The best single digit Nikon Fs, are the even number ones.

[RLangham]

1 - The first in a legendary series and a new direction for the makers, it is still remembered with affection while seeming solid but rather clunky; many would hope for something lighter and more engaging.

2 - Often regarded as the high point of the series, this was an improvement on its predecessor in every way and still stands up as a classic today, the one that got everything right.

3 - For some, this was a rather disappointing sequel, 'good, but not great', and many of the ideas that went into it would be better served later.

4 - Well received at the time, and still a favourite for many, this is very much a product of its time and seems curiously dated today.

5 - Technically well-executed with some significant departures from its predecessors, but probably the hardest in the series to love.

6 - Another high point and made with the knowledge that this was the end of an era, the makers would bow out at the top of their game with this sophisticated product.

But that's enough about the Star Trek movies.

Ah, my opinion about ST:V is quite the opposite. I find it technically atrocious but oddly charming. It sure tells you something about William Shatner though, that when Nimoy directs him the character is pleasant and funny, but when he directs himself Kirk turns to a bit of self-absorbed loudmouth.

 

[MattKing]

It sure tells you something about William Shatner though, that when Nimoy directs him the character is pleasant and funny, but when he directs himself Kirk turns to a bit of self-absorbed loudmouth.

Shatner got much of his start doing Shakespeare at Stratford in Canada. You can see that in much of what he has done since!

 

[CMoore]

A black Butter Grip makes my F2 look and handle better.

(https://www.cameradactyl.com/buttergrip/nikonf2).

Also, I use a camera strap similar to the one below that makes its weight and bulk a non-issue.

(https://www.ebay.com/itm/Camera-Har...=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0).

I have one of those Butter Grip on a Minolta X570.
Once you get accustomed to it, its hard to shoot without one.
They will basically last forever, which makes them relatively inexpensive.
Those guys hit a home run with that product.

Speaking of inexpensive............that strap you linked to looks interesting.
I have paid that much (or more) for your basic, one piece, shoulder strap.

 

[PerTulip]

Nikon F2
Nikon F4
Nikon F6

The best.

This thread.

The worst.

 

[George Mann]

Speaking of inexpensive............that strap you linked to looks interesting.
I have paid that much (or more) for your basic, one piece, shoulder strap.

Yes, and this is the one I actually use.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/USA-Gear-D...=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

 

[RLangham]

Shatner got much of his start doing Shakespeare at Stratford in Canada. You can see that in much of what he has done since!

Oh, certainly. When well directed, as in, not by himself, he's capable of great subtlety and expressiveness. Kirk was a far better character than people give him credit for.

I used to think of Shatner mainly as the guy who... inserts... odd pauses... everywhere, but that's just a product of him barely knowing his lines due to rushed production late in the run of the original Star Trek. Still... one can't help but notice a certain egotism filter through when he has no other director working with him.

 

[MattKing]

Oh, certainly. When well directed, as in, not by himself, he's capable of great subtlety and expressiveness. Kirk was a far better character than people give him credit for.

I used to think of Shatner mainly as the guy who... inserts... odd pauses... everywhere, but that's just a product of him barely knowing his lines due to rushed production late in the run of the original Star Trek. Still... one can't help but notice a certain egotism filter through when he has no other director working with him.

I was actually referring to the fact that Shatner has a tendency to project to the back row of the theatre, no matter what he does.
And frequently as if he is playing a character in a Shakespeare play that involves lots of yelling and swords.

 

[RLangham]

I was actually referring to the fact that Shatner has a tendency to project to the back row of the theatre, no matter what he does.
And frequently as if he is playing a character in a Shakespeare play that involves lots of yelling and swords.

Oh, I take your meaning now, my bad. But yes, ever notice his tendency to rewrite his lines to be iambic pentameter? A real consumate shakespearian that one!

 

[Huss]

I was actually referring to the fact that Shatner has a tendency to project to the back row of the theatre, no matter what he does.
And frequently as if he is playing a character in a Shakespeare play that involves lots of yelling and swords.

Even in that Twilight Zone episode. He made sure the people at the very back of coach class knew what was going on.

 

[Huss]

This thread.

The worst.

How can a thread discussing iambic pentameter and Shakespeare be the worst?

