The sweet spot for home turntable enthusiasts on a budget seems to be the $200 mark. This might be the best of the bunch.
One can only imagine the sake-fueled club hopping that led to the development of the Seiko Frequency drum machine watch.
June 22: Tamarkin Photographica Rare Camera Auction
By James Grahame
The 23rd Tamarkin Photographica Rare Camera Auction will be held on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 1:00 PM at their showroom in Woodbridge, Connecticut. The company also has a must-see New York showroom crammed with collectible cameras in the Gramercy Park/Union Square neighborhood. Their auction catalog lists more than 500 items including vintage Zeiss, Leica and Voigtlaender cameras starting at under $100.
Feature items include a Rolleiflex 2.8 GX 75th Anniversary Edition with card and box in near mint condition (expected to fetch $1,800 - $2,500), an 'electrified' Newton & Co. Opticians Lantern Projector with the Maker's shield marked "Opticians to Her Majesty the Queen" (EX+ condition, $1,500 - $2,500) and a stunning Leica IIIf Black Self Timer with 50mm Elmar f3.5 lens -- one of the rarest of all Leica screw-mount cameras (Ex+ condition, $7,500 - $12,500).
Tamarkin Photographica Rare Camera Auction
