My Quirky FE2
My quirky Nikon FE2.
I’ve learned a lot about the fascinating camera. I have a FE but this is my first FE2. I came to own this camera but pure accident.
While at a flea market I saw a black Nikon camera, with a lens, and asked the vendor if I could examine the camera. Well, what do you know, a FE2 with a Nikkor 50mm f1.4 ai-s!! I didn’t have any batteries to check the meter but it looked fine. Mirror was up, but it came loose later. The lens was stiff to turn but not bad and a bit moldy in places. The price?… $1000 New Taiwanese Dollars or @ $32 USD. Of course I tried to haggle but she would not budge. At $1000 (@ $32 USD) it is still a deal: I bought it.
As I said, I own a FE and a FM2n and I know them well, but this camera is a bit different.
Things that I thought were defective were actually part of the design, such as…
The meter doesn’t start functioning until exposure 1 and the meter shuts off after 16 seconds. But…sometimes the meter on THIS camera doesn’t shut off. So, a quick rotation of film speed dial to M250 and it’s off. No sweat.
Oh, the Nikkor lens…it got a CLA and for $44 USD, it’s like new. The focus and aperture are smooth as silk and the glass is immaculate AND I’ve decided to leave this 50mm on the FE2 as its main lens. I found them together and I think they’ll continue to work together.
I’m enjoying this FE2 and probably will be its last owner because I think someone wouldn’t want to deal with moving the film speed to M250 to shut off the meter. No problem for me…I’m enjoying this camera.
My Quirky FE2
My quirky Nikon FE2.
I’ve learned a lot about the fascinating camera. I have a FE but this is my first FE2. I came to own this camera but pure accident.
While at a flea market I saw a black Nikon camera, with a lens, and asked the vendor if I could examine the camera. Well, what do you know, a FE2 with a Nikkor 50mm f1.4 ai-s!! I didn’t have any batteries to check the meter but it looked fine. Mirror was up, but it came loose later. The lens was stiff to turn but not bad and a bit moldy in places. The price?… $1000 New Taiwanese Dollars or @ $32 USD. Of course I tried to haggle but she would not budge. At $1000 (@ $32 USD) it is still a deal: I bought it.
As I said, I own a FE and a FM2n and I know them well, but this camera is a bit different.
Things that I thought were defective were actually part of the design, such as…
The meter doesn’t start functioning until exposure 1 and the meter shuts off after 16 seconds. But…sometimes the meter on THIS camera doesn’t shut off. So, a quick rotation of film speed dial to M250 and it’s off. No sweat.
Oh, the Nikkor lens…it got a CLA and for $44 USD, it’s like new. The focus and aperture are smooth as silk and the glass is immaculate AND I’ve decided to leave this 50mm on the FE2 as its main lens. I found them together and I think they’ll continue to work together.
I’m enjoying this FE2 and probably will be its last owner because I think someone wouldn’t want to deal with moving the film speed to M250 to shut off the meter. No problem for me…I’m enjoying this camera.