Want to Buy Nikon F6! (Or Nikon F100)

[Joseph Bell]

Hello there!

Does anyone have a Nikon F6 that they'd like to sell?
I would also be interested in a Nikon F100.
I am not overly concerned with aesthetics - I just want the camera to be in good working order.
Many thanks!

 

[Arthurwg]

I have a nice F100 I'd like to sell. No problem with the back, etc. Please make offer.

 

[Pitotshock]

Joseph, did you ever find yourself a camera? I've dug up a few Nikon F100 and a Nikon F6 for myself and the F6 is a tough camera to find up here. After a quick look on Markeplace, I turned up this ad in the Toronto area, which is a pretty typical price for an F100 around here... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/434744151208826

 

[Sirius Glass]

I have the Nikon F100 which is my first choice for 35mm photography.

 

[Joseph Bell]

Joseph, did you ever find yourself a camera? I've dug up a few Nikon F100 and a Nikon F6 for myself and the F6 is a tough camera to find up here. After a quick look on Markeplace, I turned up this ad in the Toronto area, which is a pretty typical price for an F100 around here... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/434744151208826

You are a saintly wizard! Thank you truly, I am on the case!

 

[Joseph Bell]

I have the Nikon F100 which is my first choice for 35mm photography.

hip hip! I hear Hasselblads are pretty good for MF.

 

[Pitotshock]

F100 which is my first choice for 35mm photography

Truly is a great camera to shoot with. I'll have both the F6 and the F100 loaded and I really to love them both. Very satisfying to shoot with and great compatibility with a wide range of glass.

Hasselblads are pretty good for MF

Indeed they are! Have one now and picking up another next week. I just stole one of the deals of the month off of Marketplace, going to pick up a Hasselblad 500 with 80mm and 150mm lenses, filters, light meter plus a set of studio flashes for $500 CDN ($370US). Usual story, late husband's camera, wife wants it to go to a good home. Jumped on it 13 minutes after it was posted, and ONLY have to drive 5 hours to get it... First step is admitting you have a problem, but I just can't help myself.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Truly is a great camera to shoot with. I'll have both the F6 and the F100 loaded and I really to love them both. Very satisfying to shoot with and great compatibility with a wide range of glass.


Indeed they are! Have one now and picking up another next week. I just stole one of the deals of the month off of Marketplace, going to pick up a Hasselblad 500 with 80mm and 150mm lenses, filters, light meter plus a set of studio flashes for $500 CDN ($370US). Usual story, late husband's camera, wife wants it to go to a good home. Jumped on it 13 minutes after it was posted, and ONLY have to drive 5 hours to get it... First step is admitting you have a problem, but I just can't help myself.

Isn't wonderful to have a charmed life?

 

[Moose22]

Truly is a great camera to shoot with. I'll have both the F6 and the F100 loaded and I really to love them both. V.

I have trouble switching back and forth. I have both, and with the exception of some specific use cases, either one is about as good a "modern" SLR as you could get. Both meter perfectly, handle almost the same, and I can't say enough good about them.

But the controls are ever so slightly different. Like the mirror lockup past the timer on the left switch -- I occasionally shoot in the dark and remembering which is which is way easier than figuring out what those tiny symbols are in low light.

My solution is to just shoot one for a few rolls then, if I feel like it, shoot the other. Never load both at the same time and I don't run into silliness where I am reaching for controls in the wrong place.

 

[Pitotshock]

Joseph, I did notice that an F6 has popped up on KEH 's website. Now's your chance to get one!
Not cheap by any means, but not that crazy either, with an EX excellent rating, it would be a great camera.

https://www.keh.com/shop/nikon-f6-35mm-slr-camera.html

 

[nbagno]

Joseph, I did notice that an F6 has popped up on KEH 's website. Now's your chance to get one!
Not cheap by any means, but not that crazy either, with an EX excellent rating, it would be a great camera.

https://www.keh.com/shop/nikon-f6-35mm-slr-camera.html

Looks like that one went to me :-O

 

[Pitotshock]

Looks like that one went to me :-O

Ha! you snooze you loose!

 

[Joseph Bell]

Ha! Thanks much for alerting me and everyone else to that listing. I did snooze and lose but luckily I am also broke and can't possibly afford one now! I did buy an F100 instead, and it is a lovely camera. Perhaps some day! Many thanks to one and all!

 

[Pitotshock]

Well if you have the F100, it will do everything you need it to, it is a great camera. Now you just need to spend the money you don't have on film!

 

[NB23]

I enjoyed the F100 much more than the F6. The feel of the camera, the rawness. The F6 is so damped. Like rallying in a rolls royce.

 

[Moose22]

I did buy an F100 instead, and it is a lovely camera. Perhaps some day! Many thanks to one and all!

You're good.

I use both interchangeably. The F100 is 90% of the F6, but in practice it's actually 100% of the F6 if you don't use a few very specific things. You'll be super happy with it, it is just a great camera.

 

[Huss]

Ha! Thanks much for alerting me and everyone else to that listing. I did snooze and lose but luckily I am also broke and can't possibly afford one now! I did buy an F100 instead, and it is a lovely camera. Perhaps some day! Many thanks to one and all!

To extend the life of the F100's back latch, do not just push it close, letting it snap closed (the way one would normally with any camera). Hold the release catch up, close the back, then release the catch.
The F100's latch is made of a type of plastic (nylon?) and is notoriously fragile with age.

 

[NB23]

Isn’t there another weak point in the F100? The plastic rewind fork I believe

 

[Kino]

The diopter adjustment knob is quite fragile and when it breaks, it's a nightmare to repair...

 

[taomeister]

Hey, I have a F6 I'm willing to put up for sale, let me know if you're still looking, OP.

 

[Pitotshock]

F6 I'm willing to put up for sale

I think if you dropped an ad in the for sale section you would have no trouble at all to sell that F6. The OP did indicate that they found an F100 and likely the F6 was a bit too much money.