My first Nikon

I was digging around in a cupboard today, found this at the back I bought this camera new about 30 years ago, in fact I think it was 1983, to take on my first overseas trip.I took some great photos with this camera ( well, they were great at the time )

I know its not an SLR, but I couldn't find a more appropriate forum.

(I tried to add this in my first post by editing, but it wouldnt let me for some reason.)

It is indeed an SLR and one of the finest full auto 35mm film cameras of it's day. I have one but when you put a battery in it it gets dangerously hot like it is going to burst into flames! Get you a roll of film and play with it they take excellent pictures and they are super simple to use.

Not sure I want to go back to film Jeff.

I am getting to like the instant ( and cheap ) feedback I can get from digital.

I can remember backpacking around Asia and Europe in the late "80's with my Nikon FG, I was posting my rolls of film back home, and after about 6 months travelling I couldn't even afford to buy the film anymore, it was film or food in the end.

There is a place in town that still sells film, and they will develope it also, I notice there are still a few that like to use it.

Does it bracket in-camera HDR?

TedG954 said:

Does it bracket in-camera HDR?

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Not sure about that, I will have to check the manual.
Its probably on the same page as the movie settings

Sure you do. I just bought a used F5 about 3 weeks ago and I am loving it.

I pushe a roll of Ilford FP4 125 ISO and a roll of Fujicolour 200 ISO film through the camera and have a 400 ISO roll going in it right now.

Brings back a ton of memories and my wife can starting getting prints again of family events, just like the days before Digital.

I am loving it!

Vintage Nikon camera - as long as it still work, it should take amazing photographs! Result shoot time stamp the camera's age.

This is my first Nikon, circa 1975 and I still use it. It only took me about a year and a half to outgrow Minolta. Their lenses sucked compared to Nikkors. I will bet I have put at least a half mile of film through it. I worked for an entire summer to pay for it. I added the MD-2/MB-1 and 50mm f/1.4 later. I got it with a 50mm f/2 non-AI Nikkor, though I no longer have it.

I bet you wish you still had the 50/2...

Eye-level said:

I bet you wish you still had the 50/2...

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Not really, it was single layer coated and although it was sharp, it had flare issues with a bright light in the frame. I did like the scalloped focusing and aperture rings though.