seneca

[josh_560]

A friend of mine bought a Seneca view camera in beautiful shape at a flea market .it has a plate that says competitor camera seneca camera company rodchester ny. Its a 6.5x8.5? and like I said in almost perfect cond. the bellows leak like hel l but that can be fixed.My question is does any know the worth of a camera like this or someone that would know the worth.My friend wants to convert it to 5x7 b ut wants to know if its to valuable to toy with. Any info helpful.-J

[M.]

unless you have certification that this once belonged to Ansel Adams, the 5x7 back and new bellows will significantly increase its value in the present market.

[Wayne Campbell]

Check out this website:

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/5907/seneca.html

for a story on the Seneca Competitor 8x10. I, too, have a Seneca 5x7 Improved model and am looking for a reducing back to take it from 5x7 to 4x5.

[Brian Ellis]

Seneca cameras of various formats and vintages come up for sale on e bay fairly frequently. You could check the auction history section of e bay to get an idea of the prices they've been going for.