[pure-silver] Re: Nikon users?
- From: John Meyers <jmeyers102@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 17:20:27 -0800 (PST)
You are right about the bifocals. You say irritant, I
say pain in the ***. I'm in right about the same
situation as you regarding the diopters, that is,
somewhere between +1 and +2. All the manual cameras
we've been discussing will require slide on or
screw-in diopters.
John Meyers
--- Janet Cull <jcull@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Diopters, yes. ~sigh~ I use a diopter with my FG
> and it's the type
> that slides on. I've lost one and now have this one
> taped on.
> They're all made in whole number increments. Right
> now the +1 is
> pretty close, but not perfect and I'm not quite to a
> +2. I enjoyed
> perfect vision for the longest time, so this bifocal
> thing is an
> irritant.
>
>
> On Dec 23, 2006, at 5:47 PM, Jeffrey Thorns wrote:
>
> >> On Saturday 23 December 2006 14:22, Janet Cull
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Of my cameras, my Nikon FG is my favorite. The
> shutter is bad
> >>> and I
> >>> need to replace it. I'd like to replace it
> with something that is
> >>> similar, but a little better is ok. :o) I
> like the simplicity of
> >>> it, I like manual, and I like the metering
> system. Any
> >>> suggestions?
> >>>
> >>> (I also have a Hasselblad and a F100, but want
> a simple little
> >>> manual
> >>> body. That's what I use most.)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> Okay so I'm not exactly answering the
> question but then. The
> >> F4s with manual
> >> lenses will work peachy. It's not small but in
> my hands it's very
> >> well
> >> balanced. If you stick an autofocus lens on it
> then it's not
> >> manual in any
> >> sense of the word.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I love my F4's, but the F4 is an electronic camera
> - batteries die,
> > no pix.
> >
> > One thing to bear in mind as you are getting older
> .... is the
> > diopter adjustment found in the upper-end cameras.
> Having my eyes
> > change on me over the last few years, it's been
> great to just make
> > an adjustment on the finder to keep things in
> focus.
> >
> >
>
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