S3 2000

VinceC said:
I bought mine from B&H for $2,300. By far the most I ever paid for a camera and lens, but I haven't regretted it. It's been a daily user. I have an original S3 that had been my favorite camera for 15 years.
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Vince, did that come with a lens hood, they don't mention it in the description. Barring a run on them there I plan on picking one up in April...yup. already feeling the madness.

For the S2 I now have the VC 28/3.5 w/finder, the accesory shoe and meter from VC and just called the Gandy Man this afternoon and placed an order for the 35/2.5 and finder........first roll of shots from the S2 are beautiful, what a camera :)
 
loneranger said:
I am thinking about buying Nikon S3 2000. I cannot take it anymore as a bystander. What is a fair price for a new one on ebay. And do you guys think the price will go down soon, stay the same or expect it to go up. thanks for you help.
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Cannot take it anymore? :bang:

No NEED :cool:

If you MUST, you SHOULD :angel:

Regarding prices, I think they've bottomed out in Japan and prices in the US will eventually adjust to match.

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I think that the well-used cameras, like mine, are the least likely to be resold. They are too valuable to the owners!

When I experimented with my Auto-Up close-up lens on the S3, the images revealed that the 50/1.4 is starting to brass. It gets regular use as a carry-around camera and lens, and as often as not, the 50 is in one of my pockets or the bottom of a camera bag.

I'll predict that, in the next several years, $1,300 to $1,500 is the bottom range for a new or like-new kit. That's the bottom range of the camera's useful value as a useful photographic tool. Heck, if they got any lower than that, I'd be buying them for my kids to use!

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>>Vince they would not use them if you could buy them for $10!<<

I was just letting my 7-year-old use the S3 this morning. They're still young enough that they like to copy me.

That, of course, will change. Just like the slow but inevitable disappearance of film.
 
for those who like to wait for under $1000....GOOD LUCK!!
meanwhile the rest of us use our S3 2000s with great joy.

Kiu
 
Which new buyers are looking at these cameras as collector's items or investments ??? :eek:

I bought one because prices have come down so much that I could afford it at last !!! ;)
 
jonmanjiro said:
I bought one because prices have come down so much that I could afford it at last !!! ;)
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I keep hoping I'll live long enough that this will be the case for me finally... :bang:

Sigh. Just a cheap chrome S3-2000 is all I want for christmass... ;)

William
 
YES! Giri will keep Fuji in the film game for a long time to come. Better that, than facing the wrath of angry Japanese and gaijin consumers.
 
OK,
are you serious? jonmanjiro is in Japan and he can buy the S3 2000 for under $1500!!
Shipping and all, anyone can have one for $1600!!

Who wants one?
I hope you don't mind Japenese owner's manual.
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Kiu
 
Jonmanjiro
If I'm not mistaken Fuji has already blown off most of their developing chemicals and bulk loading BW films. Not any publicity, just sneaking out the back door, as of 3-19.
 
NIKON KIU said:
OK,
are you serious? jonmanjiro is in Japan and he can buy the S3 2000 for under $1500!!
Shipping and all, anyone can have one for $1600!!

Who wants one?
I hope you don't mind Japenese owner's manual.
Case not included,

Kiu
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how much more for the case?
 
steamer said:
Jonmanjiro
If I'm not mistaken Fuji has already blown off most of their developing chemicals and bulk loading BW films. Not any publicity, just sneaking out the back door, as of 3-19.
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I haven't noticed, but then again I don't buy bulk load BW film or developing chemicals. I think there's quite a difference between trimming the product line and dumping film completely though.

Here's a shot of the film fridge at Yodobashi Camera in Yokohama taken earlier tonight (I took it with my cell phone camera so excuse the poor quality). I LOVE this place. More film there than I'll ever need :D

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Film sales at photo houses may be slipping because the low-end retailers are so cheap. I used to buy my film at a CVS drugstore. Now I buy it at WalMart -- five rolls of Fuji 400 for about $7.50. WalMart also processes my film ... a roll developed and scanned to 2mp files is $4.23 after a recent price reduction. Used to be $4.58. The one-hour photo counter there does a brisk business. I'm nearly always waiting in line.
 
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