Post by pentaxgraflex on Sept 23, 2012 9:47:38 GMT -5
Well I made out like a bandit this weekend at an estate sale. I normally only collect Pentax 35mm stuff, however I might now have to be a Nikon user. I bought (all in excellent or mint condition) a Nikon FM with MD-11 motor for $45, a AI Nikkor 43-86 for $25, a Ai-s 105mm f/2.5 ( that is mint) for $20, a 500mm F/8 C Nikkor Reflex with original case, screw in caps and hood for (WOW!) $35, and the best deal of all ( I still can't believe it) a factory AI converted 20mm f/3.5 UD Nikkor for just $8!!!!!.
It had a piece of tape across the cap but he had forgotten to put a price on it. I calmly gathered it up and asked how much he wanted. He took out his pen and wrote $8 on it. I'm still in awe. Oh yeah, almost forgot, he had a PB-4 bellows and PS-4 slide copier in their original boxes with instruction manuals for $10. Got those too. Only thing I did not buy (and now regret it) was a Nikon Photomic FT-N for $35. Only reason I did not was because I already have one. This will go with some earlier Nikon deals I have gotten over the past few years such as a Nikon FG with Ai-s 50mm F/1.4 Nikkor and SB-15 flash for $20 a couple of years ago, and my Nikon FT-N i bought 17 years ago for $40. Also, I almost forgot, I picked up a non-Ai 80-200 Nikkor C zoom for $25 at the same estate sale yesterday.
It had a piece of tape across the cap but he had forgotten to put a price on it. I calmly gathered it up and asked how much he wanted. He took out his pen and wrote $8 on it. I'm still in awe. Oh yeah, almost forgot, he had a PB-4 bellows and PS-4 slide copier in their original boxes with instruction manuals for $10. Got those too. Only thing I did not buy (and now regret it) was a Nikon Photomic FT-N for $35. Only reason I did not was because I already have one. This will go with some earlier Nikon deals I have gotten over the past few years such as a Nikon FG with Ai-s 50mm F/1.4 Nikkor and SB-15 flash for $20 a couple of years ago, and my Nikon FT-N i bought 17 years ago for $40. Also, I almost forgot, I picked up a non-Ai 80-200 Nikkor C zoom for $25 at the same estate sale yesterday.
