Love the simplicity of the explanation. First time film camera owner here, and I was definitely overwhelmed after receiving this as a gift. However, you made it easy for me to be comfortable starting to shoot by focusing on the essentials of getting started. Thank you for the video!
Hi, thanks for your kind words, I try and help people new to film photography get to grips with usually handed down equipment, happy to help, the FA is a fantastic camera, hope you enjoy it and any issues please feel free to come back to me 👍
Loved the way you explained the whole process...I bought one Nikon FA yesterday loaded and tried one film roll yesterday...for loading another one I used your video , was quite simple to understand and I followed step by step. Thanks 😊
I purchased four of these bodies. Back 15 years ago people were disposing to these bodies and you could pick one up cheap. One is mint perfect and the other three are in very good to excellent condition. Back in 1983 they sold for $470 USD. It’s was always on of my favorite bodies and the addition of multi pattern metering makes it an unsung classic.
just wanted to say ive watched a number of your videos which have been very helpful, im a late bloomer (in my 40's) and ive recently gotten back into film, its been a wonderful journey of science meets art and i have been enjoying it. I recently acquired a Nikon FA and absolutely love it. thanks for this video and many others. wish i could buy you a beer, cheers from North Carolina USA
Hey, thanks for your kind words, and sharing your experience, the FA is a truly great camera, so happy that you are enjoying using it, cheers for the beer thought, have a great weekend, Graham
I just purchased a Nikon FA and find this video very helpful. It has been a long time since I've shot film and this should help protect me from screwing up too many rolls! Thanks for doing it!
I always was a Canon man, before going to digital I had a A1. I bought a for sheer curiosity one cheap FA and a 28-85 zoom. I am amazed with it. What a beauty of a camera.
Hi, thanks for sharing, very desirable and quite rightly so, do you shoot much film through it? I did not know it was camera of the year but not surprising especially with the matrix metering....
Hi, if you think the camera has a film in it DO NOT open the back, check the frame counter, a little window above the advance lever top right hand side, this indicates the number of pictured taken, if it reads 20 or 36 chances are that there is a film in it, try using the film advance lever(gently), if there is resistance then the film has been completed. Try turning the rewind knob on the top left clockwise, again, if you feel resistance then there is a film in the camera,,,any problems please feel free to come back to me 😊
Love the simplicity of the explanation. First time film camera owner here, and I was definitely overwhelmed after receiving this as a gift. However, you made it easy for me to be comfortable starting to shoot by focusing on the essentials of getting started. Thank you for the video!
Hi, thanks for your kind words, I try and help people new to film photography get to grips with usually handed down equipment, happy to help, the FA is a fantastic camera, hope you enjoy it and any issues please feel free to come back to me 👍
Thank you!! This was so helpful
Loved the way you explained the whole process...I bought one Nikon FA yesterday loaded and tried one film roll yesterday...for loading another one I used your video , was quite simple to understand and I followed step by step. Thanks 😊
I purchased four of these bodies. Back 15 years ago people were disposing to these bodies and you could pick one up cheap. One is mint perfect and the other three are in very good to excellent condition. Back in 1983 they sold for $470 USD. It’s was always on of my favorite bodies and the addition of multi pattern metering makes it an unsung classic.
just wanted to say ive watched a number of your videos which have been very helpful, im a late bloomer (in my 40's) and ive recently gotten back into film, its been a wonderful journey of science meets art and i have been enjoying it. I recently acquired a Nikon FA and absolutely love it. thanks for this video and many others. wish i could buy you a beer, cheers from North Carolina USA
Hey, thanks for your kind words, and sharing your experience, the FA is a truly great camera, so happy that you are enjoying using it, cheers for the beer thought, have a great weekend, Graham
I just purchased a Nikon FA and find this video very helpful. It has been a long time since I've shot film and this should help protect me from screwing up too many rolls! Thanks for doing it!
I always was a Canon man, before going to digital I had a A1. I bought a for sheer curiosity one cheap FA and a 28-85 zoom. I am amazed with it.
What a beauty of a camera.
Thanks for showing the features of this camera. This video is very helpful for me, especially for the demo on how to insert film on this camera.
Hi, thanks and you are most welcome, lovely camera with outstanding metering, any issues please feel free to come back to me 😁
I have this camera in black, very nice and camera of the year 1984. 😉
Hi, thanks for sharing, very desirable and quite rightly so, do you shoot much film through it?
I did not know it was camera of the year but not surprising especially with the matrix metering....
I like shooting with 35mm Film.
Also i have other cameras 35mm nikon and canon and minolta.
My first SLR in 1991 was a nikon f301.
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Does the levee need the battery to advance film?
LR44 batteries are alkaline.
Hi Ian, thanks for the correction, I had it in my head that they were lithium for some reason. .
How do I see if the film roll is already used?
Hi, if you think the camera has a film in it DO NOT open the back, check the frame counter, a little window above the advance lever top right hand side, this indicates the number of pictured taken, if it reads 20 or 36 chances are that there is a film in it, try using the film advance lever(gently), if there is resistance then the film has been completed. Try turning the rewind knob on the top left clockwise, again, if you feel resistance then there is a film in the camera,,,any problems please feel free to come back to me 😊
I dont think you know how many thousands of people youve helped with your video lol