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Not sure if you're still looking two years on but as I stumbled upon your question about the K3 relative to the K2 screen in my own search for advice on the matter, and the fact someone else has got away with utter dribble about 'the brighter the screen, the worse the manual focusing' I thought I'd add that the K3 screen works very well, is noticeably clearer and therefore gives the impression of being brighter and that focussing is therefore less stressful and quicker too. The black outer circle seems more pronounced than with the K2 but it might be simply in starker contrast now the screen itself is brighter. No exposure adjustment required for the meter, on the FA at least and so presumably for all cameras that it fits.
a_tonkin, I totally agree with you regarding brighter screens DO NOT make manual focusing worse. I've got a B3 screen on my FE2 and have no problem with manual focusing. I had a B2 on it and switched. It's perfect!!!
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<p>I'm seeing a lot of zooms mentioned here. Can't stand zooms. Prime-wise my two favorites are the Voigtlander 40mm/F2 Aspherical and the Nikkor 85mm/1.8D. In that order. Both lenses are incredibly sharp with great color and contrast. </p>
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<p>I'm seeing a lot of zooms mentioned here. Can't stand zooms. Prime-wise my two favorites are the Voigtlander 40mm/F2 Aspherical and the Nikkor 85mm/1.8D. In that order. Both lenses are incredibly sharp with great color and contrast. </p>
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<p>"I think 40mm is the most universal focal length". Amen Maciek. Amen. A phenomenal focal length. I go back and forth between that one and the 28mm. Both Voigts are exceptional lenses and very lightweight.</p>
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<p>The 28mm lens? She's a specialized lens with a mind and view of her own. Figure her out and you will come home with some very good shots. That's what I was told before taking this focal length on. It worked out well. Next to this FL, I like the 40mm lens next. Both Voigts are very good lenses with exceptional builds.</p>
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<p>Hopefully your F3 is still working fine and you paid close attention to what Lex Jenkins, Todd Peach & David Hartman said. They know their stuff. I have both cameras. The F3/T with a DE-2 finder and the F2/T with a DE-1 finder. Love them both and as someone mentioned, "they will probably outlive me".</p>
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<p>"Back then Nikon recommended roughly doubling or halving focal length when adding lenses".<br>
Interesting Dan. That's exactly what I did. I shoot with a 20mm, a 40mm and an 85mm. All cover quite a bit in different photo situations. To this day I think that advice is still note-worthy.</p>
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<p>IMHO, FM2N's rule!!!! Then the F2's, then the F3's....</p>
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<p>Me personally, if my titanium shutters go out on the FE2, I would replace them with the aluminum shutters. I like the FE2 that much to not be able to use it. I do have the aluminum shutters on my FM2N and they have seemed to operate correctly over the years. My F2 & F3 naturally have titanium shutters and supposedly they're good for many thousands and thousands of firings. So, I could do either type of shutter for my cameras. </p>
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<p>If you think this lens is great, try the Nikkor 28/F2 AIS. It blows the F2.8 out of the water! No flare, no ghosting, magnificent colors and immaculate sharpness from foreground to infinity. What a package!</p>
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<p>I love my Voigt 40mm/F2 pancake Aspherical lens on film. Wouldn't trade it for anything. Ultra sharp! There's a lot of different uses for it. The pics have a "Leica" look to them. Shot vertically it's a slight wide angle. I've never been disappointed with it. Got rid of my 50mm when I got this lens and never looked back.</p>
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<p>Six years later, I've ditched the Nikkor 50mm for a Voigtlander 40mm/F2 for landscapes (An outstanding lens). Much better than the 50mm. IMHO. I'm now also using a Nikkor 20mm/F2.8 for the wide angle landscapes and still have the 85mm/F1.8 (Another outstanding lens).</p>
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<p>Both are excellent cameras. I go back and forth with each of them. If I'm doing landscape where nothing is moving, it's the F2. If I'm doing festivals or maybe sports where there's movement, it's the F3. Love them both.</p>
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<p>My Gossen Digisix 2 meter is pretty darn accurate. I use is about 99% of the time in the incident mode with my F2. My much preferred mode when shooting slide film. </p>
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<p>I'll revisit it here. I still think the F2AS first then the F3HP. I always worry about that circuit board going out on the F3 when I'm out on a shoot or the LCD starting to "bleed". Maybe it's nothing to worry about but the thought is always there. I mainly use the F2 for landscape work and the F3 when I'm shooting some kind of action where aperture priority comes in to play.</p>
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<p>I don't even bother with a lens hood for the 20/2.8. So far I haven't needed one. 90%+ of the pics I make are with the sun at my back or to the side.</p>
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<p>Nothing like a DE-1 finder and a good handheld meter. Nothing! Love those Incident meter readings...</p>
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<p>Well, it's almost 2 years later and I'm still shooting with the Voigt 28mm/F2.8 and the Voigt Ultron 40mm/F2. Since 2012 I've added the Nikkor 85mm/F1.8 AF-D. That's the entire kit. Still love the Voigt's. Wouldn't trade them for anything. End of story....</p>
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<p>Love the Voigt 40mm. Wouldn't sell it for anything. It's "just right".</p>
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<p>What Jeff Loughlin said. "Some lenses just have less contrast than others, and maybe the 24mm AiS is one of them". I've always believed that about the 24mm Nikkor. I've never been impressed with that lens and have tried two of them (F2 AIS & F2.8 AIS). Sold them both and went back to my late 28 F2 AIS with SIC. Big difference in picture quality! Too much flare in the 24mm F2.8 and not enough sharpness in the 24mm F2.</p>
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<p>Yep, Roy that Voightlander 40mm Ultron is one heck of a lens. It's so sharp it could cut paper. I really like the 40mm length rather than the 50mm. Much more. These days I carry three lenses only. The late 20mm F2.8 AIS, the 40mm Voigt and the Nikkor 85mm F1.8 AF-D. All, in my opinion are very sharp and contrasty. The publications I shoot for demand shots with quality in them.</p>
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<p>Gaetano, the picture looks good to me. Nice colors. I shot with Kodak's Elite Chrome (Extra Color) film until they discontinued it. They look about the same to me. I really did like that particular Kodak film. Velvia will work... </p>
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<p>What Mag Miksch said.... Not sure why one would shoot wide angle lenses wide open or a stop down. But then again I shoot landscapes where my preference is everything sharp in the shot...</p>
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<p>"I couldn't see why the f2 version would be an improvement unless you want to shoot at f2".<br>
Dave Lee, actually one of the reasons to get faster glass is to shoot at higher shutter speeds. Sometimes that can make a difference.</p>
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