Nikon F2 Rewind

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If your F2 is not metered, take a hike.

I have quite a few 35mm SLR.
The F2 is, By Far, the most difficult to rewind. My hands are not super big, but the prism always gets in the way.
Do you guys pull the prism when you rewind.?
Thank You
 

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If your F2 is not metered, take a hike.

I have quite a few 35mm SLR.
The F2 is, By Far, the most difficult to rewind. My hands are not super big, but the prism always gets in the way.
Do you guys pull the prism when you rewind.?
Thank You
Nope, the trick is to not let go of the rewind crank once you start. When I was a kid I could rewind those things in 10 seconds. If you keep tension on the crank it won't uncoil. Smooth and steady, I don't think a plain prism makes it any easier. MD2 motor drive has powered rewind
 

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If your F2 is not metered, take a hike.

I have quite a few 35mm SLR.
The F2 is, By Far, the most difficult to rewind. My hands are not super big, but the prism always gets in the way.
Do you guys pull the prism when you rewind.?
Thank You
I understand the OP's point. My solution is the MD2. Problem solved.
 
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I am not sure if i explained my problem. It is not that i lose grip and the film "unwinds"
My fingers can just barely squeeze passed the big prism of the F2. Unless i go pretty slow, the prism bumps my fingers off the rewind crank. It happens 2-3 times during every roll of film.
I do not experience this with any other SLR.

I understand the OP's point. My solution is the MD2. Problem solved.
I guess that would solve my problem.
 

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Can't remember! My first camera back in 1977 was an F2AS. So it does have the big prism. I don't remember having any rewinding problem.
 

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The original design is you are supposed to pull the rewind lever out to the first click stop to rewind, not just flip out the lever. What is supposed to happen at the first click stop is the rewind shaft telescopes out, but the prong remains engaged with the film cassette. (I'm not sure if you are doing this, but the manual points it out.) Unfortunately for me, the first click sometimes works as designed, but sometimes it pulls the prong on the first click, then telescopes on the second.

EDIT: See page 9:

http://www.cameramanuals.org/nikon_pdf/nikon_f2_photomic.pdf
 
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Oh Wow.....i had no idea.
Thank You So Much
 

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Oh yeah it's been so long and I don't remember. Pulling up on the rewind crank won't open the back so yes you should pull it up before rewinding.
 

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What he ^^ said.
It's mentioned in the instrutions.
 

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Who needs to rewind? That's what the MD2 is for!
When I bought my F2AS back in 1977 I thought i would get the MD-2 but I never did because the price of the MD-2/MB-1 combo was over $800. I bought the F3HP + MD-4 for $700 and I used them as my motor driven camera. Now the MD-2/MB-1 is relatively cheap but the F2AS is too expensive. Someone stole my F2AS in 1984 and I can't bring myself to pay more than the price I paid for it new ($550) for a used one.
 

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The original design is you are supposed to pull the rewind lever out to the first click stop to rewind, not just flip out the lever.
You're supposed to what now? I've only owned my F2s for about 3 or 4 years now. Did not know this...

Thanks!
 

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It's one of those "it's actually useful to read the manual" cameras.

Plus the models are very amusingly 70's.
 

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Ha, surprised so many of you didn't know about that. My dad used to repair cameras for Nippon and still forgets that it's not pull up to open the back, so it happens
 
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