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Hi guys,
I would like to get a Nikon film body. I love my D80, and would just like another body that I could shoot b&w film on with my current lenses.
What do you recommend?
Thanks.
..... my all time favorite Nikon body is the F3.
Same here... my first, my biggest lost, my all time favorite... ;)
F4 is a lot of bang for the bucks... that's my pick.
The N80. It's essentially a D80 on film. You can get them off Craigslist for as low as $75
If I could, I would shoot B&W film...(true B&W, not C41)...but I don't have a film body, and that stuff is expensive...
It's not about taking "true" black and white
I think it's the ability to have this idea in your head about what u want and in the end after worrying and worrying u either get it or u don't and with film that feelings is just gets amped up. (instead of chimping for maybe 5 seconds and moving on)
my example for this is the other day i had to shoot an abstract assignment for college. The only lens i have is my kit lens for my eos 500 camera and i really wanted to get close and get this really nice focus but i couldn't do it with that lens. I had heard of people using mounts to make their normal lenses macro lenses so i decided to try it out without a mount (eh who cares it's only one or two shots in my roll of 36 film i'd rather try and fail then to have never known what i would of gotten from the shot.) So i ended up doing the photograph and tried to get the focus close because i had to use both hands just to have the lense against the body so i could see. when i developed the film and did my contact sheet i looked at the photograph i ended up getting the exposure right and getting a pretty good focus i was pretty happy with myself. now if i had taken the same shot with digital i probably would of taken one shot, failed and decided that the photograph was a waste of time and went on to the next photograph.
I once read an article about a photographer who could make photographs in the darkroom using multiple shots basicly making a layered photograph who was asked to do the same in photoshop and did so but was so frustrated that he went back into the darkroom and did the same thing over again taking him hours more. it's whatever feels right to you.
Do i hate how much time and money goes into black and white sure i do, but it gives me a lot more respect to people like eddie adams who did this for years. I've spent three hours in a dark room just to get one photograph just right. But i love how instead of just "fixing" a photograph in photoshop i have to first get it pretty darn close and then maybe change something by burning or dodging. :-P plus there's certain issues with digitalthat u didn't have with film like reproduction. (plus u can charge more for film ;-))
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It would be cool to own an f5, if I didn't already have an FG-20 and an FA I'd probably choose that as my film body. I used the FG-20 a lot for my black and white film class (last class of the term was yesterday) and there is definitely a joy in using a fully manual camera. It feels like so much more of an effort and is more rewarding in the end. Digital is so automated, there's no craft left in it.
F100, F4 or F5 are great, F6 maybe too much camera to handle...
But, if you don't mind with manual focus camera, I'll go with F3
I disagree. With most good SLRs you can set the camrea to manual for best results just like on a film camera. Focus, ISO, shutter speed, aperture, everything... and you get the instant gratification of being able to see how your shot turned out in the viewer without needing to process the picture to see if your settings are right or wrong.
The "art" in using a dSLR manually is no better or worse than a film camera, IMHO. I use my dad's Nikon F2A now and then and am very comfortable using it, same as my Nikon D200. My preference just leans towards digital.
Now if you like processing film and what not, well that compares to spending hours in Photoshop (minus the fumes and eventual need for an iron lung... lol). There is a lot more the same than differenent in SLRs and dSLRs.
Except for printing, in which case you do a lot of very expensive, painstaking, tedious, frustrating work in order to achieve a configuration that will yield absolutely consistent results. Part of the joy/craft in darkroom printing is that each print is unique to some extent.
Digital printing is to California wine what darkroom printing is to French.
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I also found a very inexpensive nikon body like these (http://rss.api.ebay.com/ws/rssapi?FeedName=SearchResults&siteId=0&language=en-US&output=RSS20&catref=C12&sacur=0&sorefinesearch=1&fsop=1&fsoo=1&copagenum=1&from=R14&saobfmts=exsif&coaction=compare&_trksid=m37&saslc=0&floc=1&sabfmts=0&coentrypage=search&saaff=afcj&ftrv=1&ftrt=1&fcl=3&frpp=50&afcj=2212781&satitle=nikon+body&sacat=29997&saslop=1&fss=0), that did a great job.
If you own or plan to own any "G" glass, a F4 or F5. A friend just sold a mint F5 on ePay and only got $360 for it. If you own any MF glass, or only have non-G and non-DX glass, my all time favorite Nikon body is the F3.
Is the main difference between the F100 and the N80 the fps?
While I do agree that it is noce to be in the lab under the lights (it was one of my favorite things to do in school) unless you are printing your own what is the point of buying a special body to just shot film.
I might ask the same. Why buy a "special body" to shoot digital?
..... It's time has passed, though some hard core photographers refuse to accept it.
That is entirely to their credit and their choice.
Yes Jerry, I'm one of those who refuse to accept it, but not a hard core... I just still enjoy shooting film (mostly BW), it's between nostalgia and satisfaction, I don't do darkroom, I wish I could do much better darkroom, but it's very difficult to learn...
If I could, I would shoot B&W film...(true B&W, not C41)...but I don't have a film body, and that stuff is expensive...
It's really not so bad if you know how to properly expose the film.
Digital cant match the look of 3200 B&W Grain.
I agree wih Sabbath about the F4 being a especially great value right now but one question, why buy a second body for B+W when conversions done with some skill can look at least as good if not better than images shot on film.
Some people will always want to shoot film (at least as long as it is available), and I have to respect that... however, I feel that film is a slowly dying white elephant. It's time has passed, though some hard core photographers refuse to accept it.
That is entirely to their credit and their choice.
I figured the N80 would serve my purposes, and found a great deal.
I had a 50mm 1.8 ($115) on my Christmas list for low light situations, and I found an N80 (barely used), bundled with the 50mm, & 2 Hoya filters for $150. Merry Christmas to me!
Thanks for all the comments.
While I do agree that it is noce to be in the lab under the lights (it was one of my favorite things to do in school) unless you are printing your own what is the point of buying a special body to just shot film.
It's not like it is an investment, I got the body for roughly 50 bucks, and I am still taking classes, so I have access to the lab...although there might be a few people out there that can make digital b&w look similar to film, true b&w film still captures an incredible image. imo.
JIP, the deal kind of fell into my lap, the day "after" I posted my question...I didn't have one. I will check out your link.
While I do agree that it is noce to be in the lab under the lights (it was one of my favorite things to do in school) unless you are printing your own what is the point of buying a special body to just shot film.
Da F5 or F4..but I use my EM as well.
There is nothing like standing under the red lights watching a black and white print emerge in a tray full of Dektol... it is just like magic.
F100 fa sho.
F5
It feels like so much more of an effort and is more rewarding in the end. Digital is so automated, there's no craft left in it.
I disagree. With most good SLRs you can set the camrea to manual for best results just like on a film camera. Focus, ISO, shutter speed, aperture, everything... and you get the instant gratification of being able to see how your shot turned out in the viewer without needing to process the picture to see if your settings are right or wrong.
The "art" in using a dSLR manually is no better or worse than a film camera, IMHO. I use my dad's Nikon F2A now and then and am very comfortable using it, same as my Nikon D200. My preference just leans towards digital.
Now if you like processing film and what not, well that compares to spending hours in Photoshop (minus the fumes and eventual need for an iron lung... lol). There is a lot more the same than differenent in SLRs and dSLRs.
Well to max the OP already has a digital body so it really is not buying a "special body". And to Hacksaw if you have a body already why are you asking the question. Also I think if you have any question about the quality of digital B+W compared to film you should consult http://www.bandwmag.com/ who in the last few years have accepted digital as legitimate B+W format.
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What Nikon film body?