First, the green light/red light doesn't apply to the 4T, just the 2S, so
you don't have anything to worry about. As for pricing, it's a good price,
but not a great price, particularly with the repairs required. $745 (with
the repairs) is too much.
If you're patient, you can find a 4T on ebay ranging from $375 for a bargain
to $500+ of an excellent to mint.
For the F280, they run $100-125, again depending on your patience. So, for
an EX body with the F280, $600 is in the ballpark.
Working.
If it was me, I would either want the $145 or return it.
Tom
From: <frankrad4@xxxxxxxx>
> This is the deal: a champagne 4t with an f280 flash for $600.00. The 4t
> is in EX to maybe EX+ condition. The f280 has some cracks in the rear
> display window and overall I would say it is in bargain condition. The
> camera has seen a few rolls of film go through it, the black paint on the
> rewind knob shows some brassing and there are two small spots worn on the
> film pressure plate. The black part between the body and lens mount has a
> paint chip about 4mm in diameter. The hinges and film door look great
> with a few tiny specks of paint gone. The film advance lever has light
> paint wear on edges. The Titanium body caps held up nicely with just a
> few small knicks, if it was black the caps wouldn't look that great but
> the champagne finish makes these marks less obvious. The display light
> button was stuck but I managed to free it with penetrating oil. The
> exposure comp dial is miss aligned half a notch and makes me wonder if it
> was like that from the factory or did someone else open the camera. I had
> the meter checked and it was under by one stop. The tech said it would
> cost at least 145.00 to fix it. I don't think it would be worth it to pay
> at least 745.00 for this camera and flash. Here is the novice part of my
> question, should I be worried about a 1 stop meter error? I would like it
> to be right on but maybe I am too picky since it is used. I took some
> Christmas photos with the flash and camera and the photos came out OK
> ,but I get color prints not slides. If I bought the camera from a dealer
> at least the meter problem would be corrected for free, right?
> I have asked the seller to consider a 145.00 reimbursement but I
> don't know if he will go for it. I can also just send it back with the
> flash and get a refund. The camera came with a manual but it also has the
> Green flash ready light that I just learned about today thanks to this
> list. What should I do, should I send it back even if I can get some of
> my money back? Any opinions would be appreciated.
>
> Frank
>
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