In the last digests I 've seen a lot of people claim facts about cameras
they never tried.
I think that we must not forget that we all use these cameras to take good
pictures and not
to sport the latest toy or technological object even if these cameras often
help us taking better
photos with their
You Said:
I own a Nikon N60. I have read a lot of posts (especially recently)
dealing with the ratio of shots in focus to not in focus. I have only
shot about 6 rolls with this camera, but IMHO the auto focus leaves a
LOT to be desired. I took the camera back to the shop where I bought it,
and i
Locked up N8008/F801 ?
Take the batteries off. See the hole where the screw goes ?
There's a small [Reset] button inside it. Take a small screwdriver/pen/whatever and
press it.
Put the batteries back in. It usually solves locking problems on the F801s.
Also to check:
- dead batteries,
- contact p
Hi Lew,
> I loaded the film and shot the third frame and when
> getting ready to shoot the fourth frame I found the system was "stuck". No
> control would change anything and furthermore the camera would not turn off.
>
> I unloaded the batteries and let is sit over night. Batteries back
> in.
There is a pin or lug at 7 o'clock on the mount of all AI-S lenses (looking
at the lens from behind) which Nikon calls the maximum aperture indexing
pin. Only the FA and F4 (I believe) use this pin to obtain the lens'
maximum aperture. However, my AI 55mm Micro has this pin and I am wondering
wh
Hi, all:
I think that the RGB meter of F5 does know the color of the subjects.
Think about the red, green, blue light all has different wave lenth and
different "energy". So just use the combination of three kinds of
sensors which are sensitive to different wave length, you can know the
percen
I had several replies pointing me at Craig's Cameras web site, which has a
pretty extensive list of original and photocopied manuals.
http://www.craigcamera.com/ib_nikon.htm
I checked and they have my manual.
Thanks for the help everyone!
David
-Original Message-
From: David W. Taylor
NIKON F6 AND BEYOND
>Better yet, just wait for the next F6. No, even better wait for the
>F7. The problem with putting off things until tomorrow is that you
>wind up with a lot of wasted yesterdays. Just go out and take some
>pictures! Smile! Click!
Nikon has copyrighted all the F numbers up
Hi all,
I am writing to ask some informations to italian customers who buy to
net shops like B&H.
I would like to know if taxes like IVA are applied to stuff coming from
abroad, for istance USA.
Thank you very much, and excuse me for being a bit off topic, but this
information could be useful to
Im currently using the AF 80-200/2.8D (new) as a basic zoom/200 mm, and
planning to get a TC14A in order to use this lens as a 280/4 manual
focus.
However for family vacation/traveling, the 80-200/2.8 often says at
home, and Im therefore considering to get a 70-300/4-5.6 AF-D (the new
light weig
F5 REPLACEMENT
>Your dealer must be giving you "inside information". Nikon wasn't
>supposed to announce this secret for another 3 more months or so...
>April first to be precise.
>
>I know, because my "informant", the same one who told me to buy Netscape
>stock just before the merger with AOL t
david, color do play a part for the F5 metering system. The F5 metering
system uses a Red Green Blue sensor (1005 pixels) to detect the color
distribution. This color distribution together with scene brightness,
contrast and focused subject's distance (if u have a D lens) is used by
the F5's b
You wrote to say that medium format lens are half or one-third as sharp
as 35mm because the medium format being larger do not need such high
resolution lens. Interesting. First time I have heard of this. Thought
that medium format lens are just as sharp and because the film format is
larger (t
Walter Fletcher asked:
"any one know what the aprox. street price for the F100 in the
U.S. is? All the local camera stores were I live don't have any info yet.
Walter Fletcher"
When I talked to a dealer yesterday he said that his Nikon rep had quoted him a price
around 1300$ US.
Milan Heath
I would buy one for my F5 as quickly as I could pull out my
wallet. RJB
>There is already a company that is set to
>market a digital film cassette that drops into the back of your
35mm camera
>(in place of a regular roll of 35mm film) and records your
pictures digitally.
>If you want to see it,
I need a lens for macros and I am considering the zoom 70-180 Micro.
Any opinions from owners of this lens?
Jordan
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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 08:56:43 +1030
From: "Brian Mckinnon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re F100 in a hurry [v04.n204/25]
Message: 25
>I see you back up what you say will absolutlely ZERO facts, are you a
troll?
