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Subject: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: jimmyt Date: 31 Jan 05 - 04:52 PM I wonder if anyone can give me some advice. My father-in-law passed away recently and it has fallen to me to get some camera equipment appraised and possibly sold. He had a Nikon FA body with lots of lenses, some zoom telephoto stuff with a variety of filters, etc. The stuff is absolutely perfect condition but I have no idea as to how to go about this. Anyone who has any knowledge I would sure appreciate it. jimmyt |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: jimmyt Date: 31 Jan 05 - 05:06 PM sorry, feel free to move this to non-music. my error! jimmyt |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: Bert Date: 31 Jan 05 - 05:12 PM You'll get the best value out of it by using it. |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: LilyFestre Date: 31 Jan 05 - 05:19 PM Jimmy (My favorite Monk), Take your camera to a reputable camera shop...NOT the one hour joint in the local mall and ask them for an estimate. Another option would be to pick up a copy of Shutterbug magazine and look through the many ads listed inside....they are a good guide, although yours may be worth more if it is in great shape. Another thought, check out eBay, see what your particular body type is going for....look through ALL of it as the prices run the gambit on eBay...read the descriptions as some have scratched bodies, rebuilt motors, etc. or some may even be sold "as is" in need of repair. Are you looking to sell the camera or just wanting to know it's market value out of curiousity? If you want, PM me a list of the particulars (what make of lens, what mm? What kinds and sizes of filters...should be listed inside the screw ring area, brand of camera bag...some are really expensive and others aren't) and I'll find the info for you...I'm a camera junkie at heart and this is right up my alley! :) Michelle |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: jimmyt Date: 31 Jan 05 - 05:53 PM Bert, I am a point and shoot dumb guy with a camera and have no hopes of changing! Lily I will drop you a PM righ away thanks so much jimmyt (Bless you, my child) |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: Stilly River Sage Date: 31 Jan 05 - 06:01 PM I agree--a good camera shop can tell you the retail price on used camera bodies and lenses. Where are you and the camera located? SRS |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: jimmyt Date: 31 Jan 05 - 06:08 PM Dalton Georgia, near Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: Bill D Date: 31 Jan 05 - 06:41 PM good Nikon equipment still has a serious value, even though digital cameras are becoming more and more common. It is a matter of finding the right buyer. |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: PoppaGator Date: 31 Jan 05 - 07:49 PM Cameras that are both digital and true SLRs (single-lens reflex) are top-of-the-line contemporary professional tools, and no brand is more highly respected than Nikon. What you have there is not digital, but it is a Nikon SLR. I think this means that your many lenses and filters are likely to be usable with newer Nikon digital SLR cameras, and therefore may be more valuable today than the FA camera body. If you do find it best to sell the lenses individually, keep one lens (a 50mm "normal," a 35mm moderate-wide-angle, or a 35-85/35-100 zoom) with the body to make it more salable. An expensive non-digital SLR camera has a limited enough sales appeal even with a lens -- without any lens at all, your potential buyers will be limited to a small number of collectors and other eccentrics. Of course, the easiest thing for you as a seller would be to find a buyer (at the right price, of course) for the entire collection. Might try that first. |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: ddw Date: 31 Jan 05 - 08:24 PM Jimmyt, Hope you fare better than I did in trying to sell my Pentax system — three bodies, a motor drive and a whole range of lenses and filters, plus most of what's needed for a B&W darkroom. My local camera stores (I tried two of the larger ones) wouldn't even take a look at them. They just said used SLR and darkroom equipment had little value anymore since digitals took over. I couldn't even get them to make an offer. I plan to put ads in the newspaper touting it as equipment for photo artists to see if I can shake up any action that way. good luck, david |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: number 6 Date: 31 Jan 05 - 09:13 PM The Nikon FA was the last of the 'good' cameras that Nikon put out. Solid metal bodies, glass lenses. Excellent quality compared to the current Nikon slr's. I'd try selling it privately, over selling it to a camera shop. Unfortuantely the market has dropped substantually for slrs with the advent of the digitals. By selliing it privately you'll more than likely find a person who specifically appreciates these models of slr's over the newer ones that are out by Nikon. I currently own a Nikon f80 slr and I know the quality of the camera and lenses do not match those FA's. The FA's lack some of the technical features of the newer models, but they are excellent cameras, and take superb pics. I also own a Nikon 5700 digital, about 3 years old now, but for some reason this model has a metal body and glass lense. sIx |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: LilyFestre Date: 31 Jan 05 - 09:31 PM That is true of