Nikon F Video Manual, Video 2 of 3
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- čas přidán 3. 08. 2024
- Nikon, in 1959, revolutionized the SLR industry and, writ large, professional and consumer photography. The Nikon F represented nothing short of a paradigm shift in photography and, to that end, is one of the most important camera designs ever released to market.
This video presents an in-depth discussion of how to use the camera. Video 1 presents a general camera overview. Video 3 discusses the Photomic TN metering prism.
Link to Video 1:
• Nikon F Video Manual, ...
Link to Video 3:
• Nikon F Video Manual, ...
Video Index:
Skip the Intro: 0:07
Mounting and Unmounting Lenses: 0:42
Loading and Unloading Film: 1:54
Using a Flash: 4:21
Removing and Installing Focusing Screens: 8:00
Using MLU: 10:10
Time Exposures on the Nikon F: 11:52
How old is my Nikon F?: 13:58
Some things about the prisms: 15:21
Pleads for ups: 17:17
Outtakes: 18:00
References:
www.cameramanuals.org/nikon_pd...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_F
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...
www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/...
www.cameraquest.com/nfinder.htm
camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Nik...
imaging.nikon.com/history/chro...
www.destoutz.ch/typ_production...
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For removing focusing screen I just press the release button - same as for detaching the prism - (always detach the prism when camera is upright- you can drop focusing screen that way! )
just got one in post today and I'm impressed.
Thank you and very nice! These are awesome.
Awesome! The first Nikon F video I have watched with my F in my lap and we even have the same prism meter! Thanks so much for doing these videos!
Thank you!
Thank you so much for having by far the most thorough video on this camera! After a few shoots of just winging it, coming back here is giving me so much more useful info to consider!
Thank you!
this video was so helpful! I just purchased a Nikon F from the late 60s on Etsy, and being only 15, I have only dealt with digital cameras, not film, but I have been so interested in film for awhile and I saved up my money and purchased the camera 😊 after watching your three videos, I know how to use the camera a lot more that I did! thank you again!
+Hannah Elson Thank you and you're welcome. Good choice on your first film camera. The old F bodies are really nice to use.
It's so nice to hear of young people who are taking up using film cameras and what a great choice for a first camera. These were the stuff of dreams when i was your age! I hope you enjoy it Hannah and good luck.
+northstar1950 thank you!! I have been LOVING everything about film so far! man, I wish this camera could talk because it would be so amazing to hear about what it has taken pictures of before and where it's gone, if only I knew :( but I love it so so much!
I have three Leicas, all screw thread, Hannah, the oldest from 1939 a recent purchase and I would love to hear what that camera had to say and what it has seen.
The great thing about the waist level viewfinder is that you can also hold it over your head to get a better view in a crowd.
Good point!
Hi David. Really enjoying your videos on the pro F's. Very thorough. If I could add one thing regarding the removal of the focus screens. With the prism removed and the camera body upside down, press the small prism release button again and the screen falls right out into your cupped hand.
AGH! That's so easy! That's a great trick I hadn't heard before.
+deathb4digital May I supplement the proper method of placing the focusing screen. With the camera positioned horizontally, its back facing you; (1) Hold the focusing screen by its frame, screen type letter (A, B, C, etc) upright facing you; (2) Place the right side of the screen into right edge of the housing and then drop the left side and let it rest there in incline position; (3) Now press the finder release (chrome) button and the screen will drop into position; (4) release the finder release button and the focusing screen should now be locked there.
I believe with older cameras like this one, its good to show B&W photos from the camera. I recently bought one and LOVE the contrast of good B&W pictures. You showed a couple of pics, but let us know the F and shutter speeds and some of the tricks you used during the photo shoot. The color videos of mountains and displays arent as helpful. Use your time that youve got me to educate me, not entertain me. But I did find your instructions and directions on the camera itself very helpful. Thanks.
Well, thank you. This is a VERY old video now, let me know if my newer ones do a better job of what you're asking.
According to the manual, to remove the focusing screen, remove the finder, invert the camera, and press the finder release button, and the screen will fall onto whatever surface you provide. To replace the focusing screen, place the camera in the upright position, insert the screen, and push the finder release button, and the screen will fall into place. The screen is held in place by two retainers that are withdrawn when the finder release button is pressed.
