Wanted: dead Nikonos V

[R Contrera]

I am in the market for a trashed Nikonos V. I sell diving products and
need a Nikonos body to demonstrate a new tray for the V. I already have
working models of the II and IV and don't use either one! (I use a housed
camera)

If you have a Nikonos V that has bit the big one and would like to trade
for diving related goodies, please e-mail me.

I know you wont want to post the information here because nobody wants to
tell the world that they flooded and destroyed their camera! <G>

Thanks!

Ray

[Hugh A. Huntzinger (CCAC)]

Ray...

Southern Nikonos SELLS dead Nikonos V's that they've retrofitted into a
paperclip holders/pen holder for your office desk...$50, I think.

It shouldn't be hard to ask them for an "unassembled" one...

-hh (I've been tempted to buy one, but I figure I'll make my own :-)

[Chuck Narad]

hey, I want one! does it drip saltwater onto the desk for
authenticity's sake? :-)

c/

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[Eric Lader]

Chuck Narad, na...@nudibranch.asd.sgi.com writes:
>Southern Nikonos SELLS dead Nikonos V's that they've retrofitted into a
>> paperclip holders/pen holder for your office desk...$50, I think.

How dead can a nikonos be that it's only worth making into a paperclip
holder?
I mean, the thing was not cheap initially right? You don't see too many
Porsches half buried upright in somebodies front yard, people use Chevys.

[Kerry Werry]

Simple economics, if you SERIOUSLY flood a Nikonos V you can destroy
the PCBs inside (many are the flexable type), and can often destroy
the shutter. The cost of replacing
these exceeds the cost of a new car (to carry on your thought, try
buying all the pierces to make a Porsche except the frame and see
what that costs).

As cameras go these days the Nikonos V is not all
that expensive.

BTW from the photo these look like a nice desk set, :-)

Kerry
Kerry L. Werry
We...@mpr.ca <or> Kerry...@mindlink.net
BC SCUBA WWW Page: http://mindlink.net/Kerry_Werry/index.html

[Chuck Narad]

In article <950714211...@jester.mpr.ca>, Kerry Werry <we...@MPR.CA> writes:
> > Chuck Narad, na...@nudibranch.asd.sgi.com writes:
> > >Southern Nikonos SELLS dead Nikonos V's that they've retrofitted into a
> > >> paperclip holders/pen holder for your office desk...$50, I think.
> >
> > How dead can a nikonos be that it's only worth making into a paperclip
> > holder?
> > I mean, the thing was not cheap initially right? You don't see too many
> > Porsches half buried upright in somebodies front yard, people use Chevys.
> >
> >
>
> Simple economics, if you SERIOUSLY flood a Nikonos V you can destroy
> the PCBs inside (many are the flexable type), and can often destroy
> the shutter. The cost of replacing
> these exceeds the cost of a new car (to carry on your thought, try
> buying all the pierces to make a Porsche except the frame and see
> what that costs).
>
> As cameras go these days the Nikonos V is not all
> that expensive.
>
> BTW from the photo these look like a nice desk set, :-)

I don't disagree with you; but Eric wrote the "How dead..." part,
not me. just keeping the attributions straight...