many older model cameras. The Pentax K1000 is a classic...no bells and whistles at all which allows for lots of artistic freedom in the manipulation of light and depth of field. I personally am incredibly fond of my Canon AE-1 which is now 22 years old. It is a solid camera that has only ever needed repair once and that was because I dropped it about 8 inches onto concrete....broke only the film rewinder. Jimmy, I will be looking into the value of the list that you sent me and it may take me until this weekend to do it. Please keep in mind what others have said....these are great cameras but due to the popularity of digital technology in the area of photography, the values may not be what you are expecting. I'll see what I can find. I agree that if you do sell the various lens' separately, hang onto that 50mm to sell with the body. I'll be in touch soon. Michelle |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: GUEST,punkfolkrocker Date: 31 Jan 05 - 09:31 PM if you still have the origional nikon retail boxes, manuals, and packaging documents.. even better for selling to collectors. if not, a near mint FA body in perfect working order is still a desirable item for a hardcore nikon collector.. but you may have to wait until you find one prepared to pay a fair price. if you rush on to ebay or a local camera shop for a quick sale, chances are you wont get nearly as much for it. Lenses if from the pro range rather than budget consumer models, as already mentioned, should hold their value better than slr bodies I suggest you search for direct contact with nikon collectors community.. heres a link to a nikon collector info site [with links page] If you live in UK i'd recommend Grays of Westminster specialist nikon shop in London for fair appraisal of value and possible best price if selling to a shop.. {well last time i dealt with them 5 or 6 years ago they more than lived up to their reputation for highest quality profesional service ] http://www.graysofwestminster.co.uk/index.php googling should turn up US eqivalent, or for where ever you live |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: GUEST,punkfolkrocker Date: 31 Jan 05 - 09:47 PM heres a starter http://www.nikonlinks.com/ |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 31 Jan 05 - 11:37 PM E-Bay has eight bids to over 250....:
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: Raptor Date: 01 Feb 05 - 11:42 AM Number 6, I beg to differ The Nikon F3 is still sold and still the best SLR ever(pentax LX included) Jimmy PM me for another option Raptor |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: GUEST Date: 01 Feb 05 - 12:14 PM yeah! |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: Stilly River Sage Date: 01 Feb 05 - 12:24 PM ddw, Big camera stores that make their money selling cameras aren't the same as the little specialty camera stores that sell new and used, and have a wall of used lenses, flashes, tripods, reflectors, etc. I do business with Arlington Camera in Arlington, Texas. They're not the same as your big box camera stores that do the big advertising. Big retail stores don't see value in your cameras because they can't be bothered to hire people who know about old cameras and who will take the time to deal with the used items and the specialized customers who are looking for them. They don't want their capital tied up in slower moving inventory. Both jimmyt and ddw--Check around for little hole-in-the-wall used camera stores. Call your local college and ask them where their photographers go to get camera parts, developing, etc. There are ways to find these places. Ask those businesses. And if nothing else, email the folks at Arlington Camera and ask if they can make any recommendations to you regarding the valuation and sale of your camera, and tell them one of their regular customers told you to check. I don't know if you want to start shipping camera gear back and forth for an appraisal and offer, but who knows. Good luck. Don't let anyone tell you it isn't worth anything. It is, but not to the population at large. There are enough photographers still out here using SLRs that you'll find a buyer. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: Justa Picker Date: 01 Feb 05 - 12:30 PM Genuine Nikkor or Nikon lenses are worth serious money. Like a few others have said, take it to a reputable Camera shop and see what they say. If you need money, the "Ebay" market will find their true worth. If you happen to have any wide angle, fish eye, or zoom/telephoto lenses and might be interested in selling, contact me via PM. (Photography is one of my hobbies, and I still prefer my 70s black bodied FE, to the digital format.) |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: number 6 Date: 01 Feb 05 - 09:47 PM Raptor ..... I agree with you that the F3 is in all probability the best Nikon ever. It pre-dates the FA by about 2 years. The FA, is the last of the good Nikon products. Nikon has put out inferior consumer products after that, their professional line is still substantial I was unaware they are still producing the F3. Thanks, sIx |
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help about Nikon camera Equipment From: dianavan Date: 02 Feb 05 - 01:55 AM jimmyt - PM me if you like. I still use my old Nikon. I just loaned it to an art student and explained it to her. Once you get the hang of it, nothing else will do. I played around with a digital last summer. No comparison! |
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