What's so cool is I have a D850 and have used other nikon DSLR's and you can just pick this up and instantly the controls are familiar! Its a testament to how Nikon's stuck to a proven good formula over all these years.
You had it right the first time....the MB15 IS a battery grip, holding six batteries...the motor drive is inside the camera. It's a wonderful accessory as it's designed for horizontal and vertical grippage! Thanks for the video! I'm dusting off my F100 after 20 years and looking forward to shooting some film again!
The reason the Cs sounds almost the same as the C is a user can choose the exact frame rate of Cs from 1 fps all the way to the same frame rate of C. In this case, the Cs was set the be the same frame rate as C.
Quick question. My aperture dial doesn't seem to work. Is it locked? I have the lens set up at F22 as you said, but when I rotate the aperture dial it is just stuck at F2. I don't see it say L anywhere on top of F2. Program, shutter priority and manual (shutter only) all works. But I can't seem to get it to work with aperture priority or change the aperture on manual. Hope you can help me. Thanks!
The sticky back was also a problem with a few different Nikon DSLRs. My Nikon D70s developed a sticky body. I solved the problem by applying 92% alcohol (99% alcohol is even better but it is hard to find and expensive). NOTE: Common 70% Rubbing Alcohol WILL NOT WORK. Rub the alcohol all over the body about 5 times with a cleaning rag to remove all of the stickiness. Once the stickiness is gone, you will notice it now has a dull finish. Wipe the body down with 3 or 4 Armor-All wipes to restore the shine. I treated my D70s over 6 years ago and the stickiness never returned.
The MB-15 is a BATTERY grip because the F100 already has a motor drive built in to forward the film from frame to frame. If you look at the top deck of the camera, the F100 does NOT have a film wind crank like older manual cameras did. Th MB-15 is much like the battery grips for the various DSLRs that followed the F100 as well as those designed to work with the Z6II and Z7II.
Great camera. I have the F100 and it is a pleasure to shoot with. I am keeping my eyes open for a good price on a F5 or F6. I also have a N90s but it just does not feel as good in my hands.
Hi, great thorough review - Very much considering buying one!! My one query is if the modern G lenses (without the aperture ring) work on aperture priority mode?
I had a Nikon F100 - It was the very BEST Nikon camera for the dollar spent. Great features, and great capabilities, but NOT the "best" because it was hardly designed to be the BEST of the best. Just best for the money, and worth every penny, unlike a few other camera which cost 2 or 3 times as much money.
A couple of important things could have made this review more complete. 1) that the F100 has a weak door latch that's prone to breaking. There's a fix that can be Googled, and 2) both the F100 and F80 can use VR and third party OS stabilized lenses. One other thing: f16 is the smallest aperture, not the largest. Otherwise, thumbs up.
I have the same problem with the weak film door. 2 broken. I cringed seeing he closing the camera without carefully holding the latch. If you could inform where I could repair the latch.
If you shut your camera down and then turn it on, does it keep in memory your program mode (MASP), your shutter speed, your flm speed and your aperture?
Got my F100. Quite happy with it but...with Ai-type lenses, you can only use M and A and it doesn't show the aperture on the screen or in the viewfinder , you cannot use matrix metering also. It keeps in memory your controls.
I use a 100% Manual Schneider 28mm PC shift-lens on the F100. It's fine, although I prefer to use it on an F3, and safe the F100 for Autofocus lenses for which it was intended.
Mr Billy exactly as said. The G lenses have their own auto focus motor, so, in this case is not the cámara that auto focus but the lens itself, the camera just send information to the lens and the lens does the auto focus.
Seeing your reply prompted me to look at the cheat sheet for the custom settings, and it turns out that I was mistaken, there is no setting on the F100 to rewind the film and leave the leader out.
The F100 natively was designed to use AF-D lenses. You can use AF-D lenses on all Nikon DSLRs. Although AF-D lenses may not be compatible on Nikon's new digital mirrorless cameras without an adapter. As a side note, you can use old manual focus Nikkor AI and AIS (excluding pre-ai) on pretty much every Nikon Film or digital camera ever made (excluding Nikon film rangefinders).
