Is the light in your F3 finder not working?

Ariston · Dec 31, 2020

I'm such a cheapskate. I bought an "as-is" F3. It actually works, but the meter is a little off, and the light in the finder doesn't work.

I found these instructions via DuckDuckGo, but didn't think it would work for me because it didn't feel like my button depressed at all. I tried it anyway and, surprise surprise, it worked! It's really easy, if you want to give it a try:

http://www.realphotographersforum.c...finder-illumination-light-in-a-nikon-f3.1818/

BrianShaw · Dec 31, 2020

Mine still works but... The light was never a good or useful feature.

Ariston · Dec 31, 2020

It is pretty dim - It's my first time seeing it.

BrianShaw · Dec 31, 2020

... and I’m glad that the DIY repair worked for you. I really like photographing with my F-3. You will too.

flavio81 · Dec 31, 2020

I had two F3 cameras (now only 1 of them) and the little light never worked...

Nitroplait · Jan 1, 2021

That illuminator button is not implemented very convincingly, but I’ve seen a couple of instances where owners didn’t realize that power needs to be turned on, and the shutter button needs to be half depressed just before pressing the fiddly little button.

mshchem · Jan 1, 2021

My epiphany was after using my F3 for 5 years I finally read the damn instructions, the light meter didn't work until you had advanced to frame 1. Something that was eliminated with the Nikon F3P. It's a beautiful camera, but definitely rather effeminate after the F and F2. MHO, don't bother to argue I'm going to Netflix.

Is the light in your F3 finder not working?

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