I purchased a mint body for $40 a few years back and was super impressed. Then I read that back in the early 90s National Geographic hated the F4 but they loved and used the N8008s. I use mine often. Whether you buy this body or the N90s you can’t go wrong.
I love my F-801. For Ekta/Elitechrome I use Nikon's A2 filter to warm up a bit since I live at 62 N . I broke my bottom plate where it's very thin around the battery door, but got a new plate on ebay for $15 . Also I put some oil on the switching gear mechanism underneath when the rewind got stuck. Now it works fine. It has a good grip and a really is a pleasure to shoot with..
The 8008s is hugely underrated. It really does it all. I think it incorporates for the first time with Nikon, all of the auto-focus, auto-exposure functions which were considered professional plus it improve the focus speed which had been the curse of Nikon at the time. When you look at the camera, you may notice that a number of functions which appeared in late bodies are missing, however practically all of those functions were built into the accessory "data back" to add them to the system. This was my first and only auto-focus Nikon body for years, until a switched to the F100. I gave my 8008s to the photography interested son of a friend, but I suspect I've lost him to digital.
I got one new in '92 and used it heavily over a decade of travel journalism. Great camera. Still have it, though I haven't shot with it in several years. The nice thing is you can buy 8008s bodies all day long on Ebay for $20-$40. For a film shooter with Nikon glass, there's no better bargain out there.
For Hadi Jaafar: I got an email from the comment but it's not coming up here when I reply. For street/people photography, I'd go with a normal (50mm) lens or wider, although a zoom (35-70mm-ish) gives you more flexibility at a small sacrifice of maximum aperture. It depends on your budget and whether you want auto focus. If you can go for manual focus, your options are much greater. HTH, Dave
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I have a couple for over 20yrs. a highly underrated camera, I love them.
I wish I'd discovered it sooner. Underrated is good for buyers. It *is* a great camera.
I purchased a mint body for $40 a few years back and was super impressed. Then I read that back in the early 90s National Geographic hated the F4 but they loved and used the N8008s. I use mine often. Whether you buy this body or the N90s you can’t go wrong.
I love my F-801. For Ekta/Elitechrome I use Nikon's A2 filter to warm up a bit since I live at 62 N . I broke my bottom plate where it's very thin around the battery door, but got a new plate on ebay for $15 . Also I put some oil on the switching gear mechanism underneath when the rewind got stuck. Now it works fine.
It has a good grip and a really is a pleasure to shoot with..
Nice to know there are parts around. I still haven't done a proper repair on the door but it works as-is. This camera is definitely a keeper.
The 8008s is hugely underrated. It really does it all. I think it incorporates for the first time with Nikon, all of the auto-focus, auto-exposure functions which were considered professional plus it improve the focus speed which had been the curse of Nikon at the time. When you look at the camera, you may notice that a number of functions which appeared in late bodies are missing, however practically all of those functions were built into the accessory "data back" to add them to the system. This was my first and only auto-focus Nikon body for years, until a switched to the F100. I gave my 8008s to the photography interested son of a friend, but I suspect I've lost him to digital.
I got one new in '92 and used it heavily over a decade of travel journalism. Great camera. Still have it, though I haven't shot with it in several years. The nice thing is you can buy 8008s bodies all day long on Ebay for $20-$40. For a film shooter with Nikon glass, there's no better bargain out there.
For Hadi Jaafar: I got an email from the comment but it's not coming up here when I reply. For street/people photography, I'd go with a normal (50mm) lens or wider, although a zoom (35-70mm-ish) gives you more flexibility at a small sacrifice of maximum aperture. It depends on your budget and whether you want auto focus. If you can go for manual focus, your options are much greater. HTH, Dave
It's a very capable camera, and they're cheap as well, forget about point and shoots. My favourite Nikon is the FM2N though.
It is. I haven't used the FM2N. They've risen in price (like everything else) but seem to be a killer value for the money.