My understanding is you can use all modern auto focus F-mount lenses on the F100. I have the F4s that will not allow me to use my G series lenses in the fully manual mode because there is no aperture ring on the G lenses. With my newly purchased F100 I will be able to use full Manual mode because the F100 has the aperture dial on the front of the camera body.
Cs means Continuous Silent, not Continuous Slow. My understanding is in Cs the mirror is locked up after the first shot until you release the shutter button to make the camera quieter for weddings, etc.
Bought one today but i have a problem with loading The film. It shows Err and E in The display when i load a film. I have tried to load it a couple of times but it dosent matter. The camera spools The film and The ISO is correct so no problem there. Any solutions or should I take it to a camerashop for service?
Jens A this is a common problem with the f100. Set the iso manually, fire the shutter button, remove the batteries. One of these things works for me every time. Sometimes firing the shutter is the only way to clear it. Very annoying. Also for some reason using the depth of field button will cause this problem. I changed the setting to not read the dx of the film and always set the film speed manually. I haven’t had an err message since.
@@DaveMontejano Thanks for your answer but no luck for me. Tried your tips but nothing worked for me. Its like The camera thinks it dosent spool but it does. It spools The film very long actually. The camera works fine without film in it. Bought it for 65$ and it looks really good so would be really nice to get it to work! 👍
So almost hate to tell how good a camera this is, but here goes: Works great with Nikon G series lenses, including with VR, works great with AI and AIS lenses. The camera is recording all of the expose information which can be read back to a CF card using the Nikon MV-1 Data Reader (also works with F5 and F6).
Wow. I did not know that. By E you mean the new E lenses that are currently out. Not the vintage Series E lenses of the past. For anyone else who reads this comment.
Back was not sticky after 1 use of CVS antibacterial hand wipe then dampnwiped off. Glad I did not use alcohol. I have had 3 rolls scanned in NY pro lab one with processing and 24 mbps tiff for $30;roll. The have even higher vres for. higher cost. I love the handling and feel of the body, Costs and getting hang of heat use means for occasional use. I hope the body lasts many more years.
If you plan to shoot a lot of film I recommend investing in a decent film scanner. It’ll pay for itself after 10-15 rolls of developed film. If someone wants to buy a print then take your negative to a lab and get a high quality scan and print but if it’s for your blog or instagram then your own scan will look just fine. I realized this after developing 2 rolls with scanning adding $10 per roll
The way you closed that door will break the latch and there are no new doors. You want to open the lock then close it. I have a useless F100 because the latch broke and there are more F100 without doors for resale than with for parts. Also, the stickiness can be treated with a product from Sonax called Rubber Protectant GummiPfleger. Just dab it on a couple of times until the tacky is gone.
@@DaveMontejano I have CZcams premium, so I watch a lot and I find that many videos are over edited. They don’t have to be perfect, just for real. Good Luck!
This is my first SLR. Have D and G lenses and D750 and a D7500. Got a good price on used F100, but it is a brick. Unexpectedly, So waht are those small Nikon bodies I most often see carried around by younger people? It's Ok, but since this must be as heavy as my D750, on a trip I won't take F100 plus a DSLR and a couple of lenses. But it's a keeper.
As a youngish person I use a Nikon F65; it's small, weighs almost nothing, and works great (including VR) with all autofocus lenses except AF-P. Plus it cost me $10!
I have an Nikon F100 and I was taking pictures today but when I try and take a photo it says error. It is on F22 and I tried two different lenses and the same thing happens. When I press on the depth of field control preview button, it does not work. Any idea what it is?
I just got a Nikon F4 two weeks ago and it does the same. Only one lens seems to work with a little fidgeting. If I move it just a bit off of F/22 but not all the way to F/16, it seems to catch, at least on two of my four D lenses. I'm not sure what the long term fix is, maybe a widget on the apature rim on the camera? Haven't seen it as a common problem out there.
