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Which Model Nikon Camera? I would like to buy a Nikon SLR camera but don't know which model to buy. I have been told that the F3 is good but I would like more opinions. Please help.
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John A. Lind |
Zubeni, This is an outstanding, professional grade, manual focus camera body with both manual and auto-exposure control (including TTL flash control). It has been in production for some time, and has a reputation for long life with high reliability. The F3 takes Nikon's AIS manual focus lenses, which are high quality professional grade lenses. There are plenty of professional photographers who still use the F3. It offers them the complete control over focus and exposure they want. The viewfinder shows both aperture and shutter speed settings. Nearly all the others only showed one or the other. If you are looking for a professional grade, manual focus 35mm SLR, this is one of the few left on the market. The only others in its class I'm aware of are the Olympus OM-3Ti (completely manual/mechanical shutter) and OM-4Ti (electronic shutter and auto-exposure). Sadly, Canon seems to have entirely abandoned manual focus SLR bodies. There are still a large number of serious amateur and professional photographers around that desire manual focus 35mm SLR's for their work, and like the feel of brass, glass and steel in their hands. I use the OM system. Not that it's any better; it's what I started with many years ago and have a large number of the Zuiko lenses and other accessories for it. If I were starting over in building a complete system, Nikon's F3 and the AIS lenses would be a serious consideration. -- John
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Mark A. Braxton |
Hey Zubeni, First of all, do your homework by going to the Nikon site. Then, compare the features of the F3 and the newer cameras in the price range your looking spend. The F3 is good I'm sure but, do you want to use it for sports/action photography? The manual focus might be a pain then. Trust me, it's better to wait and get something you're sure you want rather than buying something because you can afford it at the time. Then later, you wonder why you bought it. We all know photographic equipment can be expensive but, the best way to deal with it is to buy something you're sure will keep you content. It's better to buy a camera that has multiple exposure modes (manual and automatic). And that has auto and manual focus. It gives you more flexibility and makes the camera more useful for its price.
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Like the people before me mentioned it depends on what your going to shoot. I've used just about every Nikon out there and now use a Nikon f100/sb28 flash and d type lenses. This combination allows me to free myself somewhat from flash equations and the best thing of all is I can change my default settings to fit my own custom settings. It's built Nikon strong [metal body], has all the bells and whistles and easily slides to manual - very versatile.
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