Can anyone help me with some vintage cameras?

[Sammo123]

Evening,

My other half’s Nan passed away recently and we were tasked with helping clear her house before it was sold. I found a few old cameras and lens in a bedroom wardrobe and brought them home with me. We’d like to sell them but I don’t really know where to start with them.

This is the first camera/camcorder I’ve unboxed and taken pictures of.















These are the lens I’ve found in another bag.
























That’s all I’ve taken photos of so far. I’ve got another 3-4 cameras and a Canon Super 8 camcorder as well. I’ll upload the pictures as I take them.

[hidetheelephants]

Top camera is a cine, probably 8mm as it doesn't look big enough for super8. You have 2.8/135, 3.5/200 and 2/58 fixed focal length lenses to fit a 35mm film camera(first figure is the maximum aperture size, second is focal length in mm), you'd need to photograph the fitting to help identify what they'll fit. None strike me as being of huge value but may raise a few £.

Edited by hidetheelephants on Sunday 10th December 19:10

[ian in lancs]

The Helios marked lens looks like those fitted to Russian zenit 35mm cameras circa early 80’s. 50mm focal length, 42mm screw fitting. Not of any value.

The lenses overall look, at the very least, dusty maybe even affected by fungus.

I don’t know anything about the cine camera but the rest aren’t worth anything.

Edited by ian in lancs on Tuesday 12th December 16:00

[Simpo Two]

'Greens Federal' - never heard of that one. https://m42lens.com/m42-lens-database/1258-greens-...

I don't know about the cine camera (have a google) but as for the lenses, as said, nothing special I'm afraid - apart from the above the rest is Eastern European stuff from the 1970s. You could clean them up, take some nice photos and put them on eBay starting at £10 - photo/arts students might go for them. If that's too much trouble take them to a charity shop.

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 11th December 20:54

[mike80]

There is a (very?) niche market for those types of lens, some people like adapting them so they can use them with modern cameras. As Simpo Two says it might be worth cleaning them up and getting some good pictures and descriptions on ebay.

[southerndriver]

I remember Photax Paragon lenses in the mid/late 70s when they were new. They were a low end brand. I had a 28mm wide angle which was perfectly adequate. Probably 42mm screw mount given the others in the pics so won’t be worth much. Maybe £10 to £15.

[velocemitch]

southerndriver said:

I remember Photax Paragon lenses in the mid/late 70s when they were new. They were a low end brand. I had a 28mm wide angle which was perfectly adequate. Probably 42mm screw mount given the others in the pics so won’t be worth much. Maybe £10 to £15.

Think the Paragon lenses usually accompanied Praktica cameras, decent but slightly less budget than the Zenits as far as I remember.

[hidetheelephants]

velocemitch said:

southerndriver said:

I remember Photax Paragon lenses in the mid/late 70s when they were new. They were a low end brand. I had a 28mm wide angle which was perfectly adequate. Probably 42mm screw mount given the others in the pics so won’t be worth much. Maybe £10 to £15.

Think the Paragon lenses usually accompanied Praktica cameras, decent but slightly less budget than the Zenits as far as I remember.

Praktica were east german, Zenit were russian with generally poorer quality.

[velocemitch]

hidetheelephants said:

velocemitch said:

southerndriver said:

I remember Photax Paragon lenses in the mid/late 70s when they were new. They were a low end brand. I had a 28mm wide angle which was perfectly adequate. Probably 42mm screw mount given the others in the pics so won’t be worth much. Maybe £10 to £15.

Think the Paragon lenses usually accompanied Praktica cameras, decent but slightly less budget than the Zenits as far as I remember.

Praktica were east german, Zenit were russian with generally poorer quality.

I meant that, it’s not worded very well. Pracktica we’re better than Zenit.

[52classic]

AIRC the cine camera is what was known as a 'double 8' A roll of 16mm film was passed through the gate twice (by turning it over and running a second time) then cut and spliced to give a reel of 8mm film which lasted about 4 minutes. Definately precedes Super 8.

I remember this make from going on a group holiday to Spain in 1963 (I was 11) Several of the dads bought an Admira and raved about the quality without having to spend the money for a Bolex or one of the new Japanese ones. They'd team it with a Eumig projector and we'd spend many an evening comparing holiday 'reels' from each family! Happy days.