Nikon F6 serial numbers - post yours!

Has anyone gone from an F100 to an F6? Thoughts? Any pluses or minuses to either camera? I wish the F100 had the split screen offerings of the F6, and the matrix metering with manual lenses sounds nice to. I'm generally happy with the F100, though the data imprint sounds nice on the F6, and a few other things.
 
Mudman said:
Has anyone gone from an F100 to an F6? Thoughts? Any pluses or minuses to either camera?
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Two completely different 'animals'. The F6 is a league of its own.
Advantages of the F6:

- colour matrix metering, even with older manual Nikkors (and the current Zeiss, Voigtländer, Samyang etc. lenses)
- improved database for the metering system
- i-TTL flash system (which works excellently, especially with fill-in flash)
- much better autofocus system with perfect AF-field layout
- more precise autofocus (and manual focus with the AF indicator)
- MLU
- mirror and shutter are much better damped, the F6 can be used with longer shutter times hand held
- works very silently
- much more robust construction, made for professinal use
- much better ergonomics
- much better vertical grip with better ergonomics and functionality
- better viewfinder
- 8 fps with MB-40
- film rewind in two speeds plus complete silent film rewind with a traditional crank
- integrated data back
- perfect EXIF data storage (seeable on the rear monitor; transferrable onto a computer with either the Nikon MV-1 data-reader or the new Meta 35 data-reader)
- perfect custom function system
- perfect sliding covers for the PC sync and remote control pins
- still available new with full guarantee.

That are some of the main advantages. There are lots of further improved details.

Advantage of the F100:
- lower price.

Cheers, Jan
 
I went all the way through the F line starting with the F and tried and used them all. I also went through 3 F100's.
As stated above the advantages are numerous but the ones I have found that stand out are the more robust feel to the camera, the consistancy with the meter, the quiet and smoothness of operation but most of all the viewfinder.
Without going into detail my eyesight is not the greatest anymore with a lack of central vision and therefore acuity and the F6 combined with a DK17M eyepiece magnifier allows me to focus accurately using my peripheral vision. This was my main reason for using Leicaflex cameras. The F6 is even better. What does this all mean? Well for someone with good eyesight you get the best SLR for manual focus lenses plus of course AF lenses.
The F100 is a great camera however I did have a problem with corroded contacts in the left side mode selector on one of mine. Are the benefits worth the extra expense? For me definately due to the superb focus with my 28 AIS but if you are not manually focusing then other factors need to be debated.
 
HHPhoto said:
Two completely different 'animals'. The F6 is a league of its own.
Advantages of the F6:

- colour matrix metering, even with older manual Nikkors (and the current Zeiss, Voigtländer, Samyang etc. lenses)
- improved database for the metering system
- i-TTL flash system (which works excellently, especially with fill-in flash)
- much better autofocus system with perfect AF-field layout
- more precise autofocus (and manual focus with the AF indicator)
- MLU
- mirror and shutter are much better damped, the F6 can be used with longer shutter times hand held
- works very silently
- much more robust construction, made for professinal use
- much better ergonomics
- much better vertical grip with better ergonomics and functionality
- better viewfinder
- 8 fps with MB-40
- film rewind in two speeds plus complete silent film rewind with a traditional crank
- integrated data back
- perfect EXIF data storage (seeable on the rear monitor; transferrable onto a computer with either the Nikon MV-1 data-reader or the new Meta 35 data-reader)
- perfect custom function system
- perfect sliding covers for the PC sync and remote control pins
- still available new with full guarantee.

That are some of the main advantages. There are lots of further improved details.

Advantage of the F100:
- lower price.

Cheers, Jan
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And another significant advantage of the F6:
The very precise, self-calibrating shutter.
 
I always wonder if getting an F6 will cure my GAS
Nice size (not F5 huge), AF (nice AF to boot), split prism screen available, matrix metering for slides, modern finder read out
Maybe an F6 and an FE2/F3 instead of the F100 (to use my AF lenses)/F2AS/F3(AE and "small size") I've been using (kinda want to add an F4 because of the focus confirmation and matrix metering with AI lenses)

jonmanjiro - what film is that - love the colors
 
GarageBoy said:
I always wonder if getting an F6 will cure my GAS
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The F6 has cured my GAS: You cannot make a better SLR.

And no excuses anymore:
If the shoot isn't good, it's only your fault as a photographer, not the fault of the camera.
So the F6 has also an excellent side effect:
It makes you a better photographer with more discipline (at least it made me a better photographer, because I cannot blame the camera anymore....😉)

GarageBoy said:
Nice size (not F5 huge),
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But you should add the MB-40 vertical grip: It is excellent, and with it you have the full potential of the camera.

GarageBoy said:
AF (nice AF to boot), split prism screen available, matrix metering for slides, modern finder read out
Maybe an F6 and an FE2/F3 instead of the F100 (to use my AF lenses)/F2AS/F3(AE and "small size") I've been using (kinda want to add an F4 because of the focus confirmation and matrix metering with AI lenses)
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The F6 is also offering matrix metering with AI/AI-S lenses like the F4, but even in a better way: Colour matrix metering.
And the focus confirmation is much more precise and flexible in the F6 compared to the F4.
 
GarageBoy said:
jonmanjiro - what film is that - love the colors
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The film was Fujifilm Fortia 50 SP. It was a limited production run film sold about eight years ago in Japan that was designed for shooting cherry blossoms (enhanced blues and purples). I really wish Fujifilm made more of it...
 
Love it way more than Velvia
It's settled- time to save for a F6- why have 5 different cameras that do what 1 can? It's 2015 and film isnt my walk around medium anymore
 
Time to add another to the list, just unboxing this morning and fitting an L screen, film in later today when I've set a few custom settings, looking forward to breaking her in.


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ChrisLivsey said:
Time to add another to the list, just unboxing this morning and fitting an L screen, film in later today when I've set a few custom settings, looking forward to breaking her in.


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Congratulations, Chris !!
The F6 is my main camera these days. The D3100 rides shotgun in the Billingham.

I honestly cannot understand why a film shooter does not have an F6... It is that good.
 
dave lackey said:
Congratulations, Chris !!

I honestly cannot understand why a film shooter does not have an F6... It is that good.
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Thanks, one day, one roll and I agree.
Big question is why did I wait so long?
Swayed by the "F100 is good enough" crew, and I have one and it is good, in fact brilliant for the money it sells for, but as others have said we, or at least I, am in this for the love of it. Our time is limited, as a film shooter it would silly to get to the end without trying one.
What a shock it must have been coming from the other film bodies to this, having shot the digital it is of course all second nature and familiar.
In fact it shows that the improvements in the bodies in the last 10 years have really been very incremental, too much R&D on the sensors, look at the leaps in the film F series of single digits, I know longer,much, gaps but the pace of change has accelerated in many areas.
 
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