Agfa Isolette III 85mm Solinar - Synchro-Compur & NEW GREEN bellows -CLA'd

Description

Agfa Isolette III reconditioned / serviced w/ NEW GREEN Bellows . f4.5 / 85mm Solinar lens .....Excellent ++++
Agfa Isolette III 85mm Solinar - Synchro-Compur & NEW GREEN bellows -CLA'd
Agfa Isolette III 85mm Solinar - Synchro-Compur & NEW GREEN bellows -CLA'd
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Description
Please pardon this redundant introduction to my auctions, but the eBay experience dictates that I include it.........
Folks,
thanks to eBay
,
there is almost no such thing as
rare
anymore
... except for the more esoteric stuff that was rare even when new 70 years ago!
99% of cameras you see on eBay are
NOT
rare
!
WHAT IS RARE
...is a 50 to 75 year old camera that is
functioning properly
, not just as a decoration, or worse... a fleamarket orphan!
Please read the Description carefully and
completely
to fully understand what you are buying!!
Please note
, the item description may read  familiar to some... I do often "reuse" auction description for repeat auctions of the same models... you can only be creative about the the SAME thing ( model ) so many times! Whatever information that needs to be amended for each individual offering ( camera ) ...is amended / corrected for each new listing.
Thanks for your understanding.
If the following description is too long for you... Please note that EVERY classic folder I sell has been serviced ( CLA'd ) BEFORE you get it!!
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2021 Addendum........
For those who have followed my auctions for renovated folders the past 23+ years..., I no longer offer a continuous stream of folders on eBay as I am now concentrating on repairing folders sent to me
rather than
buying and then reselling those same
now
renovated
folders on eBay. I will very
occasionally
still list a refurbished / serviced folder on eBay.
So basically, I will
now primarily
service most classic folders that others have sold on eBay's market place instead.
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The camera on offer here is an
Agfa Isolette III
with an
f4.5 / 85mm
Solinar
lens set in the high-end
Synchro-Compur
shutter, speeds from B, 1 sec  1/500 ( flash-synched ) .
Both lens and shutter have been
CLA
'd and you will find that the
Solinar
lens deserveres it's world wide renown !
The camera is fitted with a replacement
GREEN
Bellows
that are, ...
absolutely unequivocally light-tight..
.plus, my Isolettes
always
come with bellows
GUARANTEED ....
unlike
99.9% of all Isolettes you will find on eBay -
with their original shiny ( always look new don't they! )
pin- holed - cracked
vinyl
plastic bellows.
If you are interested in the quality of photos a folder can produce, you can see examples on certo6 website  and the
last photo
above
.
Isolettes can be had with either
Red
,
Blue
,
Green
,
Grey
or the traditional
BLACK
bellows.
Isolette III's have a built-in
uncoupled
rangefinder
which is very accurate and matched to the lens ... it too has of course been
C
leaned,
L
ubricated, and
A
djusted.
The camera takes
120 size film
and is ready for taking on your wanderings with a
medium format camera in your pocket
!! For cosmetic condition, please peruse the pictures above to discern condition for yourself.
Camera is
NOT
a "
MINT
" example, but is in excellent ++++++ condition .
I'm sure many of you realize that my offerings are
not
"
flea market
" items, but rather cameras that have been refurbished and serviced to hopefully give another 50 years of service and fun to a new generation of photographers. Thus, I need to put a reserve on my offerings that at the very least covers 90% of my costs in bringing these great classics to you.
Remember, just a new bellows alone costs
me
. ... before I even put it on the camera!  Add the original cost of the camera, CLA, time to list,  and eBay listing fees, plus PayPal fees... and,  as a result,  you won't catch me hob nobbing with the hoy-pa-loy at Mar-a-Lago
!!
Thanks for looking and Have a Great Summer
2021  !
Attention:
All
YOUR
Questions should be answered below…
In my auctions, “
what you see is what you get
“
(
EXCEPT
FOR OBVIOUS PROPS ! ).  I may sometimes err on descriptions, but I always post the pictures of the item up for auction. Also, please note 99.99% of the items I sell are used  - and VERY OLD - that means they are not new, they will show signs of previous ownership and use. Anything that is not at least excellent ++ ( and that means "nice. I wouldn't mind having that!" ), I will either not sell or clearly state that it is not "pretty," shows scratches, etc. If your intent is to find a NEW item that is 20 - 40 years old, please don't hassle me about something so trivial as fingerprints or rub marks that naturally come from handling an item.
To cut to the chase, if you want a new 20 - 69 years old item for you to look at on your display shelf...
DO NOT BID!!
I do warrant my folders with
a repair or replace policy
. As these cameras are almost all 50 years or more old, they of course cannot be guaranteed... they are old, used, and stuff goes wrong...its that simple. However, out of courtesy, if a folder I sell needs further service (within a reasonable time of course!), just send it back and I'll take care of it.
Unless REALLY unusual circumstances, like War, Pestilence, Nuclear Holocaust, or the like...  I do not give refunds...it is
replace or repair only!
For all other types ( non folding ) of cameras / items (they are all used!), I can only take responsibility for my description while the item was in my hands, not their continued longevity.
My first and foremost mission is to renovate these old classic cameras for a new generation of USERS / PHOTOGRAPHERS.... NOT for "collectors" to salivate over a "NEW" 70 year old camera!
However,
I too am
not
infallible and if there should be a problem with your camera, please contact me before you leave a malicious (
there are
NO
OTHER KINDS
) negative feedback.
People still email me to ask about fungus, mold, or what not on the lens... I throw such lenses away...I do NOT sell them on eBay!  Some may question why my classic folding cameras cost more ( set reserve ) than the same ( Well, not really ) camera that sells on eBay or the local yard sale for ! Basically, to repeat...
I don't just take the yard sale folder , rush home and put it on eBay. About 20% I will simply throw away ( most of those bought off eBay ) or just use for parts, because they are pure junk...and the rest are literally renovated and prepared for their next owner who can now use it to actually take pictures instead of moaning about being ripped off again. So, obviously, my reserve has to be higher than the "junkyard dog" that is the too often offering on eBay.  About 90% of reserve reflects cost, labor, and materials to renovate or CLA a folder.  It's really that simple.
For those who didn't know, eBay does not provide a free service... they make plenty of money from each of my, and millions of others, on this web site. My average listing costs are from . to . per item... depending of final sale price of course. But, just to list an item costs between . to dollars, even if it doesn't sell! So, please, do not ask me for free shipping just because you did the Buy it Now thingy!!!  eBay does not give me a break because you bought it "Now!" ( In fact every now and again I get a call from eBay telling me they'll give me special rates if I offer free shipping... when I tell them what my real shipping costs are, they are dumbfounded... they must think everybody on eBay sells baseball cards that ship for .44cents to Podunk, Alaska !!!
Please note, contrary to eBay’s wishes, I simply can’t afford to offer free shipping on all my offerings. However, as it turns out, I subsidize most of my shipping costs by about 10 to 20% out of pocket anyway!!
… and 95% of the time I ship within one day as payment is received.
Shipping & Handling
to be paid by winning bidder, insurance included.
Shipping for most things in the
USA
will be between . to .
Foreign shipments for cameras to
Asia & Europe
average about . - . For
INSURED
POST…
Un
insured First Class is about .
Canada
averages .(
Uninsured
FIRST CLASS ) > . (
Insured
Priority Post )
Please look at my other items for sale! Since at least 90% of folders bought on eBay or garage, & flea market sales that need to be serviced, I also service these folders . Simply send me an email concerning your camera
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