Got a new kit for under $600 complete

[kshapero]

Nikon FM2N
Nikkor 105/2.5 lens
Voigtlander 40/2

All used, of course, but in perfect working order. And all cost me less than $600. OK it is not a Leica M6, but hell this rocks!!!

taken with a Ricoh GX200

 

[kshapero]

I could have gotten this for under $450 if I went with a Nikkor 35/2 instead of the Voigt, but the Voigt is just so so sharp.

 

[paulfish4570]

that is a nice kit.

 

[jsrockit]

$600 is still a lot of cash. There are many nice 35mm film camera set-ups you can get with that kind of loot. However, enjoy it. That was my first good camera. 🙂

 

[DamenS]

Well done - those are both great lenses !

 

[helen.HH]

That sounds and Looks like a GREAT kit!
Enjoy...🙂

 

[rbelyell]

lovely set up, great FL's, i'm sure you will enjoy it and produce great results.

as an aside, two months ago i decided to invest in a konica ar system, as i heard the lenses were some of the best ever made: konica tc-x, konica ar 40/1.8, konica 85/1.8. total cost $230 usd. add in konica 28/3.5 and 57/1.4 for an added $90 usd. just sayin'...

 

[kshapero]

lovely set up, great FL's, i'm sure you will enjoy it and produce great results.

as an aside, two months ago i decided to invest in a konica ar system, as i heard the lenses were some of the best ever made: konica tc-x, konica ar 40/1.8, konica 85/1.8. total cost $230 usd. add in konica 28/3.5 and 57/1.4 for an added $90 usd. just sayin'...

Very nice. There are nice deals to be found.

 

[moumou]

$600 is still a lot of cash. There are many nice 35mm film camera set-ups you can get with that kind of loot. However, enjoy it. That was my first good camera🙂

 

[Jamie123]

Very nice. There are nice deals to be found.

A while ago I dropped by my cousin's boyfriend's clothing store and he said "hey, I got something for you". He then proceeded handing me a camera bag containing a Nikon F2A with 28 f2.8, 35mm f2 and 55mm f1.2 lenses. As a gift, of course. Needless to say I told my cousin her boyfriend's a keeper! 🙂

That being said, I do need to get me one of those FM2s as the F2A's meter prism isn't working well and it's seriously heavy.

 

[RMontgomery]

That is a great catch for $600! I use both of those lenses and they are very sharp. Have fun shooting with them!

 

[Corto]

Great camera. Congrats!

Personally I tend to gravitate towards Underrated models Like the Minolta X-series, Konica FT's Nikon N's etc.....

I picked up a N70 to use as my "Truck SLR" with a 70-300 AF lens for less than $40 not too long ago.

 

[kshapero]

Great camera. Congrats!

Personally I tend to gravitate towards Underrated models Like the Minolta X-series, Konica FT's Nikon N's etc.....

I picked up a N70 to use as my "Truck SLR" with a 70-300 AF lens for less than $40 not too long ago.

In the SLR world, I am a Nikon whore, so my beat-up Nikkormat FTN is always somewhere in my car, although I think of it more as a defensive weapon (due to bulk and all that metal) than a photo tool. 🙂