Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> As a weird aside, the F3 which is built as a MF body, can be upgraded to AF > by the addition of the AF prism. I've never seen or held one, but I've read > about it in several places and have seen the prisms offered for sale (very > pricey). Do you mean the F3AF? In order to use autofocus with that, it required the the use of a special lens, only a few focal lengths were available and now they're fairly rare - you can't use the contemporary Nikon AF lenses. I'll vouch for the F3 - back in 1988 I bought an F3/T because I thought they'd soon disappear. I think the T (titanium) model was available until just recently, so the F3 has had a record run for Nikon. The F3 actually got me interested in F2's -- a real delight for the all-mechanical-except-for-meter afficionado. - -Dave