Black S2 value/price

[Erik van Straten]

gelatin silver print (nikkor 50mm f2) nikon s2 black

Amsterdam, KNSM, 2016

 

[nsp9107]

repaint?? pieced together lens body 6168092

Nikon S2 Black Paint ``Black Dial``w. Nikkor SC 1.4/5cm Black Chrome | eBay

Nikon S2 Black Paint - “Black Dial” Version w/ Nikkor-S. • Original black paint Nikon S2 - rare and sought-after version. Model: S2 Rangefinder. • “Black Dial” variant – collectible detail specific to early black S2 bodies.

www.ebay.com

 

[nippon kogaku]

I remember that. The shop was Kitamura Camera in Shinjuku and iirc the camera was priced around one million yen (about USD $6,640 at the current exchange rate), which seemed like crazy money back then. Even crazier to think the price would have been much higher if the shop had noticed it was a Nikon S2E.

Was it an S2E? serial number?

 

[nippon kogaku]

Apparently a total of 32 Nikon S2E were manufactured in the fall of 1957, concurrent with the first black Nikon SPs set up for motor drives. They did not precede the Nikon SP, and their motors were the same as the motors that shipped with black SPs. The two or three S2s that were shown with motors the previous spring were prototypes and none have ever shown up on the current market (at least not yet).

Rare and super collectible !

 

[Erik van Straten]

gelatin silver print (s skopar 50mm f2.5) nikon s2 black

Amsterdam, 2016

 

[splitimageview]

Black S2 just listed for sale on fb, $3100, nikon rangefinder group.

 

[Freakscene]

Black S2 just listed for sale on fb, $3100, nikon rangefinder group.

View attachment 4885464

Dymo tape label has same name as a user on this thread.

 

[bucs]

Dymo tape label has same name as a user on this thread.

Yep that’s me. I’m looking for a black SP because I use 28 and 35 lenses. If I can’t find someone to trade with, I figure I can use the cash to get an SP limited.

I don’t use a 50mm that much often. Seems like a waste not using the S2 VF.

Edit: nice to you guys are on the Nikon RF faceboom group as well!

 

[bucs]

Seriously Tempted by this listing

 

[NIKON KIU]

Was it an S2E? serial number?

Of course, why do you think he went back…but it was gone.

Kiu

 

[Erik van Straten]

gelatin silver print (nikkor 50mm f1.4) nikon s2 black

Amsterdam, 2016

 

[nsp9107]

Seriously Tempted by this listing View attachment 4885472

bought it for $1800 Jan 8,

 

[nsp9107]

bought it for $1800 Jan 8,

nikon sp

 

[bucs]

nikon sp

Oh wow didn’t see that. Here’s the new seller with the camera at 2x the price

 

[wes loder]

Oh wow didn’t see that. Here’s the new seller with the camera at 2x the price

Not the original lens.

 

[Erik van Straten]

nikon lens, contax camera

The Nikon rangefinder lenses fit the Zeiss rangefinder cameras very well, even the extremely rare working Contax 1 cameras.

gelarin silver print ( rf nikkor 50mm f1,4) contax I black

Amsterdam, 2016

 

[bucs]

I found a collector who was willing to do a straight swap so I went for it. The SP below has heavy brassing and patina but I like it that way since I’m a user.

I have to say now that I’m a convert of the SP’s viewfinder. This particular camera was overhauled and the viewfinder is nice and bright including the patch and double image.

 

[wes loder]

Someone scratched the dickens out of that base.

 

[xayraa33]

There was a TV Pawn Stars episode where Bob Rotoloni pretends to sell or pawn a black paint Nikon S2.

 

[nsp9107]

There was a TV Pawn Stars episode where Bob Rotoloni pretends to sell or pawn a black paint Nikon S2.

he did sell it to the pawn stars, (pawn stars was a staged show)