ok... I know Cleveland is pretty close to Point Pelee as the crow flies, but how the hell did you get into my closet? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Nicholas Lindan
You have to wonder how the camera handles with all the pimping it's had.
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ok... I know Cleveland is pretty close to Point Pelee as the crow flies, but how the hell did you get into my closet? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Nicholas Lindan
You have to wonder how the camera handles with all the pimping it's had.
Nasty, I have seen some well done gold cameras this is not one of them.
One of the stores that I worked for had a 'gold collection', long story (remember before the days of mobile phones), the gold RB or RZ (?) got stolen, we phoned the bosses office only to be told he was at one of the other stores. The next thing we know he is walking through the door, pleased as punch because he has just bought another gold RB, cash - very cheep, it was his own property he had just bought from the thief !
Or how about a "limited edition FX .. #1 of 100"Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Fromm
http://cgi.ebay.com/001-100-Rollei-R...item3efa78f2a1
Close to $5K for a fancy Rollei. Serial No.1. It probably will end up in a safe deposit box in Asia. I'd probably do something silly like use it.
Peter Gomena
There were some gold plated 'commerative' models made over the years. This could be one of them that has been recovered with the white material. It seems that brown suede covering was the original. See:
http://www.rolleiclub.com/cameras/tlr/info/GX.shtml
"Rolleiflex 2.8 GX Model 1 - "Gold Expression"
Special Edition celebrating 65 Years Rolleiflex TLR cameras. Gold plated with brown suede leather-like surfaces.
Serials:
Individual numbering 01/33 - 33/33, only 33 pieces made in 1994.
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Taking lens: Rollei Planar HFT 2.8/80, bayonet 3.
Viewing lens: Schneider or Zeiss Heidosmat 2.8/80, bayonet 3
Shutter:
Synchro Compur X, 1 - 1/500 sec., B, X-sync., self timer.
Film: 120/220 for 12 or 24 exposures exp. 6x6, & 35mm adapter Rolleikin 2.
Film Transportation: winding lever with auto stop on first exposure, exposure counter for exposures 1-12. Blank film pressure plate.
Built in TTL exposure metering with 2 photo cells.
Dimensions: 10.9x10.8x14.7cm.
Weight: 1,275 grams.
The background of the Rolleiflex name plate is brown, to match the leather surfaces. All visible metal parts are 24k gold plated."
A camera that old? with a Xenotar lens - not Planar?Quote:
Originally Posted by bsdunek
It's not a GX, obviously.
It's a 2.8C a.k.a. K7C. Early part of the 1950s.
Here are my golden beauties..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1301198...7857/lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1301198...7857/lightbox/
I see it's from H.K, It's probably from the same guy I bought a Rolex watch from Hong Kong in 1961 when I was in the military, it looked perfect and kept good time, but when I got it back to U.K it stopped,and when I took it to a watchmaker he showed me inside the watch and all the mechanism was made out of bamboo:(, he said the difference in humidity had caused the bamboo to expand and stop it, however he wanted to buy it from me to show his watchmaker friends because he'd never seen anything like itQuote:
Originally Posted by dpurdy
The wardrobe is referred to as a "full Chicago" worn by used car salesmen world wide in the 60-70's. Less common today but can be found a small dealerships throughout the US. Source: Car Talk w/Click & Clack, the tappet brothers via NPR.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicholas Lindan