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<p>Igor<br>

Check out the nikon F4. It has analog controls simialr to the older film cameras and also is the only Film Nikon that can Matrix meter with the older lenses.<br>

Chuck</p>

<p>The D7000 has a 100% view PENTAPRISM finder. Not the mirror finder found in the small nikon DSLR's</p>

<p>Bill<br>

You may want to look at getting a CC10M Magenta Filter for Arches and tha canyonlands for you color film work. It is a secret weapon of some photgraphers of the southwest. It add subtle color to the red sandstone without affecting the background.<br>

You may want to give it a try.</p>

 

<p>Add me to the list of 180 f2.8 VR and 135 F2! Please make them with 77 mm front threads</p>

 

<p>Because it's not a Nikon!<br>

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<p>14 F2.8 (or F4) DX With a 67mm Filter Mount to match with the 16-85 and 70-700. I just dont like the wide angle zooms because they are not compact and have a large filter size.<br>

52 mm filter size would work also to match the filter sizes of the 35 F1.8 and 85 F3.5</p>

 

Paul

 

The Rollei / Mamiya Store on Ebay has new shutter assemblies for RB lenses for 29.99. I think this may be the item you are looking for

 

Good Luck!

<p>I am goint to join John with the Multi-Bag approach!<br>

<strong>Bag 1 - Really Old school</strong><br>

Nikon F w/F36 Motor<br>

28 F2<br>

35 F1.4<br>

105 2.5<br>

<strong> </strong> <br>

<strong>Bag 2 - Street</strong><br>

Nikon F2A w/MD2<br>

25-50 F4 AI Zoom<br>

135 F 2 AI<br>

180 F2.8 AI</p>

<p><strong>Bag 3 - Nature</strong><br>

F3 W/MD 4<br>

15 mm 3.5<br>

18 mm 3.5<br>

24 mm 2.8<br>

55 mm2.8 Macro<br>

105 mm 2.8 Macro<br>

200 mm F 4 Macro<br>

300 mm F2.8<br>

600 mm F 5.6</p>

<p><strong>Bag 4 - Lanscapes/Portrait</strong><br>

Mamyia RZ 67 Pro II<br>

50 mm 4.5<br>

110 mm 2.8<br>

210 mm Apo<br>

360 mm Apo</p>

<p><strong>Bag 5 - Digital</strong><br>

Nothing yet! I ran out of cash!</p>

<p>Mamiya RZ67 and a pile of lenses. I bought these when the bottom fell out of the MF market but I hadn't really gotten that much use out of them until recently. I really love working with the large bright viewfinder. My poor old eyes have trouble some times, so it was a revelation to look through the RZ. As soon as I got my first large chomes back I was hooked. I am really enjoying this beast. Yes it is heavy and bulky and I need a tripod for everything, but what a blast! I got a lot of lenses very cheap and I am exploring them one or two at a time. (50mm ULD, 75mm Shift, 110mm F2.8, 140mm Macro, 180mm Soft Focus, 210mm APO, 350mm APO, and a 500mm APO)<br>

I am trying everything form Architecture to Zoo's (A to Z) and have a real good time!<br>

A also still shoot 2 old motor-driven nikon F's and a pair of F2's. They are old and archaic but sooooo sexy!</p>

 

<p>This has turned in a long bad joke. There is no excuse for such a bad website. You simply DO NOT GO LIVE WITH A NEW UNTESTED IT SYSTEM and work out the bugs by frustrating you customers. Whoever their systems supplier is should be sued for destroying their business. I am a long and loyal customer but this situation has me frustrated and angry. I have repeatedly have problems including more problem today. I workes as the Director of Information Systems at a 100m company and if I had brought a system on line ith this many problems, and I could not get it fixed after months, I would surely have been fired.</p>

<p>I have another that I could use help in confirming the identity. It was taken in Colorado. I thought it was a Red-Tailed Hawk but I supsect I am wrong after seeing the OP picture. Can anyone help?<br>

Thanks!</p><div></div>

<p>Josh,<br>

KEH has a 90 day warranty. If you purchase the lens within that time period then you have no worries. They will fix it or give you refund. They absolutely stand behind their warranty. I have had to us it before and it is no hassle.<br>

Good luck and let us know the outcome.<br>

Charles Sharp</p>

<p>Joe,<br>

Yes I would be interested in a Nikon 4/3rds. I am not sold on the ones that have been introduced so far but I like the concept. (See Tom Hogans recent article to what I mean). I would rather have a full frame, thats because of all of those old Nikkors I have. I would not turn up my nose at any of the cameras mentioned.<br>

Sonja, thanks for the comment! I am also suprised (and amused) at how seriously some of this has been taken. Like you, my next camera will be a Nikon DSLR.<br>

I still shoot film but that I would rather be shooting digital. The reason I have not made the jump is simply that I dont have the cash for the one I would like to get. (D700)</p>

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<p>As the original poster of the message let me say that first and foremost this is just for fun. Please don't take it too seriously.<br>