That makes more sense, yes.
The button that release the prism also easily releases the screen.
You can end a Time exposure immediately by changing the shutter speed to any other setting.
Thank you!
THE THREE VIDEOS ARE FANTASTIC FOR ME I HAVE THIS ONE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO USE BUT NOW...THANK YOU DAVID THANK YOU VERY MUCH NOE THE DAYS THE PROBLEM IS FILM ,AND PROCESSING. I WILL TRY FOR BEST..
Thank you! Just take your time, read your meter, think about the shot.
David Hancock
i did not clik digital yet.if it will heppan it is my work .i hope (may be)the filim will returen back. david once again thanks a lot.i plan to grab f 2.i do not know the price and place.
David Hancock can you find out how old my daughter's Nikon f camera is
the # is 7025603
David Hancock thank you
Thank for the wonderful video, ones of the best to this camera, thumb up. But for my personal taste the music is a bit distracting my attention from the technical content. Just my 2 cents
Thank you! And yes, I don't include background music any more.
A workaround for the "wasted frame" when doing MLU is to shoot the frame with your lens cap tightly affixed so it doesn't get exposed.
Then switch the A/R switch to R, advance the frame (which won't wind the film), then switch it back to A again.
I haven't tried this myself yet, but it seems like it should work.
Let me know if that works. I think that the advance will turn the R back to A (but I could mis-remember it's been a long time since I used one of these.)
Love it, but I was hopping to see your F2 review and I can’t find it
Thank you! I haven't filmed the F2 review yet. The F2 will be one of the next two Nikons I do and I'll probably record it in February.
I just recently got a Nikon F in good condition, and it’s a blast to shoot with. I just wanted to ask if you knew how I could take a double exposure with it? I can’t really find any good information online on the taking double exposures with the F.
You can. ... And I forget how. The manual details the process, though. Here's a link and the info is on page 26. www.cameramanuals.org/nikon_pdf/nikon_f.pdf
Hey David I just picked up a F and wanted to know if I should replace my backing because it feels like it has some spacing issues
What do you mean your backing?
David Hancock what holds my film all together it feels like it's not flush
Oh, the film pressure plate or the removable film back itself? If it's the latter, it may not be seated correctly in the camera. I've done tha a few times -- placed the film back in slightly incorrectly or not far enough.
David Hancock im thinking im not sliding it on correctly, I really hope it's just that
Try seating it a few times without film and see if that helps. It's a bit fiddly at first. If I'm honest, I still struggle with it from time to time.
Shutter speed apparently opens it. Just depends. Cuz I've done it with mine, toy with each one and you'll see.
Thank you!
my nikon f light meter sometimes goes crazy and i´m doing the aperture coupling right, ;(
What do you mean it goes crazy? How is it behaving? What lighting conditions are you in when it happens? Does it happen in every type of lighting?
David Hancock thanks for your answer, its the light meter of a photomic ftn and it seems to work wrong with hard light conditions (12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00pm etc) for example: it shows that the proper shutter speed for f3.5 ASA400 at 12:00 pm its 1/30s or 1/15s on a subject receiving the hard light. Sometimes it doesn't even turn on in that conditions. I'm using the 1.35v zinc batteries.
lecal0 And you've tried setting it at different apertures, correct? Does it give the same reading if you set it to 1/1000th and f16 (or smaller)?
yep tried that too, as i say it only works when it wants. :(
Wow. Yeah, that sounds like it needs a repair. I don't, unfortunately, know anyone who is repairing Nikon metering prisms. Since the meter prism is huge and heavy, you could replace it with either a standard prism or waistlevel, either of which are significantly lighter. The standard is probably the best bet, but you'd need to carry a light meter or estimate well.
My Nikon F looks a little different from yours. It appears that it may be from Tokyo.
Oh interesting. I wonder if there were some small variations over the production run. It's distinctly possible due to how long they were made.
@@DavidHancock from what I know, they were all made at the Tokyo plant but what I believe Chelsea is referring to is the branding. Yours is a later model branded Nikon, but from what I’m gathering, Chelsea’s is branded Nippon Kogaku (Japanese Optics) which was only for the earlier models. I just bought what I believe is a ‘63 and it has the NK branding rather than Nikon. Thanks for the video btw David. I’m excited to get my hands on the camera that started it all.