Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Walt I had 2 Nikkormats over the years and loved both. However they are no longer supported by Nikon or any other repair facility I have been able to find, so when they fail they are good only as paper weights. My F3 sits and collects dust, well it really sits in a spare camera bag upstairs unused. gene -------------- Original message from Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com>: -------------- > I was making a comparison based upon spending a few hundred dollars or > 5000 Reichmarks and then looking at the results. Personally, I hate the > Nikkormats but have a near new F3, 24,35,50 1.4, 55 2.8, 100 2.8 > (Vivitar) and a 200 f4. (just looked in a drawer and found a Tamron > 19-35 and a Tokina doubler) I think I have too much unused junk and > since this is Friday, I'm open for offers. :-) > > Keep shooting but watch out for sunspots > > Walt > > Douglas Herr wrote: > > > On Dec 7, 2006, at 5:16 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > > > >> What if the Nikkormat with a 50mm f2.0 provided a better finished > >> product than your M8? > > > > > > I don't see why someone who is interested in a digital rangefinder > > would care how a film SLR of any vintage or capabilities compares. A > > more logical comparison would be a film SLR and a digital SLR and in > > this comparison for me from viewing prints the digital SLR (DMR in my > > case) has pretty much replaced the film SLR at ISO 400 and above. BTW > > I do have a recently-CLA'd Nikkormat FTN with 50mm f/2 lens (also 50mm > > f/1.4 AIS, 55mm f/2.8, 200mm f/4 and 300mm f/4.5 ED non-IF). > > > > Doug Herr > > Birdman of Sacramento > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information