nikon f3 review

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Average Ratings

Photograph Quality	10/10
Features	8.8/10
Ease of Use	9.8/10
Value for Money	9/10
Overall rating	9.4/10

100% Recommended7 out of 7 Reviews

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By Lawrence Owens on 2nd Apr 2004

Lawrence Owens's Ratings

Time Camera Owned	Over 1 Year
Photograph Quality	10/10
Features	10/10
Ease of Use	10/10
Value for money	10/10
Overall value	10/10
Lawrence Owens's recommendation

Good Points

Superb build quality; excellent balance; good optics (standard Nikkor); unbelievably reliable; solid; durable...

Bad Points

Nothing (so it has a low flash synch speed - big deal)

General Comments

This Nikon F3 35mm SLR camera was designed for a very specific group of photographers - not the sort who would grumble about a slow flash synch speed. So, if you are that kind of person, go get something more soulless and leave this camera to the real photographers! It was built to last for ever, hence it's absurdly long production run (about 20 years). It has excellent durability, image quality and reliability. If you wanted, you could use it to hammer in nails with. Mine - which was already fairly elderly when I got it - has been all over the world since 1998, has been sat on and dropped numerous times...and only needs to be scooshed with compressed air to get the dust out of it. The features are not particularly proliferant, but if you like that sort of thing, go buy a photographic computer with satanic battery consumption and may God have mercy on your soul... Accessories are good, especially considering the camera's age. The MD4 motordrive is particularly useful, but be warned that you need a strong arm to carry it (it takes 8 AA batteries!). If I were to come back as a camera, I would come back as an F3, as it has all the virtues that I admire in humans. Cannot recommend it enough.

Total Respect: +5