My Nikon F60, gone to back of cupboard again

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I was rooting around the cupboard the other day, looking for something. I came across my old Nikon F60 film camera, I took it out of the box and pondered over it again. It still looks brand new, as when not in use, it goes back in it's original packaging, and box. It is then stored safely away. I was half thinking, maybe I should try some more film. But I was having a tidy up the other day, and I came upon bags of photographs, all stuffed into cabinets etc. I just do not have the place / space, to store any more photographs. :(
 
You don't need to store any prints, just a thin sheet of negatives in a folder. If you shoot a roll of film and then send it to Filmdev (or another company) to develop and scan, then you'll get the developed film back in the post and digital images sent over the internet. I've got about 130 developed rolls of film in a single ring binder and it doesn't take up much space at all.

I reckon you should stick a roll in and try it out again :)
 
If you shoot a roll of film and then send it to Filmdev (or another company) to develop and scan, then you'll get the developed film back in the post and digital images sent over the internet....

Ending up with digital images. May as well use my DSLR to save of all the faffing about. :)

I might try another roll, at some point. Probably when I have removed all the clutter, that I have built up over the years. :)
 
How's the rubber grip? My F65 went the usual sticky way so LCE got in in PX against something - gave me a fair whack for it since whichever company were doing the offer were giving a significant trade in bonus for "any SLR body". Turned out that the local branch had ballsed up the sign and had left the D off but a threat to call trading standards and the ASA saw them honour the offer.
 
I agree. It’s all a matter of priority. If you really want to shoot some film, you’ll find excuses to do it, not put it off ;)
It is just the camera is there, and every time I see it, it gets me all excited for film. Just laziness kicks in. :(
 
How's the rubber grip? My F65 went the usual sticky way so LCE got in in PX against something - gave me a fair whack for it since whichever company were doing the offer were giving a significant trade in bonus for "any SLR body". Turned out that the local branch had ballsed up the sign and had left the D off but a threat to call trading standards and the ASA saw them honour the offer.

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The F60 does not have a rubber grip, as in the pic above. Sorry for the poor quality, just a quick snap grab.
 
Hold on, just spotted a bit of rubber. The little red finger grip, on the front. Yep, still solidly intact. :)
 
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@Nod , the little front rubber grip, is still as solid as it was new. It still looks and feels like a new camera. :)
 
Missus want to know, what am I doing going through old boxes. I just showed her the Nikon. I am all smiles, looking at the camera lovingly. She said, "It is big and ugly". :eek:
 
Missus want to know, what am I doing going through old boxes. I just showed her the Nikon. I am all smiles, looking at the camera lovingly. She said, "It is big and ugly". :eek:

So am I. My missus still loves me though..doesn’t she ..?
 
Missus want to know, what am I doing going through old boxes. I just showed her the Nikon. I am all smiles, looking at the camera lovingly. She said, "It is big and ugly". :eek:
Get a Canon T70, some folks seem to think that is really ugly (not me).
 
Get a Canon T70, some folks seem to think that is really ugly (not me).
I think ugly is too small a word for it! ;) Teasing aside, the OP should put a film through that camera (even if it is a Nikon ;)) and join in the fun. Digital is great but there's something about film that gives a different look, even if the negative is scanned digitally. So come on in, the water's lovely! (y)
 
I think ugly is too small a word for it! ;) Teasing aside, the OP should put a film through that camera (even if it is a Nikon ;)) and join in the fun. Digital is great but there's something about film that gives a different look, even if the negative is scanned digitally. So come on in, the water's lovely! (y)
I use to use it often, years ago. It helped me capture some lovely memories. I even have some photos of my old motorbike, taken with the F60. I will use it again, at some point.
 
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I still have the original batteries, these came with the camera. Must be about fifteen years old by now. Not tested them, but surely dead by now.
 
