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| I've published my new article, "Nikon F6 - A Film Camera for the Digital Age". Please feel free to post any comments, corrections or suggestions you may have about the article here. The direct link to the article is: http://www.traditionalphotographer.net/Articles.aspx?Item=2 This article took me a longer than I would have liked to, one because of my work load the past couple of months, but mainly, because writing a technical article, and making it interesting at the same time is a task I find challenging at best.
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| Robert. Came back onto the site tonight just to see if the article had been finished. On the "other site" I saw you as one of the leading users of high end Nikons and was keen to see what you had to say on your own site. You'll recall the very long thread on that site about F5 v F100. As a summary of the F6 and a features comparison with the F5 and F100 it covers matters very succinctly. However I think I was expecting a more anecdotal, narrative approach which of course may not have told me more but I would have enjoyed reading immensely. Recently in the U.K. a mint secondhand F6 is just about possible for £1000 - £1100 and a mint F5 for about £500 - £600 so although the price of a secondhand F6 is coming down slightly compared to a F5 it still quite large and even larger compared to a F100. It's the old dilemma. Is a F6 worth the difference for the kind of photography I do? Indeed does my current Pentax MZ7 really restrict me and would I see the difference if I moved across? Yes I want a F6 but do I need it or any of the three high end Nikons? It's difficult to decide but articles like yours can only help. I cannot expect anyone to make the decision for me. I have always taken my time and have been cautious about large changes in my life. I took nearly 6 years to decide to marry my wife but we've passed 33 years of marriage now so slow is good . Anyway many thanks for the article. pentaxuser
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pentaxuser (4/11/2008)
However I think I was expecting a more anecdotal, narrative approach which of course may not have told me more but I would have enjoyed reading immensely. Recently in the U.K. a mint secondhand F6 is just about possible for £1000 - £1100 and a mint F5 for about £500 - £600 so although the price of a secondhand F6 is coming down slightly compared to a F5 it still quite large and even larger compared to a F100.Thanks for your feedback, it is greatly appreciated. I can see where I missed the mark in the article; it is in fact, too technically laden. I'll look at adding some personal observations to the article; perhaps that will add some additional value to it. I don't know if I can provide enough information for you to be able to answer your question about whether this camera is worth it or not for you. For me, I'm not a camera guru, I look for a camera that simply works. Yes, this is much more expensive than an older manual camera, but in my mind it does have promise. For example, and what I should have added to the article, is the observation that the camera's metering just simply "works" in almost all situations. When I'm shooting in 35mm format, I'm not as contemplative as when shooting 5x4, and tend to move much faster - that means I need to be able to depend upon the meter to give me what I want out of a scene. The Sydney Harbour image for example, was shot hand-held on Provia 400X, using just Matrix Metering - no bracketing or spot metering was involved. You can readily see that the fading light in the sky behind the bridge didn't introduce any underexposure or overexposure - the scene is just spot on.
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Robert,
This is a very good review. Very comprehensive. I found it interesting that it's mostly very "technical" in tone - not surprising since you're a technoid - but your section on batteries was very matter-of-fact "personal". Nice shift in tone (although a bit startling at first).
BTW: I'm glad you included the comparison chart - it is a great aid.
From pentaxuser's post I gather that the link to your article has been posted on APUG?
Unfortunately, copake_ham is now a persona non grata there - so I've deleted that site from my bookmarks.
Regards,
George
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George (4/11/2008)
Robert,
This is a very good review. Very comprehensive. I found it interesting that it's mostly very "technical" in tone - not surprising since you're a technoid - but your section on batteries was very matter-of-fact "personal". Nice shift in tone (although a bit startling at first).
BTW: I'm glad you included the comparison chart - it is a great aid.
From pentaxuser's post I gather that the link to your article has been posted on APUG?
Unfortunately, copake_ham is now a persona non grata there - so I've deleted that site from my bookmarks.
Hi George, pentaxuser made some, what I thought, good points, which I'm going to see if I can incorporate in a revision. It will take a couple of weeks though; I'm just really swamped still. My training is an electrical engineer, and I do get a bit too technical at times - a failing I readily recognize. I'm not aware if this has been cross posted or not, but I don't have any problems if it has. I'm sorry to hear you have had such a negative outcome over there, you are certainly welcome here. I appreciate your support and your opinions. Thanks,
Robert M. Teague---------------------------------------------
Website: www.visionlandscapes.com
Blog: visionlandscapes.spaces.live.com
"Fujifilm remains true to its heritage and to the acknowledged superior image quality delivered by professional photographic film products." -- Fuji Press Release An old Hasidic story says we should wear a coat with two pockets in order to receive God's message. In one pocket, the message is: "You are nothing but one of billions of grains of sand in the universe." In the other, the message is: "I made the universe just for you."
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