nice. So do I. How do you like it? What is your favorite Nikons and Nikkormats in order of most fav to least?
I do . . .
It's an AI version, full featured and typical robust build.
if you want the spacing the same, couldnt you just make a paper mask and put it in front of the film plane?35mm SLRs are convenient, especially for shooting slides. I have a fondness for the square format too, though, and would love to see a 35mm camera that took 24x24mm pictures on 35mm film (with 35mm spacing so you could use 35mm slide mounts). I primarily shoot a 35mm SLR.
On the other hand, bigger and square is nice too. I'd love to get ahold of a good 6x6 TLR in good working order.
nice. So do I. How do you like it? What is your favorite Nikons and Nikkormats in order of most fav to least?
Your list of 35mm SLR advantages is pretty good. As has been pointed out on these forums many times, an SLR will do anything a rangefinder can do, but not vice-versa. Half frame is fun, but running thru a roll of film takes quite a while and viewing the transparencies is a challenge. MF is also great to do "for a change", but it is far from the perfect format. The longer lenses create depth of field, low light, focus and hand held stability issues. As for the purported image quality of MF, the modern "grainless" transparency films makes any advantage of the larger negative moot. I've seen a number of 35mm images blown up to 4ft x 6ft (yes, feet). At these sizes differences in lens quality becomes very apparent, but the detail the film can record is remarkable.
Why did you take the Nikon badge off the black one?
As for the purported image quality of MF, the modern "grainless" transparency films makes any advantage of the larger negative moot.
Seriously? Do you shoot medium format alongside 35mm from time to time? I don't find the difference "moot."
I wonder what the large format shooters think...
I did not take the Nikon badge off. The badge was off when I purchased the viewfinder.
Your list of 35mm SLR advantages is pretty good. As has been pointed out on these forums many times, an SLR will do anything a rangefinder can do, but not vice-versa.
This is not correct. A 35mm rangefinder can be made with a leaf shutter. A 35mm SLR, to my knowledge, has never been made with a leaf shutter. The only SLR's that I know of that have leaf shutters are the Hasselblads. Therefore, 35mm SLR's cannot sync their flashes at the higher speeds that leaf shutters can. Nor can they shoot as silently.
A 35mm SLR, to my knowledge, has never been made with a leaf shutter.
This is not correct. A 35mm rangefinder can be made with a leaf shutter. A 35mm SLR, to my knowledge, has never been made with a leaf shutter. The only SLR's that I know of that have leaf shutters are the Hasselblads. Therefore, 35mm SLR's cannot sync their flashes at the higher speeds that leaf shutters can. Nor can they shoot as silently.
RB/RZ67's are SLR's that use leaf shutters. The M645 system has leaf shutters too. I realize that these are not 35mm, but they are SLR's. Given that these are SLR's and have leaf shutter lenses, it should also be true that "a 35mm SLR can be made with a leaf shutter." Just because no one has doesn't mean they can't be made. It just might be difficult, expensive, awkward to use, and probably eliminates much of the advantages of a 35mm SLR with focal plane shutter.
Regards,
Rob
You have a lot to learn and to read. Here is one: the Zeiss Ikon Contaflex.
Some info here: http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/zeiss/contaflx/super.htm
There are more leaf shutter 35mm SLR made by many other manufacturers, for example Mamiya.
What are the advantages of a focal plane shutter? I know that they are faster up to 1/4000 but what else? I wonder why they didnt put more quiet, low vibration leaf shutters in SLRs?
Also, the Pentax 6x7 has lenses available that have leaf shutters in them. I dont know why Nikon never did this. This way you could have both leaf and focal plane like a Speed Graphic.
Can you name a leaf shutter SLR (35mm) that has the shutter in the body and has interchangeable lenses of 135mm or greater? (not including the monocular from zeiss contaflex).
Thanks
Gary
The plate on the F2 remains on the body when the prism's removed.
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