On 21 Mar 2003 16:43:10 GMT, robmurr@aol.com (ROBMURR) wrote:

>The F2 was a great camera but before shooting it I would have

> it CLA (cleaned,lubed and adjusted) and new light seals put it.

> So even if you get one cheap add $100+ to the price.

> You can get a million 50mm lenses for this.

> The 105 Macro is great.If you do a lot of

> Macro shots you will find this viewfinder is

> pretty dark compared to a modern Elan 7.

But sharp, low-distortion, and accurate-framing, unlike

the bright, compact AF finders now seen in most cameras.

And, you can put newer viewing-screen "glass" (as from

a Nikon F4 or F5) into F/F2 screen frames, if you want

to brighten an already good F2 screen. If that isn't

bright enough, you can get other-brand "bright-screens",

but at the risk of losing the easy-focus ability of the

original Nikkor screens for the F2... Personally, I have

not seen a better screen for easy focus (anywhere in

the screen!) than the original "bulls-eye"

heavy-Fresnel-lined "B" screen made for the original

Nikon F - everything since has compromised focus ability

for VF "aesthetics", and most recent screens are close

to unusable for easy manual focus even in the screen

centers...