Excuse me Brian, but do you really need to react like this when
someone is
Hi Bill & fellow Nikon users,
> I am a long time Olympus OM-1/OM-2n fan, but recently a friend passed
I am mainly a Nikon user but have had 2 OM-10 bodies before. I must say
that Olympus does make their OM bodies pretty small and light, which is good
for travelling and such.
>a 50mm f1
"kp foo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have used the F5 in a snow background
>and I need not make any compensation for perfectly exposed pictures. The
>RGB recognises the subject because of the color and differentiates it
>from the white snow and compensates automatically for the exposure.
>Wonder
I for one would like to see Nikon build a Digital Housing for the F5 and then
a new back that would have a Large LCD Screen so that you could immediately
see the pictures you were taking. There is already a company that is set to
market a digital film cassette that drops into the back of your 35m
"Wayne Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Just curious if anyone has heard or heard rumor of nikon making an EC-R
> Focusing screen for the F5. (EC-B) = Black , (EC-R) = Red.
>
> Or as long as I am dreaming an EC-R Type E Screen (Same as EC-B, but
> with red indicators and the grid from the E-
I own a Nikon N60. I have read a lot of posts (especially recently)
dealing with the ratio of shots in focus to not in focus. I have only
shot about 6 rolls with this camera, but IMHO the auto focus leaves a
LOT to be desired. I took the camera back to the shop where I bought it,
and it seems to b
> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 21:46:05 -0500
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Re: No Caps Included With PN-11? [v04.n196/23] [v04.n200/3]
[v04.n205/18]
> Message: 18
> >Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 09:38:17 -0500
> >From: Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Anybody know if this is
Someone wrote:
<<<>>>
The difference between specifications and actually product performance
is usually quite dramatic. For example I find Nikon N90s' "Focus Lock
On" to be unreliable. Sometimes it locks on to a moving subject and
other times it doesn't. Nikon makes it sound like the best thing
Lucio cegep [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following:
The reason you didn't receive the Nikon 1998 catalog is because they
didn't publish one this year. They did however publish a 4 page
supplement to the 1997 catalog that lists the new AFS lenses and a few
other products. A new 1999 cat
Hi fellow Nikon lovers:
I hope someone can give me some advice on equipment selection for my
upcoming trip to Costa Rica. I have the following equipment:
Bodies - N90s, F5 and Konica Hexar
Lenses -
Nikkor: 300 f 4.0; 80-200 f 2.8; 35-70 f 2.8; 28 f 2.8; TC14B
Tamron: 90 f2.8 macro; 20-4
Tight budget:-
Bill,
My suggestion is to keep the gear, take your money, beg for a little more from
someone, and buy a used telephoto and 2x converter.
I have an N90s and an F3HP. I feel the versatility of the F4 is worth more than
either. Many people have said the F4 is Nikon's best ma
Accra, 21 Jan 1999
Good afternoon,
The same thing happened to me a few months ago. I requested the Nikon
Product Guide and other information (the lenses brochure) explaining
that I buy Nikon articles from the USA (B&HPhotovideo). In our area
these catalogues are about the only source of informati
Hi All,
I was visiting a local shop last night, and saw for sale a used SB16
(labelled exactly as such, ie, not SB16A or SB16B) for what appeared to
be a good price. It's obviously got the F3 style foot; if I've done my
research right, it looks like I can use either an AS-6 or an AS-9
adaptor
carlo guerrero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Subject: SC off-camera flash cord <<>>
A possible solution is made by achiever flash. It is a handle mount
flash unit with Auto Focus assist beam. Sold by Adorama Product #
FA630H. Achiever makes this off the camera flash cord to use with its
630AF fla
To all those people who keep asking why we like to have our film leaders
left out. As a full time student and newspaper photographer, I develop
close to 90% of what I shoot. As for the rinky dink paper I work for, when
I say develop, I mean completely by hand. (ROYAL PAIN IN THE BUTT, but
tha
Listers,
It's been said before but I'd like to say it again: cameras are tools.
Choose the one that fits your needs and get on with your life. Having owned
both Nikon and Canon, I can say that both offer great systems with very
unique pro's and con's. Arguing which is better is just a waste of ti
> Of course, if you're focussing (pun) on "7" being bigger than "5"
> (fps), then by all means they released the F100 too early.
