Nikon F4s : Specifications and Opinions

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Raphael967

sent on 10 Aprile 2023

Pros: A piece of iron and indestructible brass.

Cons: Slow AF with the optics of the time. Heavy as a boulder

Opinion: A machine that gave pleasure only to hold it in your hand. So well balanced that when you shoot you don't even feel the movement of the mirror. It was not mine but the photographic studio with which I collaborated as a young man as a second job. I often used it for ceremonies and various parties, I had often attacked the 80-200 f2.8 and the Metz 45 ... I had a right arm that was the envy of a volleyball player of Serie A!!! The autofocus was not very performing, and I am not talking about today's machines but also at the time. Compared to Canon, in those days you bought an EOS5 and a 70-200 f2.8 (the first white series), it was much slower and noisier despite the fact that the 5 was certainly not Canon's flagship. For the rest what to say, every now and then I look for it on eBay to see if I find one but then I stop because I know that after taking two rolls in BN would end up in the closet like other analog that I have at home :(

Franco F.

sent on 10 Aprile 2023

Pros: Versatile, robust, timeless. Innovative at the time it came out. A scary light meter.

Cons: The weight . The Ceased Production. The cost from new . From addiction.

Opinion: A beautiful flagship of the NIKON house. Pleasant to use. Still current in its functions. A camera body that screams its having been the top of the range. Even today it is able to stand out for its excellent performance. Despite its age, it is still very pleasant to use. Tropicalized body, it does not fear humidity or dust. The only flaw is its weight. But it is still a pleasure to carry it around ...... With her it is practically impossible to miss a shot. A point of arrival for analog beginners

Claudio27

sent on 20 Giugno 2019

Pros: Great machine other than the digital this if it could redo would be a masterpiece as the Mona Lisa I keep it and every now and then I make it sound sin that not all films are on the market,but the F4 is the BUGATTI CHIRON

Cons: Well let's say that using this tank is to gymnasts and I say well that it has no defects is too good that's why they do not do it anymore, because when a thing done well they stop doing

Opinion: a pleasure to use and especially autofocus and display meter top this machine used it for ten years and never made me whims and has always shown that it is a real connoisseur machine I used the FM2 also this a well-solid and robust machine ,but the F4 is space mounted the lens of 85 1.4 top of the portrait then so sharp that even more beautiful than the digital that I used the film the VELVIA and the PROVIA in slides too pleasant then you saw the reality without fake colors as you see in the viewfinder you see them the n slide, and I also used 80 - 200 2.8 a masterpiece sin that films and then to develop is a cost with digital another thing , and for this machine I would never sell it I keep x always mythical F4

Daniele Micheletto

sent on 20 Giugno 2019

Pros: Robust. Solid. Reliable. Stratospheric display meter. Various functions for total and perfect control. You can graft all Nikon optics practically. Change the MAF screen.

Cons: Out of production. Difficulty finding spare parts (God forbid if it happened to me) and MAF screen that I like. Body.

Opinion: It's the dream I had from a very young age, when I took my first steps in photography. The photographer in my country owned it and made me try it; it was love at first sight!! As soon as I could, I bought it and kept it jealously. A tank of unparalleled beauty and perfection, as only Nikon knew how to do. A fast and silent camera. A beautiful travel companion for every photographic situation.

Click35

sent on 04 Ottobre 2017

Pros: Heavy, all metal body. Still perfect today (maybe other than digital). Exposure meter at the top.

Cons: No longer in production. You can no longer change the focus screen.

Opinion: Exceptional machine. At the top of its era. A precision meter almost perfect. Very heavy but robust, body in total metal, the ability to change the focus screen, incredible lattice pattern for archival shooting. Very fast. A car that still does not feel age and fights equally with the current digital FX. In combination with the old optics Nikkor a Bomb! Rn

user58495

sent on 25 Aprile 2017

Pros: TANK indestructible, HEART OF A SYSTEM AND INARRIVATO INARRIVIBILE.EFFICENZA, SPEED 'AND QUALITY' AT THE HIGHEST LIVELLI.RESISTE TO EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE TIME RUNNING.

