ebay 'win'

It is just so natural to me that I don't know what is normal. I would say though that I do this most of the time to finish that last wind,and I have never had this problem. My guess that if operating properly the sprocket should lock when the back door is open, or when the shutter is fired to initially when reloading the film.
 
For some reason I always assume the rewind button will not stay in by itself, so I'm surprised when it does. :) I'd guess some cameras don't have a button-latching feature and some do.
 
Hm, I was wondering why the normal price-drop hasn't quite happened this year...
 
ebay 'lost'

ebay 'lost'

'lost' what looked like a nice vivitar 35es yesterday due to my 'manual sniping' entering too soon (50 secs before the end)... :bang:

the vivitar 35es is one of a four members family, composed by:

- the good one: konica auto s3
- the bad one: vivitar 35 es
- the ugly one: revue 400 se
- the overpriced one: minolta hi-matic 7sII

(Note: Adjectives above are applied in a random-basis policy, there's no intention of placing one model or brand above the other :p)

the three first cameras, apart from some small differences in materials and assembly are renamed versions of the hi-matic 7sII, sharing almost identical features and lenses, but while 7sII go for more than $100, one can still expect some good deals on the vivitar and the revue, as the konica is going higher too :(

OTH, maybe THAT difference in materials and assembly is the reason of price differences, who knows... :confused:

Oh ! and look what I found surfing the web yesterday:

Camera Price List

To help you know if that No-Name Kiev you found is worth that $150 you're asked for or not :D

Best !

Oscar

PS: Go to Kiev Arsenal and look for the no-name Kiev to have the answer ;)
 
My first Oly !!! :D

Tired of seeing how XAs w/flash are going for more than $100 lately I 'refocused' my interests.

$56, seems nice, and I can live with a crack in the finder glass... I guess...

but the pic doesn't want to upload...
 
I was looking at it when it was going on eBay as I don't have the SPn (which is functionally and optically the same as the SP - but with in essense 'more black details').

Please update us on how the camera behaves once you get it :)

Congrats and good luck!

(Oh, and there's a couple of places on the internet that still 'service' these cameras using parts-bodies - that probably could put a new viewfinder in for you if you'd want to do that down the road..) :)
 
I bought one an Oly SP cheap at a "junk store", cleaned it up, etc. Used it for a few rolls, and was very impressed by the sharpness before selling it on Ebay. It went toward the S3.

Olympus tended to use more elements in their cameras than the competition. The Oly SP was a 7 element design rather than the 6 element found in the Canonet's and Hi-Matics. The F2.8 in the ECR that I have is a five element instead of the typical 4 element in other F2.8 cameras.

My worst EBay buy: an Argus/Cosina STL1000 listed as "I know nothing about cameras, but I cannot see any reason why this one will not work". It had been in a fire and the INSIDE was melted. I salvaged the lens and got 1/2 of my money back.


My Best Buy: The S3 with lens was listed and priced as an S2 on a BIN; and it was listed just in time for Friday Morning after EBay's Backup. And this was by a New York Camera Store. It had just been CLA'd. You will see more pictures from it here.
 
Thanks Richard, be sure I'll let you know about that beast ! (seems a big one).

I've checked the web for some service places, interesting but just now I already spent that money in the camera :p, if later the crack in the finder is too annoying, I may try to find some spares thorugh the Favorite Classics forum. Thanks for the information anyway ;-)

Do you already own a RD ? With that 40mm f1.7 looks VERY promising...

Brian, lucky you on that S3 ! :) I've been looking for a member of this family (S3, 7sII, Vivitar35ES, Revue400) for some time before bidding on the SP !

Oscar
 
Hi Oscar, I have been seeing that the Konica S3s have been going down a little, <$90 US. There was a Minolta 7sII that actually sold for under $100 US a week or so again. I was watching it, and was tempted, but have been bottom feeding lately, keeping my stuff under $30. I bought my S3 for $75 on a buy-it-now deal as soon as it popped up from the UK. I was just lucky.

I think Brian is talking about his Nikon S3. Some day.... Actually I wish Nikon would produce a new user rangefinder, the S3 2000 is not made to be used.
 
Taffer,

as a user I've stayed away from the RD's predominantly due to their bad reputation when it comes to shutter problems and I really like my SP and LC's fine enough.

As a collector I will eventually turn my attention towards a nice looking RD and will probably, unfortunately, budget for about 100-120 dollars for that purchase. Ouch.

The SP is not that large actually..compared to other beasts like the 35LC or the Yashica Lynx 14 for instance. I actually kinda like a bit larger ones... :)
 
rover said:
I think Brian is talking about his Nikon S3. Some day.... Actually I wish Nikon would produce a new user rangefinder, the S3 2000 is not made to be used.
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:p

Probably not a lot more than $3000 of difference :rolleyes:
 
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The SP is not that large actually..compared to other beasts like the 35LC or the Yashica Lynx 14 for instance. I actually kinda like a bit larger ones... :)
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That glass in the Lynx 14 is HUGE :eek: too bad it's not a fixed lens MF rangefinder !
 
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