Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"B. D. Colen" wrote: > > Would anyone who will off-line admit to using both a Nikon F100 and F3, > or who has done so recently enough to have a good memory of the foibles > and strengths of the F3, please contact me off-line. > > Thanks > > B. D. I've sold both and gotten quite a bit of feedback from users... The strengths of the F3 are durability, great prisim (in the HP), interchangeable finders, and mechanical overide (only at one speed however). Things that people don't like are the flash system, having to remove the flash to load film, slow synch speed, large and heavy with a motor, lousy meter readout, expensive(!) repairs, and its not a quiet camera... The F100 has a lot of advantages I think. In addition to gaining all of the fancy autofocus features, you get a real flash system, a much quicker interface, MUCH smaller body when you consider the motor drive, and a quieter camera, especially with the motor drive! The only disadvantages I can see is that you don't have interchangeable finders, no mechanical overide, and no way to rewind film if your batteries die. As far as the build quality goes, I think both will be fine for almost anything you can throw at them.. Let me know if you have any other questions.. Isaac