IIIg Pricing

[angeloks]

Hi,

I was looking to buy a IIIg in condition to complement my IIf. What would be a fair price for one in good cosmetic condition. I'm gonna have it CLA'd anyway.

Thanks,
Julien

[nikonhswebmaster]

IIIg prices have always been a bit high, in my opinion, for what you get. The camera looks smaller than an M2, but really isn't. Go for an M, unless you really want the Barnack style (I note you already have a IIf).

[Keith]

I sold a very clean one here a while ago for $800.00 ... the buyer was happy with what he got.

[nikonhswebmaster]

Well Keith is right, but you should assume $800 is pretty much the bottom for a nice example. Obviously they can do twice that for a mint, unmolested example (not flooded with oil by a quack repairman).

[Keith]

Well Keith is right, but you should assume $800 is pretty much the bottom for a nice example. Obviously they can do twice that for a mint, unmolested example (not flooded with oil by a quack repairman).


It was a nice camera but to be honest I miss the IIIf RDST I sold just before it far more. The IIIG has a slight hybrid feel to it that gives it less classic charm and character than a good IIIf IMO.

I wouldn't say the IIIG is over rated but looking back on owning one unless you're purely into the collecting thing it's not much camera for a lot of money!

[angeloks]

Thanks for sharing your experience with the camera. I love the barnack look, but I'd like to try one with parallax correction. On the other hand, I guess I could just be more cautious when I frame on my IIf...

[Keith]

Thanks for sharing your experience with the camera. I love the barnack look, but I'd like to try one with parallax correction. On the other hand, I guess I could just be more cautious when I frame on my IIf...


It's an extremely expensive way to try parallax correction on a screwmount IMO ... finding one for even a reasonable price is an exercise in frustration. I had mine for about two years and sold it for what I paid for it ... I only ever put two rolls of film through it and the over powering impression having used one was why not just own a nice M3 or M2 and be a few hundred dollars better off. For the screwmount experience I could be happy with a IIf.

That said ... if you do get one at a fair price and you subsequently don't like it ... it won't be hard to move on! :)

[nikonhswebmaster]

I only ever put two rolls of film through it and the over powering impression having used one was why not just own a nice M3 or M2 and be a few hundred dollars better off.

I believe I said that... :D

[newspaperguy]

I had my IIIG stolen in 1966 and lamented it for years.

Found one in Seattle in 1978, bought it... and then
wondered why.

The charm had gone. Sold it at a slight loss. Won't go there again.

[JSU]

It's an extremely expensive way to try parallax correction on a screwmount IMO ... finding one for even a reasonable price is an exercise in frustration. I had mine for about two years and sold it for what I paid for it ... I only ever put two rolls of film through it and the over powering impression having used one was why not just own a nice M3 or M2 and be a few hundred dollars better off. For the screwmount experience I could be happy with a IIf.

That said ... if you do get one at a fair price and you subsequently don't like it ... it won't be hard to move on! :)

I had unlimited access to a III G in college which was nice as I found it a better way to use the glass I had for my own III F, but once I got a M3 the III G was returned to the check out shelf and there it remained. Once I shot with the combined RF and VF of the M3, there was no going back.

I appreciate the perceived charm of the screw-mount cameras, but the lack of flip up back and split RF & VF windows is a serious step backwards for me.

If bought right, a III G could well be a camera that doesn't lose much value, if any, given that it would be well maintained.