Nikon F3 Review

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In this episode, Jules and I review the Nikon F3, arguably the most legendary professional 35mm single-lens reflex camera ever produced. The Nikon F3 was introduced in March 1980 but so successful that it remained in production until 2001. This also meant that it was built five years longer than its successor F4 and was available to purchase in parallel to the F5 which was released years later. The F3 also saw the most model variations of any Nikon F camera. • I have an ad here from 1980, the year of introduction, in a TIME magazine promoting the camera to professional photographers. Next to all the ads for alcoholic beverages, quartz watches, luxury travel and so on, you suddenly see the Nikon F3. At the time, many F2 shooters saw little reason to upgrade and it seems like Nikon was aware of that enough to add a subtle challenge to the ad copy: “For accomplished photographers the uncompromising Nikon of yesterday is still here. The F3 is also a Nikon to grow with. Once and for all here is a camera that makes sense for anyone because it thinks of everyone. Simply remarkable.” • It was indeed quickly embraced by press journalists and became an incredible bestseller. It became a standard among professionals across various industries - from fashion to advertisement to war reporting. The latter is nicely illustrated by a much later ad highlighting all the combat zones the camera saw while being repaired only once. A modified version was used by NASA in space during the Space Shuttle program. Until today, the Nikon F3 is renowned for its reliable construction, vast array of lenses and accessories, and revolutionary design by the famous car designer Giorgetto Giugaro. One version of the camera is the F3 HP (for High-Eyepoint) which we have here. • The Nikon F3 is also prominently featured in countless movies and TV shows, for instance in this scene from “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” featuring Sean Penn using it with a normally incompatible 300mm f/2.8 AF-S G lens. • Jules and I took the camera out shooting some Kodak Portra 160 rated at ISO 100 in Riem. Used the Nikon F3 for the second part of a portrait session with a model from Most Wanted Models shooting mostly black and white film but also some color negative film. And took the camera out to a mountain lake to capture some landscapes, boats and details on Kodak Ektachrome slide film and Ilford Ortho black and white film. Let’s get started. • • Gear used: • Nikon F3 with • Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 Ai-S • Nikon Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 Ai-S • Nikon Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 Ai-S • Nikon AF Nikkor 20-35mm f/2.8D • Nikon AF Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D • Voigtländer Nokton SL II 58 mm f/1.4 • Nikon Motor Drive MD-4 • Films used: • Kodak Portra 160 • Kodak Ektachrome 100 • Ilford Ortho Plus • Ilford Delta 100 • Model: • Daniel Graupner for MostWantedModels ( / der_graupner ) • If you enjoy our videos and like to follow us on Instagram, find us here: / analog_insights

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