Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/10
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The reason Nikon still has F3's for sale is the same reason that the R
line has been a financial dog for Leica - there are only about six
people out there these days in the market for a solid, reliable, manual
focus SLR any more. The F3 was and is a terrific camera - but it came
out at the wrong time in the evolution of Autofocus and auto everything.
B. D.
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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Don Dory
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 10:38 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] Full circle with Nikons
Ok guys and gals,
Nikon got caught with their pants down with the F3. I believe it came
out in 1983. Minolta brought out autofocus in about 1985. The F4 was
brought out in what 1987? If I recall correctly, most pros stuck with
their no battery required F2 as long as they could. So for the majority
of shooters, they either stayed with the old reliable F2 or migrated to
the F4 for autofocus and a far better integrated motor. In summary, the
F3 was the top model for Nikon for only about four years.
The reason Nikon still has F3's for sale is that no one will buy one
new. Shoot, you can hardly sell an F5 for any price above a grand.
Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com
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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of
grduprey@rockwellcollins.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 2:09 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Full circle with Nikons
Actually the F3 is still available from Nikon, but at $1300.
Gene
Mark Rabiner
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07/09/2003 12:20 PM
Please respond to
leica-users
Douglas Herr wrote:
>
> Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>
> > Nikons are very Leicalike. (Especially the F3)
>
> debatable... they use film and can be used to make pictures ... in
this
respect yes they are like Leicas.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> --
If feels like a classic. It is a classic.
It was in production for decades i think the only body in production
longer than the M6. It is not a camera to use if you do a lot of flash.
The hotshoe is off to the far side. It was a "flagship" camrea. top of
the line. When they both came out they were largely called "a piece of
junk" by their constituents.
Mark Rabiner
Portland, Oregon USA
http://www.rabinergroup.com
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