Recent content by Yugtha

It's working well once I changed the battery. Now I just need some new lenses. The old ones are kinda stuck 😅

Thank you, Nick, for the welcome, and thank you for the very helpful advice on these lenses. I will put it close to a heater to see if it can help loosen it up. I can move the aperture blade on it. I hope the focus lens will loosen up. In the meantime, I had another lens (AF Nikkor 35-80mm)...

I happened to have another AF Lens that mounted perfectly on the F3 body. I'm back in business with this camera. 2023 is ending beautifully. ☺️

I changed the batteries and everything is working so far. The advance lever is advancing and the shutter is firing. The LCD display is pretty clear. The lens may be broken since I can't get the focus ring to move but at least this can easily be replaced.

Battery Update: I have replaced the batteries and was able to turn the camera on and see the LCD Exposure Info. Yay to this. The advance lever and the shutter are now firing! 🤩 The ring around the power switch seemed to be cracked and I think needs to be replaced. It seems to be on when it is...

Thank you for clarifying! Yes, it is. I have been able to move the advance lever since doing this. It took a little bit more pressure than usual (probably from sitting idle and dusty for a decade). I’m going to wait for the new batteries before trying to move anything else.

I downloaded the manual as well from Nikon. I’ve been reading it as I wait to get some new batteries. Happy new year!

I used the tiny lever (circles in the attachment) to manually advance the film. I read this online. Is this a good sign? How do I manually trip it? I thought this was what it meant. Sorry, I’m a bit rusty on the terminologies.

Nikon F3... First new old camera in two years 🥺

Thank you! I finally learnt how to create a thread. All updates will go there: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/nikon-f3-ending-2023-with-a-comeback-to-analog-photography.203893/

Visiting my husband's family on Christmas took an unexpected turn. It was December 30th and we were 30 minutes away from leaving to catch our train back home. Out of a series of conversations, I randomly mentioned how much I missed analog photography. It had been two years since I practiced...

After two years of being camera less, I received a Nikon F3. This one belonged to my husband's grandfather who passed away over a decade ago. Other than a few scratches on the body from regular wear and tear, the body seems to be in good shape. I used to shoot on the Nikon F3 for three years...