Oops - wound up with a SP

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So much for putting in "play" bids on eBay. I saw an SP kit (5.0cm/1.4 and 3.5cm/2.5) and figured it would go for north of $2000.

So I put in a max bid way below that. Darned if I did just win the thing below even my max. Now I have to explain to the better half why there is another piece of gear coming to us! :bang:

BTW: I am up to my eyebrows in 5.0cms and knees in 3.5s. What do I do with the extras? It seems every "S" came with a 5.0 and heck of a lot of 3.5s were also sold. Is there much of a market for them? Maybe that way I can convince my wife that I'm not totally crazy!
 
I could use a Nikon 35 on my Contax, but I'm broke at the moment. Got a job (someone's family portrait) coming up in May though. Let me know how much we're talking about.
 
FrankS said:
I could use a Nikon 35 on my Contax, but I'm broke at the moment. Got a job (someone's family portrait) coming up in May though. Let me know how much we're talking about.
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I´m interested in a 3.5 too :) If they come in variety of colours, i´d like a chrome one...

Oh, and congrats on your SP !

Niko
 
BTW: I am up to my eyebrows in 5.0cms and knees in 3.5s. What do I do with the extras? It seems every "S" came with a 5.0 and heck of a lot of 3.5s were also sold. Is there much of a market for them? Maybe that way I can convince my wife that I'm not totally crazy!
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Why dont you put them up for sale in the classified section here? I had good success with the Le@c* I was stuck with :)
I know there are people looking for RF Nikkors here...at least you can tempt them :D
Kiu
 
It's Here And It's A Beauty!

It's Here And It's A Beauty!

MY "new to me" SP just arrived. Proof will be in the shooting but it is in beautiful condition and the 5.0 and 3.5 lenses are nearly pristine! RF patch is good and body only has a few scratches on the bottom plate :D

As was listed the original Nikon leather camera kit "bag" is in rugged condition (kind of looks cool in a "distressed" way) but the actual "never ready case" is in better shape than I expected. Snaps of cover to body case are still connected and strap is not broken (the "usual" problems).

So far I am very pleased. This eBay seller get positive feedback for sure

It is an EP model and I suspect, given the very clean condition of the lenses, that after the original owner came back to the US it probably saw limited use.

Now my S2 can move to Tucson while the SP will do duty here in NY. Finally, Nikon RFs in both places! :D
 
copake_ham said:
MY "new to me" SP just arrived. Proof will be in the shooting but it is in beautiful condition and the 5.0 and 3.5 lenses are nearly pristine! RF patch is good and body only has a few scratches on the bottom plate :D

As was listed the original Nikon leather camera kit "bag" is in rugged condition (kind of looks cool in a "distressed" way) but the actual "never ready case" is in better shape than I expected. Snaps of cover to body case are still connected and strap is not broken (the "usual" problems).

So far I am very pleased. This eBay seller get positive feedback for sure

It is an EP model and I suspect, given the very clean condition of the lenses, that after the original owner came back to the US it probably saw limited use.

Now my S2 can move to Tucson while the SP will do duty here in NY. Finally, Nikon RFs in both places! :D
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What does the EP stand for?
 
George: Good thing I didn't pick up any good cheddar for you last weekend; you couldn't have afforded it. ;)
 
>>What does the EP stand for?<<

Sold in a military exchange (possibly stands for Exchange Pacific). Quite a few old Nikons were sold to servicemen through the Post Exchanges.
 
VinceC said:
>>What does the EP stand for?<<

Sold in a military exchange (possibly stands for Exchange Pacific). Quite a few old Nikons were sold to servicemen through the Post Exchanges.
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Thanks. I should have guessed EP = export.
 
"EP" means "Exchange Post" or PX, I believe. Most things sold thru the PX were stamped so that they were exempt from import tariffs. Stu
 
Stu W said:
"EP" means "Exchange Post" or PX, I believe. Most things sold thru the PX were stamped so that they were exempt from import tariffs. Stu
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The rest of you were close - Stu "nailed" it.

I imagine that Rotolini could tell us what % of various "S's" production was stamped "EP".

I cannot find an "EP" marking on my S2 but it came with EP "documentation".

As Vince said, presumably they were exempt from any Japanese export taxes (and I guess any US import duties - although since there are none now not sure if there were any back in the late '50's and early '60's).
 
Actually, Stu mentioned the tax-exempt status. Servicemembers overseas are, in nearly all cases, exempt from local-country sales taxes and, because they are outside of any U.S. state or territory, exempt from U.S. sales taxes on purchases. (They do have to pay income taxes outside of combat zones).

I've never seen EP markings on anything but Nikons. It would be a lot of extra work for a manufacturer. On the other hand, U.S. service members were the original target customer for Nikon ... they were the folks with extra cash for a luxury purchase in the immediate postwar environment.
 
VinceC said:
Actually, Stu mentioned the tax-exempt status. Servicemembers overseas are, in nearly all cases, exempt from local-country sales taxes and, because they are outside of any U.S. state or territory, exempt from U.S. sales taxes on purchases. (They do have to pay income taxes outside of combat zones).

I've never seen EP markings on anything but Nikons. It would be a lot of extra work for a manufacturer. On the other hand, U.S. service members were the original target customer for Nikon ... they were the folks with extra cash for a luxury purchase in the immediate postwar environment.
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Addressing your last comment first, "EP" is common on Cannon rangefinders and optical equipment. The "PX" (Post Exchange) sold goods tax-free to service members and certain civilians entitled to tax-free goods. I can't speak for the entire time our troops were in Japan but when I was in the Far East in the 1960's and 1970's we paid local taxes whenever we bought anything off base. That was also true in Europe.

Walker
 
I believe PX purchases are tax-free whether overseas or in the United States. They're certainly tax-free overseas. I was in Europe from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Value-Add-Tax(VAT)-exempt forms were available on base for high-dollar purchases (exceeding $50 or so) at off-base establishments. The merchants who sought business with American troops knew how to deal with these forms. I spent a summer in Tokyo in the mid-1990s but didn't buy anything expensive enough to qualify so don't know how Japan is handled these days.
 
VinceC said:
I believe PX purchases are tax-free whether overseas or in the United States.
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That is correct. The problem State-side (CONUS) is that the downtown merchants often beat BX prices handily. The days when service members actually got a bargain by purchasing on-base are pretty much gone. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) either can't or won't compete the way they did in the past. Good buys are still possible but you must watch carefully and know what's available elsewhere.

As I've said before, my first real camera - a Fujica V-42 - came from a BX in the Philippines in 1967.

Walker
 
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