Nikon F2's fall from the sky.

Man, the photography students near you SUCK! Out here in ohio, there's only a small group of us but we're all shooting 4x5, scanning on an imacon, and printing digitally or making C-prints in the darkroom. My dad's friend gave me his father's old Nikon F, I don't use it much but it's nice to have, and I would never sell it. Maybe I'll take it out of the drawer today.
 
literiter said:
I had three beautiful F2s. I gave one to a photography student who held on to it for a while then dumped it off at a thrift store.

He was told by his instructor that digital was the way of the future, and film, particularly 35mm film, was just a little ludicrous for this day and age.

Make sure the person you give a camera to someone appreciates it. When you sell it to someone you can be sure they DO appreciate it.
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Interesting answer on the OP's question.... your evil receiver of your gift that violated all written and unwritten rules about a F2 gift transaction did exactly the same as the OP is suggesting.

Next time I give away something I will add a contract too.....:)
 
literiter said:
He was told by his instructor that digital was the way of the future, and film, particularly 35mm film, was just a little ludicrous for this day and age.
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How can someone *as an instructor* say that to a student.

I don't care what you think personally regarding film photography, but to have a hand in instructing younger generation *about photography* and cut them off from any alternatives to digital is more than just being irresponsible, it's deplorable.
 
when cameras where given to me, I made sure with the original owner that it was ok to resell it or give it away down the road.
I suspect you should know if the person gave it to you just as a slightly better option than dumping them or because they thought it would be a nice thing for you since they don't use them anymore.
In that respect, something given to me is never totally mine...
 
kshapero said:
will post in classifieds on Sunday
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Just wondering if you were still planning on doing this? I'm hoping I can afford what you're asking as I'd really like to have a backup/teach my son body to go with the F2 I got in December.

Thanks!
 
I have many 17-18 year olds here wanting to give film a try but do not have the money. If anyone wants to contribute to the growth of budding film enthusiasts, let me know.
 
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