Yes, this is very easy to do. I did it to an XA2 some weeks ago.
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Yes, this is very easy to do. I did it to an XA2 some weeks ago.
They're wonderful and for practical purposes better than the Rollei 35. But they have a bad reliability record. Mine for example, quit working.
The culprit might be the very TINY (thin) cable that connects the light meter (or is it the shutter?) from the sliding lens barrel to the rest of the circuitry.
Minolta TC-1 
Super Graphic. Love the 4x5.
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I use an Olympus 35RC carried in a supermarket bag. Use the meter to get a base reading then adjust as I wander aimlessly about.
Yes, there's something less threatening about a big old bellow camera, isn't there? If film weren't so expensive I'd do more handheld stuff with my Anniversary Graph
Used this camera/lens combination with Tri-X for street shooting for years... set at hyperfocal distance, preset exposure and use as a point and shoot... even at F/4 you're good from about 5ft to Inf. Lens is a Nikkor 28/2. Adjust to suit conditions. (duh 
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Used this camera/lens combination with Tri-X for street shooting for years... set at hyperfocal distance, preset exposure and zone focus, use as a point and shoot... even at F/4 you're good from about 5ft to Inf. Lens is a Nikkor 28/2. Adjust to suit conditions. (duh
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I have often thought that the Nikkormat was better than many Nikon cameras. Many years ago I bought one for my wife.
I can barely make out the serial. FT2?
I have done a good bit of street work with my FTn. It's definitely my quietest SLR.
If you're asking about my Nikkormat it's an FTn, purchased used, around 1971. An FT2/3 would have a factory hot shoe on top of the prism and other small external detail changes...
Built like a brick, no doubt! My FTn never failed me...I never needed the features the more sophisticated F series until later...
Yes, I thought of that after I posted. I almost bought an FT3 once. The 2's and 3's have a nub on the end of the shutter speed lever too. Eventually I may send my FTn away and see if Mike Trost can fix the frame counter (frozen at 0) and the shutter (won't go into bulb mode). Other than that it's a perfectly functioning camera and one of my favorites. Somehow it even has qualities that make it preferable to my F2SB in many contexts... x-sync at 1/125, the ability to use M bulbs at any shutter speed (many SLR's back then couldn't use M bulbs above 1/30 because they lacked a dedicated M contact), the whisper-quiet shutter, and so on.
You can identify it's a FT or FTN because it has a fully metallic film advance lever and self-timer lever.
I absolutely love my F2SB (yes, same model as yours), so this is a very strong claim! However I must admit my Nikomat FTN is a more ergonomic machine; feels good in the hand, while I never got along ergonomically with any F2, unless equipped with a plain finder.
Interesting. My Nikon F was a quieter machine and I miss it because of that specific reason. I think my Canon A-1 was quieter than my FTN, however i've since sold the A-1. The Nikon F3 is a reasonably quiet machine too!
I recently bought an FT3 and 'brick' is an apt description. It feels more solid than my FM and is quieter. I've only put one roll of film through it so far but I'm pretty impressed with it.
Those are great cameras, I have one in silver.Used this camera/lens combination with Tri-X for street shooting for years... set at hyperfocal distance, preset exposure and use as a point and shoot... even at F/4 you're good from about 5ft to Inf. Lens is a Nikkor 28/2. Adjust to suit conditions. (duh
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Definitely. The FM/FE cameras, along with the EM/FG, were (in my opinion) a turning point in Nikon build quality. Completely inferior to the previous Nikkormat and EL/EL2. However I do like my FE a lot, because it's a light, practical camera. The FG I also liked a lot.
The Canon AE-1 and A-series get a lot of hate in some circles, but they're better built than the EM/FG series, and in my opinion more reliable than the FM and FE machines. I've seen many, many, many FM and FE cameras in non-working state, for example many FE cameras in mint shape but dead meters. While almost all the AE-1 and A-1 cameras i've found, had working electronics and mechanics.
The nikkormats, of course, are as reliable as the moon (except for the ring resistor).
The FG felt flimsy to me and I couldnt get over the lack of a DOF preview.
Sorry if you got an email with the post I deleted. It wasn't personal, just overstated my dislike for the camera a little. I just thought it seemed rude once I reread your post.
I don't get email alerts. In any case, no problem.
The FG feels flimsy in comparison to other Nikons (and the FM/FE too), but on the other hand it packs a lot of good features within a tiny body. Yes, i also didn't like the lack of DOF preview. At the end i sold my black FG.
I think that if the F3 would have the same display type than the one in the FE, it would be an even better camera. I love the FE needle display; i don't care for the LCD in the F3, which is hard to see in less than optimal light.
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