated with the Olympus XA series are due to dirty battery contacts. A quick clean up usually cures them. Yours may have had intermittant problems with its previous owner which have not shown up with you yet.

Steve.

bushpig · Aug 7, 2010

Went to the flea market a few hours ago. I had to report my find here. I think it's worth it.

Nikon FM2

Nikon MD-12
Nikon F Bellows Focusing Attachment Model II
Nikon PK-3 extension tube
Nikon SPEEDLIGHT SB-15
Nikon AS-1 flash unit coupler (X2)
Nikon HS-2 lens hood
Nikon AR-3 cable release

Nikon 28mm f/2.8 Series E
Nikon 100mm f/2.8 Series E
NIKKOR 28mm f/3.5
NIKKOR-S.C Auto 1:1.4 50mm
NIKKOR-P Auto 1:2.5 f=10.5cm

All this for $50. I found it and borrowed the cash from my girlfriend. She now refuses to let me pay her back, so I guess I got it all as a gift. I'm typically a Konica fan, but this is a decent excuse to get into Nikon. Plus, there was other stuff in the bag too. There's a viewfinder for a Nikon F (or F2. not sure), a focusing screen (which I also believe is for the F, and won't work with mine) and 4 big old lenses that I don't know anything about, but am researching and will end up selling. Here's a snapshot of them if anyone has any idea:

John Koehrer · Aug 7, 2010

You should feel guilty!
I can see a 12" Ektar but can't make out the others, looks like a couple of Goerz pieces & another Ektar.
What's the small one in the upper left?

BobD · Aug 7, 2010

Found this Zeiss/Voigtlander Icarex at a Yard sale today with 50/1.8 Ultron. It was inside its case
and still had a roll of 1970s Kodachrome II inside. Everything works including the meter and the
viewfinder is clean. All I had to do was replace the battery and dust it off. This is the version with
M42 lens mount. A great Germanic SLR.

Very low price.

wblynch · Aug 7, 2010

That's a gorgeous camera. I've gotta get out to those garage sales!!

BobD said:
Found this Zeiss/Voigtlander Icarex at a Yard sale today with 50/1.8 Ultron. It was inside its case
and still had a roll of 1970s Kodachrome II inside. Everything works including the meter and the
viewfinder is clean. All I had to do was replace the battery and dust it off. This is the version with
M42 lens mount. A great Germanic SLR.

Very low price.

bushpig · Aug 7, 2010

John Koehrer said:
You should feel guilty!
I can see a 12" Ektar but can't make out the others, looks like a couple of Goerz pieces & another Ektar.
What's the small one in the upper left?

My bad. I forgot to list them. I was really tired last night!
Here you go. From the top left to bottom right:

Shutter: Synchro-Compur
Lens: W.A. DAGOR 6 1/2 in. f/8

Shutter: Ilex No. 4 Acme Synchro
Lens: Dagor 10 3/4 in. f/6.8

Shutter: Ilex No. 4 Acme Synchro
Lens: Kodak Commercial Ektar 12 in. f/6.3

Shutter: Ilex No. 3 Acme Synchro
Lens: Kodad Commercial Ektar 8 1/2 in. f/6.3

If anyone is interested, these are going to be sold. I don't own a large format, so either message me, or I'll post a link to where I offer them here sometime soon.

BobD · Aug 7, 2010

wblynch said:
That's a gorgeous camera. I've gotta get out to those garage sales!!

Yes, it looks even better than the picture and I love the feel of it.
For my money it's the nicest M42 camera I've ever handled. I like
Spotmatics but I never cared for their viewfinders and their meter
switch arrangement. This camera has a nice bright VF with split-
image focus aid, apertures visible and even a shutter cocked
indicator. The meter switch also functions in a more usable way
(it stays on until you turn it off) and there is also a meter display
on top of the camera plus a main power switch to turn it off to
save your battery.

Pumal · Aug 9, 2010

I have the Icarex 35 CS and a couple of lenses. I like it.

McFortner · Aug 11, 2010

I just got a Kodak Cameo Focus Free camera for $1.50 at a local thrift store today.

Michael

Steve Smith · Aug 11, 2010

There is a shop just up the road from me with a Pentax K1000 in the window. My son went in today and found out that they want £20 for it. He thinks he can get it for £15. It could be mine soon!

Steve.

M.A.Longmore · Aug 25, 2010

.
I was scanning Craiglist for Minolta gear.
An ad mentioned a 500mm mirror lens, for $60 !
And other Minolta Maxxum items, and
assorted tidbits. Jumped in the car,
and arrived at my destination.
Not really that fast, but almost.

The lens was attached to a Minolta RD-175.
An Ancient 1.75 Megapixel DSLR. The RD-175
is half the size and weight of a cinder block.
I removed the lens, observed it's condition,
and made note of the Tiffen 72mm. UV filter.
Paid my $60, and took my box home !
( Here comes the Wiseass comments from LXDude )

I Got :

(1) - 500mm Mirror Lens with a 72mm Tiffen UV filter.
(2) - I got a Minolta RD-175 a 1.75 MegaPixel DSLR
(3) - Polaroid Captiva SLR SE with a pack of film,
the camera works, but the film is Kaput.
(4) - Sigma Auto Focus 70 - 300mm lens, the mount is broken
but I will used it reversed on the Minolta Auto Bellows III
for Macro Photography.
(5) - A nice camera bag to carry some of my 35mm equipment.
(6) - Three Good Quality 35mm Auto Point & Shoot Cameras,
all are working properly !
(7) - A Tashika 35mm toy camera, maybe I'll play with it.
( Probably Another Wiseass Comment From LXDude )
(8) - Three basic 35mm Point & Shoot Cameras.

(9) - And eight assorted photography books.

I would have paid $50.00 just for the 500mm lens only.
And if I went to a camera shop I would pay at least $30.00 for
the 72mm. Tiffen UV Filter.

I can only imagine what the Minolta DSLR cost when it was new ???

P.S. : Where can I find the Quantaray Minolta MC/MD adapter for
this chintzy little mirror lens, or a reasonable substitute ?

Ron

From The Long Island Of New York,
And The Macro Management, and Long Island @ Large Format APUG Groups
.

Pumal · Aug 25, 2010

Rolleiflex 1958, Planar f/3.5 75mm; 50 bucks

bushpig · Aug 25, 2010

Stopped at Goodwill on the way home from work the other day. If I time it just right, I get to Goodwill exactly when they open at 9am here.

Anyways, waded through all the 35mm P&S cameras and found a Flash Fujica AF.

The only problem is that the battery cover is crappy and managed to break the first time I touched it. Nothing a little tape can't fix though, right? I don't like cameras that have electronically controlled shutters, but for $5.50, I'll give it a shot. I have a roll of Superia 100 in it right now that I'm gonna run through and drop off at Walgreens to have developed.

M.A.Longmore · Aug 25, 2010

bushpig said:
If anyone is interested, these are going to be sold. I don't own a large format, so either message me, or I'll post a link to where I offer them here sometime soon.

.
In the future everyone will own a large format camera.
You will be properly prepared !

I'm Just Saying ...

Ron

From The Long Island Of New York,
And The Macro Management, and Long Island @ Large Format APUG Groups
.

maderik · Aug 25, 2010

A Kalimar 3D camera for a buck - the one with aperture settings. Now I have 2 lens (Kodak Stereo), 3 lens (Kalimar) and 4 lens (Nishika N8000) stereo cameras, woohoo!

darinwc · Aug 25, 2010

bushpig said:
My bad. I forgot to list them. I was really tired last night!
Here you go. From the top left to bottom right:

Shutter: Synchro-Compur
Lens: W.A. DAGOR 6 1/2 in. f/8

Shutter: Ilex No. 4 Acme Synchro
Lens: Dagor 10 3/4 in. f/6.8

Shutter: Ilex No. 4 Acme Synchro
Lens: Kodak Commercial Ektar 12 in. f/6.3

Shutter: Ilex No. 3 Acme Synchro
Lens: Kodad Commercial Ektar 8 1/2 in. f/6.3

If anyone is interested, these are going to be sold. I don't own a large format, so either message me, or I'll post a link to where I offer them here sometime soon.

Wow thats quite a find! Easily over $1000 worth of equipment. Talk about pirate booty!

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