Early Nikon S

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Jan Van Laethem

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According to the Cameraquest website, the earliest S are marked "Made In Occupied Japan" imprinted in small lettering on the back leather. Production is supposed to be slightly more than 300 cameras, with production serial numbers approximately from 6094001 to 6094325.

Here is one currently for sale with serial number 6094513

http://www.ebay.es/itm/Nikon-S-Made...matoriale_e_professionale&hash=item484c7672a5


(no connection to the seller)


Even if the serial numbers were not always consecutive, this one might indicate that there were more 7 digit cameras than the approximately 300 cameras that have been accounted for.
 
It looks to me the seller mentioned "first 500 cameras" (just a wild guess by me) but I could not detect the "Made in Occupied Japan" stamp.
 
Mojo Nikon s

Mojo Nikon s

Jan ,
In Roberts book it indicates production start at 6094125 - 6094616
Some mioj some not perhaps 250 total mioj

This one has the red sync sockets , red f & s letters on top plate and mioj
Stamped on back leather . It is late in the range listed .
 
Hello,

I'm a user of RF cameras of the Contax (and Kiev) series.

Less than one week ago, I've bought a Nikon-S outfit (body w/50mm-1,4; 35-2,5; 105-2,5 and two sights for the wideangle and the tele). This is my very first Nikon RF, besides a 135-3,5 with the "C" I use on the Contax.

The body needs to have the RF be calibrated both vertically and horizontally; otherwise, it's in very fine condition.

My S has the serial no. 6095357 (that is just 844 pieces later the MIOJ one). The synch shoes are black.

I live in Italy, not far from Milan, where the MIOJ S is located: maybe I will go and take a look at it.

Best wishes,

E.L.
 
When I first saw the price, I thought "Wow!", but then realised the way European numbers are displayed, and figure it as reasonable (my mind added another zero on the end). It's definitely a user, but has been sitting around somwhere damp for a while. The tripod socket looks a bit caved in, and those are worse bumps than the ones on my IIa. Still, if I had the money...

PF
 
enasniearth said:
Jan ,
In Roberts book it indicates production start at 6094125 - 6094616
Some mioj some not perhaps 250 total mioj

This one has the red sync sockets , red f & s letters on top plate and mioj
Stamped on back leather . It is late in the range listed .
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Thanks for pointing this out. I should reread Bob's book.
 
Jan Van Laethem said:
According to the Cameraquest website, the earliest S are marked "Made In Occupied Japan" imprinted in small lettering on the back leather. Production is supposed to be slightly more than 300 cameras, with production serial numbers approximately from 6094001 to 6094325.

Here is one currently for sale with serial number 6094513

http://www.ebay.es/itm/Nikon-S-Made...matoriale_e_professionale&hash=item484c7672a5


(no connection to the seller)


Even if the serial numbers were not always consecutive, this one might indicate that there were more 7 digit cameras than the approximately 300 cameras that have been accounted for.
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something I forgot to mention in the write up is that the MIOJ numbers are NOT consecutive!

MOIJ and non MIOJ bodies are intermixed in the late S bodies, likewise the red sync posts and black sync posts.

Nikon was just aiming to fill orders and move product. Keeping things all nice and tidy for future Nikon collectors was NOT part of the Nikon's business plan.

Stephen
 
nikon s bodies with mioj
6094147 6094153 6094156 6094160 6094164 6094171 6094173
6094178 6094200 6094214 6094221 6094249 6094284 6094302 6094304 6094399 6094481 6094488 6094491 6094505 6094513 6094528

Made in Japan
6094176 6094195 6094205 6094211 6094552
 
Mioj

Mioj

sp9107 said:
yes it was a good price, I bought it, :rolleyes:
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I came close to buying twice , the third time it was gone .
For $405 shipped plus the $13 PayPal exchange fee it was
The price of a good standard s .

You don't often see the red sync sockets where one is not broken
or cracked often .
Decent price good find .
 
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