F6 is dead????

I like to think that some day Nikon will build FM3B :)

To me it could even be a digital camera but I'd just love it if it looked *exactly* as the classic film cameras of the yesteryear with electromechanical shutter, simple light meter and M/A modes only. Sort of Nikon's take on the original X100.

And no, Df is not something like that :D
 
Sierra Club said:
I like to think that some day Nikon will build FM3B :)

To me it could even be a digital camera but I'd just love it if it looked *exactly* as the classic film cameras of the yesteryear with electromechanical shutter, simple light meter and M/A modes only. Sort of Nikon's take on the original X100.

And no, Df is not something like that :D
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Instead of a digital that looks and operates the same as a FM3 why not just provide a digital back for the FM series? After all, on the FM’s isn’t the back user removable? Wouldn’t even have to be full frame, a reduced size, say 16X22mm with a thin filter stack on the sensor (From the film plane to the shutter there is maybe what, 2.5 mm to work with?)

And, there are still thousands of the FM series out there, used but either in good condition or at least can be serviced.
 
zuiko85 said:
Instead of a digital that looks and operates the same as a FM3 why not just provide a digital back for the FM series? After all, on the FM’s isn’t the back user removable? Wouldn’t even have to be full frame, a reduced size, say 16X22mm with a thin filter stack on the sensor (From the film plane to the shutter there is maybe what, 2.5 mm to work with?)

And, there are still thousands of the FM series out there, used but either in good condition or at least can be serviced.
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Because this would make so much sense, it will never happen.
At least not from Nikon whose survival depends on you to buying a new Z camera biennially and all the new lenses, hoping the F Mount lenses will become paperweights.
 
f.hayek said:
Because this would make so much sense, it will never happen.
At least not from Nikon whose survival depends on you to buying a new Z camera biennially and all the new lenses, hoping the F Mount lenses will become paperweights.
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Gets my vote as well. Leica did it with the DMR, fitted the R8 and R9. Fantastic idea, but is no longer about.
 
Sierra Club said:
I like to think that some day Nikon will build FM3B :)

To me it could even be a digital camera but I'd just love it if it looked *exactly* as the classic film cameras of the yesteryear with electromechanical shutter, simple light meter and M/A modes only. Sort of Nikon's take on the original X100.

And no, Df is not something like that :D
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+1, I agree
 
gbealnz said:
Gets my vote as well. Leica did it with the DMR, fitted the R8 and R9. Fantastic idea, but is no longer about.
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Just asking myself of now with the advancement of technology compared to when Leica did it it could be better implemented.Or not? Just a thougt.
 
robert blu said:
Just asking myself of now with the advancement of technology compared to when Leica did it it could be better implemented. Or not? Just a thought.
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Oh, quite possibly Robert, more than likely.

The DMR was a huge edifice, heavy brute of a thing, as the R8/9 is already big, and then to tag the DMR on the rear, plus the battery pack underneath, and then a large heavy R lens on the front.

But the uniqueness of it made it even more special. If they weren't so problematic with parts and failures, I'd still have one I reckon.
 
The F6 is indeed a lovely machine but a hefty companion. I guess if the D3 and its descendants are your usual accompaniments, it is of no issue. I have managed with the FM2T sans matrix metering or AF. The size, haptics trump everything. If an FM4 with matrix metering somehow materialized (I more likely expect Geo. Washington to appear on Election Day), only this would sway me.
 
To all those who can afford an F6, I say go for it - you'll likely not regret it and you'd likely get your money back in the future, for the F6 is surely the end of Nikon's film camera line.

For me, as much as I admire Nikon for keeping this nice camera in production for so long, I can't justify buying one: it would offer little advantage over my F through F4, FM through FM3a. I prefer the external controls of those cameras.

Aside from being a newer camera, the only other F6 advantage for me would be printing exposure information between the frames. I'm hoping to find an MF-23 back that will allow me to do that with my F4s.
 
f.hayek said:
The F6 is indeed a lovely machine but a hefty companion. I guess if the D3 and its descendants are your usual accompaniments, it is of no issue. I have managed with the FM2T sans matrix metering or AF. The size, haptics trump everything. If an FM4 with matrix metering somehow materialized (I more likely expect Geo. Washington to appear on Election Day), only this would sway me.
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I'm really happy to hear that there are still people like you, sir.
 
Long ago there was a story that some people who bought new F6's found a "thank you" note in the box written by the person who built the camera (at the time, perhaps Nikon had only two people continuing to build them).

I've not been able to determine if the story about the note is true. Does anyone here know?

This may seem odd, but had I been able to confirm that as being true, I would've bought a new F6 just for the note and connection to the person who built it.
 
Looked at Nikon Imaging global and the F6 (even though discontinued) is still listed (while stocks last) but the FM10 still soldiers on!
 
I gave an FM10 and a few rolls of film to my sister-in-law, though I doubt she has touched it despite claiming to be enthusiastic about film.
This thread has made me stir myself though. I used to have two F6 bodies, one new which was official north American Nikon, and one S/H from eBay was Japanese. When I had to sell all my cameras except for a very few (decluttering for the prospective widow when I got leukemia), the Japanese F6 went to a new home. I continued to use the official F6 until I relapsed 18 months ago, and I've done little photography since. Unless the coronavirus puts it off again, I'm due to be admitted for a bone marrow transplant next week, and I hope to be able to work through a dedicated freezer still full of film (bulk film takes so little space!) after I get through that. But then I thought to myself, if the F6 is gone, what shall I do if it dies? So now I have an F100 as well for the backup, and bought as a vote of confidence in the future. Watch this space!
 
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