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08-16-2012
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Why would you have thought it wouldn't work great?
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08-16-2012
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Funkydog...thanks for the info. The winding lever IS a natural place to rest my thumb. I'll have to watch that.
Jsrockit...it's just a 30-year old camera. I haven't even replaced foam seals. I just shot out of the box. I'm actually really impressed.
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08-16-2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David_Manning
Funkydog...thanks for the info. The winding lever IS a natural place to rest my thumb. I'll have to watch that.
Jsrockit...it's just a 30-year old camera. I haven't even replaced foam seals. I just shot out of the box. I'm actually really impressed.
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But of course.
It's a Nikon.
I have and use F, F2, FA, FM, SP and two S3 bodies that were all purchased or acquired used long after their production runs finished, and every one worked as you said, "out of the box". |
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08-16-2012
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^--- Yup. Puts Leica "quality" in perspective. A lot of the old Canons are just as good.
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10-01-2012
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The scratches are my own problem, however...I'm still amazed.
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10-03-2012
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i don't shoot rf
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I love my FE2's. I have three of them. One bone-stock bought LNIB off ebay for a steal. One beater that i call "The FE$49" after its price. One that i've had for many years that is currently in need of repair.
I am of the firm belief that it's the best film SLR at any price.
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10-06-2012
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I love my FE. This is a shot of my daughter, made with an 85mm f/2.0 on Tri-X, developed and scanned by NCPS:
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10-06-2012
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Olympus E-M5/Nikon FE
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One of the Great Nikon SLRs.
I have an FE (I needed the Ai.Non-Ai switch), and my favorite lens is the Nikon 24mm f/2.8 AiS... almost "0" distortion! And the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AiS.
(the FE in Auto mode can reach 1/4000, but, it won't be accurate..that's why Nikon didn't place those speeds on the dial. The shutter couldn't be adjusted to ISO standards above 1/1000s. The FE2 fixed that with a new shutter).
w/ 24mm HP5
Around Monument Circle 4-24-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
Monument Circle, Indianapolis, 7-5-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr |
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10-06-2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David_Manning
The scratches are my own problem, however...I'm still amazed.
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I think those Nikkors really offer great flare control. Mine are all old ('60s-'70s) and they just do a great job in really bright conditions like this. Great picture, David!
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10-06-2012
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Thanks guys. Some really great examples of FE2 Nikon/Nikkor shots there.
I do believe they are tough "world" cameras.
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10-06-2012
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David, can you enlarge 35mm film on your 8x10 enlarger? Have fun with your new body and lenses, so far the shots look great. I recently bought an unknown body for $6.73 minus shipping on the auction site. I have really been enjoying it. For once, I wrote down what I wanted in a SLR body and then went looking.
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10-06-2012
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If you send film out for development, I've had many rolls that have been machine scratched.
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10-07-2012
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During the Summer 2011 riots .
New Street. Birmingham. UK
Nikon FE2 - F35mm F2
If I have posted this before i.e. before my wheels came off, I apologise.
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10-15-2012
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John,
Yeah...I get scratched film from some machine process places. I always TRY to send a test roll to a lab to see what condition it's in when it returns. The problem, of course, is that a lab can scratch--or not--on different days depending on who's handling the film (as opposed to just bad equipment). It's very disappointing.
A few rolls are my own fault, and I'm trying to figure what the heck happened. I can't see the scratches, so I'm wondering if they're drying marks...I use a rubber film squeegee and "zip" it twice down the film. Maybe I need to just do it once, slower, etc.
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