How Much Will You Pay for a New Nikon

Well ... let's see ... hmmm ... for the price of shipping it to Canada I could get a couple of really nice Kievs ...

Peter
 
not if you shop at the antique mall you can't did you see my other post about the 275.00 Zorki at the antique mall at Hwy 400 and 89
 
flashover said:
not if you shop at the antique mall
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That's because you were looking at 'antique' Zorkis. Ya gotta go for those everyday, run of the mill, ordinary Zorkis ... they're about $10 + $25 for shipping.
I got thrown out of one of the Queen St. pawn shops about two months ago for suggesting $125 was too steep for a FED with a misaligned rangefinder, a wonky shutter and a nearly opaque lens.

Peter
 
ya I know what there are like down town. The sales person wasn't to happy when I asked why they were asking almost 5 x the going rate for a well used item. ( being polite again)
 
I know the price may seem crazy, but the buy-it-now price is actually considerably LESS money than a similarly limited-edition Leica MP (LHSA edition with 35/2 lens; $7450 at B&H) and some people prefer the Nikon's handling, controls and viewfinder.

Of course, the MP has a built-in meter, but the $550 you save by buying the Nikon will cover a really nice Sekonic...
 
I can't find the smiley for p-ing in my pants laughing... oh, to think that on PNet every thread I saw praising the Leica lenses, there would always predictably be a Nikon guy saying "my cheaper lens"...

Where is that smiley?...
 
yeah, that is pretty pricey, but the point about the Limited Edition Leicas is correct. You'd spend MORE on one of those than the SP. And for the Leica person with everything, the SP would make more sense than another Leica.

And the cruddy Fed for $125 is hideous! But here in LA, at Samy's Cameras, I was looking at their well used - really well used - Bronica RF645. It had severe vertical alignment issues, NASTY glass, scuffing, scratches, and a wiggly rewind lever. It looks like they had maybe kicked it around the room or sent it for a day's work on the rugby fields among some very photo-shy athletes. I asked their price for the very used camera. . . . $1499. wow. And that isn't the end of it. They said that they'd fix the VF, but I would have to buy it first at $1499, and they would then charge me for the shipping/fixing fee and have it sent out. Double wow. So, for around $1700 bucks (at least) I could have a beater RF645!
 
Surely no-one would ever buy a camera like this (or a special edition Leica) at a price like this to actually *use*. I have heard that in Japan, and maybe other places, things like this are sold wrapped in cling-film, and *never* unwrapped or even looked at. They go straight into the safe. Seems pretty bizarre to me, but I suppose each to his own ...
 
John - I'm staying way from collectors editions that require a shrine at the moment. That includes both the Hermes and the Titanium M7.
 
I'd pay no more than $850 Canadian, but that would be for a Nikon SLR.

Now having looked at $6000+ USD Nikon, hmmm. It sure looks like a beaut! Wow! :)
 
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Oh, I dunno. There was a woman who registered here with a few questions on that model and ended up buying one at full retail to be a user camera. Of course she'd been considering a full Linhof system prior to that and comparativly that Nikon is cheap.

If I had the $2300 that KEH is asking, I'd get a S3/2000 as a user in a heartbeat. A camera is only a shrine queen if _you_ set it up to worship. Myself, any camera I have will get used and used and used.

William
 
JohnL said:
Surely no-one would ever buy a camera like this (or a special edition Leica) at a price like this to actually *use*.
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Probably not many people. But, bizarre as it may seem to someone like myself who's concerned about paying the rent every month, there are a lot of people in the world to whom $7,000 is NOT a lot of money -- who routinely spend that much or more on watches, apparel, jewelry, home audio/video equipment, and other accessories for themselves and their lifestyles.

Many of them are decent, likable people, and some of them are genuinely serious photographers. If such a person wants to buy a camera to use, and doesn't mind paying the extra for something with a bit more style to it, then why not?

After all, 99.9% of the people in the world who take pictures use a disposable camera or a phone, and undoubtedly they think the prices WE pay for camera equipment are ridiculous!


Let's also not exclude the professional arena -- I can easily imagine a professional in a style-conscious segment of the business buying this type of camera to use, and finding it to be a good investment.

When I was in the advertising business, I used to send some work to a local studio shooter who was aiming for a high-end clientele, and whose whole setup -- from cameras and lights to tables and chairs -- was very style-conscious and tastefully turned out.

Like a lot of studio professionals, on his own time he was a fine-art photographer, and knew I was, too, so sometimes we could talk on a different level; one day during a shoot, when I had commented on some lavish new furniture in his reception area, he said, "Let's face it, 80 percent of this job is show biz!"
 
jlw,

I hear what you are saying and believe you. However, the universe of people who can actually distinguish a "prestigious" camera (such as any fairly modern Leica in good shape, just as an example) from a "super-prestige" camera like a titanium or a limited edition is pretty small, and of those that can, nearly all know that the picture making potential is just the same. Only the price is different. Actually the universe of people who can tell any good camera from something quite pedestrian is not that big either :)
 
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