[Rollin Hand]

I have a bunch of stuff that belonged to my folks sitting in my basement gathering dust in quantity, so I am thinking about getting rid of it all. This includes some vintage cameras.

One is a Rolleiflex, the others are things like Olympus and Vivitars. Anyone know where I could get an idea on values? They aren't worth keeping for me -- they are just taking up space.

I did have the Roeiflex checked out a few years back, and it was working then.

 

[BlueRocker]

I'd put them up on an open auction on eBay - that will tell you what people are willing to pay. My first job was working in a camera store, developing film, etc (40+ years ago). I can remember then I could buy a kodak brownie at the flea market for a quarter. To me, it wouldn't even be worth a quarter today, but you never know what people want to collect. Vivitar stuff would have been considered low end probably, Olympus was a more premium brand depending on whether it was marketed toward the professional or point and shoot crowd.

 

[marcos]

My own personal experience is when my brother passed away he had a collection of cameras, digital and older ones with film. Leika i think some of them where called. Suprisingly, the lenses where worth more than some cameras. It took me forever to sell them. I looked on line for aprox values but no one wanted to pay these prices. Sold a few to some friends, some on Marketplace and took a bunch of them to a camera shop here in Ottawa that still sell vintage cameras and he gave way below what i expected but i was sick and tired of trying to sell them. Unless you have something that is very valuable, expect less money. Best of luck selling them.

 

[Ship of fools]

Simple solution would be to go to a Camera shop and see if they might be interested ion purchasing them if you want to just unload them. Or you could try E-bay and take your time selling them for a bit more MAYBE.
Camera's are actually making a comeback on the market as some collectors out there are looking.

 

[oldjoat]

considering that film is now a special order these days ( no longer manufactured in north america )
and is usually relegated to 3rd world countries , film cameras are a niche market for collectors.

lenses can be fitted to some digital cameras, once again a very limited market.

maybe call the science and tech museum and see if they are interested ,
or maybe give some away to relatives (as mementos of your folks)

 

[Parabola]

The few people I know that have the old ones like you, keep them as antiques. When I see them in antique places, they are not very expensive, but you never know what something is worth to the right person. I would search for any local or Canadian photo clubs and see what they think.

 

[Mooh]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-film-kodak-flic-film-1.6728613

This was on CBC news recently.

 

[knight_yyz]

There is a market for used 35mm stuff, especially Nikon and Canon. Medium and large format will bring in the premium prices

 

[Fred Gifford]

not an expert but I think Rolleiflex could be a good one value wise

 

[2manyGuitars]

not an expert but I think Rolleiflex could be a good one value wise

Most likely. Rolleicord was the consumer level while Rolleiflex is the pro line. Should be a market for that one.

 

[Mooh]

Not helpful, sorry, but some of my best photography was done with a 35mm Minolta autofocus, ie not even an SLR. Terrific camera, a wedding present way back in '84. Still have it.

 

[desolation_angel]

Unfortunately there are piles of analog cameras sitting in junk shops these days. If you have something in very good condition though it's worth checking it's year and rarity value. Nikon S2 rangefinders, for instance, still fetch serious money, as do most Leica M-series cameras (and lenses). Some Contax gear, Hasselblad etc. can be worth something. As for Rollei stuff, again, depends on what it is and what condition it's in... Not too different to guitars, really, if it's in mint condition with case candy etc., it'll go for more.

But it's like anything else, you have to connect your gear to the people that want to pay for it... and that sometimes means it's worth taking it to someone for appraisal to see if it's worth the hassle.

 

[BGood]

If all they do is taking space and gathering dust, I'd say take whatever anybody gives you.

 

[Rollin Hand]

Unfortunately there are piles of analog cameras sitting in junk shops these days. If you have something in very good condition though it's worth checking it's year and rarity value. Nikon S2 rangefinders, for instance, still fetch serious money, as do most Leica M-series cameras (and lenses). Some Contax gear, Hasselblad etc. can be worth something. As for Rollei stuff, again, depends on what it is and what condition it's in... Not too different to guitars, really, if it's in mint condition with case candy etc., it'll go for more.

But it's like anything else, you have to connect your gear to the people that want to pay for it... and that sometimes means it's worth taking it to someone for appraisal to see if it's worth the hassle.

Yeah, I guess I need to do that. Off to Google used camera stores in Ottawa!

 

[bigboki]

Lookup prices at keh.com
that is the biggest and best used camera gear store in North America.

if you need more help, PM me and I would gladly help you as much as I can

 

[MetalTele79]

Check sold prices on eBay for an idea of what they go for and list for less on Kijiji/Marketplace for a sale. There are desirable and undesirable vintage cameras. I got $700 for my used Bronica medium format camera.

I still shoot and develop 35mm film on occasion. Mostly using a Nikon F2, Canon Ql17 GIII, Olympus Pen or Olympus XA.