Nikon f100 (Film SLR)

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great review, i am happy to have bought the f80, which is a step bellow the f100 and I am pleased with the results. ho much is velvia 50 and were do you get your pictures processed? how do you use your scanner?

Great Nikon,i have F100 with MB-15*the best Film AF-SLR ever.

Once you scan the negatives into a computer with a home scanner, what is the average megapixels resolution on the digital images.

the f100 isnt really that old. its pretty new

@zirtico The F100 is just as good as the F5. The thing about the F5 that alot of people dont like is the size and weight of the body. It has a speed shutter as part of the body. The F100 is an excellent camera. But it’s not really about the body so much as it is the lens. the F6 is a good choice too. I would go with an F100 before an F5 because of the weight issue.

I’ve heard fantastic things about the F100, but I’ve gotta ask; if you’re getting into film wouldn’t the F5 be a better option? You can get used ones relatively cheap these days and they’re very very good.

Also, I shoot a D300 as well and I was thinking about getting into medium format film because 35mm just doesn’t offer that kind of resolution. I find that these days the true resolution of film is exaggerated. You say 35 MP files? Well even with 25 ISO film, you must get a lot of grain…?

Nice review, keep up the great work ..
but just to share with you…If someone really good in photography you shouldn’t have any issue what type of medium we are using to capture images. Film or Digital is just a medium… most photojournalist, sports and Nat Geo photographers last time used film for their works and how many time they WOW us with their images.

I don’t think the Lens will work on the camera I do have a F100

@BurninC4rtrage I dont own everything i review

Where the hell do you get all of this money to purchase all of your cameras including D-SLR’s?

@djs259 Its not that big, I take mine everywhere with me. I guess it just depends on how you like your cameras, I like the bigger bodies better and they fit in my hands great.

@niznag Wow, you really lucked out on that F5! I’ve been tracking F5 prices on eBay for months, and the only one’s I’ve seen sell in the low $300 range have been beaters.

I see the mint ones going for around $500.

I’ll keep watching though!

I agree with you that the F100 is not the best, that honor goes to the Canon EOS-1V!

The F5 is of course great, albeit not very convenient for casual photography? Do you whip your’s out at parties? The thing is a boat anchor, IMHO

@djs259

Well I guess it just depends when you look and how hard you search, I got my F5 in like new condition on ebay for $325. I wasn’t trying to say the F100 wasn’t a great camera for a great price, just saying it is not close to being as good as a F5 and if you search you can get one for not much more. I looked at both of them and the F100 just didn’t cut it for me. Good camera, just not the best.

@QQQQcon

There are many that dispute this, but I happen to agree with you.

The real superiority of film lies not in resolution, however, but in color rendition and dynamic range.

I predict that as filmscanning technology advances, people will begin to recognize more and more the inherent superiority of 35mm film (especially low ISO chrome) to digital. But for the person who typically shoots kodak gold 100 and makes prints at CVS? Digital blows film out of the water for that!

@niznag

Yeah, but you can score a boxed and nearly unused F100 on ebay for about $200. An F5 in similar condition often sells for over $500.

I mean, if you have money to burn, then it really doesn’t matter, but if you are counting your pennies, the F100 is a steal.

Same for the Nikon D100, originally priced $2000 in 2003, now can be had for $200 (and works with AF lenses)!

The F100 can meter with AI or AIS lenses, but only in centerweighted and spot metering modes, not matrix.

If you want matrix metering with you manual lenses in an AF camera, then you’ll have to spring for either and Nikon F4 or F6.

Hope this helps.

“You have to click this custom function thing and SCROLL through the functions, choosing which one you want on”

Yeah, real complicated.

The F100 isn’t the best you can get, the F5 is. It is much better then the F100 and isn’t much more.

@QQQQcon Go to 06:08

You actually did not say “Digital”.

i see you got the camera at adorama

@RoundTheBendFilms So its a bit like me changing the focus screen in my d80 (which ive done. Yes its only a backup body..)
And manualy focusing on aperture priotiy?

Some how you think its any different to digital?

U LOOK LIKE ANDRES D’ALESSANDRO BUT WITH HAIR HAHAHA

@RoundTheBendFilms I was trained to use a manual camera for photography. I’ve enjoyed using a Nikon F3 for many years with Nikon’s Series E lens. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t do what I wanted with a manual camera anymore, so I bought a used F100. I do want to get back manual, but I can’t afford clean and fix them up right now. If the market wisen’s up, the parts for these manual cameras will go back to the market.

@RoundTheBendFilms Oh, I also want to add that when using film, you could give a damn about what what camera body you have, which is why I bought the FE. The thing you really should spend on is a high quality lens (idk maybe a Ziess ZF) and filters. The other thing is choosing the right film. I use cheaper Fuji X-Tra 400 which is a relatively general purpose film.