Wow Theo!Cannot find the bloody things. Well, the only ones I've encountered seem to have been hit with a shovel.
Wow Theo!
I bought my first camera which was a black F2AS back in 1977. In around 1980, the local store had a matching black DE-1 that nobody wanted. It was the time when automation was hot. I paid $42 for the thing. ...
Well, when I head out to shoot I like to carry two bodies, one with HP5 for indoors and the other body with a slow or medium speed for outdoors. However, with the issues I've had in the past I tend to lean towards having an extra body or two as back ups that I can use whenever one of the bodies I generally use needs service. I do rotate them out and about too so that the lube inside doesn't gum up. The sad fact of life is that these F2's and F3's are no longer made so at some point the quantity of reliable bodies are going top become minuscule. That's why even though I swore off the F2 when I saw this amazingly clean and new looking body (and the price was right imo) I snapped it up.
Yes, the DE-1 prism was going for a pricey sum 10 years ago when I bought mine but I recall it wasn't as bad as some others I've seen. I think I bought it at the same camera show I bought this recent F2 and at least one other body. I'm sure DE-1 prices have gone from pricey to insanely expensive these days.There seems to be a high demand for plain prisms, both for the F and the F2 - I think it's because the ring resistor of the metering heads has become a problem. People maybe think that unless the metering head actually works, they'd rather have the sleeker plain prism.
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There seems to be a high demand for plain prisms, both for the F and the F2 - I think it's because the ring resistor of the metering heads has become a problem. People maybe think that unless the metering head actually works, they'd rather have the sleeker plain prism.
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As far as I can tell, many of the metered interchangeable heads for the F2 no longer work. Maybe depending on the individual issue some might be able to be repaired, but they can still function as a simple view finder. As mentioned above however, they are kind of bulky so the smaller, sleeker plain DE-1 prism is the choice.I've always fancied picking up a F or F2 at some point. What's the deal with Photomic heads ? Are they all starting to fail from age around now ? I notice the F/F2's that are for sale are much cheaper when they come with Photomic heads
Want an S next.
I found the plain prism doesn't look as good on the F2 as on the F. It was the reason why I didn't use my DE-1 that often.As far as I can tell, many of the metered interchangeable heads for the F2 no longer work. Maybe depending on the individual issue some might be able to be repaired, but they can still function as a simple view finder. As mentioned above however, they are kind of bulky so the smaller, sleeker plain DE-1 prism is the choice.
I've always fancied picking up a F or F2 at some point. What's the deal with Photomic heads ? Are they all starting to fail from age around now ? I notice the F/F2's that are for sale are much cheaper when they come with Photomic heads
The F2 on the left is defective (PC cap is missing). Give it to me.
I was looking to buy an F2 but I decided not to. Instead I bought a Microsof Surface Pro ...
...only the 1/30 and 1/60 speeds are working...I
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