NIKON FE The most perfect intelligently designed camera ever made !

[@VolkswagenNut1969]

Wanting to get back to my film roots for nostalgic purposes, I took a chance on an eBay purchase of an FE because the seller was a small local camera shop here in Oklahoma. And it turned out to be in near mint condition with everything still working. One of my favorite features is the little extra window and needle that show you your F-stop and shutter speed in the viewfinder. I like it so much that I traded my Sony gear for a Nikon Zf and Zfc just to get that old feeling in my everyday work. Fortunately, beyond the retro design, these cameras also handily outperform the Sonys I had in color and autofocus. 😃 So in a roundabout way, the FE made my everyday work easier in 2024. 😉

[@daveruskphotography]

That's awesome to hear ! Thank you for sharing .

[@oguevarra7878]

Nice review of the Nikon FE Dave! The FE was (and still is) a great camera. When it came out (I was still in HS), 4 of my photo friends bought it. One of them liked it so much that he bought another a couple of months later. I did not get one since I already had the Nikon FM. When I was in college, I did buy the Nikon FE2 which was the upgrade to the FE. Just a quick correction, the FE had a top speed of 1/1000 and not 1/4000. The changes to the FE2 over the FE were: 1. 1/4000 vs 1/1000 top shutter speed. 2. Flash sync speed 1/250 vs 1/125 3. TTL flash 4. Brighter viewfinder screen 5. Battery check light was removed. I never had a problem with this as the batteries lasted quite a while and I always carried a couple of spares. As for the long exposures, my FE2 like the FE is capable of ridiculously long exposures. When I did night or very low light photography, I've had times in the 2-5 minute range and some even longer. My most memorable one was done under moonlight and it went for more than 40 minutes!

[@daveruskphotography]

The 1/4000 happens in auto mode according to many sources . But I have no way of testing this . On the dial 1/1000 . I'll keep researching .

[@daveruskphotography]

One of the resources I got the numbers from . Ken Rockwell .

[@daveruskphotography]

There are a few others that say the same . It's not in the nikon specs . Plus the shutter speeds in aperture mode are seamless as well like the FG .

[@oguevarra7878]

Not sure if Rockwell is that reliable of a source.

[@oguevarra7878]

I believe that all Nikons with AP mode has stepless shutter speeds.

[@camerasam1]

Thanks Dave for your advice knowledge and entertaining us . Me I have Nikon f5 and F2. looking for an FM now

[@daveruskphotography]

Take a look at the fm2a . I'm going for one of those next year . That is the one I want and an f2 . I have an f4 . But don't use it a lot . It's a special camera as well . But that fm2a has me very interested with its 45p kit lens

[@daveruskphotography]

Oops sorry fm3a not 2a big mistake . Fm3a

[@camerasam1]

@@daveruskphotography yeah Dave can understand why you would want the Fm3a but if my memory serves me rightly ,They are fetching ridiculous prices.

[@daveruskphotography]

@camerasam1 yes it's on the back burner for me too . I have other priorities first . Soon I'll be selling canvas prints to at least one hotel for their rooms . So I need to focus on my medium format film right away .

[@camerasam1]

@@daveruskphotography Well done getting the hotel photo job Dave. Other camera I'm considering at the moment is the yashica Matt 124G

[@FactZamani]

I have one, am in uganda

[@daveruskphotography]

That is very good to here . My next video in a few days features it again . With full roll results .

[@AldermanFredCDavis]

The Nikon F3 is the most intelligently manufactured film device for capturing images. Just holding one, makes the horrors of this world disappear.

[@daveruskphotography]

That is cool . Thanks for your comment.

[@richardsimms251]

Great presentation. Thank you. RS. Canada

[@daveruskphotography]

Thank you

[@wullieg7269]

it,s a CAT!

[@daveruskphotography]

It's cool 😎!

[@McSeahorse]

I don’t want to be mean, but this could easily have been a 5 minute or less vid.

[@daveruskphotography]

Thanks for your advice. I look forward to watching your improved version. Please let me know when it's posted. I'll be sure to watch and learn . 👌

[@CarlyWaarly]

falling asleep! this is awful!

[@daveruskphotography]

Sweet dreams . 😴

[@daveruskphotography]

At least I can say I'm a creator of 💯 of my content . Not like some I see that just share others . Hahaha 😆 peek a boo I seen you .