Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 4/24/05 3:47 PM, "F?lix L?pez de Maturana" <FELIXMATURANA@telefonica.net> typed: >> The F100 killed the F5 sales. The F100 is Nikon's best film SLR. Unless >> you >> want to spend $2600 on the F6. >> >> Chris > > Chris > > I think not. The F5 sales figures have been on the level of the F pro Nikon > cameras. F100 is a advanced amateur not a pro however many pros had it as a > backup or even as a main camera but the building of the F5 is definitely > much > more robust. In every feature the F5 is better camera excepting the red > illuminated focusing points that in the F5 are grey and more difficult of > seeing. I have not -yet- the F6 but I own two F, two F2 and one F3,F4 and > F5 > and the later is, by far, the best. Nikon optics are different from Leica > which does not mean every time worse. > > Felix > > There is a lineup of used F5s at the used glass counter at the pro Photoshop down the street for 800 bucks I think. Maybe less (money) Makes me want ot buy bricks and bricks of film and a freezer and a film loader for full rolls for my Nikon 5000 scanner. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/