Huss
Mentor
Dennis liked da F
Timmyjoe
Mentor
I couldn't work with that many cameras. Two is normal, three in a pinch, but four, no way.
maryland_fotos
Well-known
Just so happens that I was watching the movie a few days back and trying to identify the Fs and the lenses that "Rafterman" always had around his neck. I think, an F and a Photomic, one with the 105 and the other maybe the 35 or 50? May need to rewatch it on a larger screen just to see the equipment more clearly.
Quite a movie too.
Quite a movie too.
ronnies
Well-known
mynikonf2
OEM
Yes, the Ftn has an 85/1.8 from the first batch produced in 1964 and the plain prism has a 58/1.4 from the first production run of this lens, which was in 1959.
flavio81
Well-known
I own a black F with plain prism and a silver F. So i transplanted the black prism along with the black nameplate to the silver F, now i have a duo-tone Nikon F, looks similar to the Nikon F2 where the prism is always black.
Tom A
RFF Sponsor
I feel for Dennis!!! I used to do Audio-Visual shows, Ektachrome and 4 bodies. Initially two F's with F36 and two without. Lenses were 28/35/50/ and 105. Two around the neck and one on each shoulder - prism finders to save weight!.
Later I switched to F2's with the MD drives (mainly for the motorized rewind). Probably screwed up my back more or less permanently! I had a "schlepper" whose job it was to unload and reload as I went through the film. He loved the MD2 drives - just flip a switch and film rewound. A normal day could be 80+ rolls and hours of editing and programming with a Dove (in "real" time) and anywhere from 6 to 24 Ektagraphic projectors. One area were digital would be an improvement.
Later I switched to F2's with the MD drives (mainly for the motorized rewind). Probably screwed up my back more or less permanently! I had a "schlepper" whose job it was to unload and reload as I went through the film. He loved the MD2 drives - just flip a switch and film rewound. A normal day could be 80+ rolls and hours of editing and programming with a Dove (in "real" time) and anywhere from 6 to 24 Ektagraphic projectors. One area were digital would be an improvement.
