Khurt! I had no idea you were such a photographer - for some reason when I saw your name I associated it with a writer ?? Not sure why that is so...
your brief history was really nice to read

And a heart tug to imagine the spotmatic project and how that likely hi Jared your dad and maybe assuaged some mourning - and could feel the energy in using the eBay one to fix up his - I bet he'd smile down on that!

And I almost night this very experience camera set (film) back in 2016. In Kansas City for a wedding and a thrift store was down the road from a place we had a luncheon
And think it was a cannon (was a hike back) with two extra lenses - can't recall the price but I know it was cheap and the whole thing looked gentle used or well kept.
I walked away because I truly did not need the project (long time) and hopefully someone else snatched it up that valued it more -
But I do think about how fun it must be to ha e hear like you do!