Use Windex and a soft toothbrush on the sticky back, takes some elbow muscle. Alcohol seems to make it worse. I really like using the F100 next to my D700, almost ideal twins.
Rediscover Film I started with 70% alcohol and cotton pads and the rubber only got stickier and the cotton stuck as well. So dunno about wrong, because I don't know what rubbing alcohol is, but if it us like our 70% alcohol my experience is different than your's. I won't say you are wrong, but In my experience Windex worked better.
Excuse me, sir. But you are wrong!! You should set the smallest aperture/largest number on the lens, to change aperture on the camera body!! On some lenses, you can even lock the aperture. I have had the F100 for over twenty years, so I know! Photo greetings Liselotte in Karlstad, Sweden.
You are correct. The lens needs to set on the smallest aperture (usually f22) and locked in place if the lens has a locking lever. His 50mm f1.8D does have the locking lever.
What's so cool is I have a D850 and have used other nikon DSLR's and you can just pick this up and instantly the controls are familiar! Its a testament to how Nikon's stuck to a proven good formula over all these years.
Just got my f100 today, long road ahead but I’m happy I found this video, it help me out a lot. Thanks!!
$140 for this camera with this condition. It's a total steal!
I just got my F100 today and I found this video very useful!! Good work!
I’ve just bought an F100, watching your video was extremely helpful! Thankyou 📷
You had it right the first time....the MB15 IS a battery grip, holding six batteries...the motor drive is inside the camera. It's a wonderful accessory as it's designed for horizontal and vertical grippage! Thanks for the video! I'm dusting off my F100 after 20 years and looking forward to shooting some film again!
Great overview. I am considering adding this camera to my bag soon.
The reason the Cs sounds almost the same as the C is a user can choose the exact frame rate of Cs from 1 fps all the way to the same frame rate of C. In this case, the Cs was set the be the same frame rate as C.
Quick question. My aperture dial doesn't seem to work. Is it locked? I have the lens set up at F22 as you said, but when I rotate the aperture dial it is just stuck at F2. I don't see it say L anywhere on top of F2. Program, shutter priority and manual (shutter only) all works. But I can't seem to get it to work with aperture priority or change the aperture on manual. Hope you can help me. Thanks!
The sticky back was also a problem with a few different Nikon DSLRs. My Nikon D70s developed a sticky body. I solved the problem by applying 92% alcohol (99% alcohol is even better but it is hard to find and expensive). NOTE: Common 70% Rubbing Alcohol WILL NOT WORK. Rub the alcohol all over the body about 5 times with a cleaning rag to remove all of the stickiness. Once the stickiness is gone, you will notice it now has a dull finish. Wipe the body down with 3 or 4 Armor-All wipes to restore the shine. I treated my D70s over 6 years ago and the stickiness never returned.
That back toggle/dial is for autofocus area focus - spot focus (uses selected point), or dynamic focus (will utilize all 5 focus points) =)
Super overview of the camera 👍
Awesome review! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks! This really helped me understand my f100!
I’m glad you found it useful!!
Hi, thank you very much for the information on here. Great video. My F100 sounds the same in C and Cs mode as well. Have you figured it out ?
Thank you! I founded answer on all my question about this camera.
Me too. This is tutorial I have been looking for.
Great info. Just ordered one thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Super helpful! Thanks!
The MB-15 is a BATTERY grip because the F100 already has a motor drive built in to forward the film from frame to frame. If you look at the top deck of the camera, the F100 does NOT have a film wind crank like older manual cameras did. Th MB-15 is much like the battery grips for the various DSLRs that followed the F100 as well as those designed to work with the Z6II and Z7II.
Thank you. This is very helpful.
'Liked' and subscribed.
Thank you for this information
I just bought a perfect mint condition one with the battery grip for 270$. It's not a steal but I'm really really happy with this camera.
Saved me a decent amount of time flicking through the (all japanese) manual that came with the camera and getting nowhere, thanks :)
jackisonline2 thank you for stopping by! I’m glad I could help!
