Nikon film equivalent to D50/D70

[Ian T]

I'm looking for a Nikon 35mm body that will take some of my lenses. Obviously the DX ones won't work, but for example the Nikon 50mm F1.8, Sigma 70-300 APO, and others that can be used with both.

Really it needs to be as recent as possible, with A/S priority modes and full manual. I'm thinking of something 'equivalent' (if that makes sense) to the D50, only taking film

Any ideas?

Thanks.

[Ian T]

I've stopped being lazy and done some research - would an F80 be a suitable body?

[King_Boru]

I have an F80, fantastic camera.

[Joe T]

F80 should be excellent, yes. :)

The D70 was based on the F80.

[Ian T]

Thanks. I'll have to try and find a decent second-hand example.

[minimeeze]

Yep, the F80 is what you want, as it's virtually the same as the D70, only film. I got mine last year from Warehouse express. I think I paid about £90 for just the body, which was a bargain as 2nd hand ones weren't that much cheaper.

Linky Here (http://www.warehouseexpress.co.uk/?/specials/slrp.html#nikonslr)

[Ian T]

That's cheap enough! A mate of mine phoned me this morning to say he's got one in the shop where he works for £100 s/h. Still, I bought a spares/repair F75 on eBay for £16. Apparently it's mint aside from the fact it won't 'take' and wind on the film when you put it in. If I can't fix it, and it's too expensive, I'll splash out on an F80 I think.

Thanks for all the advice though.

[Arkady]

Go for the F90x - it does a little more and will be just as cheap - I would personally buy an FM2n body - all manual, mechanical - only the lightmeter uses battery power so if you use the rough guide on the film box (neg film has more latitude - I wouldn't do this with tranny film), you can even do without batteries altogether.
No problem with the auto film uptake - there isn't any! Nothing to go wrong means that nothing does go wrong - an excellent back-up camera and if I still used film, I'd still have mine instead of selling it to Minimeeze last year...
FM2 goes for between £150 and £250 depending on condition.

[minimeeze]

No problem with the auto film uptake - there isn't any! Nothing to go wrong means that nothing does go wrong - an excellent back-up camera and if I still used film, I'd still have mine instead of selling it to Minimeeze last year...
FM2 goes for between £150 and £250 depending on condition.

Yep, and I've had some great photos from it. Fully manual takes some getting used to though :lol:

[Ian T]

Well, I've got a lot of Olympus OM kit, but the problem is the diopter eyepiece isn't adjustable. What I should really do is sort out some contacts or a pair of glasses that don't look too embarassing to wear out...

[Ian T]

Received the new beast today - shutter mirror was up, not down, and it wouldn't take a film. Solution? Mid-roll rewind. Now as good as new. Got the body for a whopping £16 - bargain! All the previous owner had to do was use Google and read the manual.

Just need to wait for my non-digital specific lenses so I can test it properly...

http://tk41.powweb.com/photos/f75b.jpg

Thanks again for all the advice given, BTW.

[minimeeze]

:eek: Makes it even more of a bargain :lol: