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Holy Cow! Contaflex 126 Cameras Have Gone Through the Roof!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:47 am    Post subject: Holy Cow! Contaflex 126 Cameras Have Gone Through the Roof! Reply with quote
I wonder why they are so high now, and just a few months ago you could get a Pantar lens for about $25?

Click here to see on Ebay

Also, there a BIN of $150 for a Contaflex with 45 and 135 lenses. Shocked

Click here to see on Ebay


PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Seems seller saw your images and think about this is a super duper camera if made this kind of images Laughing


PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think there's an element of greed in both auctions; "It's Zeiss / an old camera with Zeiss, must be valuable."
I don't think anyone's going to be daft enough to pay those prices.


PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:47 am    Post subject: Idiots abound! Reply with quote
Hmm these fools are both stupid and greedy.. they do not realise it is Laurence who makes the pictures and the camera is merely a tool, and also that anyone can have an absurd Buy it Now but whether it sells or not is another matter.

I've been tracking some Japanese w**ker who has a buy it now of several thousand for a Panasonic L-1.. he's actually asking more than they were new... Could this be the first 'Classic Digital' boom? lol


PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
a excellent condition Contaflex with 2 Zeiss lens for 150$
so what is the right price ? 40$, 30$ ?
if you take it to store it in a cabinet or take 1 roll to impress the galleries, the right price for you is 10$
but if it is a tool you look for, 150$ is not that expensive

p.s: if you find such kit at 10$, please PM me; I would like to store it in my cabinet Twisted Evil Laughing


PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
poilu wrote:
a excellent condition Contaflex with 2 Zeiss lens for 150$
so what is the right price ? 40$, 30$ ?
if you take it to store it in a cabinet or take 1 roll to impress the galleries, the right price for you is 10$
but if it is a tool you look for, 150$ is not that expensive

But it's not a tool - it's a dead end. Much like all those thousands of old Kodak folders that only take some film that you just can't get now.
It's fine for shooting for old time's sake and it produces some great results in the hands of Larry, but for most people it's just too much of a hassle tracking down 126 film and not much prospect of that being available in the future. They are really nice little cameras with some lovely glass, but not too practical and that's the problem.

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p.s: if you find such kit at 10$, please PM me; I would like to store it in my cabinet Twisted Evil Laughing

Well, there is that - it's nice to look at.
Anyway, collectors are mad and will pay some stupid prices if two of them really want it.


PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
poilu wrote:
a excellent condition Contaflex with 2 Zeiss lens for 150$
so what is the right price ? 40$, 30$ ?
if you take it to store it in a cabinet or take 1 roll to impress the galleries, the right price for you is 10$
but if it is a tool you look for, 150$ is not that expensive

p.s: if you find such kit at 10$, please PM me; I would like to store it in my cabinet Twisted Evil Laughing


Good dialog from all! My Contaflex 126 with no lenses was bid at $28, and I felt that was a nice price. Then, I tried a bid on a "collection" of Contaflex 126 lenses all in a box. It was a sort of "surprise box" that I took a chance on, and I ended up with about 8 lenses of the various focal lengths, all nearly mint, for an additional $63.

So, maybe I was just lucky this time around. I see a continuance of the high prices in the recent "completed auctions" search. For instance, a couple of the auctions were for the Tessar lens at $190 (didn't sell).

My own philosophy for even getting this equipment, was that I will use it until the film is completely gone from Earth. After that, I felt that the aesthetics and beauty and singularity of model of this camera set, would make a nice collection to go into my display case. I don't know...maybe that's kind of dumb of me, to buy something to just gaze at later in life...but hey, ya gotta have fun, right? Very Happy

And the kicker to all this, is that I'm STILL contemplating whether or not to shove the kit into my pack for a trek, along with other cameras...I'm a glutton for punishment! Laughing

I have found that the camera set is a pure joy to use. You can just throw a cassette into the loader and be shooting in just a few seconds. And, I hope I get better with this set so that I can have more keepers, because I do like a square format.

It's ALL fun!


PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
In the end all that matters is that you are happy.


PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Laurence wrote:
. . .And the kicker to all this, is that I'm STILL contemplating whether or not to shove the kit into my pack for a trek, along with other cameras...I'm a glutton for punishment! Laughing . . .

Larry . . .
You know you want to Wink

I can't agree more with Larry about the fun of the format and the system itself, a real gem. This little gem even piqued the interest of my stepson who loves his Nikon DSLR Laughing He was amazedby the brightness and clarity.
Yes the film will one day run out - it seems every time they say this is the last lot another is made . . . plus there are links on how to reload the cannisters, if I can get my paws on a sacrificial cartridge - I'll bite. If a camera is a nicely made piece of gear, and it has a history (great maker etc) doesn't it deserve to keep capturing images?

There are many formats that have a limited use. In my hometown if it wasn't for Peterborough, MF would be considered pointless since you have to travel to get the film in the first place.

Haven't many people said that didgital would be the death of film?

Just my opinions and experience.

Jim


PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
j.lukow wrote:

Yes the film will one day run out - it seems every time they say this is the last lot another is made . . . plus there are links on how to reload the cannisters, if I can get my paws on a sacrificial cartridge - I'll bite. If a camera is a nicely made piece of gear, and it has a history (great maker etc) doesn't it deserve to keep capturing images?

I fully agree - they are lovely little cameras with cracking lenses and it's a damn shame the 126 cartridge is dead in the water. It's amazing the speed of the decline; from millions of P&S 126s a decade ago to almost none (in global terms) now. Batches of this will only be made sporadically as the production is a gamble and every time they (Ferrania or whoever buys the machinery) make another lot it will sell slower and slower until it eventually becomes totally uneconomic to make it at all.
I didn't venture into 126, one reason being I'm not prepared to pay the price asked now and in the future for cartridges - thus it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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There are many formats that have a limited use. In my hometown if it wasn't for Peterborough, MF would be considered pointless since you have to travel to get the film in the first place.


But there's still a large demand for MF worldwide. I know what you mean on a local level - my nearest city has one place that only stocks one 120 film (and when I bought some they only had one packet of that), yet there's no shortage of it online.
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