Post by genazzano on Apr 24, 2015 13:45:04 GMT -5
Not long ago I found a beautiful Aires Viceroy by accident. I knew very little about this rare camera and I was curious as to why it wasn't being noticed. Not long after I was mindlessly scanning through the old cameras when I saw something that caught my eye. I flipped back a few listings to find what had caught my eye. It was a Retina 167, one of Kodak's rare pre-WWII models. I won both of these treasures and not for much money.
So, a couple nights ago I can't sleep. Tired of the European sites, I went to the American site and within a minute my bleary eyes were met with the image of a fine Kodak Duo Six-20 Series II. However, this one was different. It had the coupled rangefinder. I had only seen pictures of this elusive camera. I bid as much as I could, which wasn't much, and fell back to sleep.
A few hours later I found that I am the proud owner of one of Kodak's rare pre-War cameras. Based on the serial numbers, it is early, most likely built in 1939 during such dark days. I now await its arrival as I once again scan the postings for another elusive treasure.
David
So, a couple nights ago I can't sleep. Tired of the European sites, I went to the American site and within a minute my bleary eyes were met with the image of a fine Kodak Duo Six-20 Series II. However, this one was different. It had the coupled rangefinder. I had only seen pictures of this elusive camera. I bid as much as I could, which wasn't much, and fell back to sleep.
A few hours later I found that I am the proud owner of one of Kodak's rare pre-War cameras. Based on the serial numbers, it is early, most likely built in 1939 during such dark days. I now await its arrival as I once again scan the postings for another elusive treasure.
David