Analog film photography and cameras

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Ste_S in reply to @JB

I’ve got an FE (as well as a F4 and F801), and the FE/FM based cameras are great. One of Nikon’s best designs really. Only grumble with the FE is the shutter speed needle is hard to see in the dark. Otherwise the 60/40 Centre weighted metering is great and the controls all fit to the hand nicely.
You’ll also want a black one with a bit of brassing as they’re sexy

Lens wise I use the 50mm f1.8 (AIS and AF-D versions) and 35mm f2.8 AI, all reasonably cheap and plentiful. No issues with sharpness of images from either lens. Can get by with f1.8 in low light with fast film, I’m mostly shooting Tri-X pushed to 1600 at the moment

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JB in reply to @Ste_S

Thank you. Yes, the FE2 was chosen based on the fact that everything just felt so smooth and also that I could get multiple nice lenses for less than the cost of an fm3a body. Oh and most importantly, aperture priority. Cool, I’ll check those out :-)

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Ste_S in reply to @JB

Also look at the MD12 motor drive. Adds a lot of weight with all the batteries, but the grip it gives you is really nice

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