Picked up a mint Nikon F3HP with a Nikon 50mm/1.8 Series E for a song, thanks to craigslist. This is a legendary 35mm film SLR with everything manual except a battery dependent shutter. Not that I had to have a 35mm film SLR again, but with the throwaway prices of these beautiful instruments in this digital age I figured maybe it won’t hurt to keep one.
I am pleasantly surprised with this camera, especially after going through the manual. To discover the removable prism was fun, now I can use it like the mamiya on the streets and can get some pleasing candids. The mirror vibration and shutter noise is much smoother than the FM3a I had, so my days of regret are over. Moreover, the 50mm lens is thin like a pancake which is cool as well.
Looking forward to using up the Ilford hp5+ bw films I have lying around since last year.
#1 by Karan Aggarwal on June 7, 2009 - 10:02 pm
Mind sharing what you paid for yours? I am looking at picking up one on CL here in Chicago and don’t want to over pay!
#2 by Raj on June 11, 2009 - 7:11 pm
In digital, do you shoot Nikon? I saw your gallery…