On 2014-02-01 02:45:58 +0000, Robert Coe said:

On Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:13:08 -0500, Michael wrote:
: My local auction house had an auction a week ago with 40 camera lots
: among the 400 or so at the auction, and most were junk or trivial, but
: the highlight (for me) was a pristine Nikon SP camera body (1962,
: titanium shutter). I really hoped against hope that no one else knew
: what it was, but that was too much to hope for. I went as high as $260
: which is a pittance for that camera, and it sold for only $560, which I
: consider a bargain. It would have cost me another $200 or so for the
: 50mm lens. Still a bargain, and probably could flip it for about
: double, but a very expensive camera to play around with as gorgeous as
: it is and as good as it is. But I really would have liked it for the
: amount that I bid.

Damn! I once had an SP, which I traded in (with its three lenses) on an F-2. I
guess I should have kept it.

Bob

Short of buying a brand new F6 ($2449 new from B&H, body only) the S1
from 1962 will bring in more than any model of the F. I know, I've had
two F's, one in its day with the Photomic FTN finder, and one a few
years ago with the plain prism (the old FTN photomics don't work
anymore). I sold the first to buy my Pentax 6x7 system which I still
have and use, and I sold the second one some months ago to KEH when
they came to my town. The S2 really does look and feel like an F
without the prism. I just couldn't afford to buy it as an "extra" at
the price it commanded.
--
Michael