Minolta 600 si Classic Vs Nikon F4

[@steveshadowphoto9346]

Great video! I love my Nikon F4. I have a few Minolta AF lenses I use on my Sony Alpha 900, but I'll have to look at the 600si.

[@paulodefeyter]

@@steveshadowphoto9346 hi there! I'm actually ordering a MF-23 back for my Nikon F4. I always wanted to have the speed and fstop number written between frames :) if you want to see more from the Minolta, just go and see the last video about the bullfights ... All shots were made with her... And they don't disappoint!

[@dirkda2451]

i loved my 600 si classic sadly it got stolen still the best user interface re-used in the Dynax 7 & 9 and the sony Alpha 700 & 900

[@paulodefeyter]

I have to admit one thing. When first got the camera, a few years ago, and having the "full set" of the Nikon F, I did not expect much of it. Then I noticed that I was leaving more the Nikon F4 and Nikon F5 at home and picking up more the Minolta. I guess that she does the same as the others with half the weight. I also like (what does not happen with the kit lens from Nikon) how the Minolta kit lens renders black and white . Even today I left my 1969 Nikon F at home and picked up the Minolta 600...

[@adriancozma6102]

Let's not forget that if you add the MF-23 Data Back to the Nikon F4, it opens up a wide range of options. Got three, two in very good working conditions, and one incomplete body that I got for spare parts for almost nothing

[@paulodefeyter]

Hi Adrian! I actually dont have the MF23 back, so there's not much I can say about it. The only thing towards it, and this not only the Nikon F's but 135 in general, is that I'm shooting it less and less in favour of Medium and Large format :) But I got around 60 cameras in 135, so I need to pay more attention to it :). Just to give you a concise idea, I bought 5 years ago a Voigtlander Deluxe, which is still on its original bag and I never got around to use it.

[@adriancozma6102]

@@paulodefeyter such a shame about those unused cameras. You definitely must make an effort and get at least a roll of film through them. I used to have a lot myself, took a 100ft/30m roll of Agfa APX400, and used 15-16 frame rolls to figure out which I enjoy the most. Sold most of what I didn't use and decided to keep what I knew I'd want to pick up later. But I definitely feel you with the medium format. Got a Mamiya RB67 Pro SD, and a Mamiya M645, both systems with various lenses that I can't put down 😂 Weirdly enough, I've been using a Canon IVf for the past two weeks, just because it's extremely portable, and I wanted to do more street photography. Although I've been using the M645 with the 45mm for that

[@paulodefeyter]

@@adriancozma6102 Uuuuuh Geez I really have a lot of cameras. Do you know that feeling that a deal is too good that you just cant pass out? For instance the other day I bought another Rolleiflex for 130€. Now I got LITERALLY 7 TLRs in front of my 2 own eyes, just gazing at me and saying "Take me! Take me! Take me!!!" For the 135's I used to buy 50m rolls from Foma, divide it in 2 smaller rolls so that they can fit a standard bulk loader, and it would last me for a month, month and a half tops! Now I go through rolls of medium format and sheets of 4x5 like a mad man... I use at least 25 rolls of 120 per month.

[@adriancozma6102]

@@paulodefeyter I just unboxed a Nikon F3 I got for $56, I have no idea what you're talking about 😇

[@paulodefeyter]

@@adriancozma6102 THAT! Is a crazy STEAL deal.... You got it in a good shape?

[@thevoiceman6192]

They are both made of plastic if not mistaken. All camera companies went with the plastic that brokedown and oozed the sticky gunk during that time.

[@paulodefeyter]

@@thevoiceman6192 not the F4. That one is magnesium alloy, heavy and durable. And the rubber doesn't become gunk on that model. The only Nikon I saw that happen, and that was gunk all over the place, was with my D300s

[@thevoiceman6192]

@@paulodefeyter The N 90's and N90s have the sticky plastic problem as well as the Canon Eos series and Minoltas.

[@paulodefeyter]

@@thevoiceman6192 that name change on the Nikon cameras always throws me off guard. Here they are known by Nikon f90 (which is miles apart from the f100). I have a notion that went for "plastic-not-so-fantastic" as from the FM10... But I might be wrong and been sooner than that.

[@thevoiceman6192]

@@paulodefeyter Name change was American only. Everyone else had F instead of N.

[@rokodjurasaj856]

Why didn't you use the same shutter speed on both cameras? That's why Nikon looks faster when it is not

[@paulodefeyter]

Hi there! There was no need as the light conditions did not change and both cameras chose the same settings to shoot. Nevertheless the 600si can only do 2.5 shots per second and the Nikon f4 does almost 6. :)

[@marcp.1752]

A bit unfair comparsion - should have used the Dynax 7 at least, or the Minolta Alpha 9, for real. 🙂 I am using technically all brands, like Nikon much, but also like much Minolta.

[@paulodefeyter]

@@marcp.1752 ahhhhhh tried to :) however I got scammed with a Dynax 7. Literally months to get my money back due to a purchase of a camera that simply was not working. Funny that you mentioned this, because I've been using, when I rarely use 135, the Minolta much more than the F4. This because of the weight as I do not feel the Minolta on me, but I sure do with the F4...

[@marcp.1752]

@@paulodefeyter No problem. Yes, especially with old gear, there are sometimes scammers - beware, online. I like to shoot my old XD7 the most, have it since decades. 2nd spot is the X700, from Minolta. With Nikon, i really loved my FM, before i finally sold it. Every brand does have good, great or not so great bodies - the same with digital, nowadays. Not every model from any brand is the same, quite popular. It's great - to have choices, there was never a bigger 2nd hand market of gear like nowadays. 🙂

[@paulodefeyter]

@@marcp.1752 It was not a scammer, but a genuine phisical shop... to Summarize it: I bought a Dynax 7 with a grip for 100€. when I got home the battery grip was non functional, it had other small issues that were not mentioned on the deal, and as they didnot had batteries (how practical for them!) it was not spotted on the spot. I returned the camera so that they could have someone to have a look at it. 1 month goes by and notrhing, went back to the shop (40 miles away) they said that it was June/July so it was going to take more than usual.... waited for another month and then stormed the shop for answers.... they gave me my money back, eventually.