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fish4570
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 Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:57 pm Post subject: fm2n in excellent shape + nikkor 50/1.8 pancake: |
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fish4570 wrote:
what do y'all think of my idea?
i am very seriously thinking of buying an ex or ex+ body from KEH, and a pancake from ebay for a compact slr rig to use beside my f2a and standard nikkor 50/2. this will be very RF-like in size but more versatile, with access to lots of good glass that doesn't cost an arm and two legs such as good RF glass.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
Well remember Nikon cameras have problems with M42 lenses...so you'll have to get another camera to use em.
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fish4570
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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fish4570 wrote:
no m42s for me. used nikkors are in my price range.
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Nesster
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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Nesster wrote:
Paul, why not? Though for you the rf seems to work out photographically well, there's no reason the Nikon won't work for you.
I think with the Fm2n you have to get Ai Nikkors, with the earlier FM/FE you can use pre-Ai's as well (cheaper) if you can remember how to work the dang metering 
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fish4570
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fish4570 wrote:
yes, it's ai, Jussi. and ai-s lenses work just fine on my f2a. a 24 or 28, plus the pancake are about all i'd need. i much like to shoot abstracts inside of three feet, which is why i like the versatality of the slr; i can get a couple of feet closer if need be. also, the f2a gives 100-percent field of view framing, the fm2n 96-97 percent; no parallax error.
i still have RFs: konica s III, lynx-1000, minolta a5 - and my r2m. i just looked at some photos shot with my former j-8, and i was struck by the rendering. perhaps i should just drop the hammer on a good j-8 with m-adapter, shimmed for the r2m ...
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Nesster
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Nesster wrote:
All the more reason to go with it. I have an Ai'd 24 Nikkor, and it is a very nice lens indeed. For me, in the typical walking around situation auto exposure isn't great - the wide fov takes in too much sky and leaves the ground too dark, especially with slide film. When I go for another walk with my FE it will be in manual mode
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