jannekaakinen Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>Probably the F5, but haven't been shooting with it as much as I would like since I bought nice used FE.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_burt Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>I have had 3 Nikons over the years. Many moons back my 1st was a Nikon FE. I actually still have it but it resides in my Sisters house as her daughter may want to use it. From there it was NO camera for a long time, then the digital age came along and I had like a lot of people a cheap P & S .... hated it(not a Nikon), so when the D40 hit the market I knew it was for me. Grabbed it and started shooting and hopefully learning. It allowed me to get back into photography. This was the perfect camera for me as being retired my finances were such I couldn't afford to just print everything that came out of the camera. I had that for a year or more and then the D90 came along. I studied all the specs, read everything I could get my hands on about it and jumped on it as soon as I had saved enough money to purchase it.<br> So to me I really have 2 favorites, one never forgets their first now do they and the D90. It gives me everything that I need. I can imagine that the D3 or D700 are better cameras but doesn't matter, I can afford this D90 so I just love it.<br> I love the controls and all the technically things about it.I love the feeling of it in my hands. I love the power it gives me to take photos like I have never taken before. I love that it is as rugged as I need it to be. I love the fact that I love it.<br> I truthfully hope that when it comes time for my D90 to retire that Nikon has another baby just waiting for me in this level category ..... I am sure that they will.<br> All summed up I love my Nikon D90<br> phil b<br> benton, ky</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_in_PA Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>I love the way the F3HP handles. I'd buy one, except I no longer can stand film.</p> <p>That said, I liked the way my Pentax MX handled and behaved better than any other camera I've ever shot.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan park Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>D2h but sadly it doesn't get much use these days. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn_cummings1 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>I used an FE2 for over a decade in a Nexus housing underwater...absolutely loved it. Currently a D300 above the water.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtk Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>D90 backed up by an FM, FE and an F100. Apparently I am really worried about my 90 crashing....ha ha ha</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_r._fulton_jr. Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>When I worked at a newspaper in California we issued F3P cameras when they became available. I always remember being in Yodobashi Camera in Tokyo and the salesman being befuddled by the fact I had a hotshoe on my F3. He thought I'd glued it on. I had to put a flash on and show him that indeed it worked. I always liked my F3P cameras and was sorry to give them up when I left the paper. At the time of my leaving the F4 was out but I never really favored that camera. I eventually bought an F5. I still have two of my original Nikon F cameras - one with an F36 motordrive. Both cameras in black. My last S2 got traded to Helix in Chicago for an extra M2 I needed. My favorite Nikon? Probably whatever I'm currently using. I suppose the Nikon F would be at the top if I had to choose one just for the nostalgia and that it seems like such a "pure" camera.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_narsuitus Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>Nikon F2 titanium – not just my favorite Nikon camera but also my favorite camera – film or digital. I had two but sold them for a nice profit when collectors drove the price so high that I was afraid I would devalue them if used.</p> <p>Nikon F2 with non-metered DE-1 viewfinder – favorite Nikon film camera that I am still using (love its battery independence)</p> <p>Nikon F4 – favorite Nikon battery-dependent Nikon film camera</p> <p>Fuji S5 (Fuji modified Nikon D200)– favorite “Nikon” digital camera<br> .</p> <div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelaMolnar Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>Huhh! A dedicated NIKON user! . . . How to start? <br /> Film? My Nikon FA with the MD-15, ( it is a most beautifully sculptured and technically advanced , ahead of time camera ever!) and the Nikon MF3a with the MD-12. But, I love them so mach, I hardly using them. Rather go out with a couple roll of Tri-X 400 ( or a Velvia) loaded to the FM-2 or FE-2. ( I have most of the models from an "F" to "F3") If I go to dangerous places, I carry my heavy gun, the Nikkormat, (3 of them) and I can defend myself, clubbing down the enemy with it, and still to continuo photograph with it.<br /> Please forgive me, you Nikon user, but a real gem for me is the Olympus OM1 &2 with the Motor Winder. (Inherited 3 of them) It is absolutely beautiful and sexy camera. And the lenses are super.