Nikon F2 + Motor

[Alpsman]

As long as I cant afford a SP with Motor I have to satisfie myself with this kind of gear 😱

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDXFB5RJERc

 

[presspass]

Get plenty of weight lifting in if you intend to carry this beast any distance. I have a couple of them, and the F-3 with MD4 feels like an FM2 next to the F2 with motor drive. That said, they are wonderful cameras. Just remember to keep the motor set at an appropriate speed. Too high a motor drive speed and too low a shutter speed leads to some expensive grinding sounds.

 

[Ken Ford]

Ooof. I started my career with a pair of used Fs with F36 motors but quickly changed to a pair of F2s with MD-2s. I once took out a minicam with one of them...

 

[Alpsman]

...... Just remember to keep the motor set at an appropriate speed. Too high a motor drive speed and too low a shutter speed leads to some expensive grinding sounds.

Thanks for the tip, I always take care of this.
I really "needed" the F2 + Motor only twice, both times it were blasings and I used it with mirror up just to be sure.
>>expensive grinding sounds<< nice saying 😉

 

[Alpsman]

Ooof. I started my career with a pair of used Fs with F36 motors but quickly changed to a pair of F2s with MD-2s. I once took out a minicam with one of them...

Fs with motordrives have silly prices :bang:
At least there is a black F Apollo with motorplate in my colset 😉

 

[farlymac]

I finally got a MD-3 for my F2S, and it proceeded to break the head off the camera drive socket retaining screw. Fortunately, I have a spare F2 body with bad power circuit, so I sourced a replacement from it. The remains of the screw backed out quite easily without having to resort to any force.

PF

 

[rbsinto]

I have and use both a motorized F and motorized F2 bodies, and they are among my favorite Nikon SLRs.

 

[nikon_sam]

 

[Alpsman]

Is that little black round box with zipper in the left botom corner a filmcontainer?
If so - really cute.
Where can I get things like that?

 

[rbsinto]

Is that little black round box with zipper in the left botom corner a filmcontainer?
If so - really cute.
Where can I get things like that?

Similar containers come free with pairs of pants, or photo vests.
They're called pockets.

 

[radi(c)al_cam]

Similar containers come free with pairs of pants, or photo vests.
They're called pockets.

But only when they're really really «awesome» 😉

 

[Alpsman]

Thank you 😉

 

[nikon_sam]

Is that little black round box with zipper in the left botom corner a filmcontainer?
If so - really cute.
Where can I get things like that?

Look for them on ebay...
I don't remember where this one came from...might have been a local camera show (Swap meet), yard sale or pawn shop..
The older ones are made better, the newer copies seem to fall apart...
And yes it holds a roll of film...

 

[Alpsman]

Thank you Sam!