Mike Says....

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If you are ready to move on to new or different equipment, or if you inherited photo equipment that you have no use for and would like to dispose of, I would like the opportunity to purchase or trade for your old equipment. So clean out the closet, let me know about your old darkroom or lighting set-up gathering dust in the corner, check the bookshelf, find that shoe box full of old lenses and send it to "Photographers Space".

Studio equipment including; Strobe systems & parts, Light stands, Brackets, Backgrounds & Stands. Pits and pieces. Any roll or sheet film backs. One good 6X12cm 120 Roll Back personally wanted, it would go well with my home built 6X17cm camera.

Send me a list of what you have and tell me how much you need for it. If you are not sure, tell me the condition, using the equipment standards below, and I will try my best to give a fair value, subject to inspection. I normally pay around 35-60% of selling price, more for high demand items, less for things that will probably sit for awhile ( On many older and desireable items I may be able to pay your original purchace price or even more). I need your repeat business and I want you to tell others about Photographers Space, so I will try to be fair and will be honest with you.

Old and rare photographic equipment is rated the same as newer equipment. Personal opinions such as "Great shape for it's age" does not make an item better than it is.

These apply equally to items sold by me or bought (sold by you).

10 ~LNiB (Like New in Box). Never used. Same as new, but no current manufacturer's warranty. Includes box or original packaging.

9++ ~No signs of wear. If it had a box, you wouldn't be able to tell it from new.

9+~Get out the magnifying glass, someone may have used it.

9 ~Very minimal signs of wear, good usable equipment. Any defects will be noted.

8+ ~Signs of light use, but not misuse, defects noted.

8 ~Complete and showing signs of normal use, other than minor defects noted.

7 ~Complete showing signs of heavy use. Well used but still very usable.

6 ~Restorable, some refinishing may be necessary. Minor parts may be broken or missing if noted.

5 ~Restorable, refinishing may be required. Missing some parts as noted.

0 ~For parts only, or major restoration if a rare camera.

A ~Everything functioning. Recently professionally cleaned, lubricated, over-hauled.

B ~Everything functioning. Major functions have recently been tested.

C ~Fully functioning but not recently cleaned, lubed or over-hauled. Accuracy of shutter or meter not guaranteed.

D ~Shutter speeds and/or meter working but may not be accurate. Needs adjusting or cleaning.

E ~Usable but not fully. Shutter may stick on slow speeds. Meter may not work.

F ~Not usable without repair or cleaning. Shutter or film advance may be stuck, jammed or broken, meter may be dead.

S ~Shelf camera, looks fine sitting there until a working one comes along. Probably not economically repairable unless rare and may be missing parts.

In this system, an average camera would be rated as 8C. A camera rated as 9D would mean cosmetically showing minimal signs of wear, but with questionable accuracy of meter or shutter.