What's your favorite film Nikon F Series ?

Pál_K said:
Every little area of that photo has an interesting part. I like the play of the ball, the kid looking at the camera, the kids up beyond the wall. That bike - looks like a Schwinn Sting Ray of the 1960's.
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Thanks! Someone said that before about the bike. The picture was made in 1975 in Mantua, Italy.

What's so special about Schwinn Sting Ray bikes of the 1960's?

Erik.
 
Pál_K said:
Behold!

https://bikehistory.org/bikes/stingray/
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I had one of these. They were going out of style in the 80's and we used to call them chopper bikes. The bigger seat made wheelies easy. Mine was replaced by an ESKA bike which came straight from behind the Iron Curtain - great bike too. My older brother had a 1963 Bismarck bike which he restored by himself.
 
Pál_K said:
Every little area of that photo has an interesting part. I like the play of the ball, the kid looking at the camera, the kids up beyond the wall. That bike - looks like a Schwinn Sting Ray of the 1960's.
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+1, it's an excellent photo for the mentioned reasons.
 
Erik van Straten said:
Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H Auto 50mm f/2, TriX/D76, printed on AdoxMCC110.

Erik.

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Pál_K said:
Every little area of that photo has an interesting part. I like the play of the ball, the kid looking at the camera, the kids up beyond the wall. That bike - looks like a Schwinn Sting Ray of the 1960's.
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+1, an excellent photo from a different time...

...and it was the time when a pro Nikon was in my dreams (I do not remeber which ) but I couldn't afford one...

On a different note I'm always impressed by the knowledge members of this forum have about cameras, lenses, their specs...it's always interesting to read and learn, thanks to all of you :)
 
OK, thanks all, now I know wich bike is ment.

This is also an early picture of me, from 1973, the reader of a Dutch reactionary newspaper, De Telegraaf.

Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H Auto 50mm f/2, TriX/D76, printed on AdoxMCC110.

Erik.

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Huss said:
I don’t think the meter less heads that are all the rage now were the primary choice back then.
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Back in 1972, when I purchased my first Nikon F2, the meterless head was all that was available for the F2. At that time, metered heads were available for the F but not yet available for the F2.


Nikon F2 by Narsuitus, on Flickr
 
Nikon F2S with MB-1 and MD-1 that I added later. It took me a while to find a nice MB-1 with a working analog meter. For the battery pack I wanted the meter version, not the LEDs.

The lens is a Nikkor 28-45/4.5 - nice looking, I think. I had a chance to add the similar looking 25-50/4 later and foolishly didn't buy it.
 

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F2. Improved “guts” so it functions better, No battery.
I have 6, 4 chrome, 2 black, 2 Ai heads, 1 black plain head, 2 chrome plain heads, DP2 & 2 finders.

I rate these the ultimate cameras.
 
Not for the first time an RFF thread has cost me money. Found a good deal on a Nikon F user. It came with a 50/1.4, but here it is with the 28/2.8 I use most of the time. Really a lovely camera. Nice ding on the prism, but everything is in good working order.

 
twvancamp said:
Not for the first time an RFF thread has cost me money...
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Helping others spend money - that's what we're here for; that's what "photography" forums are for: a positive feedback loop of talking about cameras, buying cameras, posting photos of cameras so we can talk about cameras... :D :D

Nice F, by the way...
 
twvancamp said:
Not for the first time an RFF thread has cost me money. Found a good deal on a Nikon F user. It came with a 50/1.4, but here it is with the 28/2.8 I use most of the time. Really a lovely camera. Nice ding on the prism, but everything is in good working order.
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Congrats on the F, you can never have too many.
 
twvancamp said:
Not for the first time an RFF thread has cost me money. Found a good deal on a Nikon F user. It came with a 50/1.4, but here it is with the 28/2.8 I use most of the time. Really a lovely camera. Nice ding on the prism, but everything is in good working order.
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I made an offer on an F4. There's one on ebay now, with the smaller MB-20 battery pack. He's asking $220 WITH the 50/1.8 AF-D lens. I offered him $200, he counter-offered $215. I came to my senses and bought the 17/1.8 (34 mm eq.) for my Olympus µ4/3 system. (it will be my only fast prime)

I really don't NEED an F4; I just want one.

For my purposes, a Nikkormat, FM or FE2 would be an ideal 3rd camera. The N90s is the great AF camera, and the FG is nice, but actually a bit too small, sometimes. I "need" something a bit beefier, but maybe without being a tank.
 
Smaug said:
FM or FE2 would be an ideal 3rd camera.... the FG is nice, but actually a bit too small, sometimes. I "need" something a bit beefier..
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I was never a fan of the FG; it just felt cheap and plasticy to me (the top plate actually is plastic, if I remember right, like that of the Canon AE-1). Try anything from the FM or FE family; you'll love it (and probably sell the FG).
 
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It's subjective, but this is my favorite combo. For people, I would probably choose the Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4 or Zeiss 50mm f/1.4.
 
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