Is the shutter blade of this camera won't work if the backroom opened? Is thise feature to avoid burned film or something else?
Thanks for this!!
Great camera. I have the F100 and it is a pleasure to shoot with. I am keeping my eyes open for a good price on a F5 or F6. I also have a N90s but it just does not feel as good in my hands.
Hi, great thorough review - Very much considering buying one!! My one query is if the modern G lenses (without the aperture ring) work on aperture priority mode?
Modern G lenses will work in any mode. For aperture priority mode you simply change the aperture with the front selector dial.
I really want one!
Nice video, tank-U
I had a Nikon F100 -
It was the very BEST Nikon camera for the dollar spent.
Great features, and great capabilities, but NOT the "best" because it was hardly designed to be the BEST of the best. Just best for the money, and worth every penny, unlike a few other camera which cost 2 or 3 times as much money.
exelent review
Thanks!
A couple of important things could have made this review more complete. 1) that the F100 has a weak door latch that's prone to breaking. There's a fix that can be Googled, and 2) both the F100 and F80 can use VR and third party OS stabilized lenses.
One other thing: f16 is the smallest aperture, not the largest.
Otherwise, thumbs up.
Thank you for the info. And you are absolutely right about the aperture. Thanks for stopping by!
Could you put a link to one of those fixes? I have an f100 that won't latch because a piece on the door is broken. Thanks!
I have the same problem with the weak film door. 2 broken. I cringed seeing he closing the camera without carefully holding the latch. If you could inform where I could repair the latch.
Lol yea but the door latch is alot stronger than a nikon N65
If you shut your camera down and then turn it on, does it keep in memory your program mode (MASP), your shutter speed, your flm speed and your aperture?
Got my F100. Quite happy with it but...with Ai-type lenses, you can only use M and A and it doesn't show the aperture on the screen or in the viewfinder , you cannot use matrix metering also. It keeps in memory your controls.
When loading your film does the camera need to be on?
craig hawkins you can load the film with the camera off, but the film won't advance at the 1st frame until you turn the camera on.
Hey, is it safe to assume that this camera will work with 3rd party lenses for Nikon? e.g. Tamron lenses. thanks
C Lee I’ve never tried. Not sure.
I use a 100% Manual Schneider 28mm PC shift-lens on the F100. It's fine, although I prefer to use it on an F3, and safe the F100 for Autofocus lenses for which it was intended.
Yep, I use my tamron lenses and it works great!
As long as it's an F-mount lense
does the af work on g lenses with screwdriver motor bodies.. f4.. n8008 .. etc,
Mr Billy yes, the F100 works with all modern Nikon glass as well as older manual AI glass. It won't however work with Pre-AI glass.
Mr Billy exactly as said. The G lenses have their own auto focus motor, so, in this case is not the cámara that auto focus but the lens itself, the camera just send information to the lens and the lens does the auto focus.
I always get a "battery low" sign even with new batteries, any tips?
hopefully just poor contacts but otherwise try a full reset, if no good, i am not sure possibly check forums
good luck!
In the custom settings, you can set it so the film rewinds with the leader out. Don't ask me what setting number it is, but it's in there.
Thanks for sharing.
Seeing your reply prompted me to look at the cheat sheet for the custom settings, and it turns out that I was mistaken, there is no setting on the F100 to rewind the film and leave the leader out.
Don Daley this actually shouldn't be a problem. But that feature would have been nice to have, just for extra precaution, right?
Can you use the lenses that fit the F100 NIKON ON THE NIKON DIGITAL CAMERAS?
The F100 natively was designed to use AF-D lenses. You can use AF-D lenses on all Nikon DSLRs. Although AF-D lenses may not be compatible on Nikon's new digital mirrorless cameras without an adapter.
As a side note, you can use old manual focus Nikkor AI and AIS (excluding pre-ai) on pretty much every Nikon Film or digital camera ever made (excluding Nikon film rangefinders).
