THE BEST FILM CAMERA OF 2023 (+ Sample Photos)
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The best film camera of 2023 along with sample photos, tips and accessories to get the most out of your camera! in this episode we go over my go to 35mm film camera this year. This is by far the best 35mm SLR I have ever shot with and I highly recommend you check one out before it's too late!
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I got an F2 this year and it has made me excited to take pictures again and I started in the early 90s and was Canon for years. I love my F2.
Fantastic timing on this video! I just got my F3 a couple days ago along with three lenses and I can already tell it’s going to be an absolute pleasure to shoot with!
You can actually use Non-AI lenses with the F3, you just have to push in the little silver pin on the camera that sits next to your aperture ring and it will let you flip up the tab that normally catches on AIS lenses. The only issue with using Non-AI lenses on the F3 is metering with them can be a little tricky. In order to get a proper reading you need to use the depth of field preview button first, otherwise it'll just give you whatever reading it's at when the lens is wide open.
you could do same with FM,FE.metal vertical shutters.lighter higher flash sync CHEAPER!...
It was a pleasure meeting you yesterday. Thanks for all the tips !
I was fortunate enough to find the Press version of the F3 wayyyyy below the inflated market price, and absolutely love the feel & fit. Thanks for the lens suggestions!
Chinon CP-7M and my Pentax K1000 have been my 35mm for the last several years. They are in excellent condition and suit my needs.
I love my F3!! I’m bringing it to Japan with me in May 🔥
I have a Nikon F3 that I picked up with several Nikon lenses for a trade of a leather jacket that I stopped wearing. Its a great camera; however, I have been a fan of the Canon F-1 new with the AE finder. These came out about the same time and I would say they were competitors. Both professional cameras and quite expensive in their days.
Make a video of Nikon F3 vs Canon New F-1? I remembered seeing the F-1 Video of yours. Will be interested to see you talk about these two amazing camera who were direct competitors back then!!!
Had two of these F3HP cameras with motor drives. It was the best Sports camera of it's day! Covered a lot of NFL and College games and it never failed me. If you want a bright screen, back in the day Bettie made focus screen for all of the professional camera bodies. Much brighter and super easy to focus with. I used them whenever I was shooting sports with manual focus telephoto glass back in the day.
Beattie focus screens?
Awesome video!!
Would you get the F3 over the FM3a? I already have the Nikon FM so wondering what would be a compliment to it.
Great video. I am looking to get a 35mm for my F3. Do you know whether there is a difference in performance between the F2.8 (the one you mentioned) vs. the F2.0? Both seems to be within the same price range on second hand market. Thanks.
Two months ago, I purchased a Nikon F3 from Facebook Marketpage with a 50mm 1.4 (Non-Ai) lens. I have added to my collection a 85mm 2.8 lens, an MD-4 motor drive, and an SB-16A flash. This has been my dream camera since it was first released back in 1980. Today, I am looking to purchase a 28mm 2.8 lens.
My only film camera is Minolta Dynax 7 pairing with some Minolta G lenses.
This would the Canon F-1 from my lil collection, both beautiful cameras!
My spotmatic and om1 are my favorites
What about the other f-series cameras? Have you tried them?
I've always been partial to 125mm lenses for portraiture.
I loved my F3 before it broke. It was like new when I bought it in ‘03. Now it’s dented and worn. and the shutter speed dial doesn’t work (stuck on auto). I must have put hundreds of rolls through that thing. Mine has the non-HP finder, which is way better IMO. One thing I really don’t like about it is the exposure compensation dial. It’s just a pain having to hold that little button. My other gripe is the meter display with the plus and minus signs and the lcd that’s hard to see at times. I prefer the colored LEDs that Pentax SLRs had during that era.
Minolta has left the Chat.
Getting an F3 is a game changer, absolute tank of a machine.
Fantastic camera, no doubt.
The most smooth 35mm SLR? The Canon EOS-1n and EOS-1v. Fast, sharp EF, auto-focus glass, with image stabilization. Weather sealed bodies, L lenses are sealed. The EOS-1n is a steal. Most EF lenses are cheap as people are shedding them to get into RF mount. Don't sleep on EF glass at the moment.
Just checking... will the modern F mount lens work on this body?
WOW!!!
Is this the same guy that used to swear by Minolta?
CONGRATZ!!!!
Upfront, I am a Nikon fanatic. I bought my first Nikon in 1980, it was an FE. I'm lucky to now own mint condition versions of all Nikon professional cameras from the F to the F6 (a lot of eBay surfing late in to the night) along with FEs, FMs, an FM3A, and others. Would I consider the F3 to be the best? Whilst I like its compact size and professional build quality, I think I prefer the FE with its significantly better light metering system and smooth ergonomics. I love the shutter speed control dial on both of these cameras in what we now term the retro style (I bought the Nikon Zf on its release just to get this style in a digital camera, and I also have a couple of Fujifilm X-T cameras for the same reason). But, if I am honest, I think the best film camera I have ever used, and own, has to be the Nikon F6. Its a big camera compared to the F3 and has none of the retro styling (you'd think from the looks that it is a digital camera), but it has so much control that is lacking in the F3. My favourite (not the best) film camera remains my first which was the Nikon FE, but I definitely think the best film SLR (ignore Leica & Hasselblad - they are not in this frame of reference) camera has to be, for so many reasons, the Nikon F6.
