I'm just ordering the diagonal now and will come back and tell you how it is. This was taken very quickly - a snapshot, with my Nikkor 85mm f2 AIS lens, wide open, at f2, on the F100.įew purpose edited this topic 105 months ago.īeattie, B&H has 4 for the F100, 2 grid and a horizontal and a diagonal split. Not only is it easy to focus accurately with the focus confirmation, the clever F100 shows an arrow which tells you which way to turn the focus. A big viewfinder, affordable weight and easy of focusing with it are my reasons to use it more than in my fm2. Have toyed with the idea of replacing the screen with a split-prism one (can't remember the name of the maker now, anyone?) but price too steep and system works too well as is. The Focus confirmation is dead on.īig bright screen, centre-weighted meter, works a treat. I use mine all the time with Non AF lenses. F100 advantage over F90 is full compatibility with G series lenses. Originally posted at 5:47AM, 1 March 2013 PDTįrancescopratese edited this topic 105 months ago.
Those are objective facts (which I can live with).īut more subjectively, how easy is it to focus on the matt screen, using the focus indicators, with a manual focus lens, especially a fast one or longer focal length where focus tends to be more critical? Eg 50mm f1.2, 85mm f1.8 or 180mm AI/AI-S lenses? What about slower lenses that don't let much light through to the focusing screen (I also have a 20mm f4 and a 55mm micro f3.5)?įinally, in this context, does it have any real advantage over the much cheaper still F90x/N90s?
I know it can meter with AI/AI-s lenses in CW and Spot, and that you don't get details of the aperture in the display. It also has a few obvious advantages over my older Nikon bodies (eg flash capability). Can anyone share some experiences of using the F100 with manual focus lenses (AI, AI-S type)? I don't have any AF lenses but the F100 interests me because it's relatively new, has a great reputation, and is good value to buy.