alpa
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Post by alpa on Sept 3, 2016 13:24:32 GMT -5
Hi, I have obtained from the estate of a friend a Alpa Reflex Camera body Model 6, No. 37746, a Alpa Alena Camera body Model 7 No. 31804 and three lens. The lens are are a Kern-Switar 1:1.8/50 AR, a Schneider ALPA -Tele - Xenar 1:3.5/135, and a P . ANGENIEUX PARIS 1: 3.5 / 28 ALPA RETROFOCUS. The bodies are in great condition and work at all speeds. The viewfinders need to be cleaned. The lens are in perfect condition. I would like to clean and use them for a while, and then sell them for the estate. Can anyone advise me on where to get disassemby instructions or a shop that might be able to service them? What could I sell them for now? Thanks,
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Post by paulhofseth on Sept 3, 2016 14:35:17 GMT -5
Sir,
Congratulations on having succeded as an Alpa collector- if even temporarily. A Danish Alpa collector I heard about was still hoping to find one.
As you noticed at the top of this website, this site does not entertain those who merely ask about prices. It may however prove of interest to your prospective buyers that 2306 of the model 6 were made, yours in 1958, 3884 of the model 7, yours in 1954. Compare that with other makes. Numbers for the 6b and 7b are also quite small. The reason is that the Alpas were never made by robots in huge factories, but by hand at work benches in a small factory in the village of Ballaguies near Vallorbes in Switzerland.
The lenses were bought in from reputable makers like Oude Delft, Spectros, Angenieux, Kinoptic and so on. Normally the best that could be procured.
why not put a film in and try?
p.
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Post by alpa on Sept 4, 2016 20:39:42 GMT -5
That is a good suggestion to run some film through the cameras, My last film cameras were a Canham DLC 4x5 and a Nikon F-100, so I am no stranger to film photography. Thanks for the quick feedback and good information. They are really cool cameras and lens. Steve
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Post by alephzero on Nov 10, 2016 17:14:27 GMT -5
Sir, Congratulations on having succeded as an Alpa collector- if even temporarily. A Danish Alpa collector I heard about was still hoping to find one. As you noticed at the top of this website, this site does not entertain those who merely ask about prices. It may however prove of interest to your prospective buyers that 2306 of the model 6 were made, yours in 1958, 3884 of the model 7, yours in 1954. Compare that with other makes. Numbers for the 6b and 7b are also quite small. The reason is that the Alpas were never made by robots in huge factories, but by hand at work benches in a small factory in the village of Ballaguies near Vallorbes in Switzerland. The lenses were bought in from reputable makers like Oude Delft, Spectros, Angenieux, Kinoptic and so on. Normally the best that could be procured. why not put a film in and try? p. Yep, I have 11e model from 1971 ( chrome). Only 705 copies of chrome version were manufactured . Alpas are extremely short run cameras, indeed.
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Post by paulhofseth on Dec 6, 2016 13:50:12 GMT -5
So, member mr. "Alpa", what became of your collection?
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