shawn_rahman

Where did you read this? It must be one person's bad sample.

 

Many consider the F100 the finest film SLR ever made. It would not be so if there were common metering and focusing issues. I've had one since 2002 and it has performed flawlessly since day one.

Has any company ever tried to market a white SLR to coordinate with white lenses?

Great pic. You should've put a 300 lens and an SB-800 on it!

Sorry to hear that you are so fed up with your M7. Please rid yourself of it by sending it to me. Thank you.

Donna,

 

This is the screen I was referring to on your camera:

Donna,

 

Somewhere on this camera, and probably the viewfinder,, there should be something resembling this:

 

 

+ _ _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _ _ _ -

 

||||||||||||||

 

 

 

Essentially, as you play with the shutter speed settings, the vertical lines move closer to the center (and the 0). When it reaches the 0, it is the camera telling you that you have the correct exposure based on what you are metering on at that time. But as Ronald mentioned, you have to be aware of what metering mode and the light/dark features of your subject to make a subjective decision on how to adjust. But try to get the vertical lines to 0 and take a picture at that setting, and "bracket" from there. If you are unfamiliar with bracketing, it is simply taking a few in different exposure levels, generally one stop under and over the camera's recommended setting.

 

Hope this helps.

While I agree with Shun and Ronald - this is WAY WAY too much for a beginner in photography, don't you think?

 

When Donna, or any self-professed beginner, expresses interest in achieving the correct exposure mode, shouldn't we presume that this is not a subjective thing they are striving for? The camera should tell you what the correct exposure is. If you deviate from this, it becomes either a personal preference, as Shun mentioned, or one gained from experience, as Ronald referred to accurately in his second paragraph.

 

If you want to learn exposure, much better, IMHO, to start out working with the camera in shutter priority or aperture priority. I am not familiar with the D40 (I have a D70), but I assume you have these settings.

 

But to answer your question, and without messing with histograms, I imagine the viewfinder information can give you an indication whether to increase or lower your shutter speed, or increase or lower your aperture opening.

 

Try this while you experiment ad nauseum.

 

Good luck!

I wholeheartedly agree with Robert's sentiments about Authorized Photo Service. They do superb work, and recently CLAd my F3HP and replaced the lens mount and returned my camera to me in less than a week.

Shun is right - this wonderful camera was still selling new for about $900 long after the F100 was introduced. The film advance is a tad noisier, but I've never needed a camera in stealth mode.

 

It is a fantastic camera - very good AF and metering, and solid body. Many, many pros used it when they also had options to use an F5. I think it is one of the best 35mm cameras ever built, when considering overall size, weight, and capabilities.

Hi Jeff. I don't have a D1, but instead a D70. Something you wrote confused me - you stated that "the image quality is still pretty good". You don't mean that it is not as good as it once was with the same camera, do you? I imagine you mean it is still pretty good compared to current models.

 

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I am genuinely curious if image quality can deteriorate for a single DSLR over time. I say this because I hope to use my D70 for at least another 5-7 years or so.

Valencia, California

Thanks, all for the great ideas.

 

I will certainly write a letter to the corporate office of La Salsa congratulating them on such a fine employee and thanking Myra for her honesty and humility.

 

And I will celebrate the return of my gear today by going out shooting like a madman tomorrow.

 

Regards to all.

 

Shawn

I will forever consider myself blessed because of this.

 

I accidentally left my Domke with a D70 with 18-70 kit lens, an 85 1.8 lens, an

SB-800 flash, two batteries, two 2GB cards, and the battery charger in a take-

out store this past Wednesday afternoon. For some reason, I put it the camera

out of my mind until this morning, when I went to retrieve it from my closet

and became FRANTIC at the thought of losing it.

 

I called EVERY place I went to on Wednesday - a bookstore, the restaurant I

went to for dinner, Starbucks, and then FINALLY remembered that I went to the

Mexican takout store that afternoon.

 

It turns out that a VERY caring worker there named Myra found the bag and

locked it up, hoping that I would come back for it or call for it. She said

that she did not look through the bag so she didn't even know the contents. If

she would have, she would have found the Domke ID tag tucked inside with my

cell phone number.

