mark45831 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Running around this weekend I came across this F3HP with a 50mm 1.4 and motor drive and SB-16 Flash, they said it didnt work, there not even a scratch on it, its like brand new, So I thought it would be worth buying and if it was something I could not fix It would be worth sending it off ,, after playing around with it, putting new batteries in it I discovered the counter on the Motor Drive was not reset, works like a charm, I have been wanting one of these for a long time. Now just need to run some film through it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conrad_hoffman Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 This is my favorite 35mm and that's exactly the right vintage lens. Should be great! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 I demurred on the motor drive, 22 years ago, but the F3HP is the most precise feeling mechanical camera I've owned and used, every bit comparable to a Leica M3, from winding film, down to the soft release. It wasn't even new. I bought it used in 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_shumpert2 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 My F3T is my favorite camera. I also have the MD4, 50/1.4 and SB-16. That was a great find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_bowring Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Very nice camera. I picked up one at an auction a few years ago. It had the motor drive, 50mm 1.4, and a micro lens. It was a gun auction and nobody else bid on it. It was in mint condition and I got it for $45.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark45831 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 Very nice camera. I picked up one at an auction a few years ago. It had the motor drive, 50mm 1.4, and a micro lens. It was a gun auction and nobody else bid on it. It was in mint condition and I got it for $45.00. nice, I gave $250 for this, thought it was a good deal, he threw in a FE with motor drive and a bunch of odds and inns, but the F3 was what I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_bowring Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 The FE is a very nice camera also. $250 for both is a good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Good catch. Have fun and bring us back some images:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chulster Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Oh, that's pretty. I miss my F3, long since sold off for no good reason. I used the same 50mm f/1.4 lens on it most of the time. I never had the motor drive, though. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albins images Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 My F3T is my favorite camera. That was(/is) my favorite camera ever! Now collecting dust .. and although I'm 'back' to vinyl jazz records these days .. it's still uncertain when I'm going back to analogue photography.;) mark4583|1, your post triggered positive vibes, melancholy and memories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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