KEH has 4 bodies for sale ranging in price from $286 to $789. All have
some sort of defect or presumed defect. The two at the top of the price
range are here:
A black 10D
<http://www.keh.com/camera/Alpa-Camera-Bodies/1/sku-AL02999023988Z?r=FE#>
and a chrome 11E
<http://www.keh.com/camera/Alpa-Camera-Bodies/1/sku-AL02999103864L?r=FE>
The ad notes that the 11E's meter is inoperative. It wants a Mallory
PX28 6 volt silver oxide battery for which I believe substitutes are
available. The note for the 10D says the meter is *untested*. I didn't
understand why that would be until I checked the battery specs for the
10D. It calls for a Mallory mercury PX450 which is 11.6 mm diameter by
14.5 mm high. Still, it could have been tested with a Wein cell and a
spacer to make up for the unusual height. Why didn't KEH do that? Or
is it that the customer who returns the product for having a
non-functional meter will have tested it for them?
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/10/2010 8:33 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> FYI
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpa
>
> "Alpa was formerly a Swiss camera design company and manufacturer of
> 35 mm SLR cameras. The current owners bought the company name after
> bankruptcy of the original company and the company exists today as a
> designer and manufacturer of high end medium format cameras."
>
> My only connection is that I once used a 35mm Alpa :-)
>
> Brian Swale.
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