aaron_miller Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 I was curious... Can an older Nikon camera take pictures with colored film, or will it always have to be black film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_gifford Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 You can use color film in older Nikons, and take pictures with it, but the pictures do come out black and white anyway. Nikons made later than the second quarter of "The Wizard of Oz" can use color film and produce color photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_scheuern Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 Yes it can, Aaron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 Troll<P> And not even a particularly smart or funny one at that.<P> Humor requires intelligence and skill. Intelligence is a matter of genetics and we can't help you with your choice of parents but you should go back to practicing in private and when you can find that you can make your cat or goldfish laugh at your jokes, then you should try going public again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsel_adams Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 when someone says "my thats an old camera".The answer:"but it takes brand new pictures". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin carron Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 Aaron Miller - member of PN since.....today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank uhlig Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 I do not think older Nikons could take pictures all by themselves, in B+W or color? Am I wrong to assume there was a Nikon of old with built in intelligence? Even the newest N, C, P, M, H, L, ... cannot take pictures by themselves: So the answer clearly is no, it can not! You need an intelligent being taking the picture. Please someone clue me in if i am mistaken. I think you will need a photographer for a quite while who takes the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christoph_frick1 Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 The question isn't all that stupid if we discuss very old lenses, i.e., designed in times when there wasn't any colour film around yet. With such very old lenses you could experience significant colour shifts. When you shoot negative colour film, most colour shifts will be corrected during printing. If you prefer slide film, the colour rendition of your lenses is very important. So if you are in doubt about some old lenses, just try it with a type of slide film you know very well and in typical lighting conditions (sun, overcast, flash...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle_cox Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 I don't know if it was a troll or not, but I found it an interesting question. Other than snapshots on a really cheap point and shoot, my only photography experience has been digital. So my film knowledge is lacking. I clicked on the question because I was curious if cameras made before colour film could take colour film. By the sarcastic answers, I'm guessing it can. :) Guess it's like the funny looks I get from kids these days when I mention record players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt wiler Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 I owned a couple of Nikon S-series rangefinders in the 1950's - I am not aware of any Nikons older than the original S, and I can assure everyone that there was plenty of color film around at the time, and it worked just fine in the cameras. Even Kodachrome at ASA 10. So what does the original question mean by "an older Nikon camera"? The point about older lenses is valid, and there is no doubt that both contrast and color correction have improved in modern lenses, but I would love to have that old equipment back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erick_lamontagne Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 Maybe it's a troll, but I've been asked this question many times about a TLR and a 4X5 monorail. The people asking were very serious and (otherwise) intelligent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl smith Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 Depends on if you use a Color lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly_flanigan1 Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 The oldset Nippon Kogaku lens I have ever seen was on a WW2 Japanese 16mm gun training camera. In was a combination anti-aircraft training gun with 16mm camera to record ones errors in aiming at our airplanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd thacker Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Kelly,<P> How was the bokeh on that lens? Any good? <B>;</B>~) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 I've seen what appears to be pre-WWII Nippon Kogaku range finder lenses in Leica screw mount, for Canon's Leica clones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john lehman, college alask Posted November 24, 2002 Share Posted November 24, 2002 Color photography dates from 1861, and the first commercial color film from 1907. If there were Nikons made before 1861, they would have had lenses corrected only for blue light, and so might not have worked well in color :-) Note that any lens not corrected for color will also not work with panchromatic black and white film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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