Nikon FG

[Kino]

Dood, stop mentioning you have Hasselblad gear if you want someone to give you a Leica!

 

[jimgalli]

I bought one new in '83. I always thought it felt too small in my hands and also the shutter (probably worked terrific) but it had a "tinny" sound to it. Later I bought a used FE and it was (and still is) perfect for my needs. The other day a Black FG in the original soft leather "ever ready" case came along in mint shape and I bought it. For 1983 they were jam packed with legacy features in a tiny package, but Nikon plasticced them up to make them cheap enough to go head to head with the ridiculous Canon AE1. The Nikon was light years better, for the same money. I walked in that camera store a complete rube to buy a Canon AE1 because my father in law had one and I thought it was nifty. The guy behind the counter sold me the Nikon instead. Bless that guy . . . whoever he was. A career with film followed.

 

[eli griggs]

Dood, stop mentioning you have Hasselblad gear if you want someone to give you a Leica!

I appreciate your concern, but I've already addressed that point in that particular thread.

We're discussing the Nikon FG and just mentioning the FG Nikon can take an adapter is pointless, without pointing out it's utility and usability with a specific brand/camera type, no?

Godspeed and Cheers

 

[Huss]

I appreciate your concern, but I've already addressed that point in that particular thread.

We're discussing the Nikon FG and just mentioning the FG Nikon can take an adapter is pointless, without pointing out it's utility and usability with a specific brand/camera type, no?

Godspeed and Cheers

That reminds me, I gotta bump that thread.

 

[Huss]

I appreciate your concern, but I've already addressed that point in that particular thread.

It’s 26 pages long, I must have missed it.

 

[CrescentMoon]

My FG still has it’s grip, so I guess I’m fortunate, I had no idea that they go missing. Seems like that the grip would be easy to 3-D print.

Roger

My FG comes with the grip, but even so, I'd still pay for a Etsy-esque custom 3D grip that's slightly bigger, and also attached to a tripod-compatible bottom plate to make the camera just long enough for my pinky to grab. I love the FG, but it's clearly designed with Nikon's 52mm-threaded lenses in mind. When using bigger lenses like an 85mm f1.4, the camera gets front-heavy. I could use a motordrive as a grip, but at the same time it would kind of defeat the point of a compact SLR.

 

[neilt3]

Not my minty example.

According to Japanese ebay sellers, that means it has fungus and possible separation.

"Mint" as in a newly minted coin , ie , good as new .

"Minty" describes an odour or flavour.

So your saying your camera smells funny ?

 

[George Mann]

"Mint" as in a newly minted coin , ie , good as new .

"Minty" describes an odour or flavour.

So your saying your camera smells funny ?

I would say that most cameras smell kind of funny.

 

[Paul Howell]

My FG comes with the grip, but even so, I'd still pay for a Etsy-esque custom 3D grip that's slightly bigger, and also attached to a tripod-compatible bottom plate to make the camera just long enough for my pinky to grab. I love the FG, but it's clearly designed with Nikon's 52mm-threaded lenses in mind. When using bigger lenses like an 85mm f1.4, the camera gets front-heavy. I could use a motordrive as a grip, but at the same time it would kind of defeat the point of a compact SLR.

The FG and EM were clearly consumer grade bodies, I doubt many used a lens longer and heavier then a 80 to 200 F4, which would still be somewhat heavy. I used my FG as a replacement for a Canon 7S and Leica IIIG, for the most part my 28mm and a 35 to 70 E zoom that came with it worked well for a couple of years, then the zoom control got really lose. I had the motor drive and felt it gave the extra depth I liked. My plan was to get a FA or FE but the FG worked so well as a second body with a wide that I kept postponing until it became a mote point.

 

[artAlexion]

I used to have one, kinda wish I still did. It wasn’t as durable as other Nikon models at the time, but a good little camera, and it was quite small. Plus the Program exposure mode with AI-S lenses was nice. The +2 stop backlight compensation button was a great feature as well.

I didn’t use the Program mode much, but that backlight button was great. I miss it with every camera I’ve owned since.

 

[artAlexion]

Why is it that every FG is missing that little finger grip?

Probably because it was removed to accommodate the motor drive

 

[miha]

FG is a nice little capable camera, a bit sluggish on the shutter, mine also developed electronical problems (as did the FA I had at the same time). When I got prescription glasses in my twenties I didn't like it as much as the VF offers a very low eyepoint only.