Post by therookie on Mar 22, 2019 15:03:09 GMT -5
Hello Ladies and Gentleman,
I have been reading with wonder your posts on the vintage ALPA cameras. My wife inherited an ALPA Model 8
camera from an uncle 6 years ago. I have taken it to a few professional photographers here but none seem to know anything about it. The camera is mint, shutters work, some dust in viewfinder. Also included, Kern Switar 1.8 50mm lens, perfect condition (the silver lens, not black)
A 3.5 28 mm ANGENIEUX Retrofocus, tiny chip on outside perimeter of lens. An OLD DELFT ALGULAR 3.2 135 mm, some haze. Also, Extension tubes by ALPA, numbered 1 through 4. A shutter release cable, and 4 manuals by ALPA, "Macro and Micro Photography", An instruction manual, "Inerchangeable lenses for the ALPA REFLEX 35 mm Camera" and a catalogue by ALPA displaying it's features. Also, most of the lens caps are on.
I am not looking for an appraisal, I've looked on EBay and prices are all over the spectrum. I do not have access to anyone with knowledge to inspect and verify everything is working properly. This is an ALPA Model 8, not an 8b. Model 8 seems to be even more rare.
It seems unfair I should own such a camera, I'm not a collector, nor am I a good photographer., but I think someone would love to own it and appreciate it much more than I
The original owner was my wife's uncle. He was a Military Attache' with the Canadian government in the late 50s until the 80s. He was stationed in Indo - China ( North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos), before the Americans arrived in '63. This is when he purchased the camera and lenses all at once. He was later stationed in Turkey , Lebanon, and Germany, before retiring as a Major in the Canadian military based out of Ottawa, where he was born, and lived, and died. After his retirement from the military, he joined CSIS, the Canadian equivalent of the American CIA. The extended family had a going joke that he was a "Secret Agent" LOL, who knows? Anyways, we believe the camera was stored in a box in a closet for the last 50 years. The leather is immaculate on the body.
To the point, I am scared to death of sending it away for any repairs that it may need, I don't want to lose it. Is there ANYONE, who can work on the lenses and verify shutter speeds etc. ?
I have been reading with wonder your posts on the vintage ALPA cameras. My wife inherited an ALPA Model 8
camera from an uncle 6 years ago. I have taken it to a few professional photographers here but none seem to know anything about it. The camera is mint, shutters work, some dust in viewfinder. Also included, Kern Switar 1.8 50mm lens, perfect condition (the silver lens, not black)
A 3.5 28 mm ANGENIEUX Retrofocus, tiny chip on outside perimeter of lens. An OLD DELFT ALGULAR 3.2 135 mm, some haze. Also, Extension tubes by ALPA, numbered 1 through 4. A shutter release cable, and 4 manuals by ALPA, "Macro and Micro Photography", An instruction manual, "Inerchangeable lenses for the ALPA REFLEX 35 mm Camera" and a catalogue by ALPA displaying it's features. Also, most of the lens caps are on.
I am not looking for an appraisal, I've looked on EBay and prices are all over the spectrum. I do not have access to anyone with knowledge to inspect and verify everything is working properly. This is an ALPA Model 8, not an 8b. Model 8 seems to be even more rare.
It seems unfair I should own such a camera, I'm not a collector, nor am I a good photographer., but I think someone would love to own it and appreciate it much more than I
The original owner was my wife's uncle. He was a Military Attache' with the Canadian government in the late 50s until the 80s. He was stationed in Indo - China ( North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos), before the Americans arrived in '63. This is when he purchased the camera and lenses all at once. He was later stationed in Turkey , Lebanon, and Germany, before retiring as a Major in the Canadian military based out of Ottawa, where he was born, and lived, and died. After his retirement from the military, he joined CSIS, the Canadian equivalent of the American CIA. The extended family had a going joke that he was a "Secret Agent" LOL, who knows? Anyways, we believe the camera was stored in a box in a closet for the last 50 years. The leather is immaculate on the body.
To the point, I am scared to death of sending it away for any repairs that it may need, I don't want to lose it. Is there ANYONE, who can work on the lenses and verify shutter speeds etc. ?
