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Nikon FE 35mm SLR Film Camera Body Only
Price:
£124.99
+ £4.55 postage
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I bought my Nikon FE as a reliable film travel camera and it has not let me down. I also take a DSLR with me to but I love the quality and feel of 35mm film, and it takes a great picture. This camera seems to operate in pretty much all temperatures, and in most conditions. I don't believe it is weather sealed but the quality of the construction does mean it will keep working longer than most entry level DSLRs give the same conditions The camera works with all but the very latest G Nikon Nikkor lenses (this is where the aperture is controlled exclusively by the camera). I would also be careful with the light metering with fresh pair of LR44 batteries, it seems to over expose a little (I compensated by at least -0.5 EV). After many months and rolls of film with very similar lighting it seemed to settle down. The viewfinder in large which makes it very easy to focus, even in poor light conditions. It feels about twice the size so a entry level DSLR. I guess some people may find the camera heavy after a while given its solid construction, especially if you have a telephoto lens attached to it. Overall I would recommend this camera to anyone who is looking for a quality 35mm Film SLR.Read full review
This is my second Nikon FE and this one is much cleaner then my current one. When I've received the camera the exposure needle was stuck, the film door pin was bent so the door was wiggling and the focus screen was B-Type which I found very hard to focus with. I've fixed all of the problems very easily, fixed the exposure needle with a tweezers, fixed the film door pin, replaced the focus screen with a K-Type and replaced the batteries with a new set and voila, it is ready to go. I bought this camera because it was cheap and I've heard that it has unlimited exposure feature and I loved it. The view finder magnification is x0.83 which is much much bigger than my D600's but the coverage is %93 which is relatively small. The camera is cleverly designed. The way the exposure compensation knob is placed over the edge of the ASA knob is very clever, because it actually turns the ASA dial internally which makes things simple in terms of mechanical design. But I've found the exposure compensation knob in wrong side of the camera. Doing AE-Lock is again done in a clever way by pressing the self timer lever towards the lens. The only downside is that you will not receive a feed back through the view finder, that is the needle will keep jerking around even if you locked the auto exposure to a certain value. The way that the selected exposure and the auto exposure shown in the view finder is again very clean and clever. Older Nikon lenses and newer lenses like Samyang brand lenses have aperture rings. But the interesting part is that the aperture ring has two sets of aperture values printed on it. The smaller ones are for f-number peeping window through viewfinder and I think it is the most clever design I've ever seen, which again makes things simple and effective. By the way I use this camera with my Samyang 85mm f/1.4 lens without any problem. The aperture value is passed to the camera properly (through the aperture lever) and the metering works fine. Also when you use the self timer, the mirror is locked up as soon as you hit the shutter release button, this helps removing shake introduced by the mirror. Using this camera is a joy. I've never shot film before and still not processed any of the rolls yet, but I know they are going to be all right. The only thing bothering me is that the exposure needle is not visible if you are in relatively low light. I definitely recommend this camera to anybody interested in film photography.Read full review
I decided to look for one of these cameras as a little project to help broaden my photography skills and understanding and also as a bit of creative fun. I currently have a Nikon d7000 that can quite easily make my photography look however I want it to with the help of Photoshop and filters, but I wanted to try something that had REAL vintage charm! Digital photography is so easy nowadays.. You can click away 2,000 photos and simply delete them if they're not perfect in a matter of seconds. But with a film camera you can't do that, it really makes you think about the shot and you take great care to make sure it's perfect. Because you only have a limited amount of exposures and of course, you can't see what you've captured until they are developed! But this for me is the beauty of it all... I love the old vintage feel of the FE camera, it weighs a lot less than my d7000 but I still wouldn't say it is extremely light because I have a heavy lens on my d7000! But it's comfortable enough to carry around with you and is very easy to hold. I found it very easy to use and with the help of a few walkthrough videos on YouTube, I was loading film and clicking away (carefully) in no time at all. With regards to price, my d7000 cost me just under two thousand pounds with two lenses, memory cards etc. This FE film camera cost me just sixty pounds with the 50mm lens! Some would say that you can't even begin to compare the d7000 to an old clonky FE film camera.. And I do absolutely love my d7000 to bits and it's fantastic for professional photography. But sometimes I want to shoot something that isn't going to look perfect, somtimes I want to capture things just as they are with a little bit of pure imperfection and magic to them. And the Nikon FE really is absolutely perfect for that! If you love vintage charm and fancy trying something a little more interesting and creative, then do not hesitate... BUY ONE! Please don't think it's going to be too complicated to use because there are hundreds of tutorials and quick walkthroughs online and lots of kind people who are more than willing to help you :) It really is so easy. This is a wonderful camera and i'd tell anyone who's interested in it to give it a go! The prices they go for are an absolute steal too. What are you waiting for ;) ?Read full review
Please read review www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/fe.htm "The Nikon FE is one of my favorite Nikon cameras of all time. The Nikon FE one of the most flexible, most intelligently designed and most perfect cameras ever made. All that, and you'd be hard pressed to spend more than $100 on one. It's easy to shoot it digitally as I show in the example. The FE just lets me make great photos and never gets in the way. That's critical, but not something you'll ever read off a data sheet. I love the FE. If you are thinking about getting one, just do it."
this camera body is in brilliant condition) exactly as described, it works fine too! results are just as expected.
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