Anyone out there have a Nikon F6. I am doing some research and am finding that thi is a great camera. Even better then the newer nikon digitals. I would really like to purchase one but with my luck they would stop making film.Does anyone shoot landscapes with the F6?

I don't have a F6 but I do have a mean nasty F2 that will do the exact same thing albeit fully manual...

The F6 is the ultimate film camera ever made. They cost a couple hundred less than a D700! If you have a lot of money film is a viable option. Film won't go away it will just keep getting more expensive.

Originally Posted by Eye-level

The F6 is the ultimate film camera ever made. They cost a couple hundred less than a D700!

A used F6 can be had for $1000-$1100, about half the price of a D700.

Half the price? Really? lol

Originally Posted by Eye-level

Half the price? Really? lol

Really; I did an eBay completed listing search before replying earlier and there were two recent sales, both between $1000 -$1100 including shipping.

Used D700s are going for $1800-$2200, so a used F6 is about 1/2 the cost of a used D700.

Has Nikon ever lowered the price for a new F6.With the majority of pros and non pros shooting digital I would of figured the F6 would of came down a few dollars. Guess I was wrong.

What is interesting is that this is the year if you go by past history that Nikon is due to release the new F7 instead we are seeing the 1 system and a D4 and D800 and no news of a new F. Nikon was really the last holdout making new film cameras (at least the last of the major manufacturers...others are Leica and Zeiss Ikon) You think digital cameras are expensive just check out some of the prices on new film cameras...they are very high.

They say the F6 is the cat's meow but other film users will argue all day long that the F5, F4, and F100 are just as good for a lot cheaper. Personally, and I am a fairly serious film guy, I think film is finally vanquished and rapidly becoming a expensive niche market.

I know I may ruffle some feathers here but I am betting the mirror is about to go by the wayside in the next ten years. The DSLR of the future will be slightly smaller because it will no longer have the mirror box, many will be live view only no viewfinder, and they'll all be full frame sensors...basically a DSLR/rangefinder version of a micro four thirds camera...or maybe a better description is a full frame P&S...

Originally Posted by Eye-level

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I know I may ruffle some feathers here but I am betting the mirror is about to go by the wayside in the next ten years. The DSLR of the future will be slightly smaller because it will no longer have the mirror box, many will be live view only no viewfinder, and they'll all be full frame sensors...basically a DSLR/rangefinder version of a micro four thirds camera...or maybe a better description is a full frame P&S...

I'm holding my Hasselblad 500 CM in hope that eventually… wonder if I'll still be alive by then…a reasonably priced digital back will be offered for these. For me, this would be the ultimate quality. In the meantime there is always the dream of getting a D 800. But I have to say my needs are pretty well covered with the D 90, 7000 and 700 that I have. I haven't printed a single large print for ages.

wouldnt it be the worlds best kept secret if nikon came out with a nikon f7.

I don't see how they could improve the F6 unless the F7 could provide the user with sexual favors... lol