Price: $750.00 Payment method: PayPal Item condition: 6 Useable, but has considerable optical or mechanical imperfections
Hey folks,
Against my better judgement, I tried to get a G690 (with 65/100/180 lenses) to work. I figured I would play the lottery by buying multiple copies. Whatever did not work could hopefully be fixed by using other copies as donors. And while part of that strategy did work (two of three bodies work), others did not (the 65 mm lens cannot be fixed by using the other 65 mm lens as a donor).
More details:
1. G690
Serial: 1030763
Issue: Worn out foam seal at hinge between back and body. Pressure plate cannot be reversed.
2. G690
Serial: 1030881
Issue: No foam seal at hinge between back and body. Pressure plate appears loose.
3. GL690
Serial: 1070121
Issue: Curtain stuck in closed position. Pressure plate very loose.
4. 65 mm f/8
Serial: 656303
Issue: Does not focus all the way to infinity. Shutter will occasionally not fire.
5. 65 mm f/8
Serial: 654546
Issue: Shutter fires fine when not installed on body, but it will not fire when installed on either G690.
6. 100 mm f/3.5
Serial: 108448
Issue: 1/2 s and 1 s shutter speeds way off.
7. 100 mm f/3.5
Serial: 109630
Issue: None.
8. 100 mm f/3.5
Serial: 135019
Issue: None.
9. 180 mm f/5.6
Serial: 185731
Issue: None.
I sent this out to Nippon Photoclinic with the intention to have one functional body along with one functional lens of each focal length. Unfortunately, that cannot be done. As it is now, there are two functional bodies, two functional 100 mm lenses, and one functional 180 mm lens.
It's difficult to put a price on this, so I am picking something out of thin air based on what works, and I am obviously very open to negotiate. Do NOT hesitate with lowball offers!!!
I am willing to part this out if the buyer of the working parts refuses the non-working parts.
G690 asylum