Bought a Maxxum 7000

[rogprov]

This morning I bought a pristine camera shoulder bag containing a Maxxum 7000 and case with a f1.7 lens, filters, cable release, 2800 flash gun and case, one unopened roll of film, another film in the camera and various other small bits and pieces and instruction booklets. The whole lot is virtually indistinguishable from new.

Here's the interesting bit. There is also a sheaf of paper-work showing the entire above kit was bought at the same time from Fedco Van Nuys (no idea who or where in the US they are) at a cost of $479.62 on the 31st July 1986.

It seems one film was put in the camera and 19 shots taken then it was all put in the shoulder bag and forgotten - a time capsule!

[Dr. Harout]

... They probably jumped ship...

[Birma]

Nice find Roger - fascinating to wonder what happened to cause the set up to be abandoned.

[UrsaMajor]

Here's the interesting bit. There is also a sheaf of paper-work showing the entire above kit was bought at the same time from Fedco Van Nuys (no idea who or where in the US they are) at a cost of $479.62 on the 31st July 1986.

Van Nuys is one of the many suburbs of Los Angeles, located slightly north and slightly west of the center of Los Angeles. Fedco was a chain of large discount stores (somewhat like Walmart) that was in the LA area for about 50 years, but went out of business in the late 1990s.

With best wishes,
- Tom -

[Dusty]

Nice find Roger - fascinating to wonder what happened to cause the set up to be abandoned.

This owner was quite probably like my uncle. He bought a kit - actually the 5000 - and std. lens, flash and filters, including bag, to take photos. He took it out about once a year, at first, then even less. I wish I could find it because I want the 50, but we haven't been able to locate it and he may have given it away.

Dusty