I will never sell my f3… I absolutely love mine. Timeless design
Do you like shooting the F3 more than a F100?
Are E series lenses any good
How do you digitize the film?
Don’t necessarily need Ai-S lenses for a camera which doesn’t have shutter priority (FA only) or Program Mode. Unless you specifically think you’ll get an FA or a program mode camera (like F4) Ai lenses will work just as well and are often cheaper than their Ai-S counterparts. The only Ai-S lens with a different optical formula than their Ai counterparts, I believe was the Ai-S 28/2.8…
You are correct. The 28 went from a 7 to 8 element design with closer focusing and improved optical quality. All others remained the same, although there is a slightly shorter focus throw on some of the Ai-s, if not all, focal lengths. I know my 28 Ai-s has a slightly shorter throw than my Ai.
Do you also have a medium format camera? Mama rb67? Could you make a street photography video with it? Would be amazing man!!
I use a large-format for street photography as well as for photographing F1 racing cars in action
Had u ever tried the canon t90?
I have a 1/4 promist on mine :D
@KingJvpes hey man I had a quick question. I have never been a camera guy. But I want a point and shoot film camera for under 200. I will be shooting outdoors a lot. Lots of landscape as I camp a lot. Any suggestions? I am not sure where to look to buy either. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!
I recommend that you consider the Panasonic Lumix LX7 which was launched about 12 years ago; it has a 24-90mm f2.8 zoom lens which is very good for landscapes, especially when you select the 16:9 Widescreen format. I recommend that you buy a spare recharger and at least 2 spare batteries.
Mannnnnnn No Love for the Minolta XK huh? I've got two of them hahahaha
All you need now is the 105mm f2.5 ans you'll be set.. ✌️🤓
got one P?nai
My F3HP shutter button doesn’t work sadly 😢
Great camera but on on the Canon F1 side haha.
Why would you say so? I’m leaning towards the F3 between the two but now I don’t know
I Need Advice.
i have a Nikon F2 and i do enjoy shooting with it but i have the opportunity to trade it for a Nikon FM2. do you all think this is worth? the light meter in my F2 does not work but the light meter in the FM2 does work. I also do enjoy the smaller lighter frame of the fm2.
When launched the FM2N was considered as a semi-pro SLR, so it is of very good quality, and pleasure to use.
that is a nice camera but I am going with my Canon new F-1 which I love
What I dislike about the F3 (I own two) is the slow flash sync speed and the camera won’t work without a battery. My FM2+Voigt28mm will beat your combo any day.
F2 anyone?
I thought it must be Minolta 😢
I hope it's not the year for the nikon f3... I'm trying to get one without everyone and their mom buying them and tripling the price just so they can use it twice and throw it in a box.
There are plenty F3 around
I dislike this F3, I prefer my F2 or the Canon F1. I keep the F3 hidden now. The lens choices mentioned are pretty good though
Bought it, tried it and didn’t click with me. Sold it and got a M5.
First
He’s wrong, it’s the Nikon FM3A
A film camera? Not a 0.8 megapixel digicam that takes floppy disks?
The best of 2023 or the best for 2023. The year just started 😅
And it was released in 1980.
I was ready to give you a thumb down, but... Suddenly the reasoning hit me: How in the World a guy that love and still is using the centenaries Nikkormat FTn and the nikkormat EL can have the audacity of give a thumb down to any one!!??? Sorry about my first reaction, I sincerely apologize... F3 is loved for thousands of professionals and amateur photographers thru the Earth, just that I am an special case. When the advertising on this camera hit the streets I was working for a retailer of photographic products. From cameras to roll films, from darkroom to studio and including all the things that are like a bait to fish amateurs... Being a lover of the Nikon F2, I have great expectations for the F3, dreaming about the one I supposed will be my perfect camera... Bottom end...
Yes, in my humble opinion is a great camera for that time taking in consideration the electronic advancements, but from my viewpoint I was desiring something closer to the FE2.. I just was disappointed and that make me just don't enjoy the arrival of an equipment that still make me miserable when I need to use electronic lights outdoors, due its synchro time of 1/60 sec. Probably the newspaper reporter love this camera, inside the studio can be use too, candy pictures in the street are a no brainer, but all that things can be made to with the F2 and were made with the Nikormats, Pentax, Minoltas, Olympos, etc... Using aperture priority was being made since the Nikkormat EL. In general, having a sweet spot for this camera is the option of each one; but as an equipment that mark a point in photography history... mmm... I have to be convinced yet...
Nikon F3 is G.O.A.T SLR since 1980 and will be forever. Why... cuz it was G.O.A.T. in 1980 when launched, all due respect to Leica the unobtainable for most and finicky. But most important... no manufacturer will ever invest in making a film camera of the F3's unparalleled quality and durability again. Shoot, not even Nikon has bested the F3.
"of 2023" lmao
You owned a camera… shelved it for 7yrs…. And then bought it again this year. You haven’t even broke the ice.
And stop reading spec list… shits for the birds.
back at it again selling wolf tickets to people.. lol. The fact you comsider this "best film camera of 2023" just lets me know you do this for the hype and not for the culture. Whats one fact about the Nikon f3 that you cant find on the front page of a google search?