Kodak Pocket Camera restoration update

Well, its been a while but I have been busy, here are some photo's and its almost complete.

KODAK DISC CAMERAS

What has this got to be worth? For sale is everything you can see, I could spend lots of time telling you all about this camera but unless you are interested then I don't see the point. I would rather answer questions to 'interested' buyers. That may seem a bit 'blunt' but we all know what this is, if you collect these camera's then good on you (not to sound too camera 'snobbish'!). These are great 'future' collectables and more long term investments. At least one day they will become more valuable even though they may of been 'mass' produced.

So, make me an offer I just can't refuse! Email me at contact@charliequins.com

A really old camera I found!

I discovered this one not too long ago, it had been living on my shelf for a very long time, I just could not open it. I think I may have wrote about this on a previous post. Anyway, I decided to 'let it go' as I will never get to restore it! It would be a great thing to do but I am already working on one old camera and this will probably take a while. If I could afford to keep it then I certainly would and one day, when I am really old and doddery i may get time to restore it!

So this one's over to you, take a look at the photo's, we all know what it is, if you do not then its a nice old Kodak. Its a great vintage, a Kodak No.3 Folding Pocket Camera Model E-3, the last USA patent date is 1906. So, whats a 'good' price for this one????? Take a look at the photo's and you tell me, I would be interested to know.

Looking at it, its been through the wars, actual it is older than both World wars so to see one 'bashed' about aint a rare thing! This would make a great restoration project, I even have the missing piece of leatherette if its re-usable?

As for the lens, its in great shape the shutter action works well and there are no visible scratches. Internally is very good for the age and the bellows are 'sound', they don't leak any light!

I could spend all night writing about this camera and putting more photo's online its such a great camera. I envy the one who owns this especially if they are intending to restore it. Maybe you would like to send me photo's if you do buy it and restore the camera to its former glory.

More information,photo's or to make me an please get in touch - contact@charliequins.com.

ZEISS IKON COCARETTE FOR SALE

I have just had a look and there's a couple on Ebay, one sold for £15.00 plus a fiver for P&P, 'damn Ebay, damn you for ever'! Actually, I don't mind selling on Ebay and using Paypal, they are safe or should I say, 'as secure as they could possibly be'. Thats not putting their services down and if you are not using Ebay to build your collection then you are missing out.
Anyways, I digress and so back to the camera and some nice photo's - firstly.....

What a great camera and with the original case, I will even throw in a very old 'Manual of Photography', its a great little book published by Bernards. It fits nicely in the leather camera case and these sell for a couple of quid, if not more. I have some photo's of it somewhere if you want to take a look, just get in touch.
Here are some more photo's, I have sugested a price below but you can make me an offer, you just never know. With christmas round the corner, I may except the first offer I get, saying that anything under a fiver will be ignored. I like to barter so, NAME YOUR PRICE and we can go from there. Take a look at the photo's and if you want this camera then name your price!

This is a great camera with very little wear, there's some rust on the frame and some of the leatherette has 'lifted' but apart from that, this camera is good to go!

Internally, the camera is sound and looks as good as new, the hinges are in great shape. This is a great camera and would be ideal to add to your collection or to even use.


For more photo's or information just get in touch or if you seriously want to own this camera then make me the winning offer. Its as simple as that, this camera has to sell and ideally before the christmas holiday. I'm not desperate but a 'reasonable' offer may suffice!


To get the ball rolling I am going to suggest a BUY IT NOW PRICE starting at £100.00 only because mines NOW  the cheapest online at this moment. I have seen one for sale on Ebay with a BUY IT NOW price of well over £100.00 plus P&P.

So what are you waiting for, all you got to do is make a winning offer aand its yours.



To give you a clue on how much, I would need to cover my costs of owning this camera in the first place (purchase cost), how much its going to cost to package it and post it to your chosen destination and so on.


I look forward to your offers, dont worry as you cannot offend me by offering too little a price, I may even make you an offer just above your offer so that we both have a merry christmas.


To get in touch, you can post a message here on the blog or send me an email at contact@charliequins.com you can even call me, my mobile numbers here on the blog somewhere.