> Chris
You forgot three other things when comparing Canon EOS 3 and Nikon F 100:
Nikon > Canon (string compare)
F > EOS (alphabet)
100 > 3 (abo
Hello Nikon Fellows,
I'm about to buy some books and I want to buy a book that describes the
Nikon products and provides examples and techniques using them.
As I don't own the latest Nikon modern technology (just a FM2n and a couple
of MF prime Nikkors) it's not important if the book covers the
I'm looking at buying speedlight, but I'm not sure which one would be
best... The SB-28 would be ideal, but the cost is quite high. The SB-23
was my next choice, cost is good, but will it do more than the built in one?
($150.00 more?) Does is take advantage od my "D" lenses? In reading the
bro
On 21/1/99 at 5:36 pm, doniel wrote:
>It seems to me that superlative optical quality doesn't really have so
>much importance if you have a lens that is not suited to your needs. What
>will you be shooting? A 24mm of the highest optical quality wouldn''t be
>of much use to you if you are going
Hi:
1) I will soon start a new job that would involve a lot of international
traveling.
While I know that the US is much cheaper than South America (where I live)
I wonder where is the best place in the world to purchase Nikon equipment.
Any hints? (Japan?, Hong Kong?, etc.)
If you happen to k
I have a problem when using the SB26 on the N90s. The camera
cycles and makes a strange noise about every second, the readout
alternately shows real aperture data and "FEE" each time the camera
cycles and makes the noise.
I put the camera in "Program" mode and locked the aperture at f.22
as inst
>Everytime I think that I have found a situation that will fool the F5's RGB
>meter, I get the results back, only to be incredibly in awe of this system.
I also had very good results except with overcast wheathers. Tendancy to
underexpose if I rely on the metering system.
Frederic Neema/ Sygma
>I unloaded the batteries and let is sit over night. Batteries back
in...didn't turn on, a good sign. Was able to operate the controls, all
was well...after about five seconds it locked up again...nothing would
bring it back again aside from unloading the batteries again for an
extended period o
Hi all,
This question is not quite Nikon specific. I was wondering if someone has
any experience with Tamron AF 200-400mm f/5.6 LD (IF) lens. I am planning to
buy it for my N70. Will it be compatible with the camera? I currently own
Nikon 28-200mm lens and was looking to add a lens which would gi
Walter Fletcher, don't send your posts with subject lines that are all upper case.
--- Start of forwarded message ---
>From Walter Fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject SIGMA 2X TELECONVERTER
I was wondering if any one knows if the sigma 2x apo telecoverter will work with the
nikon 70-21
I tried to download Moose Peterson's sample journal but I can't figure
out where to click. The download page seems to be empty except for
the titles.
Since Moose is a BIG NAME Nikon photographer I thought this might be
appropriate for this group.
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Just spoke with a Nikon USA rep today who said the 1999 catalog will be
available in 2-4 weeks. You can call their customer service at
1-800-NIKONUSA and they'll put you on their mailing list now for a 1998
catalog, or call in 2-4 weeks to get the 1999.
Jim Laubach
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> I assume you're referring to Lithium AA cells, in which case the
> best price I've seen is at Unique Photo (www.uniquephoto.com).
> Last time I checked, they were $2.10 each there.
Sorry, should have been more specific - these are the DL123A-compatible
lithium batteries, not AA. Again, it's ht
But like the last couple of announcements, we have to depend on
someone to translate for us
http://nikon.topica.ne.jp/ei_j/digicam/e910.htm
http://nikon.topica.ne.jp/ei_j/digicam/e910_campaign.htm
Can someone translate the specifications for us?
Thanks,
-Mike Baranowski
Hi
I want to compare the performance of Nikon FM10 with Minolta X700 and Pentax
ZM-X.
Can I get the same quality of pictures in FM10 compared to the other two. ?
Will anyone give their opinions on this.
Thanks,
RK Rao
Dear Nikoners
I have noticed some of the NY mail order houses advertising an F5
"Anniversary" camera...does anyone know what this is all about?
Thanks..Brian Small
Dear Nikoneers,
Would someone email me digests 162-205 pls? :)
I had trouble getting them over the holidays.
Thanks for any help in advance.
Cheerio
Shannon
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