which nikon

[john_pears]

hi I've been trying to research this but I'm struggling so i thought id open it up to the great and the good on here.

Does any nikon 35mm slr have ae and also a waist level screen?
i really like shooting this way in some situations. i have been using the waist level finder made for screw mounts on my contax 139. I'm quite happy with zone focusing so ability to focus is not an issue. if not a nikon does any 35mm slr have these features

cheers

john

 

[jim_jm]

F3, F4 and F5.

F3 has aperture-priority AE, F4 has aperture or shutter-priority plus programmed. I believe the F5 is the same.

 

[J enea]

as mentioned above, yeh, the F3, F4 and F5.

 

[narsuitus]

Since I needed to attach my camera to microscopes and telescopes, a waist level finder has been an important feature for me for a long time. My Nikon F4 has automatic exposure control and a DW-20 waist level finder.

 

[BillBingham2]

The F3 has all metering functions built into the body (unlike previous Fs).

Take a look at this link for options for finders.

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/nikonfinder/f3tof5.htm

Hope this helps.

B2 (;->

 

[john_pears]

thank you all for you help. on a purely aesthetic basis I'm going to try and get me an f3. time to sell the contax and ziess glass

 

[BillBingham2]

You're very welcome.

Please share how it goes and the results. Only way us folks in the cheap seats can learn.

Thanks.

B2 (;->

 

[narsuitus]

Here is my Nikon F4 with the DW-20 waist level finder replacing my eyelevel finder.


Nikon F4 with waist-level finder by Narsuitus, on Flickr

 

[ChrisLivsey]

From the cheap seats:

Enlighten me, how does the camera produce accurate AE control with all the light spilling in from the waist level finder, I thought that's why they had a shutter blind on the prism eyepiece?

 

[ronnies]

Note that the F4 and F5 (I think) are limited to spot metering with the waist level finders.

Ronnie

 

[jim_jm]

From the cheap seats:

Enlighten me, how does the camera produce accurate AE control with all the light spilling in from the waist level finder, I thought that's why they had a shutter blind on the prism eyepiece?

That is a possibility to be aware of, as the F3 manual does caution about this. As the camera's meter cell is in the bottom of the mirror box facing the shutter curtain, I would think that only light shining straight down into the finder would have any possible impact on the meter. If I'm shooting with the WLF open, my head would be blocking most of the stray light that would be entering from a bright sky or other source.

The shutter blind helps when shooting from a tripod, or with the self-timer, when you might not be standing behind the camera. That would seem to be a more likely scenario for light entering the finder and affecting the meter.

 

[Chromacomaphoto]

F5 has you covered.

Did this a few times with my F5 on the street. Works quite well actually just by taking off the standard prism and using the normal ground glass. Plus they are cheap as chips as the electronics are largely unfixable now and Nikon doesn't want anything to do with them anymore. It's a gamble buying one but great cameras, I miss mine!

 

[Ade-oh]

F5 has you covered.

Did this a few times with my F5 on the street. Works quite well actually just by taking off the standard prism and using the normal ground glass. Plus they are cheap as chips as the electronics are largely unfixable now and Nikon doesn't want anything to do with them anymore. It's a gamble buying one but great cameras, I miss mine!

Really? I got mine fixed by Nikon UK late last year.

 

[Huss]

From the cheap seats:

Enlighten me, how does the camera produce accurate AE control with all the light spilling in from the waist level finder, I thought that's why they had a shutter blind on the prism eyepiece?

Ignore the man behind the curtain Chris.