My understanding is you can use all modern auto focus F-mount lenses on the F100. I have the F4s that will not allow me to use my G series lenses in the fully manual mode because there is no aperture ring on the G lenses. With my newly purchased F100 I will be able to use full Manual mode because the F100 has the aperture dial on the front of the camera body.
Thinking that if you are giving an instructional video that it would be helpful if you knew what the controls actually do.
cool bro I have a F4
beau pfeiffer recordings I️ have them both. Love the F4.
I sure had to replace my camera door. I was contemplating for weeks if I should pay for it. I bit the bullet today and I'm ready to shoot.
How do you change the focusing screen?
Erik Leypoldt this camera wasn’t designed to do so. You would have to disassemble the camera.
@@DaveMontejano Wrong! You can change focus screens. The viewfinder can't be removed.
with a kit including special plastic tweezers.
Cs means Continuous Silent, not Continuous Slow. My understanding is in Cs the mirror is locked up after the first shot until you release the shutter button to make the camera quieter for weddings, etc.
Bought one today but i have a problem with loading The film. It shows Err and E in The display when i load a film. I have tried to load it a couple of times but it dosent matter. The camera spools The film and The ISO is correct so no problem there. Any solutions or should I take it to a camerashop for service?
Jens A this is a common problem with the f100. Set the iso manually, fire the shutter button, remove the batteries. One of these things works for me every time. Sometimes firing the shutter is the only way to clear it. Very annoying. Also for some reason using the depth of field button will cause this problem. I changed the setting to not read the dx of the film and always set the film speed manually. I haven’t had an err message since.
@@DaveMontejano Thanks for your answer but no luck for me. Tried your tips but nothing worked for me. Its like The camera thinks it dosent spool but it does. It spools The film very long actually.
The camera works fine without film in it.
Bought it for 65$ and it looks really good so would be really nice to get it to work! 👍
Jens A have you tried restoring the camera to factory setting? Worth a shot. Press csm and mode for two seconds.
@@DaveMontejano Yeah, tried that one too. Atleast it looks good in my collect. 😅👍
If you're using an older lens you have to set the f stop to 22 on the adjustment ring and then it should work!
My Nikon F90 as well. The rubber grip eventually became super tacky and then wore right off. My N90s is doing pretty much the same.
I have the same problem with my N80
So almost hate to tell how good a camera this is, but here goes: Works great with Nikon G series lenses, including with VR, works great with AI and AIS lenses. The camera is recording all of the expose information which can be read back to a CF card using the Nikon MV-1 Data Reader (also works with F5 and F6).
Does the F100 record data by default or does it have to be enabled first somehow? I can't see an obvious menu option for it. Thanks!
@@VoiceofFox Just insert new film with the power on, and it will record the data for that roll.
Hey, just so you know, E lenses will NOT work on the F100. They only work on Nikon cameras made later than 2007.
Wow. I did not know that. By E you mean the new E lenses that are currently out. Not the vintage Series E lenses of the past. For anyone else who reads this comment.
Back was not sticky after 1 use of CVS antibacterial hand wipe then dampnwiped off. Glad I did not use alcohol. I have had 3 rolls scanned in NY pro lab one with processing and 24 mbps tiff for $30;roll. The have even higher vres for. higher cost. I love the handling and feel of the body, Costs and getting hang of heat use means for occasional use. I hope the body lasts many more years.
If you plan to shoot a lot of film I recommend investing in a decent film scanner. It’ll pay for itself after 10-15 rolls of developed film. If someone wants to buy a print then take your negative to a lab and get a high quality scan and print but if it’s for your blog or instagram then your own scan will look just fine. I realized this after developing 2 rolls with scanning adding $10 per roll
How do you actually remove the film??
Good point. He didn't cover that.
Cannot touch shutter (including film)
It's anytime fun shooting film because you know you can't waste film and that's the fun challenge.
Thanks for the review. I’m looking to get one for my son taking photography classes and I already have a bunch of nikkor glass.
The way you closed that door will break the latch and there are no new doors. You want to open the lock then close it. I have a useless F100 because the latch broke and there are more F100 without doors for resale than with for parts. Also, the stickiness can be treated with a product from Sonax called Rubber Protectant GummiPfleger. Just dab it on a couple of times until the tacky is gone.
