Nikkormat/Nikomat - Guestbook/Message Board

1. From : John (jhunt@yahoo.com)
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Date : 05:56 AM Friday 20 August, 2004

Hey guys, I just had a quick question. I have a Nikkormat FTn and a Vivitar wide-angle lens. Unfortunately the lens filter (is this what its called? its the ring that screws atop the lens and is marked "vivitar skylight 49mm") has some sort of water spots between the two layers of glass, and I can't get them off due to their inaccessibility. I would like to still use the lens obviously, but I'm afraid the lens filter will obscure the quality of my photographs. Can I use the lens without the lens filter and take pictures? I would screw the filter back on in between shots in order to protect the lens.. thanks a lot in advance for any help! John

2. From : turgidone (turgidone@logesis.com)
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Date : 06:33 AM Thursday 19 August, 2004

Can anyone identify our hand-me-down Nikomat based on this serial number: FT3242508? Does this make it an FT3? ASA range is 12-1600. Nikkor-H f2-f16 auto 50mm lens. Can't figure how to open it, so unable to determine if more info inside. Many thanks for any light you can shed. T

3. From : Alan Geiger (ageiger40@msn.com)
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Date : 11:51 PM Wednesday 18 August, 2004

I have a Nikomat FTn (Japanese model) which I haven't used in awhile, I need a battrey for it, and I still have the manual which says only "Mercury 1.3v. Can anyone tell me which number battery I should look for? Thanks, Alan

4. From : Sandy (sandy_free_@hotmail.com)
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Date : 10:22 AM Saturday 14 August, 2004

hello, i just bought some portrait film for my nikkormat FTn, the ASA/ISO is 160... the trouble is, i dont want to set the ASA/ISO incorrectly and end up with crap shots. does anyone have any tips on how to have it set correctly? thanks, sandy

5. From : hassan wolf (mugu@hotmail.com)
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Date : 10:40 PM Thursday 05 August, 2004

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6. From : rick oleson (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
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Date : 08:32 PM Tuesday 20 July, 2004

Hi again Corey: You can't trust a handheld meter for such extreme macro work: the extension alone will affect your aperture, and the effect of the teleconverters may become hard to predict when you've stacked so much stuff together. The camera's TTL meter will correct for these things automatically, so it's more reliable (assuming it's working). Does the camera's meter read correctly without the tubes and teleconverters? If so, then it should still read right with them. ,Remember that when metering stopped-down, the meter coupling pin on the camera body must be parked over to the upper right (as you look at it from the front). rick :)=

7. From : Will (dieorskate@hotmail.com)
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Date : 10:13 AM Tuesday 20 July, 2004

Thanks Rick, I've tried that and the internal meter still doesn't match up to what the handheld says. Looks like I'm in the market for a new camera. Thanks for the input.

8. From : rick oleson (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
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Date : 02:34 AM Tuesday 20 July, 2004

Michael, if you don't mind the size of it, the Vivitar 283 is a really good flash. I wouldn't look any further unless you need a smaller package or a lower price.

9. From : rick oleson (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
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Date : 10:12 PM Monday 19 July, 2004

Hi Corey: If I'm thinking correctly here, by putting the extension tubes between the teleconverters and the lens you will obtain the magnification normally provided by the tubes, multiplied by the power of the converters. I'm not sure if this will give you the best image quality, you may wish to experiment. As for metering, you'll have to do it stopped-down since there are no meter coupling pins on the extension tubes.

10. From : Michael Toole (toolemp@hotmail.com)
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Date : 09:30 PM Sunday 18 July, 2004

I have a Nikkormat FTn and want to buy a flash. What is a good flash? Please give me a good Nikon brand suggestion and a non-Nikon brand suggestion. Thanks.

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