old Nikon F2
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No, not too often. I also have a Nikormat FT2 that I bought in Japan with a 50mm f-1.4 nikkor lens & a 135mm f-3.5 nikkor lens. My starter camera (back in the day)...lol. Now I use three Digital cameras; my Nikon D80, Canon G10, & Canon SD900(Pocket camera) for when I don't want to carry around a big camera.
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I believe Adorama has some. Give them a try. Digital cameras, all other cameras and everything photographic from Adorama Camera
I got an FG20 for Christmas, I was glad that the light meter works, I have a Vivitar 220s, and the light meter doesn't work and the last time I used it it jammed. Haven't gotten the pics from the FG20 developed yet, but as soon as I fill up that roll I will. I need to be more picky with what I shoot on film.
Old Nikon F2 threads are somewhat rare on the internet considering that they made some 800K F2's while it was in production backed up by some 55 or so lenses and a plethora of accessories not to mention being one of the very best cameras ever made in the history of making cameras.
Bob Blaylock
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I lusted after the F2 series, when I was a teenager. I finally bought this one in September of 1986, in very-used condition. I think I paid $325 for the body, and $90 for the 50mm lens. At about the same time, I also bought a 28mm lens, and an 85-205mm Vivitar zoom lens to go with it—all very-used.
I don't know if I'll ever take pictures with it again. It is still in fully-operable condition, but digital has advanced so far that it seems difficult to justify the expense, delay, and hassle, any more, of dealing with stone-aged film and processing. It is difficult, however, to imagine the circumstances under which I could be convinced to willingly allow this camera to leave my possession.
I don't know if I'll ever take pictures with it again. It is still in fully-operable condition, but digital has advanced so far that it seems difficult to justify the expense, delay, and hassle, any more, of dealing with stone-aged film and processing. It is difficult, however, to imagine the circumstances under which I could be convinced to willingly allow this camera to leave my possession.
I'm smiling broadly as I read everyone's posts here. Nice to read of the memories. I had a Nikkormat FTn when I was young and shot many thousands of pictures with it. It was perfectly reliable throughout and never let me down. My brother and I had a darkroom in the basement and by buying Plus-X and Tri-X in bulk and buying photo paper on the cheap, I could crank out 3x5 prints at a nickel each. My FTn is gone, but I still have some of my prints .... and my brother is still around too. 
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