Any market 35mm SLr Cameras

[odyssey2200]

Hi

This is my first venture into the Photography section of PH and I will freely admit to being way out of my depth

I have acquired a Praktica 35mm camera and was wondering what the demand was for stuff like this.

Photography is not my thing so I see no point in keeping it or the filters and lenses that came with it.

Is 35mm dead now the digital has arrived?

[Eggman]

What make are the lenses? If they're Pentax then someone will want them, but even those aren't worth more than a very few quid. Somebody might be interested in the body if it's one of the LTL or MTL series, but if it's a B-anything then probably not.

Best bet is probably to Ebay the whole lot as a kit - or if you can't be bothered with that, give it to a charity shop.

[DocJock]

Amazon marketplace has a reasonable turnover in 35mm SLR.

They are a requirement for a lot of Art degrees.

[R1 GTR]

DocJock said:

They are a requirement for a lot of Art degrees.

+1 My AS-level in photography required one, just went on eBay and there seemed to be plenty going about.

[Eggman]

The LTL/MTL series would be a good choice for a student. I have long suspected that they were 'inspired' by the Nikon F - if you examine the two cameras side by side (ignoring the pentaprism), the dimensions, control layout, weight and feel are very similar indeed.

[odyssey2200]

The camera is a Praktica MTL5

The lens in it has Tessar 2.8/50 Carl Zeiss jena DDR writen on it and 299743
The medium lens has Hanimex Auto Zoom 75-150mm 1:4.5 macro 49 No 753415
The Large lens has Carl Zeiss Jena F=75~300mm 1:4.5~5.6 Marco Jenazoom II 58
This lens has a leather case

Screwed to the bottom of the big lens is a Regent Auto Tele converter 2x

There is also a pack of 8 Hunter Universal effects filters and "stuff"

All that means nothing to me.

[Eggman]

The camera looks in pretty good nick - hope it finds a good home.

The only way to tell if the lenses are any good would be for the buyer to try them out. Iirc the Zeiss Jena lenses were pretty variable - some specimens were pin sharp, and then the next lens off the production line would be decidedly ho-hum. The Tessar is a classic lens design, so that could easily perform rather well. I wouldn't be expecting great things from the Hanimex, tbh.

[odyssey2200]

so whats it worth and where is the best place to sell it?

other than to the scavengers on Fleebay?

[Felters]

eBay is the only way if you want to sell fairly quickly. If you presented it well then you might see £30 for it. I still use Nikon film camera's and pay very little for them. All the students have started their courses and would have bought back in the summer - I did anyway...