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Topic author: cedricfan

Posted on: 20071221103938

How rare & valuable is it? Not a usual camera as it was not made for many years. There is one for sale in Finland so now I wonder how much to bid [;)]

http://www.cedricfan.sivut.ws/Juhani's%20website%20ORIGINAALIT/

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Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071221105506

I bought mine for around $100-$120 and that's what I see them consistently sold at. And it is quite uncommon but not very rare. They are gradually becoming rare though. If you can get one for lower price than I just listed, go for it.

Vlad.

Reply author: Kievuser

Replied on: 20071225050013

Hi, Juhani.

I think Z-3M might be rarer than Z-3. Z-3 is offered on ebay quite often, but not a Z-3M. My Z-3M is one of the smoothest Soviet rangefinder camera.

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071225114344

Well they're both pretty uncommon, it actually took me longer to find the Zorki-3, it really all depends on the winds of eBay [:)]

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20071225135845

OK and thanks, two days to go and it will propably stay well below 100 USD as it is local [:D]
So few here really do understand rarities, nor pay like should, and it has just been spending-xmas [;)]

Reply author: fedka

Replied on: 20071225213034

Like many other cameras, Zorki-3M is getting hard to find. I used to sell them regularly (9 in 2005-2006), but only one in 2007, and I have a few backorders.
Some items were always hard to find (Russar lens, Narciss), but some used to be easy and became uncommon (Jupiter-9 in LTM).
Yuri

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20071227111351

And done, total with postage approx 100 USD and I got another camera with it. That should be worth at least 50USD also so it will be more than cheap [:D][8D]

http://www.cedricfan.sivut.ws/Juhani's%20website%20ORIGINAALIT/