 

Well, long story short - she graciously refused a reward (I had a $100 bill

ready for her), and I have my $1,500 investment (from two years ago) returned

to me. There are many honest people left in this world - Myra from La Salsa on

Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles is one of them.

 

Hold on to your bags, folks. Don't be stupid like me and put it on the floor

when you sit to eat or do something like that. Lesson learned.

Aside from hunting in extremely low-light, I have never had a problem with the F100's AF. Set correctly, the camera will not fire, as the OP states, with the "entire frame" completely out of focus. Sounds like a bad camera or incorrect setting.

"No credit cards, no exceptions".

 

Brilliant. I hate to be cruel about it, but anyone who does business with these people almost sort-of deserves what they get.

Definitely not an all-purpose carry around lens, but heavy? Come on, Jonathan, be a man! ;-)

 

It is a terrific lens in all respects, and although I use mine very sparingly (mostly a 50 or 24 prime person), I will never get rid of it. Apparently holding its value quite well, too.

Don't know about the rule breaking, but you might consider posting this in the classifieds.

Another recommendation for 17th Street Photo.

 

They are a very reputable shop, and I recommend them just as heartily as B&H, and even ABOVE Adorama.

Why do your parents have to know you did ANYTHING? Don't know how old you are, but honesty is not always the best policy. If you were married, I wouldn't have to tell you this ;-)

 

Seriously, it doesn't sound like you did anything to the camera to make it inoperable. Probably the battery, maybe something else. As fgood as it is, the camera is not worth more than about $75. Don't fret it.

Since there is all this talk about the older MF lenses, let me throw this in:

 

The 50/2.0 AI lens seems far and away the sharpest lens I have ever used, and it cost me $40, in near-mint condition.

How about selling the lens for 10 times that price and buying a great Nikon lens you can mount?

Shun or Moderator: Please correct the title of the thread to say "lenses". Thanks!

Thanks to all those who answered my lens-choice question last week. As

requested, here are some shots from last Saturday's trip to Joshua Tree

National Park.

 

Sorry about the alternate site for the pics. I had the slides scanned by A&I

on a Noritsu. They do a great job, but the files are 25MB each right now, and

I don't have PS to compress or resize. I'll try to post these to photo.net soon.

 

Here's the link:

 

http://www.pbase.com/hrahman/joshua_tree_natl_park__march_2007

 

Some lessons I've learned:

 

1) I ended up taking the 24/2.8 AF-D, 50/1.8 AF-D, and the 85/1.8 AF-D. I

didn't use or feel like I needed the 85. I probably used the 24 for 85-90% of

my shots. If you go, take a wide lens. I didn't miss the 80-200 at all;

thanks those who advised against it.

 

2) I didn't use a tripod. I don't have a CF tripod, and a light one is

absolutely mandatory if you go to Joshua Tree. I didn't feel handicapped by

the lack of tripod, but I'm sure I lost something on sharpness.

 

3) I should have used the polarizer a little more sparingly, as you can see.

I had no idea that the 24 and the polarizer is a tricky combination.

 

4) I hope Galen Rowell made a ton of money with his Graduated ND Filters. Now

I know why these are essential.

 

4) If you are using a film SLR, make sure the speed is set correctly. My F100

was manually set at 400, and I lost two rolls out of five because of this.

Pushing Provia ended up with not so great results. I'll try to correct these

rolls when I get my hands on Photoshop.

 

5) I don't regret my choice of F100 & film over the D70.

 

6) If you go to Joshua Tree - go soon. It will be unbearable there shortly.

Sorry - my connection is acting strangely. Surely I didn't mean to post it four times! Moderator - please delete the multiple posts!

I agree that it would not be fair to shame one dealer, but Ian should not have gotten a "shirty" response when he "rang back a few times over the course of a few weeks" when he followed up on the status. If the vendor continued to give Ian a hard time about an item that was not in stock, I wonder how worthy this particular vendor is. There should have been a total refund offered immediately if the item was not in stock.

 

This to me is outright fraud, and not simply Nikon's delivery fault. Why is everybody so quick to let this vendor off the hook here?