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The F100 is the best Nikon made.

It would be if it didn't have so much plastic in it or if it could be operated without a battery.

There isn't such a thing as "the best Nikon made".
It is whatever you value more.
For some it is the F2, for others it is the F6.
For some others it is the FM2.
And some rather prefer an heavy Nikkormat. Others will favour the light EM.
 

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It would be if it didn't have so much plastic in it or if it could be operated without a battery.

There isn't such a thing as "the best Nikon made".
It is whatever you value more.
For some it is the F2, for others it is the F6.
For some others it is the FM2.
And some rather prefer an heavy Nikkormat. Others will favour the light EM.

Yup.

My "Best Nikon Ever Made" is the one in my avatar. Yes, the original F-mount camera. Second best, F2AS.

For some people, TBNEM may be a D-word. For others, none of them. Truly is subjective.

-J
 

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My T50.

It doesn't have much in the way of settings but that film advance noise turns heads.
 

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The F100 is the best Nikon made.

It would be if it didn't have so much plastic in it or if it could be operated without a battery.

There isn't such a thing as "the best Nikon made".
It is whatever you value more.
For some it is the F2, for others it is the F6.
For some others it is the FM2.
And some rather prefer an heavy Nikkormat. Others will favour the light EM.

I agree about the batteries and my best camera is not the Nikon but the Hasselblad. 4"x5" is fun to play with but I tend not to use it for the most serious work.
 

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I adore my F4. My Nikon F4. And I bring it with me often.

(For unobtrusive street photography or for social gatherings, my Asahi Pentax SV with clip-on meter sometimes comes with.)

It would be if it didn't have so much plastic in it or if it could be operated without a battery.

There isn't such a thing as "the best Nikon made".
It is whatever you value more.
For some it is the F2, for others it is the F6.
For some others it is the FM2.
And some rather prefer an heavy Nikkormat. Others will favour the light EM.
 

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Acceptable? Cobblers! I shoot with what I want and stuff any objectors. Being 6' 3" has one or two plusses.
 

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Acceptable? Cobblers! I shoot with what I want and stuff any objectors. Being 6' 3" has one or two plusses.

Agree, a camera is a camera is a camera.

If we are talking 35mm SLR / rangefinder (not waist viewfinders) or point and shoot , once you point that lens whether its an Olympus XA or a full blown Nikon you are either spotted or not.

So what difference does it make.
 

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Agree, a camera is a camera is a camera.
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So what difference does it make.


riverrun, past Eve and Adam’s, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs.

... so, that's the question. There is a psychological effect on the people at the event. To some extent it depends on whether it's a gathering of all friends, co-workers, or how many are there you barely know. I think the reaction to a large digital camera with equally large lens will be different than what you get with a little 1970's film rangefinder or an instant film camera.
 
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