Cons: LONGER PRODUCTION

Opinion: THE NIGHTMARE OF OTHER MANUFACTURERS: DID NOT AND RIVALS IN HAND ONLY grabbing UNDERSTAND WHY 'NIKON AND' NIKON AND OTHER NO.MAI! UNDISPUTED LEADER IN ITS TIME, FOR YEARS BEHIND trudging CANON HAS USUAL plasticoni BLACKS WITH A FORM OF BOMBOLONE, BUT NEVER EVEN CLOSER ... MALE WHO DISCOVERS THE LATE ... UNFORGIVABLE! STILL BOASTS TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS AND EXCEPT FOR ELECTRONIC. THE BEST FOR THOSE WHO uNDERSTAND THE BEST ... OTHER boasted ENOUGH! I HAVE TWO AND AS ALL MY OTHER NIKON, VINTAGE AND NOT, I DO will separate 'MAI.rnTANTO IF NIKON LEAVE BEFORE OR POI CI RETURNS ....

user62994

sent on 25 Aprile 2017

Pros: the weight to balance the machine (it is a counter for the transport only), a quantity of accessories for every need, a rock in every situation

Cons: the price at the time and the necessity of the additional battery pack which further increased the weight for transport

Opinion: There is no field of photography that can not deal with so superb and always conveys a feeling of solidity that allows you to push it "dangerous" situations without worries of animo.rnL'ho always found it easy to handle and with the controls at the right point and is the only Nikon that I never did regret the FM2 with MD12.rnForse less fascinating than the F3, but terribly efficiente.rnE 'definitely heavy to carry around, but that weight also makes it very balanced and firm: it is certainly not like most modern trinkets weighing mezz'etto and to balance them and bond you have to lean here or là.rnAll'epoca cost a blunder, but fortunately many they are released running back to digital so that today are found specimens ridiculous prices yet to be sfruttare.rnOcchio not break the holder of the supplemental pack because it is difficult to trovare.rn

Massimino65

sent on 25 Aprile 2017

Pros: Autofocus, solid appearance and construction, reliable, functionality and aesthetics, versatile, complete with automation but very simple in use.

Cons: Weight, she gets very tired really. Some spare parts out of production.

Opinion: The nikon F4 for features is a great camera, I own 2 and they work great after 27 years of hard work. Nikon brand tanks. Reliable, indestructible. One made a flight of over 20 meters high and landed with a few scratches recently and despite still working great. It has a pleasant appearance and boasts a solid and reliable construction. Functionality and aesthetics, versatile, complete with automation but very simple in use. Of course the technology is outdated and feels compared with the following SLRs. But of features similar to digital as many say I do not find any at all. Case the similarities to digital we find in the most modern F5, F100 etc. But I wouldn't say that. Pleasant in use and functionality. Now I turn to juzaPhoto technicians because I see that they often ignore different parameters and without offense, maybe they do not know well cameras and optics and write incorrectly. In the datasheet of the nikon f4 they wrote that it owns only the Exposure Mode M, S, A. Instead it also has the Programmed mode P and PH. PH or fast-paced program and P, program in normal times.

Roberto Di Patrizi

sent on 25 Aprile 2017

Pros: autofocus, appearance and construction Pro, price, aesthetics

Cons: weight, some spare parts discontinued

Opinion: It's really nice and pleasant to hold in my hand. It weighs a lot. You immediately realize that you are in front of a top range and in fact it is very easy to use. My experience with film is not much and, coming from a Leica M6 (beautiful), already I breathed a sigh of relief only in loading the film: open, insert and close, then does everything by yourself and you are already at the first click, it is almost like inserting a memory card. After shooting, it automatically reloads for the next shot and rewinds electronically at the end. Not to mention the fact that it has autofocus! No prefocusing in case of Street. You can use it all in manual, at the priority of diaphragms, at priority of times or fully automatic and worry only about the composition. It has the display meter marked inside the viewfinder, where you can also find indicated the diaphragm and the speed of the shutter, in addition to the usual dot that lights up when you focus. It even has buttons for blocking focus and exposure. Ah, and the shutter gets to 1/8000. Sure, you can't change iso with every shot, but otherwise it's like using a digital. I paired it with the Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.4 which, coincidentally, is just what fits here in the picture of representation. In short, it is really cheap and I do not understand the reason (I found it at 150 euros from Sabatini in Rome) but better so. Absolutely to have. Yes, yes!

Lally67

sent on 14 Febbraio 2016

Pros: Robust reliable indestructible (universal rechargeable batteries) and resizable by weight and size with MB-20

Cons: an auto focus to date by far exceeded in terms of speed and performance - clearly the date of 2016

Opinion: A fabulous object that has made the history of professional photography. For those who have in the collection it can be considered lucky. Certainly useful even today for taking slides during trips extremes, and has the advantage of operating with universal batteries available anywhere in the world. in my humble opinion it is worth even have one in your backpack