Nikon F100 35mm Film Camera

The F100 is a great film camera that offers vast flexibility and customization. IE: You can choose how the film is loaded (advance to first frame after closing the back or after pressing the shutter release button). Choose how it meters the light, how you would like for it to auto focus or drop auto focus and focus manually.

This only touches the surface on how you can program this camera to suit your shooting needs. If you must shoot film, the F100 is a great camera to use. I paid $1,000 for mine when it was new but many are avialable now for as little as $400 (makes me sick). If you shoot professionally, a backup is a necessity and this is an affordable, yet highly dependable choice.

This is an awesome SLR 35 mm camera. I love it so much I talked my dad into getting one too. It is relatively lightweight and fits into most bags. The grip is exception--it fits like a glove. I like the red strip on the handle--it fires me up to grab it shoot. It doesn't eat up batteries too fast either. A great camera! I recommend it to any photographer who still enjoys working with film.

I love this camera. Excellent build quality- rugged, made to last & be used! I shoot landscapes, street, animals/ horses/ action, some portraits & the occasional wedding. In the field I like to carry light & carry equipment on a waist pack originally designed for water bottles! Lenses are handy & bag part holds flash & film. I've been using an F100 for over a year now & finally bought my own on Ebay. It will do an awesome job if you just point & shoot on Program mode You can use Aperture or shutter priority, go fully Manual or you can download the PDF manual & get into more complicated functions & custom menus. The 10 segment matrix metering gives excellent results. I was comparing it with the F5. The F5 has faster Autofocus being designed as a journalism camera(harder on your lenses- don't put non-Nikon lenses on that baby!) & RGB metering but for my use wasn't worth the extra weight for me. I use the F100 with a 75-300mm F4.5-5.6, a 28-85mm f3.5-4.5 & an SB28 flash. It has also given great results with a 50mm & 85mm prime lenses. Whilst there are some advantages to digital I still feel film is better- as technology improves can always rescan negatives. I couldn't get anywhere near the quality of this camera in digital for the $200 I paid for it (July '08). Further reviews/ info see Kenrockwell.com or bythom.com. I like that Nikon camera have been rearwards compatible with lenses but don't recommend using DX on this as you may see fall of in the corners. Excellent doesn't rate this camera high enough IMO!

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Only From Nikon do you get a professional 35mm SLR for less than a thousand dollars that is excellent quality and loaded with features. True, other brands also have similar equipment, but with Nikon you can use any Nikon lens produced since the beginning. I have used only Nikon in my twelve years as a semi-pro photographer. I started with an N8008s, which is still shooting, an FM-2n, F4s, F4e, N90s, F3HP and now, finally, the F100 with MB-15 Power Pack. Believe me, after shooting the F100 I am glad I didn't buy the more expensive, and excellent F5. Unless your are a pro shooting for National Geographic (they also use F100)go with the F100. Easy to use, loaded with features, can connect to your PC and much more. I use mine for Outdoor/Wildlife/Aviation photos along with the F4e/N90s and am planning on buying a second F100. That's how superve it is! Buy an F100 with MB-15 Power Pack and you will be amazed at what a Nikon F100 can do.

In my opinion, this is the best value in a film camera right now. Especially for the prices on eBay! Called the poor man's F5 is a compliment. Excellent metering and fast autofocus. I find the weight of this camera just right. Not to heavy to tote along all day and heavy enough to get a "professional" feel. Actually easier for me to hold steady at this weight than a lighter camera. You can mount new AF lenses or older MF lenses. Highly recommended.

I bought the Nikon F100 to serve as a backup camera to my D300 digital SLR. This might sound a bit strange, but the F100, one of the best-designed film SLRs ever, is a very economical way to extend the capabilities of a digital SLR.

For one thing, you get a full-frame camera at a tiny fraction of the cost of a full-frame digital SLR. So, wide angle shots which are difficult with a cropped-frame camera such as the D300 are easy with the F100. I have an fixed-focal length 18mm lens which I picked up cheap on ebay. On the D300, this acts like a 24mm lens, but on the F100, when you use an 18mm lens you get the full coverage of an 18mm.

Although I shoot film with the F100, it's easy to have the processor return a CD with the prints, so everything winds up digital anyway.

The F100 is a solid and dependablle camera, but it also has the added benefit that the major controls (e.g., for aperture and shutter speed) work just like they do on my D300. Plus, it's great fun shooting film again.

A great camera at a great price, only possible on ebay! The F100 is a classic film camera. Years ago this top-of-the-line camera cost thousands, but today, with the advent of digital photography, the prices have fallen to rock bottom bargains. This camera enables a photographer to take stunning pictures. Film developing is so cheap today that our local film lab gives away free developing and prints if you buy a roll of film. What used to cost $20 or more now costs just five bucks for a roll of 36 color prints. What a bargain, and what a joy to go back to film and get such amazing pictures.

What used to be a $1000+ camera, is now very affordable. It shares many of the features of more expensive, "better" cameras. Yet, it's much smaller, portable and lighter. One can make it heavier and bulkier with the additional MB-15 battery pack, which also adds a vertical shutter release. With or without the additional battery pack, it's a fast and very able camera. I would recommend it to anyone lusting after more expensive Nikons as it is often as good as or better than more professional models from Nikon.

