In about 1960 my dad started letting me use his Kodak Bantam. All mechanical, fully adjustable, fun little camera. I had to use the "Sunny 16" rule. In '71 I bought my first SLR, a Konica AutoreflexT. I still shoot with that one. I have picked up a few other film cameras in the last three years. A few Nikons and the F2 is one of them. A few Pentax as well as Minoltas and Canons. I think I have enough to keep me shooting film for as long as I can get out and walk around. Middle Tennessee has plenty of good photo locations.
I started out with minolta cameras in 1977. About 1985 I found a used F2 Photomic in a pawn shop for under $250 with the 50mm f1.4 . After I had my first roll of film developed, I determined I was selling all my minolta gear and going all Nikon. That was the best move I ever made. Today I have 25 slr, film cameras including 8 Nikons and 15 NIKKOR lenses. One of the Nikon's is an F2A w/ MD-3 and MB2 battery pack.
yes, Nikon was in the analogic time the best choiche for 35 mm camera. Nowaday with digital i think they stay behind Sony and Canon. Anyway, compliments for your Nikon collection! stay tuned!
The F2 is, as you say, legendary. I have the AS and S models with a Nikon 55mm f1.2 and a Nikon zoom. The only downside (for me) is the weight. It would be nice to see a few examples of images you captured with your own F2's. By the way - your English is excellent.
thanks a lot! Yes , the camera is a real engineering masterpiece. The weight was apprecciate at that time as solid body for heavy usage by photo journalist. Today camera are totally different but I enjoy still to keep it in my hand. I will see to make a new video with some images taken with Nikon F2.
thanks a lot for your comment, yes Hasselblad is a fantastic 6X6 camera. I used a lot in my young age for stilllife photo. I am looking for a Hasselblad to make also a video about this photograpy masterpiece too......
I have a fantastic complete F2 set even with angled viewfinder and waist level finder, I have taken three rools of film, but eventually I found it brutally awkward and cumbersome after I started using a gorgeous F80 with image stabilized modern AF lenses including Tamron 45mm f1.8 VC USD. No way id go back to stone age film fotography, especially today in 2024 when film stocks and development costs are brutally exoensive. I use modern AF film cameras only that work with modern lenses.
Thanks a lot for your comment, I also would like to go back to film camera, but in the age of digital photography it is really difficult to give up the easy and quick way to directly see the result of a work. By the way, i am trzing to realize my dream to improve with cinematography starting to learn from zero the light rules. Stay in touch!
If you learn to pronounce NIKON properly (there is NO 'Y' in NIKON !) I watch the rest of your video. If you don't believe me ask NIKON its their company !
In about 1960 my dad started letting me use his Kodak Bantam. All mechanical, fully adjustable, fun little camera. I had to use the "Sunny 16" rule. In '71 I bought my first SLR, a Konica AutoreflexT. I still shoot with that one. I have picked up a few other film cameras in the last three years. A few Nikons and the F2 is one of them. A few Pentax as well as Minoltas and Canons. I think I have enough to keep me shooting film for as long as I can get out and walk around. Middle Tennessee has plenty of good photo locations.
I started out with minolta cameras in 1977. About 1985 I found a used F2 Photomic in a pawn shop for under $250 with the 50mm f1.4 . After I had my first roll of film developed, I determined I was selling all my minolta gear and going all Nikon. That was the best move I ever made. Today I have 25 slr, film cameras including 8 Nikons and 15 NIKKOR lenses. One of the Nikon's is an F2A w/ MD-3 and MB2 battery pack.
yes, Nikon was in the analogic time the best choiche for 35 mm camera. Nowaday with digital i think they stay behind Sony and Canon. Anyway, compliments for your Nikon collection! stay tuned!
The F2 is, as you say, legendary. I have the AS and S models with a Nikon 55mm f1.2 and a Nikon zoom. The only downside (for me) is the weight. It would be nice to see a few examples of images you captured with your own F2's. By the way - your English is excellent.
thanks a lot! Yes , the camera is a real engineering masterpiece. The weight was apprecciate at that time as solid body for heavy usage by photo journalist. Today camera are totally different but I enjoy still to keep it in my hand. I will see to make a new video with some images taken with Nikon F2.
My dream camera was a Hasselblad.. still is!
thanks a lot for your comment, yes Hasselblad is a fantastic 6X6 camera. I used a lot in my young age for stilllife photo. I am looking for a Hasselblad to make also a video about this photograpy masterpiece too......
I have a fantastic complete F2 set even with angled viewfinder and waist level finder, I have taken three rools of film, but eventually I found it brutally awkward and cumbersome after I started using a gorgeous F80 with image stabilized modern AF lenses including Tamron 45mm f1.8 VC USD. No way id go back to stone age film fotography, especially today in 2024 when film stocks and development costs are brutally exoensive. I use modern AF film cameras only that work with modern lenses.
Thanks a lot for your comment, I also would like to go back to film camera, but in the age of digital photography it is really difficult to give up the easy and quick way to directly see the result of a work. By the way, i am trzing to realize my dream to improve with cinematography starting to learn from zero the light rules. Stay in touch!
If you learn to pronounce NIKON properly (there is NO 'Y' in NIKON !) I watch the rest of your video. If you don't believe me ask NIKON its their company !
Yes, you absolutely right! I made this and other pronunciations mistakes….😢I hope you will watch the video till the end and also the other one 😅