nikon fg slr?

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Does anyone use a nikon fg and what are your thoughts. Also what would be the right price to pay?
 
I bought one for my wife some years ago and she used it regularly until someone pinched while we were staying at a pub in the Dales.

It is one of Nikon's budget bodies and was the follow up model from the popular Nikon EM. The FG was manual and auto, with a flash sync of 1/60 slow by modern standards.

Not a bad camera, small, light weight, and reasonably well made but in my view the Nikon FE was a far superior body. It was built as an economy model and to some extent that does sow in comparison to the pro quality Nikon's.

On a well known auction site I have seen Decent looking FG's go for anything between £20 and £70. At £70 I think they are a bit steep because you an pick up a decent FE for that sort of money.

Worth a look here for more details on Nikon film camera bodies:

http://www.cameraquest.com/nikonslr.htm

Hope this helps
 
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Yes i'd go for an FE over the FG, i got my Nikon FE and a Nikon 50mm 1.8 AI lens for £75 on eBay, could probably get one for £50 or so without a lens.
 
I wouldn't pay anything more than £60 with a 50f1.8 E series. They're ok to use lightweight & small. It's a good starter camera to use for sure but you'd want to move on after a while for an SLR with better build quailty if you're going to use it a lot > F3/FM2/FE2/FE
 
Pretty much the smallest Nikon film SLR, compact and lightweight and with decent display of shutter speeds within the viewfinder.

Also shutter speed and program modes, missing from the FE. Yes, it feels much more plasticy but aside from that it really is quite reasonable. Remember, it came out at a time where the price gap between the models was huge, it's only because of depressed second hand prices that the FE looks attractive!
 
Thanks for the coments, I already use a nikon fm2 but a wrist injury is making it feel a little heavy and I'm finding it difficult to use to use my ME super as the shutter speed buttons are placed on the top.
Maybe I should start looking for a left handed camera :lol:
 
Maybe put it on a strap and use your neck/shoulders to carry the weight, only bringing it up to your eye (and thus holding the camera in your hand) when composing and taking shots?
 
Emma, if you are looking for a light weight Nikon, thern the FG or the FG20 would be a good bet. The ME super is a great camera in my viewbut the button system is a bit idiosyncrtic and can be tricky even without a wrist injury!!
 
Jao said:
Emma, if you are looking for a light weight Nikon, thern the FG or the FG20 would be a good bet.
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As others have said, the FG is a nice camera if you're looking for something a little smaller and lightweight than the F or FM/FE series bodies. I would avoid the FG20 though -- the FG20 went back toward the more simple EM body and you'd likely be frustrated if it's your main body. Still fun to have, especially for the price they tend to go for.

Many of the Series E lenses are good and would also save you some weight at the expense of more modest apertures.
 
James r said:
I've got the fm2 and thats a great film body i would highly recommend it and i only paid £20 for it :)
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Emma1 said:
I already use a nikon fm2 but a wrist injury is making it feel a little heavy and I'm finding it difficult to use to use my ME super as the shutter speed buttons are placed on the top.
Maybe I should start looking for a left handed camera :lol:
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The FM2 is a great piece of kit, but unfortunately for Emma we have to find alternatives :'(
 
Just beentalk ing to a friend about this, she thinks I should stop taking pictures for a while :eek:
I just cant do it
 
Don't stop asking pictures!

Lots of small light weight kit out there to help and hopefully over time your wrist might recover.
 
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How about a TLR :D

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acs said:
How about a TLR :D

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:) I have one but seems to be on permenent loan to my niece. What about one of the af film slrs, Ive been looking a Nikon f80 anyone have experience of it?
 
The F75, the last of the consumer level Nikon film SLR's is light, very well specced and 3 years younger than the F80, a mate of mine has one and I was very impressed with it.

Saint Ken of Rockwell rates it very highly

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/n75.htm
 
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