VINTAGE KODAK VIGILANT SIX-20

The first old vintage camera I have for sale is a very nice KODAK VIGILANT Six-20 and this is in a very nice condition. The old camera is clean for its age and only has a little rust here and there, this does add to its character in my opinion. I am one of those who feels that restoration can be a good thing but sometimes its nice to see some wear.

I like this camera and its one that I would of like to keep for myself but I have to stick to my 'ethos', I am a dealer not a collector! It gets more difficult to part with these pieces of functional 'art', that is to say, you could easily put a film in this camera and take a photo'. It would probably be much better than any digital, in my humble opinion, because the photo would have 'soul'.

Even closed it oozes style unlike most modern camera's and even with some minor defects, its a stunner! Obviously, you cannot compare a digital or film camera on performance or can you? Ok, its going to take time loading the film, developing and so on compared to a digital but once you have taken the photo and had it developed, it can be scanned.

Once scanned, you should notice the difference between digital and film, I am not saying every photo will be better or worse. What I am saying is, if you are after a superior image to work with then use film, if you are 'snapping' away then use digital. This is from someone who 'always' uses a digital and the last time I used film was back in the seventies.

Look how clean this camera is inside, looks as good as the day it was made even the label looks as new. You usually find this on most 'folders', the exterior may look the worse for wear but internally, its like new! If it does not, then this is a good indicator that you are either looking at a camera that require restoring or you don't mind just displaying it.

Imagine how 'cool' this would look on display, either as part of a collection or just on its own. I did consider making some oak bases for these to 'sit' on but they look just as good on there own. I could imagine one of these sat on a glass shelf in a minimalist dwelling.

The technology behind this camera is outstanding for the year it was made and works as well today as the day it was first used. I bet you won't be able to write that in 80 or so odd year about digital! This KODAK has a Diomatic shutter with a Kodak Anastigmat 100mm lens.

The one minor problem with this Kodak camera is the door catch does not work. looking at it, I don't think its a major job to repair and I have considered this when coming up with a starting figure for the asking price. I have seen similar camera's sell on Ebay for around the £15 - 40.00 but with the usual Dakon shutter. Theres also the P&P costs and these range anything from £5 - 15.00, I did see some lucky so and so bought one for £4.00 plus £5.00 P&P!

That makes it so hard to put a decent price on such a great camera, four quid? I would rather keep this great example of a vintage Kodak camera than sell it for that. So, what would be a good price for me and a good price for whoever buys this.
Well, the P&P is a 'given', if you live at the furthest point from me then its going to cost YOU more and its as simple as that. I don't charge for packaging and use recycable packaging materials. That is, I popped down to the local supermarket gathering cardboard and anything else which would suffice.
I do have to purchase brown parcel tape but I can get this a 50 pence a 'pop' and it does go a long way for smaller packages. Thankfully, this camera is nice and simple to package plus its not going to weigh too much!
So, to set a fair price for this camera, considering the condition and that it has a Diomatic lens I think a fair starting price would be £30.00 plus P&P
ACTUALLY, that don't sound fair to me but if I sold this camera for this price then at least I can convince myself that its actually worth buying and selling camera's. I can even justify the price I paid for it in the first place as the final offer I except is not always a 'profitable' choice. Its more a matter of freeing up cash for buying more things, making Paypal & Ebay 'easy' money (paying my fees), paying other business bills and so on, I forgot, I also have to eat!

So its down to you, if you make me an offer and its on the right day then you may grab yourself a bargain. I can be contacted by email - contact@charliequins.com if you want to speak in person then send me your telephone number and I will call you.

I'm Back!

Wow, its already December and not long till christmas and the new year. I have been very busy with work, restoring the barn at monmouth. Ebaying, had a clear out and sold a load of camera's and cine movie cameras, been busy packing and posting.

UPDATE ON RESTORING KODAK CAMERA

Well I have made more progress but not as much as I liked as its been manic. I am just editing some photo's and writing up a more detailed 'post'.  So it should be here soon.

Anyway, the reason I have posted today is I have a few more camera's going on Ebay and its easier to blog about them first. I can then use the photo's for Ebay. This saves time and I am using a 'Dongle' to connect to the Internet, its a bit slow and watching files upload aint much fun.

So, I will start a new post for the camera's I am selling, hope you like the photo's.