Move From Film (F4S) To Digital (D700)

I have used this Nikon F4S for 18 or 19 years without a problem. It is still almost like new. (likewise for my Nikon 8008). They have been a good friends and traveled with me to many places. It is a sad thing to retire them and move to Digital.

Changing From The Old Way To The New Way -Film To Digital -Reluctantly.

Very sad, indeed. (But in the end, the originality and creativity remain the same.)

I continue to enjoy your work immensely.

 

Best regards.

Andrew; (and Meir) Thank you for your time to comment

The F4s was my unreachable myth for all my early years as an amateur photographer. I still think it is the most beautiful camera of the AF era. I never got to own one or use one (unless 4 photos count as "using"), but I own the F5, less fascinating from some points of view, but a real masterpiece in more "practical" terms.

I had no problems converting to digital and never felt nostalgic about film (I do feel nostalgic about My F5 at times, perhaps one of these days...). There is a lot to learn, some problems disappear, many appear. But at the end of the story, I'm still there doing essentially the same thing, or at least, trying to do it.

L.

Lex; more photos and struggling to select and struggling to backup....you are correct of course.

 

To me the Nikon F4S is the Jaguar XKE of cameras and without plastic. My 8008 is also a beauty to hold.

 

In the 50s I dreamed to own a Nikon. Now I have 4 :-)

 

I think I will continue to use one Hasselblad even though my eyesite is so poor not manual focus is about impossible.

 

Looking for places to put these cameras, tables here and there so I'll always be able to look at them.

 

I have been using a Fuji S2 Pro for digital. Seems the D700 is less contrasty which I like -holds the whites. I do not know the technicalities but maybe it is that the D700 has better "white balance".

 

I have the very minimum PhotoShop and don't know much about it. I use only for histogram and cropping. That won't change.

 

Of course I've been using or did use Nikon TTL flash for 19 years. SB 24 and SB 26. The 24 is pretty ancient.

 

 

Thanks for commenting. I'll be interested to wander back to your page and see with what you shoot.

 

 

Mmmm, I give you 200 bucks for that beautiful F4 and a pack of good quality respirators. Greetings from Mexico.

The going price for a used F4 Is a little higher than your offer. Respirators? thanks for comment

Above you referred to Nikon TTL flash. I have just discovered that my Nikon SB-24 and SB-26 are not compatible with the D700 in the TTL mode (Aperature mode is okay). That is very unlike Nikon to do this. My Nikon SB-800 is compatible with the D700. All three Strobes are compatible with the Nikon F4 and the Fuji Pro S2.

I say "not like Nikon" because when Auto Focus came out there remained campatablity with the non auto focus whereas Canon users as I recall had to change their everything over. At least that is how I remember it. With the SB26 and SB26 on the D700, in TTL I cannot even fire the shutter. Aperature mode works and is not a problem as I am used to that with the SB26 and Hasselblad combination. As far as I can tell when testing last night, the SB800 seems fully compatable in TTL with the D700 including +/- compensation. Lex, I am amazed at the difference in Area covered between DX and FX. I did not realize it is so great. full frame FX/80mm about equal to partial frame DX/50mm.