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I still have the original batteries, these came with the camera. Must be about fifteen years old by now. Not tested them, but surely dead by now.
Still made and available on eBay, etc. Picked up 2 'Energizer' ones for my Canon EOS 30 a couple of weeks ago from a reputable trade seller (always check the feedback!) for £3.85 including postage. So you've no excuse now! ;)
 
Still made and available on eBay, etc. Picked up 2 'Energizer' ones for my Canon EOS 30 a couple of weeks ago from a reputable trade seller (always check the feedback!) for £3.85 including postage. So you've no excuse now! ;)
I will probably pick some up, next time I get some film in. I am sure I spotted those batteries on my travels, just can't think where it was. It may have been Maplin.
 
I will wait till the summer, I might feel more perkier then. But then again, I still may be the same lazy sod. :)
 
My two cents. You aren’t using your film camera as your main camera so the odd roll and prints aren’t going to fill up cabinets. (At today’s cost of film plus d&p) It’s a great feeling of nostalgia.
 
My two cents. You aren’t using your film camera as your main camera so the odd roll and prints aren’t going to fill up cabinets. (At today’s cost of film plus d&p) It’s a great feeling of nostalgia.
I will wait till the summer, then possibly get the old film camera out. I will probably take some photos of the family, and not just the same old mundane stuff. :)
 
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Had this camera and original batteries, for about fifteen years. Just popped the batteries in, and the battery symbol says full. I know the batteries wont be full, as the camera has had a good bit of use, years ago. But the batteries obviously do have a good bit of power left. Or perhaps, if I stick a roll of film in, the batteries may deplete straight away. So, all I need now is a roll of film.

I just may pick up a roll, next time I spot some. :)
 
Go on.... you know you want to. :D

I think that from a purely technical point of view digital has in many ways outstripped 35mm film; however, from an aesthetic point of view film offers a different feel and also a different way of shooting, more careful and considered.
:film:
 
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Go on.... you know you want to. :D

I think that from a purely technical point of view digital has in many ways outstripped 35mm film; however, from an aesthetic point of view viom offers a different feel and also a different way of shooting, more careful and considered.
:film:
Last time I used the old film camera, I was weighing up each shot carefully. Had it been my digital camera, I would have fired off about fifty. But with the film camera, it took me a morning to get about three photos. But there was something special about the photos, I had obviously put more thought into it. :)
 
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Had this camera and original batteries, for about fifteen years. Just popped the batteries in, and the battery symbol says full. I know the batteries wont be full, as the camera has had a good bit of use, years ago. But the batteries obviously do have a good bit of power left. Or perhaps, if I stick a roll of film in, the batteries may deplete straight away. So, all I need now is a roll of film.

I just may pick up a roll, next time I spot some. :)

I would take the battery level reading with a large pinch of salt based on what I saw with my F65 which i suspect uses the same type of battery? Saw it go from showing fully charged to exhausted with the camera not functioning in a few shots. Had driven 15 miles, didn't have any spare batteries & what it uses are not the sort of battery the local newsagent carries so it was game over & drive home.

Led to me getting an MB-16 when i upgraded to an F80 so i could run the camera off of AA's.
 
I would take the battery level reading with a large pinch of salt based on what I saw with my F65 which i suspect uses the same type of battery? Saw it go from showing fully charged to exhausted with the camera not functioning in a few shots. Had driven 15 miles, didn't have any spare batteries & what it uses are not the sort of battery the local newsagent carries so it was game over & drive home.

Led to me getting an MB-16 when i upgraded to an F80 so i could run the camera off of AA's.

I suspect mine will probably be the same. Seeing how long I have had mine, it is well due a new set of batteries. Can't complain really. :)
 
The sudden battery death syndrome is common to all the little Li batteries/cells rather than it being the camera's battery monitor. I've been caught out a couple of times when I've just taken a camera and a single lens for a walk, leaving the bag in the car/at home. I think we all forget how much power a "modern" AF, VR, power winding camera takes!
 
I will get my F60 up and running again, just maybe not yet. I do have one or two other things, that I need to concentrate on first.
 
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