NIKON S NUMBER 6097260--The Saga continues

[NIKON KIU]

Folks,
I have a story to tell, here is my FIRST Nikon RF camera

I bought this camera back in 2001 and sold it here on RFF back in june of 2006, here is the original ad:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost-classifieds/showproduct.php?product=390&cat=500

I sold it to a member in California who had it for a few months and sold it to a member in Canada. I spotted camera number 6097263 on ebay a few months back so I sent a PM to the member in Canada...turned out he had sold it!

Fast forward to a week ago, I get a PM from a member offering me to trade it with the Nikon S2 I had in classified!

To make the story short, 6097260 is back but without a lens and it now has some scratches because of a Jupiter!!

I did get the last owner to promise me to double his posts!! and file down his Jupiter:angel:

Nikon S anyone?

Kiu

 

[FrankS]

I shot a few rolls with that one.

 

[Jerevan]

Nice camera! I hope you don't go sell it again. I remember looking a lot at that ad, and only with the greatest effort could I contain myself from sending a pm...

The Nikon RF cameras are definitely on the "try-out" list. I am a bit partial to Nikon SLRs (F2) and the Non-AI lenses so one of these days I may get some crazy idea. Wanna swap for a Leica IIIf and some assorted trinkets?

 

[jonmanjiro]

Kiu, it sounds like your S is kind of a "homing pidgeon". I think its saying "keep me!"


Jon

 

[migtex]

Jon-San.. I believe it's Karma!!
I'll bet the S2 will come around too..

Mig
....from Mozambique with an S2 Black Dial!!

 

[jonmanjiro]

Jon-San.. I believe it's Karma!!
I'll bet the S2 will come around too..

Mig
....from Mozambique with an S2 Black Dial!!

Mig-san, yes it must be karma :angel:

And what about your black dial S2 in Mozambique ???

Can you show us a picture???

Jon

 

[migtex]

Mig-san, yes it must be karma :angel:

And what about your black dial S2 in Mozambique ???

Can you show us a picture???

Jon

Kiu-San
Film will be developed only when I came back to Portugal (Chromatic and BW.. takeing no chances)
in the meantime here are some pics taken with the phone at colonial type Hotel Polana..@ tea time!
It does improve style to the table doesn't?
I'm using the black 50 and the CV 21 only!

 

[Alexander]

Kiu made me promise to post more if he traded me the S2 for the S....in fact I think it was a part of the agreement...

Yes I have been biten by the Nikon RF bug...been a Nkion SLR guy for many years and this year I am going down the Nippon slippery slope thanks to several of you on the forum. The S was a nice start and I am really looking forward to the S2. Who knows after I build up a couple of lens I see an SP in a year or two...depends how the love affair matures.

So Kiu - post #10 is hats off to you for the neat bit of that old S's history...a

 

[raid]

This is cool. Now when will I get your S, Kiu?

Raid

 

[NIKON KIU]

Kiu made me promise to post more if he traded me the S2 for the S....in fact I think it was a part of the agreement...

Yes I have been biten by the Nikon RF bug...been a Nkion SLR guy for many years and this year I am going down the Nippon slippery slope thanks to several of you on the forum. The S was a nice start and I am really looking forward to the S2. Who knows after I build up a couple of lens I see an SP in a year or two...depends how the love affair matures.

So Kiu - post #10 is hats off to you for the neat bit of that old S's history...a

I tricked you!! you thought you only had 4 posts but you had 9!
doubling up 9 posts means you have to get to 18!!
sooooooo,who's

Kiu

 

[NIKON KIU]

This is cool. Now when will I get your S, Kiu?

Raid

you had one of my S2s...
The S is yours as you wish!!
It is kinda like a step backwards:bang:

Kiu

 

[raid]

Kiu: So you recommend the S2 as a starting Nikon camera for me?

Raid

 

[sepiareverb]

Hey! that was my camera back in the late 50's!

 

[NIKON KIU]

Kiu: So you recommend the S2 as a starting Nikon camera for me?

Raid

Yes, I recommennd the S2 for a starting Nikon RF camera.
Most people that start with the S seem to be turned-off by the knobs and the slower operation.

Kiu

 

[raid]

Your point is well taken, Kiu. Brian Sweeney also once advised me to get started with the S2.

Raid

 

[VinceC]

The finder of the S2 is also a huge improvement over the S.

 

[NIKON KIU]

The finder of the S2 is also a huge improvement over the S.

The Finder of the Nikon S is still better than the Barnack Leica it compares to.
The reason I recommend the S2 is because it compares more to a Leica M3,also there is a bit of history too,The S2 is the FIRST Japenese camera with a wind lever!

Kiu

 

[NIKON KIU]

Kiu, it sounds like your S is kind of a "homing pidgeon". I think its saying "keep me!"


Jon

I am trying to get rid of this pidgeon,so it on ebay!

Kiu

 

[NIKON KIU]

Sold on ebay...Back to Canada it goes to a new owner!
Departing shots:

I have a feeling I will see this camera again!!

Kiu