I'm shopping too
The F3 is one of the Nikon film cameras that has held some value. But even so film cameras are not easy to sell. One good way to find out a camera's value is to look it up at
http://www.KEH.com and subtract about 20% because you as a private party seller can't get KEH's prices. Answer is "about $300 to $500" depending on the details.
The lens will work with the N50 but you loose ALL meter modes you
would need a hand held meter or just guess at the exposure setting.
You would need to use manual exposure and manual focus.
But it will make nice pictures and would work well as a studio portrat lens.
In a studio setting you can do test exposures
Those shops selling the D50 for less then $500 are scammers. There is no way on Earth you will get it at that price. Typically after accepting the order they have you call "to confirm" and then they say "We are out of stock but you can have the D50 kit with some other stuff for only $650" You try to cancel the order but they hang up on you. Finaaly you cancel then they charge you a "restocking fee" of 20%. It will take you 6 months to get the money back and that's only if your credit card company is good.
These crooks are _professionals_ they are good at it. The D50 body sells for $550.00 or very close to that.
Look at this:
http://www.resellerratings.com/
On a ten scale these guys rate 0.07 that's about as bad as it gets
To calibrate this try looking up either "B&H" or "Calumet". These
are both first rate outfits.
B&H has a good deal going now, they toss in a 1GB SD card for like $10 over the basic $550 price. I'm shopping too to let me know if you find a better deal from an honest dealer.
buffalo said:
Hello,
My Grandpa is interested in selling his Nikon F3 camera (1270476). I think it's about 20 years old, so isn't in excellent condition anymore. It also has a Nikkor 50mm F1:1.2 lense with it. What value would this selling it body alone, or with the lense?
I'm also thinking about getting a Nikon D50. If I were to keep the lense, would that work with the D50?
While I'm talking about the D50, I've found it for
$350. Has anyone heard of Genius Cameras, and would this be a safe place to order from?
Thanks!