<br /> Digital? The D700. For church and family events, the D40, with the kit lens, 18-55, supper sharp. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelaMolnar Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>Typo; corrected, Nikon FM3a.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_bessler Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>Nikon D3100 thats all I have so far for digital, the IQ is really great. Film camera my F5 @ F100 were really nice. I wish i kept them.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoid Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>Favorite film Nikon would be my N90s (all three of them). One AF sensor was all I needed for shooting horse shows, and such. After that, would me my Nikon FA. It's just a wonderful MF Camera. Seriously considering trying an FE. Digital Nikons ... I don't know. Don't have much experience with them ... yet.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tri-x1 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>Film models: can't decide between the F with the FTn finder and the F4. Both are nearly indestructible. Shot more film with an F than any other 35mm camera but the F4 feels like it was milled out of s steel billet. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_wilson1 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>My F3HP with motor and 50-135mm 3.5 Nikkor before I killed it years ago, then my N90 with 50mm 1.4 AF-D. I am very pleased with current pair of D200s, we'll see if they become "favorites", but they have been excellent to the point I have no rush to switch.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_murphy_photography Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>My F2's and motordrives are still my favorites. This one is vintage 1975. It has been meticulously maintained and is in flawless mechanical shape!</p> <p><a href="http://s1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/stmurphyphotography/?action=view¤t=F2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/stmurphyphotography/F2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier Lamy Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>F3HP, I have carried one in my backpack at least once a week for more than 10 years, winter and summer, always worked. From a sophisticated camera in the eighties it has now joined the "just enough" trend.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>I'll just let the camera speak for itself!</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry b. Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>F2A - I like cameras with 100% finders and light meters with moving needles rather than lights, except on the rare occasions when I am shooting in a dark auditorium and I use a D200 then anyway.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e_franklin Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 <p>My favorite filmer, my old FE2, digital, D700.....</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojepsen1 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 <p>D700 and, in a somewhat close second, F5.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johne37179 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 <p>My sentimental favorite has to be my first Nikon F -- like the one pictured. It was dependable and rugged as a truck. I had an assignment once that put me in high performance aircraft at very high sustained Gs. My motor driven Nikons would turn on, but in the high G environment would not turn off and rip the film right off the spool. The manual Nikon F was great. Worked consistently right through 7 Gs (though I had a bit of a problem). <br> From a standpoint of capability to product an incredible image, my current Nikon -- the D7000 stands head and shoulders above others I have owned and I think may be the state of the art for a DX format camera.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtk Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 <p>I know this isn't a contest and meant to be totally fun but is anyone keeping score of which one is tending to be a favorite? LOL?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdma Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 <blockquote> <p>I know this isn't a contest and meant to be totally fun but is anyone keeping score of which one is tending to be a favorite? LOL?</p> </blockquote> <p>Very roughly:<br> F3HP: 12<br> F100: 8<br> D700: 8<br> F2: 8<br> FM3a: 6<br> F: 5<br> F5: 5 (including 1 from me)<br> F4: 4<br> D90: 4<br> D200: 3<br> D300: 3<br> FE2: 3<br> FA: 3<br> F6:2<br> FM2n: 2<br> D3s: 1<br> D2x: 1<br> D2h: 1<br> D70: 1<br> FG-20: 1<br> D3100: 1<br> S2: 1<br> D7000: 1<br> F90x: 1</p> <p><a name="pagebottom"></a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sven_felsby Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 <p>I got my three favorites: FM2, F2A, D300<br> The sound of the F2 shutter is enough to make you drool..</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_bellayr Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 <p>NIkon F3HP, rugged small with excellent Ai-S & Zeiss lenses<br> Nikon S2 w/50mm F1.4, which is a Sonnar lens</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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