This was the experience of casualphotophile too
https://casualphotophile.com/2021/10/20/nikon-fa-review/
I picked up an FA on Facebook marketplace place that I rolled the dice on - also DOA.
Literally every other Nikon has been rock solid for me, from N2000 (underrated) to FE2
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12ApVQFE9xZ/
Gotta go by Dec 1st, or will be scrapped ...
I never got to get B&W slides made and took for granted that one day they'd stop
I'm guessing the 35-70 wasn't that useful for news guys? Always love hearing about press set ups. What was the film of choice, and did the 20-35 just replace a bunch of primes?
Did you slide the film under the clamp? You gotta turn the key back to the close position, thread the film under, then turn the key back to the open position. Not saying it's your problem, but it's a common A12 mistake
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