Kenneth Wajda Buying a Film SLR: NIKON FG
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- Опубліковано 15 лют 2015
- Discussing the NIKON FG 35mm Film Camera
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Kenneth Wajda, a professional commercial photographer who still shoots film, walks you through the ins and outs of buying vintage film cameras, which ones to buy, which to avoid, how much to pay and other tricks for making sure you get a working camera and a good deal!
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I bought mine plus a 50mm f1.4 lens in 1982, still works well, great little camera, took it honey moon, baby…. It witnessed my life.
I like that line, "It witnessed my life." Nice!
I love the FG. I especially love the exposure comp button on the front. It is surprisingly useful.
on aperture priority, the battery is not nearly dead, the shutter stays open because the camera notices that there is not enough light and it compensates by leaving the shutter open, however...the reason it just stays open....i cannot figure out
I got one for around 20 dollars, seller labeled it a dead camera cause the mirror would get stuck halfway, commonly enough this is a symptom of a camera needing CLA, and just right after lubricating the camera works, and the meter is accurate. A good compact camera, ended up giving it to a friend, and i like the FE more.
How would you compare this to the canon ae-1 p I currently have both and am trying to figure out which system to build up....
See what lenses show up next, and build that out. Both are fine cameras.
Hey kenneth, I tried replacing the battery and my camera only works on m90 still. Is there something else that could be wrong?
Battery is in wrong, battery case has corrosion and not making a good contact, battery is dead, or the camera is dead.
I just bought one of these on ebay for $75. It comes with a 20-70mm lens, a flash, a bag, and claims to be film tested in great shape. I've been shooting film for years, i just want something different and i've never used an FG so why not. Anyway, thanks for the helpful video.
Yay! Enjoy. That's a fine buy!
Either the battery is dead OR the electronics are FUBAR or both. My Pentax ME has a 1/100 backup, which is nicer in some ways because it allowed Sunny 16 with 100 ASA film and you could easily calculate in your head the number of stops to adjust for 25, 50, 200, 400 etc. film. Of course it's possible to argue that 1/90 and 1/100 are not significantly different with the latitude that film offers, but that might change as you shift away from 100ASA and try to make the appropriate corrections; still, that's an argument for another day. :)
The motor drive designed for it is the md-14. It can also take the md-ewhich was intended for the EM: this one is slower than the md-14, but also lighter. It can also take a data back, the mf-15 I think it was.
Good info. I was at a flea market in Denver yesterday and picked up an MD4 for an F3 for $4 off a table along with a Bogen Super Clamp for $4--seller had no idea what they even were. :-)
Thanks for sharing the tips, I just got one, lets see how those rolls come out
tomamefotos Send us a link to some photos! Enjoy it.
Hi, how did you find the Nikon FG, is it a capable camera?
It's a smaller body than the others, but it's fine. Its build quality is better than many others. If you find one that's clean, I'd say it's worth using. And small and light compared to the others.
So, it's only good for 20dollars?
I'd take it for a bit more even!
One quirk about this camera that I found out the hard way: the light meter is activated by pressing the shutter button down lightly about half way down; not by a separate dedicated meter on/off switch like on a Nikon Ftn; or in the case of my FM: by pulling the film wind lever half way out. After several times of pulling the camera out of the bag and finding the batteries were exhausted on several occasions: found that due to the tight fit of the camera in bag: the shutter button was inadvertently being pressed down and held there by the camera bag padding; which resulted in the meter staying on and draining the batteries. One of the few things I don't like about the FG: would have preferred Nikon had put a seperate meter on/off switch on the camera as opposed to the shutter button being the meter switch. The build quality is not quite up to the 'pro level' Nikon cameras but in terms of what you get for your money; they packed a lot of features into a reasonably priced, convenient to use package that let's you get into the Nikon film SLR system for not a lot of money. The off-the-film TTL flash metering (with compatible flash units: Nikon SB-15 for example) is a huge plus to help get properly exposed flash photos.
Good info. Thanks!
@@kennethwajda Gave my deceased wife's FG with Nikkor 35-70 zoom lens and SB-15 flash to my granddaughter three years ago. Missed that little camera so much I recently picked up another one in 'excellent plus' condition I guess for sentimental reasons but it is an enjoyable camera to use. (got a great deal on it to boot) I also found another Nikkor 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5 zoom lens to go with it and I had another SB-15 flash sitting around which I purchased some years ago; so now I have a duplicate kit to the one my wife had. Went out shooting with it and it brought back many pleasant memories of when my wife and I used to go out on photo outings. And the plus of I can coach my granddaughter on using hers since we have the same cameras.
@@thomasmoje5926 Perfect. Sorry for your loss, Thomas. Yes, keep the memories alive.
thomas moje The solution (switch) to prevent the batteries running down (inadvertently) is to put the shutter dial on B or 1/90 before storing /putting it into the bag. It 'de-activates' metering and saves battery power
I inherited a FG and I cannot see through the viewfinder! :(
Prob the battery is dead and the mirror is stuck in the up position. Try a new battery to refresh it.
Of the 3 budget bodies offered by Nikon during the compact consumer competition 0f the mid-1970s to late 1980s (EM, FG FG-20), the FG has the most complete feature set and is more useful generally. It is lightly built compared to a F2 or F3, even the FM/FE series, but in absolute terms, over the interim 35 years it has proven to be very reliable. As to the Series E "budget" lenses built to go with the budget cameras, a few are decent (50mm; 75-150mm zoom) and some are worthless dogs (28mm). Skip Series E lenses and buy Nikkors. They are a one-time expense and in the used market the extra 25-50% you might pay is well worth it in terms of durability and color saturation. (Series E lenses are not mutlicoated.)
Great info! Thanks!
The 100mm E-series lens is also no slouch
What battery is the correct one to get for this camera? Want to be sure. Thanks for the great intro for this camera!
2 LR44
A76 or LR44, little button batteries. Thanks, LM.
I just bought this. All black version. Really dirt cheap with mint condition (50 bucks) body only
Sweet.
Los their a cheap good lense for this I can get
The 50mm f/1.8 'pancake' is a great little lens. The E series in general are better for this camera due to their smaller size and lighter weight. However, other than the 50mm, I don't know anything more about the other E series lenses.
+Spehmaster G. o this was from months ago I have 2 cameras and multiple leneses now
+Hexen Jager yeah I'm aware.. Good stuff, happy snapping :) Other newbie photographers may be interested in the answer too maybe.. Don't you think.
what good is reviewing an obviously broken camera - put a freakin' battery in it
I don't think it's broken.
Why not putting in a new battery before making a freakin video. Such nonsense
Such!
He showed how it works without a (fresh) battery on m90 and B. This also helps when you consider buying other SLR cameras