Nikon film equivalent to D50/D70

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I'm looking for a Nikon 35mm body that will take some of my lenses. Obviously the DX ones won't work, but for example the Nikon 50mm F1.8, Sigma 70-300 APO, and others that can be used with both.

Really it needs to be as recent as possible, with A/S priority modes and full manual. I'm thinking of something 'equivalent' (if that makes sense) to the D50, only taking film

Any ideas?

Thanks.
 
I've stopped being lazy and done some research - would an F80 be a suitable body?
 
Thanks. I'll have to try and find a decent second-hand example.
 
Yep, the F80 is what you want, as it's virtually the same as the D70, only film. I got mine last year from Warehouse express. I think I paid about £90 for just the body, which was a bargain as 2nd hand ones weren't that much cheaper.

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That's cheap enough! A mate of mine phoned me this morning to say he's got one in the shop where he works for £100 s/h. Still, I bought a spares/repair F75 on eBay for £16. Apparently it's mint aside from the fact it won't 'take' and wind on the film when you put it in. If I can't fix it, and it's too expensive, I'll splash out on an F80 I think.

Thanks for all the advice though.
 
Go for the F90x - it does a little more and will be just as cheap - I would personally buy an FM2n body - all manual, mechanical - only the lightmeter uses battery power so if you use the rough guide on the film box (neg film has more latitude - I wouldn't do this with tranny film), you can even do without batteries altogether.
No problem with the auto film uptake - there isn't any! Nothing to go wrong means that nothing does go wrong - an excellent back-up camera and if I still used film, I'd still have mine instead of selling it to Minimeeze last year...
FM2 goes for between £150 and £250 depending on condition.
 
Arkady said:
No problem with the auto film uptake - there isn't any! Nothing to go wrong means that nothing does go wrong - an excellent back-up camera and if I still used film, I'd still have mine instead of selling it to Minimeeze last year...
FM2 goes for between £150 and £250 depending on condition.
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Yep, and I've had some great photos from it. Fully manual takes some getting used to though :lol:
 
Well, I've got a lot of Olympus OM kit, but the problem is the diopter eyepiece isn't adjustable. What I should really do is sort out some contacts or a pair of glasses that don't look too embarassing to wear out...
 
Received the new beast today - shutter mirror was up, not down, and it wouldn't take a film. Solution? Mid-roll rewind. Now as good as new. Got the body for a whopping £16 - bargain! All the previous owner had to do was use Google and read the manual.

Just need to wait for my non-digital specific lenses so I can test it properly...

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Thanks again for all the advice given, BTW.
 
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