Big score at auction
Went to my local auction house Friday night and scored a camera lot
which included: Nikon FE with motor drive and Tokina 55-200 zoom; Ricoh KR5 with f/2.2 55mm and a third party 200mm, "Honeywell" Pentax (from the old days before Honeywell stopped being the importer and they put Asahi on the front) Screw Mount with Takumar 50mm f/2. There was a Fuji camera that was broken but I harvested the 50mm lens from that which is a screw mount and fits the Pentax, and a Minolta SRT202 with Minolta 50mm f/1.7. The Ricoh and Pentax seem to work mechanically, the Minolta is probably going to the trash (but I'll keep the lens). Also a broken Weston Meter and a host of other ancillary crap, and two cases (both trashed). The Nikon FE, with the help of two batteries for the camera and 8 AAs for the motor drive, works flawlessly and I will keep it. Oh yes... total for the lot was $25 plus buyer's premium. Then I found another lot which happened to have misplaced in it the instruction manual for the Nikon FE. It also had 4 P&S digital cameras (all discarded without testing, as their age was so great my iPhone is a better P&S), one partly broken Sony 8mm tape camcorder (discarded), one soft camera bag (a keeper), and in the box a Hansa Enlarger with a Graylab Timer. And also a Palm pilot for which I have absolutely no use, and it connects only via old-fashioned serial ports. I wanted the lot for the Nikon Manual and was the only bidder: at FIVE BUCKS. I am keeping the Nikon (I tested the camera and it works, the meter works, the motor drive works- only a test roll will tell me if the shutter is accurate) but I tested the lens on my Nikon D5000 (which accepts all Nikon/Nikon-compatible legacy glass) and it is fine. I will be putting the extra SLRs and their lenses and the Palm Pilot up on ebay. Anyone who wants to make an offer, let me know. -- Michael |
Big score at auction
In article , Michael
writes: Went to my local auction house Friday night and scored a camera lot which included: Nikon FE with motor drive and Tokina 55-200 zoom; Ricoh KR5 I have one of those. with f/2.2 55mm and a third party 200mm, I have 50mm and third-party 80--200 zoom. The Ricoh and Pentax seem to work mechanically, I've always liked these two brands. Now that I'v gone digital, I now use a Pentax K10D and a Ricoh GR. |
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