Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Harrison, That's a great choice. One of the benefits of the F3 is you can use all the old non-AI lenses as well as anything else Nikon has ever made (except for the AF G lenses). I don't have a MD4 for mine but with the prices as low as they are, why not. Of course some of the pro AI lenses like the 85/1.4 and 35/1.4 still command pretty high prices. Maybe because they're not made of plastic and still produce wonderful images. Have fun with your new toy. Len On Nov 27, 2007, at 3:59 PM, Harrison McClary wrote: > This past weekend I decided to order a new toy. It was a Nikon F3hp > with the MD4 motor drive. Back in my news days the F3 was the > ultimate > camera, rugged, light and so sweet (I had 2 F3T's with motors). I > have > often looked at KEH and their used Nikon listings thinking about > getting > another one...well I saw one in EX condition for $235 and an MD4 for > $19!! I could not believe this as back then I paid at least 300 > for the > MD4 alone. > > I gotta say I do not think there has ever been any SLR that fits the > hand as well as the F3 with MD4 does, nor has there ever been one that > is so nice looking. I can't wait to load this puppy up and go shoot > some. It will fit perfectly into my film kit which is mostly > Leica's...now this F3 for my 105 and 180mm lenses for some reach, the > Leicas for in close. > > If you are not one of those who has to have the latest and greatest > digital do everything camera these are great times to get pro level > equipment at less than point and shoot prices. The old Nikon AiS > lenses > are not that expensive, and will still work on the top line Nikon > digital bodies and with the $75 converter will work on a Canon > body. If > you want really cheap look into the old Canon FD stuff, it is rock > bottom now....but the FD stuff only mounts to the old FD system. > > -- > Harrison McClary > Harrison McClary Photography > harrison@mcclary.net > http://www.mcclary.net > ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography > http://www.imagestocksouth.com > Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: > http://www.mcclary.net/blog > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information