Nikon F4 Professional Series SLR camera(s)

1. From : ANDY (ANDYVAL@VERIZON.NET)
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Date : 12:33 PM Tuesday 30 May, 2006

DOES ANY HAVE OR KNOWS OF ANYONE WHO HAS A "P" SCREEN FOR AN F4 FOR SALE. WOULD SURELY LIKE TO HAVE ONE. NEW OR USED NO MATTER AS LONG AS IT IS IN GOOD SHAPE. THANKS

2. From : Ron (rts3767@ozemail.com.au)
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Date : 09:52 PM Wednesday 24 May, 2006

DB-6 anyone? External Battery pack for F4/MB23 Regards Ron

3. From : Steve (stephenmasiello@hotmail.com)
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Date : 10:02 PM Monday 22 May, 2006

First off this is the best site out there. Second if my question has already been covered, I'm sorry, just send me to the right forum. I got a used early F4s which I love. The switch in the battery compartment has KR-AA and LR6 for settings. I've been using energizer 2500mAh AA's (NiMH) without any problems that I know of but was wondering what setting would be most appropriate for them or if I should be using them at all. Thanks in advance for all your help.

4. From : Pessach (pessach@012.net.il)
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Date : 02:21 AM Sunday 21 May, 2006

Hello I have 2 x F4 cameras. I have a feeling that they are not quite equal calibrate.
Is ther a simple way to check the camera calibration (light measurments, shutter speed etc) before going to a Lab ? RGD Pessach

5. From : Walt McKinney (Waltavion@AOL.com)
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Date : 10:47 AM Wednesday 03 May, 2006

Richard: The only way you are going to avoid the situations you describe is to buy your camera from a reputable used-equipment dealer. You might get lucky on E-bay, but you are just a likely to get the opposite. Try KEH Camera Brokers at www.KEH.com. I have been a customer of theirs for quite a few years and have always been pleased with their merchandise and their grading system is very conservative. They also guarantee their equipment. They also have a 14-day no-questions-asked return period.

Since Nikon does not publish a serial-number vs date-of manufacture list, it's hard to know when updates are incorporated by looking at the serial number. Your information is probably as good as any I could give you.

The F4 series was in production past 2000-2001, and I'm not sure exactly when the last ones were made. In any case, they are all most likely out of the factory warranty now, so buying US model cameras is no advantage. The F series Nikon cameras didn't have differences between the US models and the non-US ones. The one exception was the F4s, which was built for the US market. It is really only a standard F4 with the MB-21 battery pack/grip. The gray-market cameras were called that because they were imported to the US through dealers that weren't Nikon-authorized. NikonUSA authorized repair centers would not repair them under warranty. Since as I said above, most F4 series cameras on the market now are out of warranty, the gray-market vs US model distinction has disappeared. Good luck with your purchase. I know you'll enjoy using the F4. I certainly have. Walt

6. From : RICHARD J LUNDEEN (r.j.lundeen@worldnet.att.net)
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Date : 11:40 PM Tuesday 02 May, 2006

HELLO. I AM IN THE MARKET TO PURCHASS A NIKON F4 SLR CAMERA BODY. I NEED A BRIEF EDUCATION AS TO WHAT LOOK FOR AND BEWARE OF SO AS NOT TO BUY SOMEONE ELSES PROBLEM, ONE THAT HAS NOT HAD EXTENSIVE USE AND ONE THAT IS NOT GOING TO NEED REPAIR OR ADJUSTMENTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I HAVE READ THAT ONE SHOULD STAY ABOVE SERIAL NUMBER 245XXX OR SO AS ALL UPDATES HAVE BEEN MADE. IS THIS CORRECT FOR THAT SERIAL NUMBER RANGE?

SHOULD ONE PURCHASS A UNIT WITH THE US SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX AND WHY? IVE SEEN F4'S ON EBAY THAT THE SELLER STATES IS A US MODEL WITHOUT THE US PREFIX. DID ALL UNITS SHIPPED TO THE UNITED STATES HAVE THIS PREFIX? WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED IF A GRAY MARKET UNIT IS PURCHASSED AND HOW DOES IT DIFFER?

7. From : Stephan Pot (stephan_pot@yahoo.com)
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Date : 06:48 PM Monday 10 April, 2006

Hello all, I started with photography when I was 13 or so, somewhere in the beginning of the seventies. I owned a Nikkormat, several FM’s, an EM, a F2 Photomic and a couple of F-601’s. Since 1999 I’m working digitally and own a D100, a D70s who broke down a few weeks ago with a blocked curtain, a D1 and I’m going to buy in the near future a D200. Anyway I recently bought a Minolto 2820 dpi filmscanner some old negs and I must admit, I liked the results, more specific the enormous dynamic range one lacks with digital. So I bought a second hand F4 with battery pack, SB-22 flash and MF-23 data back. Waiting anxiously for the film being developed, it’s an experience I had forgotten. And the F4? It’s a great camera, made for my hands! I enjoy shooting with it, remembering the days when it came out and I couldn’t afford one! Great camera indeed. Hail Nikon! Stephan, Belgium

8. From : Herb Walsh (herbwalsh@yahoo.com)
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Date : 02:53 AM Friday 07 April, 2006

Hi...Mine is an F4S. I have had it for two years. It is around a 94. I bought it on Ebay. It is a beautiful piece. Never fails and feels great in my hand. I wouldn't dream of going Digital. A couple of weeks ago someone who was takin with the camera ,,said but where's the screen ??? I said There isn't one....I don't need one either....Did that feel good Take Care Herb

9. From : Walt McKinney (Waltavion@AOL.com)
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Date : 02:11 AM Friday 07 April, 2006

Steven, The CF-41 is designed to fit the F4 with the standard MB-20 battery pack. The F4 with the MB-21 is too tall, and will not fit properly. The correct case for the F4 with the MB-21, also known as the F4S, is the CF-43. Walt

10. From : Walt McKinney (Waltavion@AOL.com)
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Date : 10:34 AM Thursday 06 April, 2006

Steven, The CF-41 case is designed to hold the F4 with the MB-20 battery pack, and a 35-50mm lens. The F4 with the MB-21, also known as the F4S, requires the CF-43 case. Walt

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