Nikon FE, MD-12, & 4 Lenses: Looking to see if there is any interest. A co-worker's dad passed away several months ago. His mom asked him to dispose of dad's camera gear. It consists...

nicksr1125 Loc: Mesa, AZ

Looking to see if there is any interest. A co-worker's dad passed away several months ago. His mom asked him to dispose of dad's camera gear. It consists of a Nikon FE, Nikon MD-12 Motor Drive, Nikon 50mm f/1.8, Tamron 20-300 f/3.5-6.3, Kiron 28mm f/2.8, Kiron 80-200 f/4, & Vivitar 3500 flash. The body is in very good condition. There is some minor brassing where the strap rubs on the body. The lenses all have front & rear caps and UV lenses. They all appear to be clean with no evidence of mold between the elements. I'll post some pictures next week if anybody is interested.

ELNikkor

Loved my FE! Best way to get a guess for value these days is to check on what they actually sell for on e-bay. I have enough film equipment, or I might be tempted.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

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Please have him check out the battery compartment in the motor drive and especially the FE, many times folks leave the battery in the camera and it goes bad and causes the battery compartment to become corrupted.

Beeks

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Yes,all I use are Nikon fe2, f3. I prefer film, ( T-max 100 bkl & wht). My equipment is serviced by Pro Photo and most of it purchased there also. I know that I am late in this, but I am interested.
Thanks

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billnikon wrote:

Please have him check out the battery compartment in the motor drive and especially the FE, many times folks leave the battery in the camera and it goes bad and causes the battery compartment to become corrupted.

Great you bring that up. Soooo common and so sad :-(

Sometimes see it several times per week.

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The whole kit, tho presumably useful, is not worth enough to justify much repairs. If you already own and use it, you break even on repairs and continue enjoying it. But if repair is needed just to sell it, then break even is pointless. You’d hafta just sell the lenses and junk the rest.

Nice kit if trouble-free. Hope for the best.

Beeks

Has he decided on a price for the kit?

nicksr1125 Loc: Mesa, AZ

billnikon wrote:

Please have him check out the battery compartment in the motor drive and especially the FE, many times folks leave the battery in the camera and it goes bad and causes the battery compartment to become corrupted.

Already checked both battery compartments. They're clean as a whistle. I haven't had a chance to put batteries in them for a test run yet.

nicksr1125 Loc: Mesa, AZ

I don't have the equipment right now. My co-worker took it home with him yesterday & I'm off for the weekend. I'll have him bring it in Monday & get some pictures. I'm thinking about $200.00 plus shipping for the kit. He'd like to sell it all together if possible.

nicksr1125 Loc: Mesa, AZ

I forgot to mention that the body is black.

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nicksr1125 wrote:

I don't have the equipment right now. My co-worker took it home with him yesterday & I'm off for the weekend. I'll have him bring it in Monday & get some pictures. I'm thinking about $200.00 plus shipping for the kit. He'd like to sell it all together if possible.

Exactly the amount I’d imagined but it would have been a serious breaching of etiquette to mention any price before you mentioned one. Looks like someone will get a really good film kit !

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nicksr1125 wrote:

I forgot to mention that the body is black.

You mentioned minor brass if. That says “black” pretty clearly :-)

nicksr1125 Loc: Mesa, AZ

Also forgot to include that there is a Sekonic Studio Deluxe Light Meter.

nicksr1125 Loc: Mesa, AZ

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You mentioned minor brass if. That says “black” pretty clearly :-)

You're right. Hadn't thought about that.

nicksr1125 Loc: Mesa, AZ

Photos attached. I originally wrote that the Kiron 28mm was f/2.8. It is in fact f/2.0. Four Hoggers have indicated an interest. The owner has asked me to accept offers until 8pm MST Wednesday (we're in the Phoenix, AZ area). PM me with your offer. I'll let you know ASAP whether your offer is the current best or has been beat. Photos of the Sekonic light meter are in the next response. The body, lenses, flash, & meter will on be sold complete.

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