GarageBoy
Well-known
I know this is a common f100 problem, but has this affected the f6?
Huss
Veteran
Not on mine. Mine is several years old still looks like new. Never heard it happen to an F6.
dave lackey
Veteran
Me, neither...
Sid836
Well-known
Get rubbing alcohol and do well all sticky parts. Then make sure it does not get stored in humid environments and in plastic bags.
John E Earley
Tuol Sleng S21-0174
I don't know about the F6 but I have an N80 that was sticky. I cleaned it with alcohol and coated it with Armor All conditioner. It's doing fine now.
Anthony Harvey
Well-known
My F100 is sticky but my F6 is perfect. Both were bought second-hand some three or four years ago, and I imagine that they're both quite old.
The F6 doesn't feel as though it's about to go sticky either. In fact, it gives me the impression, just from its feel, that it's made of the sort of material that won't ever go sticky.
If you're thinking of buying an F6 I shouldn't worry about the rubber perishing, it's very unlikely.
The F6 doesn't feel as though it's about to go sticky either. In fact, it gives me the impression, just from its feel, that it's made of the sort of material that won't ever go sticky.
If you're thinking of buying an F6 I shouldn't worry about the rubber perishing, it's very unlikely.
robert blu
quiet photographer
hmmm, my F100 is very sticky 
I'll try to rubb it with alcohol...
robert
I'll try to rubb it with alcohol...robert
farlymac
PF McFarland
I first tried the Alcohol/ArmorAll treatment a few months ago on an Olympus OMPC, which seemed to work fine, but I notice it is getting icky again.
On my N90s, I did the alcohol cleaning, with a light coating of ArmorAll, but it didn't work good enough. So I tried to clean it again with the alcohol, and wound up removing some of the coating. So I'm going all-in, and stripping what's left of the coating.
For an F100 I recently purchased on RFF, after the cleaning, I made sure to apply a thick coat of the ArmorAll, and let it dry for a few days. That seems to be the trick, getting enough on the surface to penetrate.
PF
On my N90s, I did the alcohol cleaning, with a light coating of ArmorAll, but it didn't work good enough. So I tried to clean it again with the alcohol, and wound up removing some of the coating. So I'm going all-in, and stripping what's left of the coating.
For an F100 I recently purchased on RFF, after the cleaning, I made sure to apply a thick coat of the ArmorAll, and let it dry for a few days. That seems to be the trick, getting enough on the surface to penetrate.
PF
JHP
Well-known
Not the end of the world surely, just more grip! haha!
Ronald M
Veteran
Try xylene if you can find it. I have used it a lot of sticky deteriorated plastic
jwicaksana
Jakarta, Indonesia
Which ArmorAll product is this? The vinyl protectant? Thanks.
farlymac
PF McFarland
Yes. The small spray bottle will be enough to purchase, as it goes a long way.
PF
PF
photomoof
Fischli & Weiss Sculpture
I like the alcohol, but would avoid coating any camera with anything as slippery as Armor All.
robert blu
quiet photographer
Not sure what Armor All is, just googled it and there are many products...any suggestions which one ? Trying to find anything similar in Italy...
robert
robert
John E Earley
Tuol Sleng S21-0174
The Armor All Conditioner I used was not even slightly slippery. I'm not at home but I'll look for the specific product name when I am home.
Back home and the product is no where to be found. I must have used it up.
photomoof
Fischli & Weiss Sculpture
The Armor All products I have used have a warning about getting any on steering wheels on cars, or rims on bicycles.
"Leather Protectant."
"Original Protectant"
The protectant takes off paint. I can vouch for the fact it removes color from vinyl decals on bikes.
farlymac
PF McFarland
A look at the spray bottle I got says "Original Protectant", and the back has the warnings about not getting it on control surfaces such as the steering wheel or floor pedals.
After a week and a half since the application, it's not slick at all. The film door feels nice and grippy just like the other patches on the camera (which I don't understand why it's just the film door affected by the degradation).
The alcohol cleaning will only remove any surface substance that has oozed from the interior of the covering, but it will still be sticky afterwards.
Like I said, I put the ArmorAll on nice and thick this time, and that seems to be the secret. And it's a lot easier to apply if you take the door off the camera.
PF
After a week and a half since the application, it's not slick at all. The film door feels nice and grippy just like the other patches on the camera (which I don't understand why it's just the film door affected by the degradation).
The alcohol cleaning will only remove any surface substance that has oozed from the interior of the covering, but it will still be sticky afterwards.
Like I said, I put the ArmorAll on nice and thick this time, and that seems to be the secret. And it's a lot easier to apply if you take the door off the camera.
PF
photomoof
Fischli & Weiss Sculpture
dtcls100
Well-known
No sticky rubber on F6
No sticky rubber on F6
Getting back to the original subject of this thread, the Nikon F6 does NOT appear to be prone to the sticky rubber problem like the F100. I have 2 F6 bodies and they are not sticky in any way. The rubber on the F6 is of very high quality -- better feeling than the D750 and much better quality than the F100. Having handled the newer Nikon DSLRs (D750, D810, etc.), IMHO the F6 feels better in the hand and has a better viewfinder than any of them.
The only real room for improvement of the F6 (which probably will never happen) is an upgrading of the AF system (which is already very good BTW, but not as good as the D750 for action shots) and an upgrade to allow it to have full functionality with the latest Nikon electronic aperture lenses. The latter upgrade possibly could be addressed with a future firmware upgrade, but I am not overly optimistic about this.
No sticky rubber on F6
Getting back to the original subject of this thread, the Nikon F6 does NOT appear to be prone to the sticky rubber problem like the F100. I have 2 F6 bodies and they are not sticky in any way. The rubber on the F6 is of very high quality -- better feeling than the D750 and much better quality than the F100. Having handled the newer Nikon DSLRs (D750, D810, etc.), IMHO the F6 feels better in the hand and has a better viewfinder than any of them.
The only real room for improvement of the F6 (which probably will never happen) is an upgrading of the AF system (which is already very good BTW, but not as good as the D750 for action shots) and an upgrade to allow it to have full functionality with the latest Nikon electronic aperture lenses. The latter upgrade possibly could be addressed with a future firmware upgrade, but I am not overly optimistic about this.
Mudman
Well-known
How is it not fully functional with the latest Nikon lenses? My F100 will do VR with the 70-200 f2.8, and works perfectly fine with G lenses. I'm assuming the F6 is the same in that respect.