Nikon F6
Jul 17, 2019 07:06:27 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
drmike99 wrote:
I have a D7100 with about 50% DX glass and 50% spl... (show quote)
My favorite film camera was the Nikon F4s. Here is a mint one for $150.00
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ALMOST-MINT-NIKON-F4s-35mm-SLR-Film-Camera-Body-W-MB-21-From-JAPAN/113818215220?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item1a80182334:g:NxMAAOSw351dIB35&enc=AQADAAAB0KX%2FKt4E1xf3SDqEdBclaYYTLKSmKSlfGuYO5IrWLi8WCyyD%2B13tT8fKbPcU9q1YomCsyBpP3WvhIC6UkKmOjvvs2mwLlbQTSWIYwEWR7YlYYTGnUIdjbBAVqYL5D7NDbJ%2FNdNA6pFvbscgQzcJqWqtTvUJ%2BXyTzms7Btl53ev%2FL8UehDOpLIX7CcW%2FyTdwLHzwFbfa%2FHDDqiZEFZpfm%2Bjt8UJqKhaolRsGo4%2ByXgAXmuFQpAyGBOlFwGRZ9p4q0bUSHaBBVn5woQJj5qQQ20E34As2pbiN1G4zQjV%2BDzltQehW1qdl%2BqTOwNn5RDw6QkqBbFYHPHk%2BLkNSbFqSGJ4Z5z8qScaPWpQ7Ml3mLASNPVkt3eUrFG1LL4sgOkmOwmyilSrMf9fdYsCtTJL24UQ2O5Dgf5BQleVWwtPBvdmLEdvYFCgH7UzBH1cNcWBmSd%2FIJe5d9RL%2F9yP5I%2BpbfedcfokjyS8l3TE1my6qlbxU18KAcLslaquPAci6VagABwmW8iUk48%2BlO0yHUvFGhuEyYnAZjavvZ1ILfH0OwESvMpkY7IDHmXvkf40cCf2FeRgU%2Fqo9aUNOccXXyVkEnguI9glhhMDxcg6ICtpuLpGJq&checksum=11381821522039aa12d1852243a48e19b6df27408c23
Jul 17, 2019 07:46:47 #
If the purchase doesn't present a financial issue, I'd go for it. I did that with an F5 some years ago. It was a stretch at the time, but worth the sacrifice to purchase it. I still use my F, but the F5 is a magnificent camera. All of my FX lenses, save one, will attach to it and function as expected.
--Bob
--Bob
drmike99 wrote:
I have a D7100 with about 50% DX glass and 50% spl... (show quote)
Jul 17, 2019 07:50:22 #
I have a D810 which I use most of the time, but when I want a “real camera” I go to my F5. Personally, although the F6 is a bit more advanced, I think that the F5 is better value for money. Just because you can afford the F6 doesn’t mean you should buy it. Learn from Warren Buffett.
Jul 17, 2019 08:29:22 #
I routinely use the FM, FE, FE-2, F3, N90, and the F100. The F5 offers nothing over the F100 and the F4 is a big clunky beast. As for the F6, if it’s in your budget, why not?
Jul 17, 2019 08:34:57 #
drmike99 wrote:
I have a D7100 with about 50% DX glass and 50% spl... (show quote)
I have an F6. Doesn't get the use it used too. However, you will not be sorry if you purchase it!
Jul 17, 2019 08:41:09 #
I took my f5 to the desert ( in Mesopotamia ) and never had a problem. It was dropped in the sand and survived torrential rain. I know the f6 is a great camera, but when you hold a f5 you realize that you’re holding a precision instrument. My advice is to get an f5.
Jul 17, 2019 08:41:10 #
I took my f5 to the desert ( in Mesopotamia ) and never had a problem. It was dropped in the sand and survived torrential rain. I know the f6 is a great camera, but when you hold a f5 you realize that you’re holding a precision instrument. My advice is to get an f5.
Jul 17, 2019 09:09:53 #
I love my F4. Mint w/all new seals, as well. Great camera. Feels great in my hands. Looks like what we all wanted back then. It takes a great image. It is actually easy to use beginning with the automatic film loading. I bought this just a couple years ago from a great and reliable camera store. It cost me $112.50.
The cost of a F6 is money I would prefer spending on a new lens or other piece of gear. If that is something that means much to you and you can afford it, you should buy it.
The cost of a F6 is money I would prefer spending on a new lens or other piece of gear. If that is something that means much to you and you can afford it, you should buy it.
Jul 17, 2019 09:22:26 #
Do it. I occasionally use my Nikon F2. I also use older 35mm cameras. Just shot a roll of 35mm on my Yashica Electro 35 at the Kennedy Space Center.
Jul 17, 2019 09:31:23 #
Jul 17, 2019 09:32:28 #
Carnpo wrote:
Do it. I occasionally use my Nikon F2. I also use older 35mm cameras. Just shot a roll of 35mm on my Yashica Electro 35 at the Kennedy Space Center.
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Jul 17, 2019 09:47:01 #
This is just my personal opinion, but if I were still using film, I would stick with the older cameras.
Half the fun of film was figuring out the exposure on your own. By the time Nikon built the F6, almost everyone had already switched to digital (professionals and hobbyists alike). The F6 has one of the best exposure meters ever, so people who love film as a hobby can nail the exposure on every shot.
The key word here is "hobby". If you love film as a hobby, then you already have an FE.
If you love film for any other reason than "the fun of it", then those days are gone. If I were buying an F6 for the purpose of nailing the exposure, I would just take the next step and buy a digital camera. It solves all the problems that the F6 solves, and many more.
Half the fun of film was figuring out the exposure on your own. By the time Nikon built the F6, almost everyone had already switched to digital (professionals and hobbyists alike). The F6 has one of the best exposure meters ever, so people who love film as a hobby can nail the exposure on every shot.
The key word here is "hobby". If you love film as a hobby, then you already have an FE.
If you love film for any other reason than "the fun of it", then those days are gone. If I were buying an F6 for the purpose of nailing the exposure, I would just take the next step and buy a digital camera. It solves all the problems that the F6 solves, and many more.
Jul 17, 2019 11:56:45 #
Jul 17, 2019 12:57:13 #
Why not? You've got nothing to lose but cash, and probably not much of that if it's such a good deal.
Jul 17, 2019 14:24:32 #
nadelewitz
Loc: Ithaca NY
drmike99 wrote:
I have a D7100 with about 50% DX glass and 50% spl... (show quote)
Correction: Arguably the best NIKON film SLR ever built". Depends on what the criteria are.
But there are certainly other candidates for "BEST FILM SLR OF ANY KIND"! I won't get into that argument, because there is no good to come out of it.
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