Various Nikon SLR/compact/digital camera models

1. From : JWoods (centurywoos@yahoo.com)
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Date : 06:41 PM Tuesday 09 August, 2005

WOW.. S2/3 since 1956 ? should preserve it well. Oldies in original condition worths a lot in the eyes of a collector. Frankly, investing in a collectible rangefinder Nikon is more fun and assuring than the Leica and Contax. But S3 fetches better varlue than S2 (I think). But among the oldies, I would think the SP has more charm than the rest (esp. the blackie SP). Some say the scarce S3M (half frame) is even more valuable, but SP always commands that level of attraction to someone like me. Congrat.

2. From : Kenneth Halferty (khalferty@juno.com)
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Date : 05:08 AM Monday 08 August, 2005

Hi: I have a Nikon S2 chrome rangefinder camera #6149731, which I bought at the Thule AFB BX in 1956. It is in good working order and looks great except for the fact that I engraved my name and address on the base plate, when my daughter took it to Germany back in the 1980s. I would like to replace the base plate/back with a nice one if I can find one for a reasonable price. I have read that the S2 back will fit the SP,S3 and S4, but the latter ones will not lock on the S2. Thanks, Ken

3. From : rick oleson (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rick_oleson.tripod.com
Date : 03:07 AM Sunday 07 August, 2005

Hi Kennyb: They're easy enough to change, you remove a single screw just above the screen inside the lens mount and the screen drops down (watch out for a few loose pieces, and be sure to handle the screen only by its edges and get it back in right side up). Finding an alternative screen is going to be much harder. The FG was not a camera that generated a lot of screen choices, I don't know if you'll find anything other than another like the screen you've got.

4. From : Kennyb (kbolton@btinternet.con)
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Date : 10:39 PM Saturday 06 August, 2005

The NIKON FG comes with a standard NIKON K-TYPE clear-matte focussing screen. Is it an easy job to replace these screens with a new one and where can they be bought? Thanks

5. From : rick oleson (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rick_oleson.tripod.com
Date : 11:28 AM Friday 05 August, 2005

Anita, from your description it sounds like the camera is without power. If you are sure that the new batteries are good and that they are installed properly, then it could be a broken or corroded wire or a bad switch. I'm not sure whether a repair might cost as much as it would cost to buy a working FG body, so you might consider both options.

6. From : rick oleson (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rick_oleson.tripod.com
Date : 11:25 AM Friday 05 August, 2005

Hi Tom: I try not to get involved in assigning values to cameras, but a Nikon S3 is worth quite a lot of money. You might do well by offering the camera on eBay; in any case, it wouldn't be a bad idea to invest some time and watch completed sales to get an idea of what they are selling for. If you offer it to a dealer, it would not be realistic to expect him to pay as much as the eBay sales are getting, but this will at least give you a guide to determine whether you are being treated fairly. Remember that the dealer has to make a profit to live on, and also that it may take him some time to sell the camera.

7. From : Anita Shohrati (blueskyhawk52@yahoo.com)
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Date : 03:49 AM Friday 05 August, 2005

Dear Kenneth, I have set my Nikon FG on M90 and it does engage but when it is set on anything else it doesn't. Do you have any idea what could be the problem? I thought it might be the batteries so I changed them to what Walmart recommended as a alternate to the one listed on the FG website. However, the problem remains.......... with appreciation, Anita Shohrati

8. From : Tom Hardin (tomandpamh01@msn.com)
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Date : 04:51 AM Monday 01 August, 2005

This site has been very helpful in identifying an old nikon I aquired years ago. From your pages it appears to be an S-3. Does anyone know of a reputable dealer that would pay a fair price for it? It shows light wear but is in good working order. Thanks to all you camera buffs that reply.

9. From : SWAPAN K ADAK (swapan.adak@tatasteel.com)
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Date : 08:53 PM Wednesday 27 July, 2005

please arrange to provide me the operating manual of the Nikon Camera of model F401S

10. From : willie (nickwillies_2001@yahoo.com)
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Date : 09:52 PM Tuesday 26 July, 2005

The focusing screens between Nikon F5, FA and F90 are not interchangeable. Neither the F5 and F4 screens are the same. Read:
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/NikonF5/Screens/index.htm
The Nikon FA screens can be used among the Nikon FM2 series and Nikon FE series (minus the FE10) (For FE2, it requires compensation): Read: http://mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonfeseries/fefmshared/html/screens.htm
I don't own a F90(X), cannot provide more info on this.

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