Are Nikon SP-2005 kits becoming harder to get?

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Are Nikon SP-2005 kits becoming harder to get?

I used to see them somewhat often on ebay. Now I only see one from "arsenal".

Does anyone know of kits for sale, at reasonable prices?

Vick
 
I'm over in Asia as well and none are to be found. I don't know why this is as it's not as easy to adapt them to mirrorless like Leica and others (or am I wrong). To this day, I still kick myself in the arse for not buying that last one off the shelf at B&H Photo :bang:; I recall a price of $2450 for the kit 😱 or was that for the S3-2003 😕 Either way one the saddest moments in my photo buying history 🙁
 
Thanks. Gary, that price sounds like the S3-2000. I recall prices at mid $4K for the SP-2005. One store in the US has plenty of S3-2000. But no SP-2005 to be found.

I sold mine a couple years ago. And feeling a bit of seller's regret.

Vick
 
Film is almost over for shooters
I brought some Kodak Ektar 120 films to travel with me. The airport security opened all my film including the inside sealed plastic package. The young agent never see 120 film, so he had to open everything. My local film processing center did poor job due to lack of customers, the chemicals are old, color shift and scratch are common. The other problem, films are getting expensive, almost reach a point that is not worth to go through the trouble to get uncertain images. The date of good processing and wide selection varieties is gone and forever.
 
They opened a sealed 120 film? That's horrible! This is a WAY legit complaint you should report to the TSA hotline. They should know to never open the film.

Platinum RF said:
Film is almost over for shooters
I brought some Kodak Ektar 120 films to travel with me. The airport security opened all my film including the inside sealed plastic package. The young agent never see 120 film, so he had to open everything. My local film processing center did poor job due to lack of customers, the chemicals are old, color shift and scratch are common. The other problem, films are getting expensive, almost reach a point that is not worth to go through the trouble to get uncertain images. The date of good processing and wide selection varieties is gone and forever.
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Platinum RF said:
Film is almost over for shooters
I brought some Kodak Ektar 120 films to travel with me. The airport security opened all my film including the inside sealed plastic package. The young agent never see 120 film, so he had to open everything. My local film processing center did poor job due to lack of customers, the chemicals are old, color shift and scratch are common. The other problem, films are getting expensive, almost reach a point that is not worth to go through the trouble to get uncertain images. The date of good processing and wide selection varieties is gone and forever.
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You are correct: for YOU, film is over because your experience and attitude and outlook make it so. But for many, many of us, it is viable and FUN. But wait, was not this a thread about the Nikon SP2005???
 
bobkonos said:
You are correct: for YOU, film is over because your experience and attitude and outlook make it so. But for many, many of us, it is viable and FUN. But wait, was not this a thread about the Nikon SP2005???
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I think it is relevant, we are talk about film camera, regardless, at peak time I have more than 200 film cameras. I am glad I get rid off them early. BH used to have S3-2000 for $1400+, SP is not that much expensive, now everything is overpriced, a used Summicron rigid is around $300 few years ago. People are holding cameras and hope they will increase in price, at some points this bulb will burst. It is good time to sell. Nikon F6 will not hold its value.

Film is over for most shooters because my local photo group is fairly large group, not just me. RFF members are small concentrated group from all over the world, it does not reflex the whole pictures.
 
Platinum RF said:
I think it is relevant, we are talk about film camera, regardless, at peak time I have more than 200 film cameras. I am glad I get rid off them early. BH used to have S3-2000 for $1400+, SP is not that much expensive, now everything is overpriced, a used Summicron rigid is around $300 few years ago. People are holding cameras and hope they will increase in price, at some points this bulb will burst. It is good time to sell. Nikon F6 will not hold its value.

Film is over for most shooters because my local photo group is fairly large group, not just me. RFF members are small concentrated group from all over the world, it does not reflex the whole pictures.
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I do agree that its a PITA to travel with film. Intry not to when at all possible. I used to use an XRay bag for the film, but it was always taken out and hand checked an d I was always singled out for pat down etc. So I nixed the bag and just asked for a hand check on my film, which essestially did norhing but eliminate first running the XRay bag thru the machine. After doung the hand check they always sibgled me out for more attention. So I got to the point where I'd just swallow hard and run the film through the Xray machines

These days if I can get away with just digital, I will.

And Yes, very few people shoot film. But they're out there, as RFF attests. I have an entire 1.7 cubic foot freezer crammed with film, and it gets restocked on a regular basis. I've probably shot 40 rolls since the beginning of the year.
 
My local camera shop still stocks and sells quite a lot of film.
Although they don't have a 1hr service (never did) it usually takes less than a few days o get it back.

The pro lab charge a few € 's extra for 1/2 hr processing and scanning.
I usually prefer to wait and get it in the afternoon when dropped off in the morning.

So locally film is still alive and kicking.
 
What the?

Even the threads that aren't about film suddenly are!

Have I entered a parallel universe where everything is opposite to what it appears to be?

😀
 
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