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I got me a new toy!Anniversary present a bit early. I am happier than a pig in the woods.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Regards, Patrick
Two or three lights, any lens on a light-tight box are sufficient for the realisation of the most convincing image. Man Ray 1935. Our mug is smug
Re: I got me a new toy!looks like a old clunker...
![]() wheres' the SD slot? gerry's photography journey
No amount of processing will fix bad composition - trust me i have tried.
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Yer showing yer age, sonny. This is a hunnerd pussent why fi. ![]() Regards, Patrick
Two or three lights, any lens on a light-tight box are sufficient for the realisation of the most convincing image. Man Ray 1935. Our mug is smug
Re: I got me a new toy!More to the point do you have the flash?
(I do ![]() Greg
It's easy to be good... when there is nothing else to do
Re: I got me a new toy!I can see that you feed your kids Iron Man breakfast food Patrick - Ye gods how can the little un hold that behemoth
![]() Chris
-------------------------------- I started my life with nothing and I’ve still got most of it left
Re: I got me a new toy!Patrick , do you know when this was made? apparently they stopped production in 2001?
Re: I got me a new toy!Sureness, not sure. I need to take the back off to check.
Chris, he was struggling with it. ![]() Regards, Patrick
Two or three lights, any lens on a light-tight box are sufficient for the realisation of the most convincing image. Man Ray 1935. Our mug is smug
Re: I got me a new toy!Very bloody nice.
Congratumalations. g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
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No, but I can hook up my Metz. Gary, it is in immeasurably better condition than the D200. Regards, Patrick
Two or three lights, any lens on a light-tight box are sufficient for the realisation of the most convincing image. Man Ray 1935. Our mug is smug
I got me a new toy!Looks pristine as you described. What made you go for the f3 out of interest ? And can you get one without the battery pack ? It looks ginormous !
EM1 l 7.5 l 12-40 l 14 l 17 l 25 l 45 l 60 l 75 l AW1 l V3
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Reasons for the F3: 1. I plan to collect all 6 Fs; 2. The F3 is reportedly one of the finest manual focus 35mm SLRs made; 3. To me, it is a thing of beauty; 4. I feel I am moving deeper into film than digital and, like my F, this is relative simplicity. You can get the body without motordrive easily. In fact I bought the two pieces separately. Regards, Patrick
Two or three lights, any lens on a light-tight box are sufficient for the realisation of the most convincing image. Man Ray 1935. Our mug is smug
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so if i was to go down this route, what determines what is a "fine SLR" ? EM1 l 7.5 l 12-40 l 14 l 17 l 25 l 45 l 60 l 75 l AW1 l V3
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Whatever you want, really. But there are a number of cameras that are recognised as being significant becuase of their fine design and engineering. Here's my short list ... Any Nikon F Any Canon F Canon A1. To my mind, the best camera Canon ever made; I may even buy myself another ... because I can. Nikon FM/FE. There's a number of related cameras within this realm, and they're all damn good, but the FE and FM are at the top of their class. Olympus OM1. The OM2 is nice, but the OM1 because it came first. I may buy an OM1 for my collection. Pentax Spotmatic. g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
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Build quality and reliability. This one is rock solid. Functionality. Like the other Fs, this is a system camera with interchangeable viewfinders, backs, drives, etc. And then all the other qualities that make this superior to the consumer level cameras. 100% viewfinder comes to mind. Just ignore 1/60th sync speed compared to 1/125th for the FE and 1/250th for the FE2. Regards, Patrick
Two or three lights, any lens on a light-tight box are sufficient for the realisation of the most convincing image. Man Ray 1935. Our mug is smug
Re: I got me a new toy!Congrats....I would agree that the F3 has to be one of the greats.....esp since it remained in production after the F4 and F5 (out lasting the F4!).
If I was to own a Nikon F then it would be a F3 or a F6....most likely a F3HP or a F3P....there really is something about me and 3rd gen bodies. Cameron
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Re: I got me a new toy!Now THAT'S a big chunk of camera
![]() I see Grays of Westminster have a number of second hand accessories for the F3, including eveready case,backs & prisms, one (below) that might be of interest to you regarding the flash. Nikon AS-4 Flash Unit Coupler for F3 The F3 body is fitted with an awkward flash shoe above the rewind lever and will directly accept only a specialised flash unit dedicated to the F3. The AS-4 will allow any hot-shoe flash unit to be fitted - a most useful accessory which retailed for some £48. MINT- £15.00 Have fun with it! p.s. in it's present format, how heavy is it? 1 shot out of focus is a mistake, 10 shots out of focus is an experiment,
100 shots out of focus is a style!, anonymous.
Re: I got me a new toy!I wouldn't getting the hotshoe adaptor to use the SB800, but I also want to get the MK-1 which provides a vertical shutter release and centralises the tripod socket. One of these is currently on auction for over 1
$100. I haven't weighed it without the lens, but with the 85 1.4, it weighs approximately 1.93 kg. Regards, Patrick
Two or three lights, any lens on a light-tight box are sufficient for the realisation of the most convincing image. Man Ray 1935. Our mug is smug
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Cripes! Looks awesome though. ![]() Are you going to use it, or display it?
