david_harris15

Perhaps try MW Camera Repairs for a second opinion as what you have been quoted sounds extortionate. I have sent both my OM1's to him within the last 18 months for a clean, lubricate & adjust, foam removal from the prism area along with a diode battery modification so the meter will run off an SR-44 battery & the price for each has been £50. His web site is at MWCameraRepairs I have also sent a pair of OM2N's to him for CLA's & foam removal & have been very happy with all the work. Agree with what William Kahn said above about ebay. I picked up both my OM1's off there as spare or repair & the pair of them came to under £40. Have seen working ones go for around £50 on auctions. If you do get another one recommend sending it for a CLA & a defoam at least. Most of them have light seals added around the prism which rot over time & ruin the silvering leaving you with black spots in the viewfinder.

If I was going to shoot Street I would probably take my Olympus OM1 over my F2. Smaller & lighter in the hand & I find the viewfinder easier to focus quickly than the F2's one. The shutter is also very quiet when fired. The OM1 isn't as robust as an F2 & uses an obsolete battery (I have had mine recalibrated for a 1.5v battery) but I can't see what an F2 offers over it for street photography. I have a waist level finder with for my F3 & don't find it a lot of use rk be honest.

See also: https://www.rangefinderforum.com/classics/foru m/messages/2/25200.html?1346027010

Have a look at the following: https://mynikonsdotorg.wordpr ess.com/manual/nikon-fm2- fm2n/ Probably worth double checking with the repair shop you are going to use to be sure it will work?

<p>If you need a donor body to provide a shutter an F801 might be a cheaper choice as I think it shares the same shutter as the FM2n.</p>

I bought a 1986 copy of Amateur Photographer magazine off ebay in the UK a few weeks ago as I wanted to see the adverts & prices for Nikon gear back then. Maybe look there for a 1970's version? Had a quick look & there is a 1978 one listed. Might be a bit too late for you? Was surprised to see the 1986 price for an F3 was £740. Had an idea it was less.

<p>Have you checked with your local Nikon Spares Department to see if they still hold it?</p>

<p>I have used a Tamron SP 500mm mirror with a Nikon D3000 for a few years now & have been very happy with the results. Focusing takes a bit of care to get right but the images are OK. Have taken some nice shots of the moon with the Tamron SP teleconverter behind the mirror.<br> I did have the 500mm Vivitar mirror before getting the Tamron to replace it. The IQ from the Vivitar was terrible. Fuzzy images like shooting through a fly screen even with it on a tripod, but I might have just had a bad sample?<br> I did some testing against other lenses & although Vivitar advertised it as an F8, I found that I had to stop other lenses down to F11 to get the same shutter speed that the Vivitar gave. </p>

<p>£30 each for Nikkor 135mm F2.8 AIS & 35mm F2.8 AIS lenses.</p>

<p>The biggest blow to my slide shooting has been the demise of Jessops over here (UK) & their process paid E6 mailers. They were around £6 to buy & for that you got good developing with the slides mounted. I haven't shot a slide film since they went under as the cost of getting it done elsewhere has more than doubled.<br> Wonder whether there is a market for such mailers still if someone else bought them out? It would hopefully mean that the lab that they went to would see an increased volume of film going through it?<br> Have just bought my first three slide films for a couple of years & will be looking for somewhere to get them developed. May ask in my local Snappy Snaps to see if they can help. Have been very happy with their C41.</p>

<p>Agree. I have never found the A/F on the F4 to be as bad as people say. I had an F5 before an F4 & yes, the F5 is faster, but I have never found the F4 A/F overly slow or to hunt a lot.<br> Another vote for the for the Nikkor 28-105 AFD. Have been very happy with mine.</p>