But I'll accept the lifted eyebrows for the chance to own an as-new f4.5 Nikon 300. At $10. In 1967 It was something I wanted, sort of needed, and couldn't afford.
The Macro at left was little cheaper.
I swear, people, I am >this close< to hauling out the FTn bodies and taking real pictures again, even if I have to depend on an outside lab.
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You should haul out the Ftn. But if you really wanted to find a nice mate for that 300 f4.5, I see that F3s are going for around $50 in reasonable condition on eBay. The added $25 for a motor drive would probably be worth it as well.
I once wanted an F3, but the current urge is neanderthal. I might even use the F with the original -- non-meter -- prism. How long since anyone took a picture with a camera that didn't even have a place for a battery?
Look at the sky. Look at the shadows. Look at your subject. Hmmm. Tri-X. Call it 1/250 at f8. Bracket to be sure. :)
Awesome!! I have an old-old plain prism no-battery F that I cannot give-up, and once had a 85-250 (I think?) manual focus zoom that I used while shooting motorcycle racing. That required pre-focusing and a good pan (and good thumb-in-the-wind exposure estimate - bright sun! set the speed to the ASA F-16!), but the rewards were good...
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