nealjpage
multi format master in a film geek package
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:salute: Good afternoon, TPF. It's been a few years. Sorry for the long hiatus--I bought a house, remodeled a house, got married, had a kid, etc. You know: life.
I need help determining if I should invest in a camera repair. Hopefully Dimitri reads this post, though there may be new resident experts that popped up in the past few years.
Several years ago I bought an Ihagee. It came along with a Leica IIIc, which is really why I got it. At any rate, the Ihagee's shutter cloths were shot, the paint was a little scuffed up, and it needed a good cleaning, so it just seemed more like a curiosity piece than anything. I shoved it in a box when I moved into my house and forgot about it. Well, I moved recently and came across it. I did a bit more research on it and have determined that it's an Ihagee "Junior" manufactured circa 1933. Here's a little info:
The rare Ihagee Jr
Long story short, it's worth a whole lot more than the $10 I paid for it. Apparently there are 13 known to exist; the last one that came up for sale sold for approximately 4,000 euro. I think that's about $6,000 but don't ask me; I'm no mathematician.
Like I said, mine doesn't currently work. I think I'm going to sell it. I'm wondering if I should invest in getting the shutter cloths replaced and getting a good CLA done on it before I try to sell it or if I should just market it as-is. Thanks in advance for any guidance.
I need help determining if I should invest in a camera repair. Hopefully Dimitri reads this post, though there may be new resident experts that popped up in the past few years.
Several years ago I bought an Ihagee. It came along with a Leica IIIc, which is really why I got it. At any rate, the Ihagee's shutter cloths were shot, the paint was a little scuffed up, and it needed a good cleaning, so it just seemed more like a curiosity piece than anything. I shoved it in a box when I moved into my house and forgot about it. Well, I moved recently and came across it. I did a bit more research on it and have determined that it's an Ihagee "Junior" manufactured circa 1933. Here's a little info:
The rare Ihagee Jr
Long story short, it's worth a whole lot more than the $10 I paid for it. Apparently there are 13 known to exist; the last one that came up for sale sold for approximately 4,000 euro. I think that's about $6,000 but don't ask me; I'm no mathematician.
Like I said, mine doesn't currently work. I think I'm going to sell it. I'm wondering if I should invest in getting the shutter cloths replaced and getting a good CLA done on it before I try to sell it or if I should just market it as-is. Thanks in advance for any guidance.