Thinking of selling a Canon Elan IIe w/flash and batt grip

[Brad Johnson]

I was rearranging the hobby closet last night and came to the realization that my cherished Canon Elan IIe hasn't moved from the top closet shelf in over a year.  I used to pull it down every couple of months, but not recently.  The last time I put a roll through it was Christmas of 2007.  I have a couple other toys I'm eyeballing at the moment so maybe it's time to put the camera into some hands that will use it.

The setup:
Canon Elan IIe
Canon Battery Grip
Canon Speedlite 380EX.

Everything is in near-factory-pristine condition and will come with the original box and all the manuals.  Judging by the number of film envelopes I have in storage, the camera has been through about 50 rolls of film (1200 shutter cycles).

So... anyone interested?  I was thinking $200 for the whole shooting match, plus the price of whatever shipping you think you need. (a little stomach wrenching considering I paid almost $800 just for the camera body alone).

I think I still have have a Sigma 75-300 lens that will work on it, but need to dig through another box to check.  Judging by what they are going for on evil-bay, I figure $50 plus shipping ought to be plenty fair.  I'll pull that box down and check it tonight.

Brad

[Brad Johnson]

Slight correction, and an unwelcome twist...

The Sigma is a 100-300.  The lens on the camera is a Tamron (38-80, I think.  I forgot to write it down).

After digging through the boxes I have the original boxes for the flash and the battery grip, but not the camera.  Also, as I was checking everything I snapped the back closed and the latch broke.  grrrrrrr.  Now I get to buy a latch plate for it.

*Edit to add*  looks like the latch failure is a common problem.  Fortunately it's a cheap and easy fix.  Parts were $10.50, shipping and all, and all it takes is two screws and a few minutes to replace.  I wish everything else today had been that simple and inexpensive.  :(

Brad

[Brad Johnson]

Okay, finally remembered to write down everything about the lenses.

Sigma 100-300 F/4.5-6.7
Tamron 28-80 F/3.5-5.6

Brad

[bedlamite]

I thought about selling my Nikon N70 last year, but since it's taken a similar tumble in price, I put it back on the shelf. There's one ending today on Ebay for 99 cents without a single bid.

[Kwelz]

Nobody wants film anymore.   Digital truly has surpassed it in every way possible.  My N80 has been collecting dust for ages now.  My D40 gets all the use.