Nikon Film Cameras anyone?

Msmoto

If the TC and the lens are compatible, no problem there. But, I do not know if one can use the newer lenses on the old bodies. There may be an interference problem with the electrical contacts on the lens. And, of course everything is manual...

I use the 300mm f/4 nikkor H and 85mm f/1.8 Nikkor from the 1960's on my D4...after they had been Al converted by John White.

scoobysmak

I looked into the teleconverter instruction manual and it said the following, there is a chart as well but it would not copy without trying to get the entire instruction manual:

Determining exposure
Using a teleconverter decreases the effective aperture by one f/stop with the TC-14E II, by one and a half
f/stop with the TC-17E II or by two f/stops with the TC-20E II.
• With AI-type cameras with/without CPU contacts: Determine exposure in the same manner as using the
prime lens only. (However, exposure cannot be determined with the G-type lens.)
• With non-AI-type cameras: Perform stop-down method. (However, exposure cannot be determined with
the G-type lens.)
• See your camera instruction manual for available exposure modes and metering systems

Based on this I think it would work but the meter might not represent the true aperture, In my scenario if I was using the 300mm F4 wide open with the 1.4 teleconverter the display might say F4 but really its F5.6. I have googled this but so far no results of anyone actually using it, and yes I forgot to mention that everything would be manual.

ChasCS

Brought my FE into the light again.

Yeah, She still looks pretty...

Now the battery is strong, and the film is ready, but old, not sure if May have spoiled already?

Ironheart

Color Fflm stock is generally good for 4-6 years (longer if you live in Canada). It will experience color shift that can be corrected in post. B&W does better

ChasCS

Thanks @Ironheart
Why does film remain stable longer up here in Canadaaa a? Smile
I ask only Because that's very close to near, the age of roll in my camera.

Nice, I just found these in my older camera bag,

One Exposed roll that should have been developed long ago.
Kodak Ektachrome 400 For Color Slides EL 135-36 ISO 400/ 27* 36 EXP

Too for two more, I discovered one NEW roll each, of these as well,
Kodak Plus-X pan film For Black and White Prints PX 135-20. ISO 125/22* 20 EXP
Kodak Commercial 200, 35mm For Colour Prints, DX/DXN 6 CO Process C41 8 EXP

The Nikon FE is going to be busy, yes me as well. Ok I'll need batteries for the Vivitar too.
In the camera presently,
Kodacolor VR 1000 For Color Prints CF 135-24 DX 35mm 24 EXP

Ironheart

@ChasCS, film lasts longer in cool dark places ;-)

ChasCS

Right on... Yes, we're definitely cool here.
I'll have to build them a tiny igloo, and protect them from the other elements.

I've heard of.guys keeping their extra films in the fridge, but not the Ice-Box.

carlschulz

does anyone know how to reset the frame counter on an N90s? I just got it and it was on frame 7 (empty camera). I checked the instruction manual and user guide but didn't find the solution. So either I'm blind or it's not in there. Thanks.

Ironheart

Usually loading a role of film will reset it. There must be a release along the film path or retracting the spindle holder will do it. Load a roll and see!

Photobug

+1 Ironheart. Don't think I ever ran into an issue with the frame counter not tracking correctly.

I was in the local camera dealer yesterday and they had a Nikon FM and a Nikon N800S on the used shelf. Have not see them local since I moved here 25 months ago. Not a bad deal for under $126.

NSXTypeR

Anyone still have their manuals?



I really like the font and typography in these old manuals.

Snowleopard

All my film camera's are medium format..... the way my digital camera's need to be....

heartyfisher

Just wondering if you were to buy a used Nikon SLR which would it be? Why? and for how much?

Lets Start with say the F6?

PB_PM

If you want to know what a F6 handles like, pick up a D700. Basically the same camera with one being digital the other film (some other specs aside). Price wise, the F6 is insane. Best bang for your buck with lens compatibility is an F100, and it won't cost an arm and leg.

Photobug

My local camera dealer, heartyfisher, sells used digital and film cameras. They had a F6 for months but don't know if they still have it. The other film were the 8008 and a entry level F model.

heartyfisher

So what is a "good" or "insane" price for an F6.. I guess I would expect to pay about the price of a used D700?

framer

FWIW I've owned a F6 for a few years, sold it a couple years ago, good camera. If I wanted to buy another film camera today I'd consider a F5 if I needed fast and if slower would do a F4s with an extra plain grip to convert it to a plain F4 when I want to go lighter. Both can be bought for pennies compared to the F6.

