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I'm afraid there is an emotional attachment to the one he has as well. I certainly felt a bit emotional when he dropped it on its prism, which is now lop-sided to go with all the brassing.

He's just been using it on holiday in Portugal. Last time it went there was in 1984, around the time I met the girl who would become his mother.
 
eternumviti said:
I'm afraid there is an emotional attachment to the one he has as well. I certainly felt a bit emotional when he dropped it on its prism, which is now lop-sided to go with all the brassing.

He's just been using it on holiday in Portugal. Last time it went there was in 1984, around the time I met the girl who would become his mother.
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That's a good tale - I promise not to steal it..
 
eternumviti said:
Yes, I've got a D80, it was my first Dslr. Oddly, I actually really like some of the files that I have from it, they converted through to B&W in a very filmic way. I'm told that it has something to do with the CCD sensor, the same one as on the D200, discarded in favour of a CMOS sensor in their successor D90/D300. I believe Leica stuck with CCD sensors for this reason.
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Totally agree with the sensor comment - I thought that the colours straight from my now sold D200 were the best I have seen from any Nikon.
 
steveinspain said:
Where in Cornwall..?
I'm in Cornwall, so maybe, just maybe in a wonderful example of karma I could just steal it back from him..?
I'm after one purely for sentimental value, for a few photos I've got in mind and as I just want to hear the sound of it with the mirror and motor drive as it'll bring back so many memories. I'm not sure I can justify £500-odd on a shiny A1 condition one as I'd just want to file away the paint to make it look like it had been used in the way it should have been..
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This place is turning into quite the knackered-F3 appreciation club.
And deservedly so :)
 
eternumviti said:
I'm afraid there is an emotional attachment to the one he has as well. I certainly felt a bit emotional when he dropped it on its prism, which is now lop-sided to go with all the brassing.

He's just been using it on holiday in Portugal. Last time it went there was in 1984, around the time I met the girl who would become his mother.
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1984 was the last time that I saw my beloved Canon A1's. Also in Portugal on a first holiday with the lady who became my wife. They were nicked out of the hire car.
 
^ That ones in much better shape than the pup of a D600 I bought to supersede mine recently. Lovely.

steveinspain said:
Populated by knackered F3 owners..?
I'm speaking for myself here obviously.
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I did take considerable care with the introduction and location of the hyphen in the original phrase Steve.. :)
 
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I did take considerable care with the introduction and location of the hyphen in the original phrase Steve.. :)[/QUOTE]
..and I didn't even notice. Clearly too knackered.
 
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