Excellent advice! Thank you so much!
You can buy a data back for your broken F100.
Search for Nikon F100 Photographers on Facebook! Thank you!
Why did you stop making videos?
I want to start making videos again. I've just always had a hard time with editing and sound levels. I'll be back soon hopefully.
@@DaveMontejano I have CZcams premium, so I watch a lot and I find that many videos are over edited. They don’t have to be perfect, just for real. Good Luck!
This is my first SLR. Have D and G lenses and D750 and a D7500. Got a good price on used F100, but it is a brick. Unexpectedly, So waht are those small Nikon bodies I most often see carried around by younger people? It's Ok, but since this must be as heavy as my D750, on a trip I won't take F100 plus a DSLR and a couple of lenses. But it's a keeper.
As a youngish person I use a Nikon F65; it's small, weighs almost nothing, and works great (including VR) with all autofocus lenses except AF-P. Plus it cost me $10!
I used mink oil on mine to remove the sticky
It's continuous silent
Do you want sell the Nikon F100 ?
Roberto Pereira not at this time.
Gets sticky because the plastic is breaking down. Stick with metal bodies, F, F2 etc. in time all those electronics are going to fail too.
Nothing like all mechanical metal beasts!
Rubbing alcohol will safely take off the stickiness off of the camera. Known problem on all N/F bodies cameras
Raf rrévalo thanks for the comment and info!
Please don't turn the focusing ring on that "D" lenses while your camera is in auto focus mode, you are going to screw your lens up.
Not the first time he's doing it.
Die-Opter, not Die-OperAtor
Danvil thanks. Won’t happen again.
I still enjoyed your video and gave it a thumbs up, Captain.
I have an Nikon F100 and I was taking pictures today but when I try and take a photo it says error.
It is on F22 and I tried two different lenses and the same thing happens. When I press on the depth of field control preview button, it does not work. Any idea what it is?
Try to remove the batteries for some minutes. Set them back and try again.
@@liselottefrejdig1112 Thanks. I’ll try it. Have a great new year.
I just got a Nikon F4 two weeks ago and it does the same. Only one lens seems to work with a little fidgeting. If I move it just a bit off of F/22 but not all the way to F/16, it seems to catch, at least on two of my four D lenses. I'm not sure what the long term fix is, maybe a widget on the apature rim on the camera? Haven't seen it as a common problem out there.
@@scinexus in Canada. It’s free to send it to Nikon for an estimate and if you agree on the price you can fix it. I have a Nikon F5 I dropped it.
@@surreallife777 - In the US Nikon USA will not work on a Nikon that wasn't originally imported for sale in the USA.
Excuse me. But it is the largest number and smallest aperture!! It's almost often in a different color.
Use Windex and a soft toothbrush on the sticky back, takes some elbow muscle. Alcohol seems to make it worse. I really like using the F100 next to my D700, almost ideal twins.
Ruy Horta thanks for the tip. I'll try that next time.
Ruy Horta wrong. Rubbing alcohol works great at getting it off. I've done two F100 backs using alcohol and a cotton cloth.
Rediscover Film I started with 70% alcohol and cotton pads and the rubber only got stickier and the cotton stuck as well. So dunno about wrong, because I don't know what rubbing alcohol is, but if it us like our 70% alcohol my experience is different than your's. I won't say you are wrong, but In my experience Windex worked better.
4:24 Lester. Lester Crest 😂😂😂😂
Arcade Racer ????? Huh?
Excuse me, sir. But you are wrong!! You should set the smallest aperture/largest number on the lens, to change aperture on the camera body!! On some lenses, you can even lock the aperture. I have had the F100 for over twenty years, so I know! Photo greetings Liselotte in Karlstad, Sweden.
You are correct. The lens needs to set on the smallest aperture (usually f22) and locked in place if the lens has a locking lever. His 50mm f1.8D does have the locking lever.