Nikon F6 Expert Reviews

In a world of increasing digital dominance, Nikon has again taken a bold step and introduced a camera that should keep film-based photographers happy for some time to come. Call it a move up for those who never had the privilege of owning a premium ...

For the former, taking it through its paces within the pages of its impressive 191-page instruction manual will be quite a feat. For those established with the F5 and who want to trade up, we'll start right there and highlight all the new-and most ...

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The Nikon F6 35mm SLR Camera is one of Nikons new addition to the F series and offers more advanced features that any photographer would love. This type of Single Lens Reflex camera has integral motor auto focus, electronically controlled focal-plane sh

Picture quality, features, battery, ease of use, ergonomic

Heavier and bulky

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Personally I prefer my F100's size. If you want a pro camera there are plenty of used F5s out there. I see no performance gains from the F100 or F5 to the F6, since the one area I'd like to have had improved was flash sync, but it is the same as the ...

Just when you thought the film SLR was dead, Nikon has to come along and resurrect it. The surprise announcement of the F6 at Photokina shocked a few people, though if you had been paying close attention you would have noticed a few prototypes ...

Comes fully loaded., Data imprint and intervalometer now included in the base price. That's all on top of a state-of-the-art exposure system, autofocus system, film transport mechanism, and so on., , , , Manual lens heaven., , Yes, you can use pre ...

Get out the checkbook., , You can get three F100's for the price of an F6. Of course, they won't do all the things an F6 will, but you'll still have three instead of one. More is better, right?, , , , Slimmed down, but didn't lose weight, , . I guess ...

FIRST LOOK Well, just got back from a show in Ottawa where Nikon representatives let me play with an F6!

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Looks, feel, design, form & function

Cost, Slight AF sluggishness, Focus selector pokes out too far