I still own a F4s but it sits on a display shelve today. I gave a ton of darkroom equipment away last month to another photographer that will let it collect more dust. I have no further plans to use film in the future.

Before I'd buy an F6 and look at the many used MF cameras. Film was always better film.

framer

Photobug

heartyfisher, I sent a message to the camera dealer in Madison and they sold the F5 and F6. He does have a F4s and they want $250 for it. Do you want me to check it out and report back with the condition?

heartyfisher

:-) I think its just the pull of nostalgia ... Its ok we have a healthy second hand nikon supply here where I live.. there is an F6 floating around ... that's been dropping in price..... :-) Still kind of expensive though ... Just wondering what people here consider a "good price" is for one...

PB_PM

IMO, any film SLR that costs more than $200 is a rip off at this point. The F6 is likely the newest high end one out there, but unless there is a specific spec is has that you need I don't see a point in paying the price premium. It's not like the F6 will support the newer "E" lenses, that the F100 or F80 don't, so I don't see much point. The going rates I'm seeing are between $699 for used, and $1200 for unused backups. Unless you really love shooting film, D700 is a better deal with those kinds of prices.

heartyfisher

Thanks for that .. that does sound "reasonable" .... and No i wont get one :-) I have a couple of film SLRs that I have not used in a couple of years ... Though I do get the itch to put a roll through sometimes ...

DaveyJ

I still have my F5 and my best lens for what I did. My preference in lens was the Nikkor 20-35 f2.8. I will NEVER trade or sell that camera! I still have most of my Minoltas (which means Ripening Fields of Grain in Japanese) from SRT101, through XE-7, the thing that lost me with Minolta was continual change in mounting systems, like the Maxxum series, so I switched to Nikon and never looked back. I still,have a fleet of Nikonos, From Nikonos 4 and 5 Nikonos RS, etc. I used to have a whole fleet of Nikon large format, but mostly admired the Schneider and Rodenstocks and Fujis lens.

But with a Nikon D 500 UW we use plus Go pro....and even the tiny Nikon 1 AW1.....right now they are obsolete....I got out of film cameras when I sold a truckload of medium format, from Hassy to Maymia to Linhoff, to Fuji, to large format from Horseman, to Zone 6 to Wisner. All of those sold for top dollar when there was still a market for them. I do not miss film one single bit! I was often quoted as saying.....film is still increasing in quality faster than digital........then when I switched.....I said goodbye to film. I had a great lab to work with...but that switched from Meisel Photochrome to ABC Photo and Imaging in Manassas, Virginia....who were GREAT and still Are! I used to have a big market for very large prints, and to publish, now When I was a boy, there were Brontosaurs grazing on my front lawn.....today it is digital......and film is like myself, nearly extinct!

MegapixelSchnitzel

"Ripening Fields of Grain"? Really? I still have my old F2A. When I used to push Tri-X to 800 with Microdol X I harvested quite a lot of grain!

Symphotic

Elsewhere I posted the return of Ektachrome. I have shot more Ektachrome for both work and pleasure than any other film and I loved the look. Back in the day when we didn't have powerpoint and slide shows were really slide shows we used a lot of Ektachrome and there was a time when you could get on an airplane and find boxes of slide carousels full of Ektachrome slides in overhead storage bins. Those days are gone, thank goodness, but I do miss looking through stacks of slides of family photos.
Once it becomes available again I will be bringing my F2 back on line.

Symphotic

MegapixelSchnitzel said:

"Ripening Fields of Grain"? Really? I still have my old F2A. When I used to push Tri-X to 800 with Microdol X I harvested quite a lot of grain!

Well, you could translate it that way, but it would be strange. "Minoru" is "ripen", and also a first name, but it is a verb, while Ta, a noun, is an irrigated rice field. Names in Japanese don't often have verbs followed by nouns: if a noun and a verb are used together the verb would be after the noun.

Japanese has fewer sounds than we are used to in English, so homonyms are common, and this might be an unintentional homonym.

The actual derivation is an acronym: Machinery and INstruments OpticaL by TAshima, where Tashima was Kazuo Tashima, the founder of the company, who passed away in 1988.

Sorry to be pedantic. I'll go away now...