Nikonians…Please Help…35mm Film Question…?
I need to purchase a 35mm SLR. I own a Nikon D80 & Digital Lenses which can be used on film bodies, as well as film lenses for my Nikon digital. So the choice to go with Nikon film is an easy one. The choice for which camera to buy is not so easy.
I have my search narrowed down to 4 choices.
The Nikon F5, which will cost me $650/used/demo condition.
The Nikon F4s, which will cost me $400/used/excellent condition.
The Nikon F100, which will cost me $800/brand new and..
The Nikon FM-10, which will cost me $350/brand new with a lens included.
My only real requirements or preferences are a vertical grip/shutter release, a fast shutter, and a solid feel.
Weight is not a factor i consider. I own a tokina 1224 and a Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 so im used to heavier weighted cameras.
I know the F4s and F5 have vertical shutter releases built in, & the F100 has an optional grip accessory.
I want the best for the least of course. And is it bad to buy used from say Adorama, sight unseen?
I can vouch for the F4s as being solid .. I have had to use it as a defensive weapon and I can still use it to shoot like a wildman. Like my D200, it will use all my lenses, manual and autofocus.
The F100 is so much like my D100 or D200, it could be the same body.
From Ken Rockwell:
“The Nikon F100 is the second-best 35mm camera ever made.
Surprise! In 2004 Nikon introduced the F6, which is a little better but a lot more expensive. Get an F6 if money is no object, get a used F100 if you want the buy of the century. I wrote all these pages back around 2003, so read them in that context.”
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f100intro.htm
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