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  1. I'll have to experiment a bit more rigorously going forward, since the first set of CR123's was from another camera (therefore perhaps low already). The second set occurred when I was shooting at a snow scene and perhaps did not have the circle focus indicator on (thus thinking the batteries were at fault...I later used a multi-meter to determine they was still OK). In the next few days, I'll use the F6 extensively at -10 degrees C, so I hope to get something close to the 6 rolls that the manual states. I do know that the internal clock battery is shot, so I'll also have to see if the camera will keep my custom settings if I take the CR123's out overnight. The second post in this thread (Nikon F6) indicates that battery drain is somewhat of an issue, so I can see myself removing the CR123's occasionally.
  2. Admittedly, no, not a lot of experience with AF. And the F6 was mainly just a technical itch I had to scratch. My best luck with robust SLR's which didn't need a lot of thought,, have so far been the Oly Om-4ti, and the Leica R7. One of these days, I'll hopefully learn to leave well-enough alone.
  3. Good info from Maurits on this thread: Nikon F6 Maybe I should hold out for a later serial number.
  4. Another update. Voltage fluctuating from 2.89v upwards to 2.94. Maybe that's what the lithium batteries do? However, I now think my real problem is simply that when I think the camera is broken, the actual culprit is that it won't take a photo if the subject is not in focus (ie, I'm getting a triangle or two in the viewfinder, instead of the circle). So I'll just have to learn to keep my thumb on the AF-on button when I'm composing a photo.
  5. An update. Two rolls of film, and three sets of batteries. The third set was bought right from the store, and I immediately confirmed they both had 3.26v of charge in them. Popped them in the camera, re-set the date/time, and turned the camera off for the night. Next morning, checked the voltage, and it was down to 3.04v...and I was prompted to re-set the date/time again. Can I safely assume that the internal rechargeable battery is totally shot, and that it is somehow providing a short circuit to quickly drain any of the CR123 batteries that I put in? Thanks in advance.
  6. Yup. Mine is 0009322. So that's probably the issue. I guess a possible work-around is to just have a spare set of batteries around, in case the unit starts to behave weirdly. But if anyone knows of a place in Canada that might be able to service the unit, please let me know.
  7. So the universal default re-set definitely doesn't work (even with brand new batteries), so I wonder if that had something to do with it. Maybe I should send it back.
  8. I also had to change batteries, since the indicator -- at about the same time -- went down to "begun to decline" (or two bars). Popped in new batteries, but the af still didn't work. Had to re-set all the menu items to default, and then the af worked again. So maybe the declining voltage on the old batteries somehow screwed with the menu system.
  9. It's an ebay item from Japan which I could still likely return. I hope I don't have to do that. But if the menu system decides to go rogue again...
  10. Thanks folks, but yes, I had the S selected on the focus mode selector, and I did try both the shutter activated af, as well as the "af-on" button activated af. But I still couldn't get af to work. However, since then, I've gone into the guts of the menu and set everything back to default individually (as mentioned above, the universal default re-set didn't seem to work). Now, the af works again. (shrugs with quizzical look). Could there have been something inside the menu that could totally disable the af?
  11. Another weird thing is that the default re-set (menu button + info button) doesn't seem to work. When I do the operation, I get the message that the camera has gone back to all defaults. However, when I go into the menu system, I see asterisks everywhere (indicating custom settings have been set).
  12. Did I just buy an expensive door stop? The first few frames on the first roll worked just fine. But now the autofocus won't work at all. I switched lenses and still nothing (the same lenses work just fine on my Nikon Df). I set the menu items all back to default and still nothing.
  13. Ahh, but will the Nikkormat also do autofocus with my 28-105 zoom? :D
  14. Very well put. You should be a technical writer for Nikon.
  15. I think this only works for non-shift lenses, though. My Nikkor PC 28mm f4, for example, has the aperture ring right up near the front glass element. Same with my Oly/Leitax conversion.
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