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SCOTFORTHLAD
09-01-2006, 11:04
I've been a little extravagent lately,and may have to let go a v.nice black J12 which I got from Kim Coxon a while ago.Has anyone an idea of a fair price at the moment,I had in mind 35/40 UK pounds or equivalent.:confused:
Xmas
09-01-2006, 12:16
The LTM seem to go for more then the Kiev. What year and which mount might get you offers...

Noel
SCOTFORTHLAD
09-01-2006, 12:54
The LTM seem to go for more then the Kiev. What year and which mount might get you offers...

Noel

Noel,
It's in ltm mount,presumably from 1976,as the serial number begins with '76'.Which era is more sought after,50's,60's,or 70's?
Brian.
rxmd
09-01-2006, 13:05
I don't know UK prices, but 35 GBP translates to about 55 EUR, and that would be a lot over here. I paid 35 EUR for mine (black flawless 70's in LTM, works on Bessa).

Philipp
OldNick
09-01-2006, 13:07
My J-12 is from 1987, in black, and was bought from Fedka for around 90USD with all caps and plastic case. I am very pleased with it. The rear cap is worth about as much as some lenses.

Jim N.
Stephanie Brim
09-01-2006, 13:45
I don't know UK prices, but 35 GBP translates to about 55 EUR, and that would be a lot over here. I paid 35 EUR for mine (black flawless 70's in LTM, works on Bessa).

Philipp

You got a bargain...they're worth more than that in LTM, usually.
oscroft
09-01-2006, 13:50
I had in mind 35/40 UK pounds or equivalent
That sounds about right to me. I've bought an 84 one for £30 (from Ukraine, so about £8 postage on top of that), and I've sold a 77 one for £35.
SCOTFORTHLAD
09-01-2006, 15:05
Thanks everyone,much appreciated.I'll chew it over during the weekend,but at the moment I'm pretty sure that she will be going up for sale.
Cheers,
Brian.

PS.I haven't noticed Kim Coxon on the Forum lately.Hope everything is well with him.
Kim Coxon
09-08-2006, 04:53
PS.I haven't noticed Kim Coxon on the Forum lately.Hope everything is well with him.

Rumours of my death are grossly exaggerated!:D

Kim
Spyderman
09-08-2006, 06:00
...works on Bessa...

What?

Mine "almost works". It can be screwed in when set to closest focussing distance. Then it can be focussed to about 4m, where it stops, because it touches some internal part near the meter cell (not the shutter) in my Bessa. Of course, meter doesn't work.

How about yours?
Kim Coxon
09-08-2006, 06:10
Much will depend on which version of J12 it is. Some of the later ones had a slightly smaller rear element and these will work on a Bessa. Most do not.

Kim

What?

Mine "almost works". It can be screwed in when set to closest focussing distance. Then it can be focussed to about 4m, where it stops, because it touches some internal part near the meter cell (not the shutter) in my Bessa. Of course, meter doesn't work.

How about yours?
flashover
09-08-2006, 06:19
Andy sold a nice one about 2 weeks ago here for 23 USD
kvanderlaag
09-08-2006, 06:35
I paid about $65 USD for mine.

Factory old stock, basically new.
Gabriel M.A.
09-08-2006, 07:05
I'll chew it over during the weekend
Don't do that! The lens will be worth much less if you do that!! ;)
Xmas
09-08-2006, 07:22
Brian

A '76 will normally have the small (all glass) rear end, so might fit more restrictive cameras.

The earlier lens from the '50s are more attractive because they tend to be higher contrast, (more black paint) internally, and some people even collect them!

I've already got a 70's LTM in excellent condition so I'm unlikely to 'bite'.

Noel
Bill58
09-12-2006, 08:40
I've been a little extravagent lately,and may have to let go a v.nice black J12 which I got from Kim Coxon a while ago.Has anyone an idea of a fair price at the moment,I had in mind 35/40 UK pounds or equivalent.:confused:


If it's still available, is it silver/ black, what is condition and how much in USD?

Bill
SCOTFORTHLAD
09-12-2006, 09:04
If it's still available, is it silver/ black, what is condition and how much in USD?

Bill

Hi Bill,
I've sent you a PM.

Brian.
Bill58
09-13-2006, 06:08
Sorry to not get back to you ASAP, but I'm looking for a perfect J 12 in a Contax mount.

Bill
SCOTFORTHLAD
09-13-2006, 10:28
No problem Bill,Good luck with the search.
Brian.
SCOTFORTHLAD
09-15-2006, 13:01
'Goldarn it!',I fitted her to my green Fed 2,and she looks so neat that I realised that I would be crazy to let her go.So I decided that we should stay as a team:D

I'm feeling pretty good,(could it be that I have just realised that to sell a great lens, at a loss,to put away some cash for something else, which I may also eventually lose value on,doesn't make much sense.)

Is ther such a thing as Reverse GAS?;)

Brian.