Nikon F6 data imprint

pierods · Jun 20, 2025

Are these statements of mine correct?

"I can set up a Nikon F6 to imprint focal length between frames (not on the image)"
"I can set up a Nikon F6 to imprint more than one piece of data between frames, like focal lenght and shooting date/time"
"Imprinting data between frames on a Nikon F6 will eat up space so that I can shoot less photos"

MultiFormat Shooter · Jun 20, 2025

pierods said:
Are these statements of mine correct?

"I can set up a Nikon F6 to imprint focal length between frames (not on the image)"
"I can set up a Nikon F6 to imprint more than one piece of data between frames, like focal lenght and shooting date/time"
"Imprinting data between frames on a Nikon F6 will eat up space so that I can shoot less photos"

As an F6 owner, and user, I can tell you:

Statement #1 Correct

Statement #2 You can print exposure information, together with other information such as focal length. However, you cannot print focal length and time, metering mode, date, etc. together. You can only print one of these values and the exposure information. (See page 131 of the owner's manual.)

Statement #3 Not correct, printing between frames doesn't alter the spacing between frames.

pierods · Jun 21, 2025

MultiFormat Shooter said:
As an F6 owner, and user, I can tell you:

Statement #1 Correct

Statement #2 You can print exposure information, together with other information such as focal length. However, you cannot print focal length and time, metering mode, date, etc. together. You can only print one of these values and the exposure information. (See page 131 of the owner's manual.)

Statement #3 Not correct, printing between frames doesn't alter the spacing between frames.

Thanks!

dng8888 · Nov 8, 2025

Got one yesterday. Try to get focal length plus exposure data as in the manual. I cannot find it as the only one is +date or +datetime … is there anything I need to press. Thanks in advance for any kind response.

MultiFormat Shooter · Nov 10, 2025

dng8888 said:
Got one yesterday. Try to get focal length plus exposure data as in the manual. I cannot find it as the only one is +date or +datetime … is there anything I need to press. Thanks in advance for any kind response.

Without seeing your "process," it hard to guess. However, when you get to the point that +date and + date/time are visible, have you tried scrolling up-and-down using the thumb pad? This is what I do to select the various options. If scrolling doesn't work, I not sure what else to do, off the top of my head.

mshchem · Nov 10, 2025

Isn't there an option print data for the entire roll on the last frame (or two)??

dng8888 · Nov 10, 2025

MultiFormat Shooter said:
Without seeing your "process," it hard to guess. However, when you get to the point that +date and + date/time are visible, have you tried scrolling up-and-down using the thumb pad? This is what I do to select the various options. If scrolling doesn't work, I not sure what else to do, off the top of my head.

I did try and just only got +date time. Under shooting, between frame there are 3 options “off”, “+date and time”, “date and time” are selectable. Say +date is shown but not selectable using the thumb up and down.

dng8888 · Nov 10, 2025

mshchem said:
Isn't there an option print data for the entire roll on the last frame (or two)??

How to get to these options. I do not see it being offered I am afraid.

For the first colour negative it is amazingly great and at that time I only use date time and it was imprinted. This lab returned one has some two blank one in the front but no data.

For other black and white I do not even see that two blank one (after I used the +date and time).

Quite like to know the focal length as I can Id the lens used and help to further test what lens to use. May have to get back to ‘70 to use notebook ( but on iPhone)

mshchem · Nov 10, 2025

There's a company in the UK that sells nice wire bound copies of the instruction book. Insane how many options are on this camera. There's a MV-1 optional data reader, that allows you to download 21 different parameters for each frame.

Imprinting has a lot of options too.

dng8888 · Nov 11, 2025

mshchem said:
There's a company in the UK that sells nice wire bound copies of the instruction book. Insane how many options are on this camera. There's a MV-1 optional data reader, that allows you to download 21 different parameters for each frame.

Imprinting has a lot of options too.

Found it. Under p136 it stated when you have both in frame is set some option is not available between frame. When I set it off now flash info and focal length can be set. Cheers. … wait until my next roll.

mshchem · Nov 11, 2025

dng8888 said:
Found it. Under p136 it stated when you have both in frame is set some option is not available between frame. When I set it off now flash info and focal length can be set. Cheers. … wait until my next roll.

Great, glad you figured it out. Very cool camera.

dng8888 · Nov 12, 2025

mshchem said:
Great, glad you figured it out. Very cool camera.

mshchem · Nov 12, 2025

dng8888 said:

Good lookin camera!

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