35mm Film Cameras Buying Guide: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
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Becky shows you what to look for when buying second-hand film cameras!
We use exactly the same principles when buying in film cameras in our store.
Presentation: Rebecca Danese
Video Production: Foteini Tasiopoulou
Post Production: Sergei Sevriukov
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I bought a Nikon F2AS with a 55mm f1.2 lens from Japan. Just to be sure it was working correctly I contacted Grays of Westminster who recommended PJ Camera Repairs in Newcastle-Under-Lyme (nearest to me). They examined it thoroughly, replaced all the seals and recalibrated the shutter. The result is what amounts to a brand new 1977 perfectly working camera. I couldn't be more delighted. Massive thanks to Grays for the recommendation and to PJ Camera Repairs for doing the work at a reasonable price.
Fantastic video! Very knowledgeable and informative as usual!! You’re presentations are always clear and precise!!! 😀👏🏼👏🏼 If that’s not enough your whistle is superb!! 📸✌🏼❤️😀
Yet another first class video. I started with an F in 1962 and just bought myself a mint Nikkormat that can take non Ai lens. You are a pleasure to the camera world.
A photography CZcamsr who is both pretty and informative. That is quite unique.
There's always something about an entirely mechanical camera that's very appealing.
Excellent informative video.
Just got in an caught the recording of the live stream a few minutes ago. Becky, your knowledge of Nikon cameras is stunning. First class presentation . Keep it up.
Thank you Dennis for your kind words!
About the sticky:
I have found the 'sticky' on several different cameras.
The way that I take care of that problem is first to take alcohol on a rag and wipe the sticky away. Be gentle and keep wiping, it will finally come off.
The next step is optional:
You will need Acrylic floor wax (it looks milky in the container). And you need a small paint brush (no larger than five or six mm in width) for applying the acrylic floor wax. You may consider a pointed brush for close-in work.
Dip the end of the brush into the acrylic floor wax, you don't need much on the brush, just enough to moisten the brush. The acrylic floor wax has the consistency of water so don't overload the brush, just moisten. The acrylic wax goes a long way.
Now choose a starting point on the camera that had the sticky and start to paint. The acrylic coating will go on evenly. Let dry and if you think it needs another coat, give it another coat.
The acrylic will dry to a hard durable finish. You won't be able to tell it from the original finish. It will last a long long time.
I owned a plain prism F, an F2AS and various autofocus Nikons. Today I'd recommend the Nikkormat to any aspiring film photographer. The build quality is on a different level to anything else at the price.
I thought my week had vanished and it was Friday already 😅 Excellent video again Becky! Thankfully my F100 is not as ugly as the one in your hands jj, I felt sorry for that. My F3 though I think needs replacement of the mirror baffle’s foam and some service of the DOF preview button, hopefully it will happen soon since I love to shoot with it. Besides that, I’m going back to digital more these days since the price increase of film has been huge here in Mexico 😕 Nice winter for all of you!
All good stuff, I have been pretty lucky with my Ebay percentage at about 99.9, tho I do investigate each seller.
Yes, I agree with you about the F100 stickyness era; the only Nikon's with an obvious flaw. I had an F100 that was not too sticky, and improved it with some rubbing alcohol, but ended up selling it, as I preferred my F4's ergonomics. For me the F100 was a little too point and shoot like, and if I am going to shoot film I prefer the manual controls to compliment the experience. Keep up the great work!
More things to consider:
1. Make sure the shutter hasn't been pressed.
2. All cameras from the 80s and earlier will require all foams replaced (including a wide array of internal foams) and CLA regardless of condition.
Got my F2AS with 2 lenses couple of days ago. Shot fashion session using one today. You wouldn't believe the price I paid for the kit. :)
Great video with clarity.
I am an avid Nikon user.
FE, Nikkormat ft2# F75
Lenses 24mm 2.8 afd, 50mm f2 ai, 50mm 1.4 non ai s-c, 55mm f2. 8 micro Nikkor, 75mm to 150 3.5 e series lens. #top favourite in black
Brilliant yet again.
Good tips
Nice hat!
One great presentation, and you have a lot of them.
It is a good review, albeit biased towards Nikon. I love the F3 and Canon F1n but the Pentax LX is possibly the finest 35mm camera with the best accessories and attachments...?
You are very informative and beautiful.
nice one Becky, but you also forgot to say, with old light meters, they used an isotope (radioactive)- HARMLESS, but the cell which holds the voltage reference that the meter uses is an isotope "battery", no AA cell as such, just the isotope cartridge, this has a 'half-life' so it can wear down, and become inaccurate, but this was fixed with later 'cells' as they went for a battery power source, not reliant on radioactive power.
Hi Rebecca, could you please compare the image caracteristics of a 50mm 1.2 AI-S, 55mm 1.2 AI and the 58mm 1.2 Noct AI-S, with something like the 50mm 1.4G, 58mm 1.4G, 50mm 1.2S on a DSLR or MIL camera.
Best bets for repairable Nikon film cameras?
bit disappointed youre not wearing the Nikon beanie all the way through this video ;-)
Wondering why there is no discussion of the low end FG and EM. I find them cheap, useable/ reliable, and disposable (don't care one gets stolen).
Hello Becky:
Nice hat 👒
I used to have an F90X that had a battery grip - is it possible that the F100 needs the extra battery power from the grip to achieve continuous shooting capability?
Hey Norm. The F100 user manual @ p. 105 says it shoots 0.5 FPS faster (5 vs 4.5) with the battery grip. I found no perceptible difference in real life. The limiter lies with the AF. Hope that helps.
So weird that you mentioned the "sticky" rubber on the AF Nikon film cameras because just last night I was inspecting and testing the setting dials and buttons on my N90S and was wondering what I could do about the sticky rubber on the back film door to make it not so icky to hold. Proud to say it is in awesome working condition.
Any suggestions?
Also you are on point Becky about the F and F2 series bodies. My F2 Photomic S has been in the shop a couple times why back in the day for the meter but the body itself is built like a tank. I once had it roll off the car roof in Yosemite onto a granite slab and the only damage was a dent in the retractable metal lens hood of my 135mm Ai lens.
all kept working like nothing happened but I can no longer retract the lens hood, oh well no big thing.
Coincidence for me too, 4 days ago I pulled an F100 out of a drawer where it had been sitting since 2007, and it had the same problem. The following thread on photo.net was quite useful, with a couple of suggested cures, and info on things like 'plasticiser migration':
www.photo.net/discuss/threads/nikon-f100-and-n80-textured-rubber-surface-sticky.502391/
I can vouch for the 'hands on' approach, which is already working on my camera. Good luck!
@@astrodan22 Thanks for the link, that was quite helpful. I'm going to try the alcohol process or the hand sanitizer method now that it is pretty much everywhere these days.
@@artsilva No worries, glad to pass it on; 'icky' was def the word!