Nikon FG-20 Video 1: 35mm Film SLR Camera Overview and Use, How to and Instructions
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2019
- Nikon's FG-20, a more-capable Nikon EM, in Nikon's own words, elevated the entry-level camera market to add functionality, improve baseline entry-level camera feature sets, and provide a good swan song to the entry-level manual focus lineup made by Nikon. A capable and reliable camera, the Nikon FG-20 cameras have aged well and still operate reliably, making these a great choice for beginner photographers.
Video Index:
Skip the Intro: 0:15
Nikon FG-20 Overview: 0:21
Nikon FG-20 Features -- Top: 4:53
Nikon FG-20 Features -- Front: 6:40
Nikon FG-20 Features -- Back: 8:12
Nikon FG-20 Features -- Bottom: 8:17
Nikon FG-20 Features -- Inside: 8:37
Things NOT to do with your Nikon FG-20: 10:04
Like this Video and Subscribe to the David Hancock Channel: 13:09
Link to Video 2:
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Im 22 now and my dad gave me his old camera from when he was in University around 1985 since he’s big on digital now. I really appreciate this video, cant wait to succeed my father😊
@@MellyMelsBiggestFan This is still a great film camera.
This was super helpful! I found this camera in some old boxes of my dad’s - thank you!
Thank you!
As always David, great wealth of knowledge, thank you so much for all the great information. I'm setting up a website and a group of film shooters here in Australia and may link to some of your videos if that's ok. Once again, appreciate all the hard work, thank you very much.
Thank you and link away! I'm always glad when people find the information they need more easily.
thanks david, my grandpa gave me his old one, hopefully will get some cool photos with it
I too own one of this and I love this camera, I do have motor drive too. I only shot one film which came out good and way to go......
Thank you for the review, you made me to realise about not to leave the shutters cocked.....
Thank you!
I've never used a film camera. I bought a Minolta X-700 for $15 last week but the person didn't know it was broken. Today I bought this Nikon and I'm really excited to use it. Thank you for the video! I needed a new hobby while in quarantine.
Thank you! This is a great quarantine hobby and can definitely help with artistic exploration well afterward.
Thanks David. Was looking for a consumer starter with more features than this one predecessor, and obviously this is it. Warmest Regards.
Thank you, Murray!
Glad to hear that this will work even without batteries. I saw someone selling this for only 12$ and i think i will buy it before someone else does. Thanks for the review.
It will only work without batteries in the one mechanical shutter speed. Every other function, including all the other shutter speeds, need batteries. $12 is an amazing price.
got mine with lens for free. loving it. you need battery
@@DavidHancock If that ever happened, you'd pretty much have to extrapolate up or down from the "sunny 16" rule, shutter speed 1/ASA @ f/16 on a sunny day. With my FG-20 set at 1/500 and Kodachrome 64 on a sunny day, that was usually f/5.6.
Picked one of these up at a thrift store today, going in to this hobby blind. Thanks for these videos!
Nice! That's the best way to do it and expect to make a lot of mistakes. Mistakes are an important part of learning to be your best with film.
Oh man, I didn’t know I should store the camera with the shutter not being “ready”, now I gotta check a bunch of cameras!
Yeah,. it's a good idea, even with cameras of this one's vintage.
My first film camera.
Good first camera!
Just bought a FG-20 mint with 50mm 1.8 to add to my collection nice camera to use though everyone says that it is a cheap body I it feels nice in the hand and has a nice weight to it
I can agree with that. I do think these get a bum rap.
my light meter is not working and I've been searching for the past few months about this camera if i can still use it without the battery.. thank you! 😊
Thank you! Video 2 discusses the battery in more detail right near the beginning.
I have the Nikon FG model camera not this one and I love mine it's one of my favourite film bodies to use for casual shooting.
The FG is a good camera, one I prefer slightly to this one solely on a design and aesthetics basis.
I can totally and fully agree with you on that.
My father gave me his crappy Praktika as first camera. I saved for one year to buy me my first own nikon. It was this one and i loved it.
This would be a good first camera. :D
The Nikon FG-20 always struck me as a 'stripped down' version of the FG; sort of a bridge between the EM and the FG. One of the key features of the FG is off-the-film TTL flash metering capability with compatible flash units (the Nikon SB-15 being one); along with full manual exposure setting in addition to aperture priority auto and program auto exposure modes. I store my FG with the shutter speed dial set on the M90 setting. The meter is activated by a light press on the shutter release button and setting to the M90 setting prevents the meter being turned on accidentally by padding in a camera bag or what have you. I'm sure the meter on the FG-20 is activated in the same manner.
Thank you and I believe it's activated the same way.
@@DavidHancock Yes, it is. I too store mine with the shutter on M90.
I just purchased the FG 20 today, was looking for an FG but this came along and was pristine with bag and lenses, flash mount and wire to hot shoe for a Sunpak flash. So I'm watching your very well done videos. I take middle and high school sports photos but just recently wanted a Nikon film camera now that I know a little more than I did in the early 80"s with my Nikon EM. It was stolen by the way but the window wasn't broken Ha. I like it though, sure is smaller than my D500 and D810, Vinyl records and now film cameras, whats going on?
Nice find! These older cameras, they were just made better. I've killed a higher percentage of the digital cameras I've owned than the film cameras.
What is the exposure value compensation button for?
Check out video 2, which should explain that.
What is the mount of this camera?
Nikon F
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Where is video 2?
There should be a link in the description.
@@DavidHancock OK I see it now, missed it the first time.
Il n'existe aucune vidéo en Français, c'est regrettable.
Le français est une langue difficile dans laquelle trouver des vidéos photographiques et de qualité.