Integral-motor autofocus 35mm single-lens reflex wth electronically controlled focal plane shutter NIKKOR/Nikon lens and system compatibility.Interchangeable Focusing Screens (seven types available).Optional Multi-Power High Speed Battery Pack MB-40 is equipped with Main- and Sub-Command Dials, and shutter release button, AF start button and multi-selector for vertical shooting.Data can be stored as text data on CF cards via optional Data Reader MV-1.Shooting data can be displayed on large-sized Rear LCD Panel.Built-in data back function (for in-frame or between-frame data imprint).Enhanced resistance to moisture, dust and extreme temperatures.Hybrid metal body employs magnesium alloy for lightweight, superior durability.
New floating mechanisms minimize operational noise and vibration.High-precision, durable shutter unit with built-in shutter monitor.5.5 fps (8 fps with optional Multi-Power High Speed Battery Pack MB-40) Continuous high-speed shooting to approx.i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash and Creative Lighting System including Advanced Wireless Lighting and versatile functions.Color Matrix Metering works with non-CPU AI-type NIKKOR lenses.Improved 3D Color Matrix Metering with 1005-pixel RGB sensor.Choice of four AF Area modes, including Group Dynamic AF.11-area Wide-Area AF with 9 cross-type sensors (Multi-CAM2000 AF module).Even my 167mt, i personally (dis)like two things - the missing Shutter Speed Dial, and the missing Film Advance Lever.but otherwise, i do enjoy the Data (Lens Aperture, etc) being inside the OVF via illuminated LCD Display. But to be honest, it's a extraordinary, well built DSLR, i had one into the Shop being handled for about 4-5 Mins many Years ago - it felt like a usual Nikon DSLR, minus the "D" Tech inside.i prefer a much more a less tech approach, when it comes to Film Gear, usually. Someday, i might get an F6.for the rest of my Lifetime. I wonder if this has got anything to do with the demise of the F6 -“After 41 years Nikon ends domestic camera production”, Unfortunately the price of used F6s has risen since they were discontinued too
The problem is there are lots of high quality cameras available second hand for less than a new one would cost ( or a low quality one plus a service )Ĭertainly another photographic milestone. I think film will continue to be used for some time to come, but with declining numbers.įuji sell more Instax than all of their digital cameras put together, so there’s obviously a market for analogue. That none of the mainstream brands still make 35mm cameras now. Interesting that while film is having a revival, though of course film volumes sold remain very low compared to pre-digital times,įilm volumes were 960 million rolls/ year in 2003, and in 2017 were around 19 million ( ). I suspect the F6 was selling in very tiny numbers and perhaps the last batches sold remain boxed with collectors.
Never had an F6, though I did have the monster F5 for a while. I too still use film fairly regularly albeit with a rangefinder camera now, my remaining Nikon film bodies don't get much use now.
The latter seems to be doing a lot better right now than the former.Īs for the F6, there will always be ebay.And as for film, there is always Leica. The F6, from many accounts and not just yours, is the greatest 35 mm film SLR ever produced. I don't have, nor wish to have, an F6-too many bells and whistles for me (my other 4 film cameras are rangefinders, and only 1 of them has a light meter). I have 5 film cameras, including an Nikon FE from when it first came out. I hope to get many years of enjoyment from the last and greatest 35mm SLR camera ever made! I just recently had my F6 CLA'd and fresh rubber installed. With recent financial troubles that Nikon is having, I'm not too surprised about the news though. The F6 had a good sixteen year run but I always hoped Nikon would keep it going just because it's the last of it's kind. The last of a great line of Nikon film cameras, end of an era. As of a couple weeks ago it was still listed as a current product.Īs of today, Nikon Japan now shows the F6 as 旧製品 which means "old product" and it's now listed with other archived products. Recently there were some rumors stating the F6 had been discontinued but I refused to believe it until it was stated on the Nikon Japan website.