Yes (focusing screen seems significantly better than that of the F100).
#Nikon f6 used manual#
Metal and plastic (camera back and internals plastic)įocusing screens with manual focus aids (rangefinder/microprism) Supports color matrix metering with non CPU lenses (max aperture can be set via the data back)ĭoes not support color matrix meter with non CPU lenses Large (built in vertical grip and battery pack)/Heaviest I think the F6 wins in every category except for viewfinder eyepoint, build quality (F5 may be slightly better) and removable finders (does anyone miss these?).ģD Color matrix meter with 1005-pixel RGB sensorĬolor matrix meter with 1005-pixel RGB sensor F6 versus F5 versus F100Here is a simple table comparing features that seem important to me. This is confirmed by an article on the Zeiss website that states that the focusing screens in Nikon D2, D3 series and F6 are well suited for manual focusing. Its focusing screen seems better designed for manual focusing the focus plane transitions appear more clearly. Perhaps what caught those people out was how far digital photography had.
#Nikon f6 used pro#
The focusing screen F6 appears to be superior to those in other cameras like the F100 or the D300. The Nikon F6 was announced at Photokina 2004, along with the digital Nikon D2X.As Thom Hogan observed at the time, the launch of a new pro SLR surprised a few people, but it really shouldn’t have Nikon delivered the F6 eight years after the F5, which was the standard interval between pro film bodies at that time. The M6 is actually louder than the automatic film winding (in silent Whirring noise, typical of mechanical cameras. Quieter than the F6 at medium/high speeds. To a rangefinder like Leica M6 which just goes click. The mirror slap still has the SLR type ker-chunk sound – as opposed Mirror flapping and the shutter firing, just like the D300. Its motor drive makes a loud noise when winding film, like a gun firing.īut the F6 film winding is nearly silent. Quieter than the older generation cameras, such as the F3. Increase the shutter lag slightly, perhaps to further reduce the sound. I assume that all the refinement in theį6 made its way into the D3/D300 cameras, therefore, for anyone used to It is quieter, and the film advance is nearly silent. Nikon makes a lot of noise in its sales literature about how quiet the F6 is. With the F3, the shutter dial is further away, and toĬhange speeds, you have to take your hands off the grip. Shutter speed/aperture to be changed without having to move your handįrom the grip.
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The F6 isīetter in that the fingers naturally fall on the dials which allow the I am very fond of theį3/MD-4 combination, which I think feels superb in the hand.
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Height as the F3 with the MD-4 motor drive. With the MB-40 battery pack attached, the F6 has the same
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Due to its weight and metal back, it feels more solid in The grip is thicker,Īnd with my fingers, is a better fit than the D300.įrom a size perspective, without the grip its height is similar to Is similar to the D300 in size, but feels heavier.