Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2009 16:15:23 GMT -5
|
|
chrisy
Senior Member
Not another camera! Sorry dear....
Posts: 66
|
Post by chrisy on Feb 26, 2009 16:37:04 GMT -5
Hi Wayne Yes that does seem a bit pricey! Are they really worth that much or is the seller deluded/mad/'aving a laugh?
Regards Chris
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2009 17:25:09 GMT -5
I believe that is the FIRST Canon rangefinder model--pre WWII (about 1935). There weren't many made and probably ever fewer survived the war. I see the seller is open to offers which suggests even he doesn't know what it's worth--something less than $12,000 probably but it is very rare.
I did find mention of one that sold for $7,000. Apparently one of the rarest Leica copies. One of the only ones to fetch more is the very first Nikon model rangefinder.
Wayne
|
|
casualcollector
Lifetime Member
In Search of "R" Serial Soligors
Posts: 619
|
Post by casualcollector on Feb 27, 2009 8:35:10 GMT -5
I just checked my book on Canon RF cameras by Peter Dechert. He estimated about 1100 of these cameras produced from 10/35 to 6/40. Rare is the word.
Back in '06 a camera purported to be a very early Canon (Kwanon, English translation of the original Japanese name) prototype sold for $138,000. According to the auction house supplied description it was examined by Dechert and he considered it legitimate. I didn't bid on it!
|
|
mickeyobe
Lifetime Member
Resident President
Posts: 7,280
|
Post by mickeyobe on Feb 27, 2009 15:22:07 GMT -5
That is one very handsome hunk of camera.
I just might bid on it.
It's a toss up between that and a very nice, for a 50 year old camera, Argus C3 with case.
Tough decision.
I'll have to sleep on it.
Mickey
|
|
casualcollector
Lifetime Member
In Search of "R" Serial Soligors
Posts: 619
|
Post by casualcollector on Feb 27, 2009 18:13:54 GMT -5
Sleep well, Mickey. I won't be bidding on it!
Bill
|
|
PeterW
Lifetime Member
Member has Passed
Posts: 3,804
|
Post by PeterW on Feb 28, 2009 14:01:17 GMT -5
In case anyone's wondering what a 1930s Hansa Kwanon looked like I've got an advert for one somewhere. When I find it I'll post a pic of it. At the moment my downstairs den is again in a state of upheaval because we have heating engineers in extending the central heating with four extra radiators, including one in my den. Once again all my camera reference material is packed away in boxes until the work's all finished and we get back to our normal state of organised chaos. Then, I suppose, Wendy will want to redecorate my den! Apparently the heating job will require replacing some of the water piping with larger bore pipes so the water flow can carry the extra heat. The whole house is in a muddle at the moment, but it'll be better when it's all finished. Best part about it is that it's all being done under a Government grant because I'm 80 and registered disabled. It isn't going to cost us a penny! I've also been issued with a 'Blue Badge', a card which can be propped in the windscreen of any car in which I'm a passsenger. It means that unless the car is left in a dangerous position, or causing a major obstruction, such as on a bus stop, too near traffic lights or on a corner, it can be parked anywhere, including on yellow no-parking lines (but not on clearways or in bus lanes) for up to three hours. In practice, the Ashford traffic wardens and police seem to take little notice of time with a Blue-Badge car. The car can also be parked in special disabled bays, with wide clearance to open the doors, in council car parks. Anyone parking in these bays without displaying a Blue Badge can be, and occasionally is, wheel clamped with a release fee of £50. Release can sometimes take up to an hour. There are a few compensations about getting old and slow-moving. Our ruling lords and masters do try! Hope that last sentence isn't seen as political.  PeterW PeterW |
|
