Nikon Haul!

[cassel]

Just bought a box of old cameras and I'm excited to share my good fortune.🙂
Not sure what to do with all this gear--- I'm more of a rangefinder guy, but there is some nice gear here. Here's a list and a group photo (hard to see details, I know)

Camera Haul 8-29-14

Nikon FM 2387082 – shutter lock
Nikon FM 2554363 – shutter lock
Nikon FM 3328393 no shutter lock
NIkkor-Q 20cm/200mm f4
Nikkor-P 105mm f2.5
Micro-Nikkor 105mm f4
Nikon series E 75-150mm f3.5
Micro-Nikkor-PC 55mm f3.5
NIkkor 55mm f1.2 AI
Nikkor-H 50mm f2
Nikkor-S 35mm f2.8 Auto S


Pentax Spotmatic SP 3521185
Pentax Takumar 55mm f1.8
Pentax SuperTakumar 35mm f2



Vivitar series 1 70-210mm f3.5
Vivitar 28mm f2.5
Vivitar auto 215 flash

Everything works and is average to good condition! Sell? Keep? Not sure yet! I may put together an ad this weekend...

 

[p.giannakis]

I would keep one FM with the NIkkor 55mm f1.2 AI and 35mm f2.8 Auto S and sell the rest.
If you don't mind me asking - how much did you pay for them all?

 

[cassel]

$100😱 couldn't wait to hand over the cash

 

[zuikologist]

I would also keep the Takumars - usable on most SLRs or mirrorless bodies, lovely lenses.

 

[KevinVH]

Nice find. The 55 1.2 alone is more then that!

 

[Tom A]

Nice haul - to say the least! I would keep a couple of the FM's and the 55f3.5 Macro and the 105f4 Macro. These are the two lenses that sets them apart from rangefinders. Close focus and Macro work is not the forte of the Rangefinders and these two would nicely supplement them. Also I would be tempted to keep the 200f4 - they are not worth much, but they are damned good for the times when you need a long lens - and also surprisingly light weight.
Even if you jus put the occasional roll through this kit, cost per roll would be minuscule .

 

[Ljós]

Good catch!

Lots of goodies, and indeed, depending on condition, for example the 35 f2 Takumar can be a really great lens. Have fun going through your haul!

Greetings, Ljós

 

[cassel]

Thanks for all the feedback! I already own a FM2 with a 50mm F1.4.
I just put the 55mm f1.2 on the FM2 - that's going to be my kit for the weekend. My daughter is interested in keeping some of this gear for her camera (the FM2). I will probably turn most of this into cash to fund my Leica screwmount kit and maybe my Mamiya Magazine 35 kit.

 

[mfogiel]

I paid EUR 300 for the 55/1.2 alone...
as to Nikon:
55/1.2 is interesting for portraiture
50/2 is an excellent all purpose lens
55/3.5 is killer sharp good for close up
105/2.5 P is a Sonnar formula excellent for portraits and very sharp stopped down a bit
I have no experience with the other Nikkors
Spotmatic and 55/1.8 are a wonderful combination for general photography and portraiture, although the viewfinder is a bit dim
I would definitely get rid of all zooms.
Have fun !

 

[farlymac]

That's a great find. Definitely keep the 105, and Micro 55, like Tom said. If the Series E zoom is clean, it should fetch more than average, as a lot of those I see are fairly grungy for some reason. And the Vivitar Series 1's always go for a premium. You might want to keep one FM body for a secondary camera when doing a shoot.

PF