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    Century 4A Studio

    So, I'm contemplating the above camera for studio portrait work exclusively (duh).

    But, have no idea what the fair market value is for something like this. It comes with a

    Wollensak Betax No. 5 lens. : EQ. 12" 304.8mm F4.5.

    It appears to be in good condition. I haven't inspected it yet in person.

    What do you think? My guess is $400 - $600??

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    Re: Century 4A Studio

    Eddie probably has already driven there and bought it. (humour)
    I would think such a nice looking example if working perfectly with a velo 2 or Raptor lens would be more in the 1000 dollar + range. The lens is certainly afew hundred dollars and poor examles of this camera seem to be in the 400 dollar range.

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    I've bought them in the 400-600 range like you say. When they get to 1000 on Ebay, they can sit at that price for months.

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    A lot depends on the condition, included accessories, and lens. The Betax #5 is the shutter, so it's not clear which 12" lens is present. The size and difficulty shipping studio cameras makes them hard to sell--which keeps the prices down. If the lens and shutter are in good condition, that's maybe $175 for a plain jane 12" up to $400 for a Velo II w/ soft focus control. I'd offer $400 and see what happens--it's a buyer's market for studio cameras. I bought my 8A in very nice condition from someone in the Detroit area for $500 with half a Verito . The seller was very happy with the price and so was I.

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    Re: Century 4A Studio

    I just noticed that it comes with a Century Master Studio stand--which is also what I have. The Master studio stands came after the Semi-Centennial stands and are very nice indeed. There were a number of improvements including better wheels--larger and made of rubber, rather than the small felt wheels on the Semi-Centennial stands. At some point, I'm pretty sure the entire century studio product line was reduced to a single camera and stand (Century Master Studio camera/stand).

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    Re: Century 4A Studio

    See here for some info, particularily the bellows draw.
    http://www.betterphoto.com/reviews/r...iewItemID=8514
    and here (for money)
    http://www.newyorker.com/archive/198...ARDS_000336561
    and here about 1/3 of the way down
    http://graflex.org/GHQ/GHQ-16-1.pdf

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    Re: Century 4A Studio

    Here's one for $200 with no takers, but it's painted:

    200652512577

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