Probably last great and affordable Nikon film camera is clearly the F100. It operates well in a variety of conditions and yields reliable results. While its big brother the F5 was a vast improvement over the robust , but slow F4,the smaller F100 offers greater ease of use and a lighter body. The F5 and F100 appear similar, but they feel and operate differently. I have all three of these and all are good cameras, but the F100 makes the most sense to own whether amateur of professsional.

I went to a high school photography class and was too poor to purchase a camera .Through the 80s my friends and I used to bemoan our wretched brokeness and begrudge the rich for having access to all the nice toys.With the F-100 Im calling it even.Film may be not long for this world but as I write kodachome 64 can still be had.So I you were like me,and always knew if you had that chance you could make some great shots ,the ball is in your court.Grab one of these and strap on some good glass.It is hard to describe the "feel" of this camera, the rubberized metal body feels like a awesome tool, a far cry from polycarbonate.(only the back is plastic)Seriously folks they are giving these things away at around 250 dollars in mint ! condition.Get a a F-100 and a F-4 and for less than 500 dollars you will be able to use most of the Nikon glass made the the last 50 years.If you liked cameras like the minolta 700si you will love the F-100

The Nikon F100 has everything you need and more, specially if you want portability and fast action. I have four Nikons including a D700, which I am about to sell. The F100 gives me sharper images and, if you do not need the high ISO shooting and like shooting film, it is a BARGAIN.

I have always wanted to replace my Nikon F100 and was please to see one listed on Ebay in MINT condition. Holding the camera is an experience in itself. All functions are ergonomically placed for ease of use. The camera is light yet expremely durable with a polycarbonite rubberized body. And, of course, it is a NIKON, which speaks for the quality, craftsmanship, and attention to details that leave the rest behind in the dust. An A++ deal for me!

I shot with a nikon f4s, and it got too big and heavy as I got older. The f100 allows me to enjoy shooting film with my ai lenses in a smaller, lighter package. The improved metering and af over the f4s, the use of aa batteries and the option to use my af-g lenses makes this camera about perfect for my film needs.

The sellers of Nikons seem to take their product rating system very seriously. I bought a MINT F100 to have a light-weight, smaller version of the MINT F-5 I had just bought from a different vendor. Both products were in perfect condition and truly demonstrated the "tank-like" reference commonly used to describe a new one. These are both machines of the highest order. You can feel it in every motion - balancing, turning, pushing; every movement is precision. You know that the image is solely going to be a function of your mind as the camera will accurately portray it. After all, isn't that the most you can ask of a camera. Some of the other high-end cameras have a similar feel for certain functions but with the Nikon you know if something is not silky smooth, it is broken and no longer meets specifications. Therefore, should you be lucky to find one in MINT condition, it should be like new - perfect.

Fantastic performance for $200 average used price on ebay and other sites. A better camera in many ways than the F5, and just a tad short of F6 performance. it costs less than 20% of the price of a used F6.

The F100 camera is a great bargain for film shooters. I have shot this camera since it first came out and I gave three of my adult children F100s to shoot and they love them.

A fantastic pro-level camera. I bought this just to try some film photography as I currently shoot with a Nikon D200 and have many quality lenses that I can use with the F100.
Handling wise, it feels almost like a D200 with the same familiar controls.

I like most of Leica cameras, Nikon and Contax. The Nikon F100 camera is very robust, easy to use and with sophisticated technical resources. Also has a grip that allows taking pictures safely and securely. It is a pleasure to use a Nikon F100.

This is IMO a fantastic camera!! Perfect for the amateur or pro photographer. Solidly built and excellent for any shooting situation.

Purchased this camera from a popular online camera company. I was told it was E++ quality. When I received the camera, it looked like it had gone through Desert Storm. Needless to say, I returned the camera and tried my hand at eBay. When I won the bid for the Nikon F100, I must say I was a bit nervous. The camera was described as being in excellent condition. When I received the camera it was more like a new camera than a used camera. This camera has exceeded my expectations in performance and condition. I'm a film lover (for the time) and I'd recommend this camera to anyone who still enjoys shooting film. All the reviews on the internet are very accurate; this camera is a slight step below the Nikon F5. Don't hesitate, especially if there is a good deal to be had.

This camera is a wonderful addition to my growing collection of nikon. I like the fact that I can interchange lenses from my D80 to the F100 and vice versa. It is fast, versatile and is easy to use. I would say it is one of the better decisions I have made when it comes to my cameras. Im not going to get into a bunch of technican stuff because if you want to find that stuff out you can go to nikon usa's website, but if you want to know if I am sorry that I spent money on this camera the answer is, NO! This camera is all I wanted and more! For anyone looking to buy it would be a great purchase and a smart move especially if you have other nikon SLR (DSLR but not the D40) type cameras, it will save you money in the long run and you will get a great camera. Just remember too that Nikon isn't making film cameras anymore except the F6 which is terribly expensive and the FM-10 which is a piece of junk, so if you want a great film camera from nikon you are going to have to buy a used one now-a-days so buy a F100 you will not be sorry!

The Nikon F100 has "most" of the features of the advanced F5 in a more compact and somewhat lighter form. The excellent matrix metering, fill-flash, of the F5 are carried into the F100! Hard to beat in a film camera.