Nikon FA 1984 Grand Prix - Gold!

mweintraub · Aug 23, 2018

Not my sale post, I just saw it and thought you guys might want to buy it.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1557299

benjiboy · Aug 23, 2018

I ask myself "what sort of person would want to buy a camera in such bad taste" ?, Donald J Trump.

MattKing · Aug 23, 2018

At least it would be easy to find in those frustratingly dark, black lined camera bags.

Paul Howell · Aug 23, 2018

benjiboy said:
I ask myself "what sort of person would want to buy a camera in such bad taste" ?, Donald J Trump.

The same guys who bought the gold plated Alpas. Some really were gold plated.

Chan Tran · Aug 24, 2018

It is in very bad taste. I like good looking cameras but this FA looks a lot worse than a regular FA.

abruzzi · Aug 24, 2018

There are a lot of gold cameras. They're kind a tacky to me, but I've never been into the gold look.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pentax-50m...398983?hash=item1c931f7e47:g:SKoAAOSwySFZgB5W
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEAR-MINT-...749256?hash=item36330d62c8:g:pWUAAOSwFq1bC6aW
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Exc-Hassel...938727?hash=item26007cd6e7:g:fd4AAOSwfHVbLjsf
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-...801482?hash=item3d715b1c4a:g:gFUAAOSwaGBbdR6V
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rollei-35m...911177?hash=item3fa8adf049:g:RowAAOSwRyRa~1Lr

choiliefan · Aug 24, 2018

A Golden Steky seems a bargain these days.

chriscrawfordphoto · Aug 24, 2018

Sekonic made a Gold L-398 Light meter, too. I've always wanted one

Theo Sulphate · Aug 24, 2018

Even gold doesn't look good in gold.

benjiboy · Aug 24, 2018

Theo Sulphate said:
Even gold doesn't look good in gold.

So in fact "all that glisters is not gold"

Les Sarile · Aug 24, 2018

benjiboy said:
So in fact "all that glisters is not gold"

It's "All that glitters isn't gold alone . . ."

Chan Tran · Aug 24, 2018

Theo Sulphate said:
Even gold doesn't look good in gold.

Gold look OK if it's only small trim. For example just the model number in gold on a black body then it looks fine.

Theo Sulphate · Aug 24, 2018

Les Sarile said:
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Les!! I know exactly where that photo is from: Jason Schneider's Camera Collecting, Book 3. Long ago, that particular chapter, and photo, played an important part in my interest in cameras as collectible (as well as usable) objects. Jason writes about future collectibles and he shows the Leica R3 Safari and the Nikon F3/T. Reading that, I realized at the time (1989) that I could buy an F3/T right then - which I did - my first Nikon. I loved it and from there came F2's, FM's, and everything else.

I think that without reading that chapter, I would just have three cameras today.

I also have tried several times to get an R3 Safari - but none I have found were operational.

Also, it took me a long time to find Jason's other two books.

AgX · Aug 25, 2018

abruzzi said:
There are a lot of gold cameras. They're kind a tacky to me, but I've never been into the gold look.

In got a fake-golded Lomography camera.

Les Sarile · Aug 25, 2018

Theo Sulphate said:
Les!! I know exactly where that photo is from: Jason Schneider's Camera Collecting, Book 3. Long ago, that particular chapter, and photo, played an important part in my interest in cameras as collectible (as well as usable) objects. Jason writes about future collectibles and he shows the Leica R3 Safari and the Nikon F3/T. Reading that, I realized at the time (1989) that I could buy an F3/T right then - which I did - my first Nikon. I loved it and from there came F2's, FM's, and everything else.

I think that without reading that chapter, I would just have three cameras today.

I also have tried several times to get an R3 Safari - but none I have found were operational.

Also, it took me a long time to find Jason's other two books.

I will have to look into those books as I bet they provide yet another perspective of our fine machines!

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