 

[reddesert]

Now that Nikon knows this, they'll never release an F7. I blame Huss.

 

[CMoore]

I was actually referring to the fact that Shatner has a tendency to project to the back row of the theatre, no matter what he does.
And frequently as if he is playing a character in a Shakespeare play that involves lots of yelling and swords.

Are you guys talking about THE Shatner....Captain Kirk.?
I do not pretend to know much about him, but for some reason i am surprised to hear he is on stage "Projecting to the back of the theater".................or that he has performed a Shakespeare gig.

 

[MattKing]

Are you guys talking about THE Shatner....Captain Kirk.?
I do not pretend to know much about him, but for some reason i am surprised to hear he is on stage "Projecting to the back of the theater".................or that he has performed a Shakespeare gig.

Sorry to say this, but William Shatner is another one of us pesky Canadians :
https://etcanada.com/photos/215310/highlights-from-william-shatners-colossal-career/#image-215312

 

[Huss]

Now that Nikon knows this, they'll never release an F7. I blame Huss.

F6.2
Might as well ride on Leica's coat tails like they always have.

 

[CMoore]

Sorry to say this, but William Shatner is another one of us pesky Canadians :
https://etcanada.com/photos/215310/highlights-from-william-shatners-colossal-career/#image-215312

Huh...... interesting ........other than Star Trek, i just do not know much of him.
He was quite good in that beauty pageant comedy with Sandra Bullock.
I am sure he can act................probably had the "Television Disease".
Hard to break free (i suppose) of the pigeon hole that a popular television show puts you in.
It can and has been done, but i am sure it can be a curse for an actor that wants to go forward.

What would be GREAT is if we could find a picture of W.S. holding an F5.

 

[MattKing]

I am sure he can act................probably had the "Television Disease".

In 1954, that would be a disease that shows itself on a small black and white screen in a large cabinet!
And would most likely have been tuned to the CBC!

 

[Michael Howard]

All I have to say is...

Denny Crane.

 

[Huss]

You have to listen to this. You have to.

 

[Matthew K]

I found an FA a year or two ago at a decent price. I had never shot Nikon and didn't (at the time) know the various models well. It shot beautifully. I sold it because I don't have a lot of Nikon gear. I have a K1000 that will never leave me, and I thought I might as well consolidate into one SLR system. Not sure I made the right choice (and let's not talk about the X-9 I'm about to send off to have CLA'd...)

 

[MartinCrabtree]

William Shatner is great. Period.

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[Chan Tran]

I know a lot of people wouldn't agree but in my opinion the worst single digit F's is the F4. It's the camera that gave Canon the lead over Nikon.

 

[Horatio]

 

[RLangham]

I put it like this: I don't use electronic battery-dependent cameras. So for me obviously the F2 is the apex of Nikons. But others doubtless prefer later cameras with more features.

To me an F2 is one of the last really likeable and charming SLR'S. In some ways it's one of the last cameras where the influence of the venerable Exakta is really felt. After that... things get too plasticy for me.

 

[reddesert]

F6.2
Might as well ride on Leica's coat tails like they always have.

What is this 6.2 stuff. It should at least be F6.3. They should renumber the cameras in an order photographers understand: F4, F5.6, F8, F11.

 

[RDW]

Ah, my opinion about ST:V is quite the opposite. I find it technically atrocious but oddly charming. It sure tells you something about William Shatner though, that when Nimoy directs him the character is pleasant and funny, but when he directs himself Kirk turns to a bit of self-absorbed loudmouth.

"What does God need with an integral battery grip?"

It could have been worse. From Wikipedia:

'The rock monster climax of the film was ultimately dropped due to difficulties during filming. The monster, dubbed the Rockman, was a large latex rubber suit that breathed fire on command. Effects personnel smoked cigarettes and blew smoke into the suit's tubing, loading it with smoke that it would slowly emit, obscuring some obvious rubber parts. On the last day of location shooting, the Rockman began suffering mechanical problems; the suit stopped breathing fire, and the desert wind dissipated the smoke. The result, Shatner wrote, was that "our guy in the silly rubber suit ultimately just looked like ... well, a guy in a silly rubber suit." With no time to return to the location, Shatner was forced to get wide shots and hope that the setting could be reproduced in the studio, but admitted that it was likely not going to work for the film.'