Pricing old photography kit

Adam.Szotyori · Mar 4, 2013

Hello!
I want to sell my grandfathers old film photography kit, but I don't know how much does it worth. Please help with pricing.
There are some pictures of the kit:ImageShack Album - 29 images

The_Traveler · Mar 4, 2013

It looks like the Leica body is the only piece of substantive value and your best bet is to find the model number and do a search on the web.

Light Guru · Mar 4, 2013

Your link won't open on my phone. So I have no idea what you have.

You should just look for the same items on eBay looking only at ended auctions to see what they sold for.

Adam.Szotyori · Mar 4, 2013

The_Traveler said:
It looks like the Leica body is the only piece of substantive value and your best bet is to find the model number and do a search on the web.

It's a Zorki 1 Russian camera (Leica replica)

BrianV · Mar 4, 2013

What is the working condition of the camera? Are the shutter curtains in good condition? In good working condition, with a Jupiter-8 lens, A Zorki 1 might go in the $80~$100 range. Without a lens, requiring repair- it is not going to get much at all.

Are there any lenses for the camera?

Adam.Szotyori · Mar 5, 2013

BrianV said:
What is the working condition of the camera? Are the shutter curtains in good condition? In good working condition, with a Jupiter-8 lens, A Zorki 1 might go in the $80~$100 range. Without a lens, requiring repair- it is not going to get much at all.

Are there any lenses for the camera?

I have just the body. When I pressed the shutter button the curtain was moving. So I think it's in a good condition.

The film processing equipment and the rest of the kit does have any value?

BrianV · Mar 5, 2013

There is a brass lens- on a "board". Not sure if it can be used for a larger format camera.

Darkroom equipment in general has declined greatly in value.

On the Zorki: look for any wrinkles in the curtains, any holes in them. This means they need to be replaced. I have several with bad curtains, but the mechanism still works. The material has deteriorated.