MarkoKovacevic
Well-known
It's a electronic problem though, the camera smells like it. It doesn't seem worth it.
rogue_designer
Reciprocity Failure
I'd probably send it in for a quote anyway. Could be a simple fix. If it's cheap enough, fix it and use it. Or scrap it. Or fix it and sell it...
Seems a waste to just toss it though.
Seems a waste to just toss it though.
JohnTF
Veteran
I sent a month old AF Nikon that had a very small amount of water get inside, they shipped it back as unrepairable.
You might sell it for parts, with the low replacement cost, I would not bother sending it in. Rule with water is, power off, remove batteries, let dry.
Someone will buy it for parts.
Just be happy it is not back in the day when they were $1500. ;-)
Regards, John
You might sell it for parts, with the low replacement cost, I would not bother sending it in. Rule with water is, power off, remove batteries, let dry.
Someone will buy it for parts.
Just be happy it is not back in the day when they were $1500. ;-)
Regards, John
jke
Well-known
I have an "small" F4 for no reason at all other than to haul around & shoot a set of ancient low-light Nikkors and also sometimes to use flash (SB-24/25) I don't have to think about. I like that it just works and all the controls are there. Knobs to twist and buttons to push.
I don't know where you are, but I have had very good luck with Nippon Photo Clinic magically repairing things. They are in NYC. You might (if you are near enough to NYC) send your F5 there just to see.
Nippon Photo Clinic
920 Broadway (at East 21st St)
New York, NY 10001
(212) 982-3177
I don't know where you are, but I have had very good luck with Nippon Photo Clinic magically repairing things. They are in NYC. You might (if you are near enough to NYC) send your F5 there just to see.
Nippon Photo Clinic
920 Broadway (at East 21st St)
New York, NY 10001
(212) 982-3177
Beemermark
Veteran
I have right now a couple of F2's, a F4, an F5 and an F100. I recently sold my F3 that I had forever because it was the one F I never used.
F2 -Just a great classic camera that I can't give up. Everyone should have 2 or 3. You can do it all with this camera.
F3 - a great, tough light camera. Flash is a PIA and I gave up using it whenever I needed flash (that's what drove me to the F4). Never understood the cult following of the FM series when the F3 was a far better camera and about the same size.
F4, a brick after the F3 but really no bigger than the F2, F100 or F5. Great metering system with all lenses, still allows the use of non-AI, great controls and does auto focus. Not battery hungry.
F5, great camera, marginally better than the F100 except trying to depress the lock and turn it on drives me crazy, especially if I'm wearing gloves. Supposedly better / faster AF. Don't really know I just never got the hang of AF and end up with more out of focus shots then I do with manual focus.
F100 best of the bunch if your into AF and a trizillion flash metering modes.
Bottom line I have the 80`200 /2.8 AF lens and couple of other AF lens so I keep and use the F100. However I still have a lot of great manual lenses and even with AF still manually focus most of the time. Both the F100 and F5 are just too complicated for this old guy. Therefore the F4 is my favorite.
F2 -Just a great classic camera that I can't give up. Everyone should have 2 or 3. You can do it all with this camera.
F3 - a great, tough light camera. Flash is a PIA and I gave up using it whenever I needed flash (that's what drove me to the F4). Never understood the cult following of the FM series when the F3 was a far better camera and about the same size.
F4, a brick after the F3 but really no bigger than the F2, F100 or F5. Great metering system with all lenses, still allows the use of non-AI, great controls and does auto focus. Not battery hungry.
F5, great camera, marginally better than the F100 except trying to depress the lock and turn it on drives me crazy, especially if I'm wearing gloves. Supposedly better / faster AF. Don't really know I just never got the hang of AF and end up with more out of focus shots then I do with manual focus.
F100 best of the bunch if your into AF and a trizillion flash metering modes.
Bottom line I have the 80`200 /2.8 AF lens and couple of other AF lens so I keep and use the F100. However I still have a lot of great manual lenses and even with AF still manually focus most of the time. Both the F100 and F5 are just too complicated for this old guy. Therefore the F4 is my favorite.
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
I have two F4's and a F5...I love them both but if I were to buy another it would be a F5...
When the F5 first came out I was leery of the display screens...I've gotten over that...
I use the two cameras together when covering an event and even though I really love the F5 it usually turns out that I end up shooting more film with the F4...
:bang:
When the F5 first came out I was leery of the display screens...I've gotten over that...
I use the two cameras together when covering an event and even though I really love the F5 it usually turns out that I end up shooting more film with the F4...
:bang:
amateriat
We're all light!
Rented an F4s from Ken Hansen way, way back. Loved the control layout. Hated the weight. Then along came the Minolta 9xi a few months later, and I never looked back.
And then the Minolta became a bit much, and that system was replaced with the Hexar RF.
Recently showed a client how to use her F100. If I were using an auto-everything SLR right now, that would be it, even though I lean more toward the F4's control layout. The F100 is not crazy-huge or heavy for an AF SLR, and probably as bulletproof as I think I'd need.
- Barrett
And then the Minolta became a bit much, and that system was replaced with the Hexar RF.
Recently showed a client how to use her F100. If I were using an auto-everything SLR right now, that would be it, even though I lean more toward the F4's control layout. The F100 is not crazy-huge or heavy for an AF SLR, and probably as bulletproof as I think I'd need.
- Barrett
Roger Vadim
Well-known
I agree totaly. But sometimes one wants to drive a muscle car with automatic rather then a gear shift
dave y
Member
I have just bought a Nikon F90x ( N90s ) in mint condition on Ebay for £59.
It is a really great camera. I wanted an F4 but for the money the F90x was the one to go for.
It is worth every penny and they are so cheap right now they have to be considered!
It is a really great camera. I wanted an F4 but for the money the F90x was the one to go for.
It is worth every penny and they are so cheap right now they have to be considered!
awilder
Alan Wilder
The F4 was the last Nikon F body that tried to incorporate as many of the prior F body features as their earlier F cameras making it one of the best platforms for earlier MF lenses. For instance you can adapt any F/F2 or F3 screen to fit the F4 by simply swaping the optic from the older screen into an empty F4 focusing screen frame. Works great for earlier screens discontinued after the F3 like the "R" screen, my personal favorite. You can also also use a standard cable release to fire the shutter and the camera has a "T" shutter speed for extra long exposures.