The latter seems to be doing a lot better right now than the former.Īs for the F6, there will always be ebay.And as for film, there is always Leica. The F6, from many accounts and not just yours, is the greatest 35 mm film SLR ever produced.
I don't have, nor wish to have, an F6-too many bells and whistles for me (my other 4 film cameras are rangefinders, and only 1 of them has a light meter).
I have 5 film cameras, including an Nikon FE from when it first came out. I hope to get many years of enjoyment from the last and greatest 35mm SLR camera ever made! I just recently had my F6 CLA'd and fresh rubber installed. With recent financial troubles that Nikon is having, I'm not too surprised about the news though. The F6 had a good sixteen year run but I always hoped Nikon would keep it going just because it's the last of it's kind. The last of a great line of Nikon film cameras, end of an era. As of a couple weeks ago it was still listed as a current product.Īs of today, Nikon Japan now shows the F6 as 旧製品 which means "old product" and it's now listed with other archived products. Both models lack autofocus and auto-exposure capabilities, so buyers should be comfortable using nothing but manual settings.Recently there were some rumors stating the F6 had been discontinued but I refused to believe it until it was stated on the Nikon Japan website. If you want a rangefinder and can't afford a Leica, try getting your hands on a Voigtlander Bessa-R2M ($900) or R4M ($1,000). Lomography enthusiasts should check out the Holga 135BC ($90), which was adapted from the iconic Holga 120N medium-format camera. Get them before they're goneĪ handful of 35mm-film cameras that were recently discontinued can still be found in stores. Lomography also produces its own 35mm films. For ultra-wide-angle photography, consider LOMO's LC-Wide ($370), which has a built-in 17mm lens, or the 10mm Fisheye Camera ($55). Popular designs include the La Sardina ($99), which comes with colorful flash filters, and the Diana Mini ($53), which has the ability to change between square and half-frame formats. The society has designed a number of unique models, but these toy cameras prize creativity over quality. If you love vignetting, funky colors and multiple exposures, there are plenty of new 35mm-film cameras available from Lomographic Society International (LOMO or Lomography for short).
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