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One of the bigger, bulkier “compact” cameras! The fluted ring around the lens is a dial that lets you set the film speed, also there’s a +2EV backlight compensation lever on the side – which gives you some nice options to manually adjust exposure on this automatic camera. Yes – especially the black and white shooters will appreciate this – there’s a 46mm thread you can use for filters – and (see the dot below the lens?) the Pikaichi meters through them – which is a very rare feature on a camera like this. Let’s jump right in – the lens isn’t that prone to flare I’ve found, still I use a (cheap & cheerful) screw-in hood most of the time – because it just looks cool and also protects the lens – I like to avoid UV filters if possible. with added hood – the way I usually take it out to shoot
Nikon film camera manual#
There are a few good dedicated reviews of this camera already that are easily found via google very helpful for me was just reading the user manual (thanks mike!) that contains all essential information.Īlso, for the nerds, there’s a nice, lofty article on the lens design by Koichi Wakamiya here.Īfter using a few cameras of this type for a while (namely the Yashicas T3 & T4, a Pentax Espio Mini, the Olympus Mju-II, and the (manual focus) XA) I now primarily use the Nikon – and I guess the reason for this is 50% due to image quality / the way the lens renders, and 50% due to the camera’s features, and the “I do want to take this and go shoot with it – factor” – which will be elaborated in this review. So this is somewhat of a review of one I kept – my favorite one: Nikon’s “Pikaichi”, the 元5AF – but more like a field report on the pros and cons of other models as well. I bought a few, shot them alongside each other – and by now gave away most of them again. Two years ago I went on a mission to find the best 35mm point-and-shoot camera for me. The Nikon 元5AF – and some other 35mm point-and-shoot rangefinders If you are not familiar with this great camera then read on a learn something new. The lens on this camera is outstanding, and has a strong fan base. When purchasing on eBay, it’s obviously harder to check all these things, but do your due diligence – check the seller’s ratings, and message them first with the list above, asking them to make a video recording of each test.Tina Kino guest reviews this classic little beastie for us.
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