Re: I got me a new toy!OK, Patrick has the F3 and I have the F2, so who has an F1 and F4?
Chris
-------------------------------- I started my life with nothing and I’ve still got most of it left
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I also have the F with the photomic head. I thought you recently acquired an F4s? I already have shot half a roll through the F3. It will definitely be used by me. Regards, Patrick
Two or three lights, any lens on a light-tight box are sufficient for the realisation of the most convincing image. Man Ray 1935. Our mug is smug
Re: I got me a new toy!Patrick please forgive my blonde moment - yes I have the F4s (not the F2) although in my past I did have a F2 - in fact when my feet touched these fair shores in 1973 it was my camera of choice
Chris
-------------------------------- I started my life with nothing and I’ve still got most of it left
Re: I got me a new toy!1 shot out of focus is a mistake, 10 shots out of focus is an experiment,
100 shots out of focus is a style!, anonymous.
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Was there an F1, or was it just the Nikon F ? My recollection suggests the latter, but I'm not 100% sure g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
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There was the Nikon F, no F1. Regards, Patrick
Two or three lights, any lens on a light-tight box are sufficient for the realisation of the most convincing image. Man Ray 1935. Our mug is smug
Re: I got me a new toy!Just getting (almost) completely off topic, I wandered into the Rome Leica store on Friday last. I could have bought an M9P for about 4800 euros (6000 AUD), (including tax refund of 16% at the airport.) Would have been very cheap.
Alas, I have no desire for a Leica as I have an X10 Fuji! Ozi. P.S. About to leave espaniol for Dulin tomorrow. President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
Canon EOS R6, RF 24-105 F4, RF 70-200 F4, RF 35mm F1.8, RF 16mm F2.8 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)
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I remember those monsters - I used one to shoot an electronics catalogue product line Chris
-------------------------------- I started my life with nothing and I’ve still got most of it left
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Canon had the F1 ![]() And what a brilliant system it was Chris
-------------------------------- I started my life with nothing and I’ve still got most of it left
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Oz - would Dulin be anywhere near Ireland ![]() Chris
-------------------------------- I started my life with nothing and I’ve still got most of it left
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Yep; That was my recollection. Nikon F; Canon F1. Thanks. g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
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I haven't fired the F in a while, but it has a beautiful 'snick' when the shutter is fired. For our trip north, we have packed: FE F3 Bronica D200 And associated lenses, films, backs, etcetera. Regards, Patrick
Two or three lights, any lens on a light-tight box are sufficient for the realisation of the most convincing image. Man Ray 1935. Our mug is smug
Re: I got me a new toy!Congrats.
I have the same set up. I purchased mine new in 1988 and later bought the MD4 motor drive. There is something about the clunk of an F3 that says 'photo taken'. I think these were first released in about 1980 and were the stock camera of many a 1980's photo journalist. I think they were rated for 100k shots. I love the way you can take the top pentaprism off so that you can replace it with a different view finder. This was a great part of the professional set up and I always enjoyed taking the viewfinder off and blowing a few bits of dust out. Unfortunately I could never afford a different viewfinder but I thought I was still a cut above the average in being able to remove the one on mine. ![]() All the best Peter Mc Nikon & Olympus
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You have rolls of ID11 ?? ![]() g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
Re: I got me a new toy!Woops! I meant FP4. Just trying to bring the discussion back to the F3. Nicely spotted Gary - clearly you are knowledgeable about this white sugary powder. The only way you could make a roll out of ID11 would be to combine it with some kind of fruity jelataneous mix and make a fruit roll up (ID elevenzies) or maybe combine it with licorice (ID aniseed). I think I still have some ID11 somewhere...it was a beautiful thing in its day, though I assume you can still get it. I used to buy it in bulk and roll my own films for quite a while. Despite my attempts at a consistent work flow, there were often slight differences in the processing of the films that caused over or under exposure. It used to be part of the fun of B&W processing but I just don't seem to have time for that now and I certainly don't miss the smell of Ilford fixer in the morning.
Back to the F3, wasn't there some kind of F3 derivitive that went to the moon on Apollo 17? Still can't find 8 batteries to fire up the MD4. Peter Mc Last edited by petermmc on Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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To be sure, to be sure, me macbook has a stuck "B" key. To be sure, it is Dooblin. President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
Canon EOS R6, RF 24-105 F4, RF 70-200 F4, RF 35mm F1.8, RF 16mm F2.8 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)
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Yep, 8 batteries! I have a love affair with FP4 and the current iteration of Rodinol. Have yet to develop my Adox CHS 50 but looking forward to it. Regards, Patrick
Two or three lights, any lens on a light-tight box are sufficient for the realisation of the most convincing image. Man Ray 1935. Our mug is smug
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