maanmo

i have the same interests of wanting to know what old nikon film cameras are worth

  last saturday  aug 30 2008,  i walked into a garage sale in the backyard of a house with a big tree  in front that can be seen from my home kitchen,

  after looking at the large collection of point and shoot cameras, the guy told me
his father in law, who just passed away was a camera enthusiast. and he went on to show me 3 or 5 SLR cameras

the guy himself does not seem to know anything about photography
his wife also does not seem to be interested in his father cameras
i looked at the baby in the yard and  i thought these cameras are his grand dad
lagacy.. how much is it worth?

one of the SLR  is a Nikon F4, some body is asking for $270 on the craig's list
web site,

the little bit of search on the web tells me this Nikon F4 is probably the last
of the Nikon top of the line professional camera ( came out in 1988,20 years ago )
the very last one is model F5

in the bag holding this F4, there are also macro lens, telephoto lens, wide angle lens and a tall flash

that is a lot of legacy from grand dad
i think the best advice i can give to this guy is to take the lenses to
a camera store that stil buy used film cameras and lenses and has their market value appraised.

does any one know of any good camera store that we can take this grand dad's legacy to ?

maanmo

my search found that

on ebay the Nikon F4  is being priced at  $335 $383  compared this with the craiglist price of $270

i dont know much about the nikon f60, its introduced in 1999

but here is an selling a similar camera
http://vancouver.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-cameras-camcorders-Nikon-F80D-SLR-Nikkor-AF-28-100mm-f3-5-5-6G-near-Mint-W0QQAdIdZ72086636

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Nikon F80D film SLR body and Nikkor AF 28-100mm f3.5-5.6G(fast & sharp), in near mint condition. Includes Nikon strap, front lens cap and manual. Very clean inside out. Well maintained and fully functioning. Also includes two 123A 3V Lithium batteries.

Extra features than F65: 18 Custom Settings, Metering System selector, AF Area Mode selector, Focus Area selector, Depth-of-field preview button and other controls.

Extra features than F80: AF Area Mode selector and date/time imprint.(See photo# 3)

Compact size, ideal for student, beginner and amateur.

$200. Strictly local sale only.

maanmo

the ebay prices on the nikon f60 are not very encouraging

with 1 day to go, 5 bids up to 31 dollars ( shipping $6)



in the last 2 years DSLR really becomes affordable, and more usable
whereas 10 years ago, a 3 megapixel , 3x zoom camera was priced at about $1000

maanmo

the last great film SLR was released.. in oct 2004 for a price of $2300,, the nikon f6

http://photo.net/equipment/nikon/f6/



on ebay, 2 days to go , 7 bids  $721

maanmo

i think may be last saturday,

i was supposed to walk into my late neigbour's garage sale, and his son in law would say

" here, take this bag, 50 dollars , i know its worth a lot, but we have no use for it "

and so i would have a Nikon F4, plus a big flash to put on top, and those big lenses.

but then there was this baby ga ga ing in the back yard , my late neighbour's grand son
it is him who should inherit these equipment

Oh photography, its more than equipment, its life