All of this and it is less than most DSLR's and looks to be immaculate!
Nikon F2 de 1 Prism Motor Drive MF 1 28mm Lens | eBay
Nikon F2 de 1 Prism Motor Drive MF 1 28mm Lens | eBay
Think of all of the money you can save in gym membership payments if you carry this around!
WM
With 250 exposures worth of film loaded, this beast probably weighs around 15 pounds or more. This is the kind of rig you set up remotely. Nikon also made a wireless trigger (quite revolutionary for the 70's) and an intervalometer which you could set for any period between images.
I would love to just have that DE-1 finder for my F2. It is meterless and much smaller than the standard DP-1 Photomic finder I have on mine. Since I do not use the meter on my F2 except in very rare occasions, it would be perfect. They are rare as hen's teeth so they are very expensive, far more than they are worth. I have seen them go on Ebay for as much as $400, when the DP-1 goes for around $100
I got to handle a Nikon with the roll film back a long time ago, and while I'm sure its heft made an impression, it was how unwieldy the rig was that made the biggest impression. That rig had its place on a tripod in the portrait studio, for it certainly wasn't a walk around camera! It likely had either a 105 f 1.8 or a 200 f2 on the front of it, but I'm not sure which.
I did not realize the difference in the finders and hadn't thought about it, either. I'm going to have to look into it more. I do know that there are a lot of old film cameras that I would have loved to own 35-40 years ago being sold today. I'd love to get your take on which one(s) to really be interested in.
WM
But the timeless classics like the F2 continue to solider on..................