Do I wish Nikon would make such a camera? Of course! I would love to use a digital camera that was based on say... an FM3a. Do I think it is likely? No of course not. If they did it would sadly, probably, be more than I would be willing to pay. This is just an exercise to see if there are people out there like me who wish for a camera that the photgrapher is required to do 80% of the work to get an image because we enjoy that aspect of using the camera.<br>

Todays Nikon digital cameras are amazing picture takers and I would like to have one of them. They are so well designed that a person can switch everything to automatic and let the camera do 80% of the work if they choose (and probably get a better image than I could manually) or turn it all off and run it all manually. This is not a knock on the modern cameras of today but more a a bit of nostalgia for the cameras of the past that this old guy learned on.<br>

That being said occasionally Nikon does get a wild hair and make something to make a statement rather than a profit. Case in point are the Millinium S3 and the SP rangefinders. If I was advising them on how to make money, I certainly would not advise them to make a 1950's rangfinder (But I sure would like to have one).<br>

Charles</p>

<p>Peter,<br>

I have used a couple of filter I have great luck with, a 10CC magenta and a 10CC Green.<br>

I use the magenta for landscapes where there there are reds in the photo that I want to enhance such as the desert southwest sandstones.<br>

I use the green for foliage that I want a little extra color in the leaves. By using week CC filter I do not see that the magenta or the green in noticable in other parts of the photo such as the sky.<br>

I would love to say that I figured this out on my own, but I actually got the Idea from a John Shaw book.<br>

I shoot with old Nikon also!<br>

You may want to give it a try.<br>

Charles</p>

 

<p>Booker<br>

You're looking for the Olympus E-P1 "digital pen." End of conversation???<br>

I want to use a (nikon) wide angle. The camera needs to be full frame.<br>

Thanks for all the posts. Even the ones who dont agree with me. I have really enjoyed this discusion. I even learned a few thing about the D700, D300 and D40X I did not know. I realized that my wish is unrealistic. I can't see Nikon building what is basically the prevebial "Student Camera". But I wish they would.<br>

P.S. I have a cell phone... I love having it when I need, nut I hate using it! Can they possible make one with really large keys that my old eyes can see and my fat fingers can use? Maybe a rotary dial? LOL. (I'm just an old guy longing for the simplicity of the past)<br>

Thanks for all the comentary!</p>

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<p>What exactly does that digital FMD entail?<br>

Small, rugged body with interchangable focusing screens that work well with manual focus.<br>

Ability to use AIS with the aperture ring (It would need the thumb wheel for the newer lenses).<br>

A shutter speed dial<br>

ISO Setting<br>

Modern features:<br>

Matrix Metering<br>

Apeture Priority? (Kinda of getting away from basic here but...)<br>

D700 Sensor and Display (This is one of the best parts of digital - The Image quality and Immediate feedback)<br>

Minimal buttons to control the digital aspect. (Ala M9)<br>

Commercial success? Probably not, but there must be a market for this type camera as the M9 Appears to be a success.<br>

Last item on my wish list? A D90 price!</p>

 

<p>P.S.<br>

My previous message is a case-in-point about the spell checker! Sorry about that!<br>

Charles</p>

<p>I think some of you misunderstand.<br>

The D40 is so far away from what I am talking about. I have used one and without the manual you are going to spend some time just figuring out how to get set the apeture. I think it is a marvelous pickture taker but the controls are vastly more complex than an FM. The D60 is a simple camera for the user and a great picture taker. The D300 and D700 are incredible machines. I would love to have one.<br>

That being said I enjoy taking pictures with me older F2's and my bulky old RZ67. There are only three dimensions, Shutter speed, Aperture, and Focus. I am not sure if i can explain the emotional response of just using these three factors but it gets me think about each factor and makes the experience more joyful. With these cameras I also appreciate morethe amazing technology that built into today cameras. When doing street photography,I miss pictures without a program mode. And doing bird photography or sports without autofocus is incredibly hard.<br>

If I was a pro, I would never want the camera I am describing. But as an amateur, I just want to take pictures and think. I am in no hurry. The fact that I am in control of each aspect somehow makes me enjoy it more.<br>

I would not want to use a typewriter either (I can't live without spell checker!) but complexe cell phones are pain in the A#*<br>

Any it is a great dicussion and I have really enjoy your responses!</p>

 

<p>I long for a simple, high quality basic Nikon with a couple of modern features that do not get in the way of the joy of photography. TTL Flash, Matrix Metering and Analog Controls. Basically a Digital Nikon FMD (Think Leica M9). <br>

A minimalist camera. (You know a camera without a 300 page manual).<br>

Any Takers?</p>

 

<p>Gosh,</p>

<p>I'm really ancient! I am still using several Nikon F's, F2's, and an F3. Why? Because I love them. I enjoy the feel of them and the simplicity of them. I love having to think about the exposure and the way the aperture, shutter speed and focus work together. I love the feeling of being connected to a million nikon users from the past. I shoot for recreation and I get more out of it by staying with the basics. I have to think. And this enriches the experience for me. Don't misunderstand, I would love to have a digital camera. Just make it a Nikon FMD! Somehow I know I am not the only one who feels this way.</p>