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Nikon F2-S Film Camera
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Manufacturer Part: F2-S
Brand: Nikon
Model: F2-S
Camera Type: SLR (Single Lens Reflex)
Focus Type: Manual Focus
Lens Mount: Nikon F
Product ID: EPID52100294
Description: The Nikon F2-S Photomic offers the serious photographer the ultimate in quality performance, convenience and versatility. At the same time, it is engineered to take the guesswork out of photography with automatic features anyone can lear...
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Heavy as a tank, but ...Review created: 08/07/06
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12 of 13 people found this review helpful.
Any variant of the Nikon F2 is as heavy as a tank. To many photographers, that will seem incredibly inconvenient, but let's keep in mind that the F2 was made in an age when quality and durability meant physical mass. And quality and durability are not something that the Nikon F2 lacks.
The F2 was second in the series of Nikon's professional camera bodies, and it doesn't take long to understand why. The F2 is an extremely high quality body in every regard. Since it's the last of the original Nippon-Kogaku hand-made bodies, it represents something of a collectable. Please don't keep this camera on the shelf, though - this is a rugged workhorse, meant to shoot roll after roll of film.
It's got everything a photographer could want: manual shutter speeds from 1 second to 1/2000 second (with bulb and time), mirror lockup, removable prism (with removable focusing screens), a fully-featured dedicated motor drive, and enough accessories to sink a battleship.
I used my F2 when I was living in the cold Alberta climate, and the -40 degree weather didn't faze the F2. It would keep on slugging in temperatures that would send most modern SLR's to an early grave.
With the price of film cameras in free-fall, the F2 is an excellent bargain for students, amateurs, and professionals looking for a backup body. It won't have all the cool gizmos that the new electronic cameras will, but you'll at least learn photography the honest old-fashoned way. And there's nothing wrong with that.
The F2 was second in the series of Nikon's professional camera bodies, and it doesn't take long to understand why. The F2 is an extremely high quality body in every regard. Since it's the last of the original Nippon-Kogaku hand-made bodies, it represents something of a collectable. Please don't keep this camera on the shelf, though - this is a rugged workhorse, meant to shoot roll after roll of film.
It's got everything a photographer could want: manual shutter speeds from 1 second to 1/2000 second (with bulb and time), mirror lockup, removable prism (with removable focusing screens), a fully-featured dedicated motor drive, and enough accessories to sink a battleship.
I used my F2 when I was living in the cold Alberta climate, and the -40 degree weather didn't faze the F2. It would keep on slugging in temperatures that would send most modern SLR's to an early grave.
With the price of film cameras in free-fall, the F2 is an excellent bargain for students, amateurs, and professionals looking for a backup body. It won't have all the cool gizmos that the new electronic cameras will, but you'll at least learn photography the honest old-fashoned way. And there's nothing wrong with that.
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My Favorite Camera Ever!Review created: 06/20/07
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) 4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
I've had many cameras - Started with a Pentax K1000 as my first manual camera back in 1992. Since then i've gone through come Canon's, folders, rangefinders, various SLR's, a Nikon D1, F3 HP, Yashica TLR's, Mamiya RB67 and many others - but the F2 is still my favorite. Mine is a 1972 black body that was purchased on ebay a few years ago. I decided on the F2 because i knew that i wanted a manual camera - one where you had to know the operations and real photographic technical skills were necessary to attain a good picture and exposure. I wanted MLU, interchangeable prisms, a multitude of fast lenses still available at a fair price. Flash hot shoe wasn't a real necessity to me as i almost always use ambient light when shooting my F2. It's the camera that legends are made of, when 150,000 shutter-firings were done to ensure that the beast would hold up to the rigors of heavy professional use, and it does. I use my F2 as a wedding photographer, in addition to my Mamiya RB67. I shoot candids with the F2, capturing the images with a photo-journalistic style. I love the feeling of the F2, the weight (although it's very light compared to the Mamiya), the function layout - everything about the camera is in perfect location and feels great. Film loading is fairly easy - but when the film is in place, you know that it's light tight. The door closes with a vault-like feeling. I don't have an electric motor winder or any real accessories for my F2. The photomic meter is still accurate 30+ years later. Swapping lenses is easy once you get the hang of throwing the lens at max apperature prior to removal. This allows the lens to be dismounted without having to remove the pentaprism (which is what i did initially and was a pain!). The camera is great and if you want a serious mechanical camera with all the features you could ever want in an old school camera - this is the one you need!
Review ID: 10000000003836635
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good feelingReview created: 06/25/06
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2 of 9 people found this review helpful.
I have the same with automatic system, and I would like to have some info on this one.
I am searching battery for year!
I am searching battery for year!
Review ID: 10000000001237917
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Great 35mm system
) The nikon F2S with the lenses are in excellent condition. I do not use the camera at this time, will use it in extreme cold winter weather, all the functions work and the shutter works free and clear, internals are like new. I use the lenses with my nikon D70S, except the 135mm it mounts too tight and do not want to force it. I set the D70S to manual lens setting with manual aperture and exposure controls. Take a picture and view it in the LCD window and retake if nescessary. I usually shoot about 600 pictures total on the D70 & D70S outing, with about 10% on multiple settings of the same subject to check WB or EV. The pictures are great and always enjoy watching them in slide show view.
Review ID: 10000000011847695
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