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Nikon 6006
Hi, I was wondering if it was suitable/worth the few dollars to buy a Nikon 6006 from a friend. He does not want it anymore but he said nothing is wrong with it. It is a film camera so I could use any suggestions/feedback from you. If someone owns the camera I'd love to hear if it works well for it's purpose. Aug 29 05 03:24 pm Link $75 is about all it's really worth. Aug 29 05 06:16 pm Link Yes. Aug 29 05 06:17 pm Link It's an extremely well built camera. The only thing you'll notice is it's only second generation autofocus, so it may seem a bit slow...especially in low light. Aug 29 05 07:26 pm Link I have one. The only problem is that the matte coating on the back (film door) tends to flake off. I was afraid a piece of the stuff would get inside the camera so I scraped the coating off, mostly using my thumbnail. A lot of it had already come off by then. It is the second one that I've owned and they both were like that so it must a common problem Otherwise no problems with the cameras. Aug 29 05 09:01 pm Link What are the GOOD features and what are the BAD features? Aug 30 05 05:26 am Link Jenn Photo/Design wrote: I'm sorry if this sounds somewhat harsh, but a little research on your part would go a long way. Aug 30 05 11:42 am Link Thank you! Aug 30 05 08:13 pm Link I haven't used the 6006 much lately but maybe I can mention a couple of things that may be helpful. I don't know if you already have some lenses you want to use on it. You need lenses that have an aperture setting ring on the lens as you cannot set the f stop on the 6006 body. I think the ones you can't use are the "G" lenses. The maximum flash sync speed is 1/125 second which may matter if you do a lot of fill flash work in sunlight. The 8008 (for example) has a top sync speed of 1/250. Besides full manual exposure settings it has several modes of auto exposure. It also has exposure bracketing built in. I never had any mechanical problems with the one I have now or the one I had several years ago. Aug 30 05 09:46 pm Link I have a 6006...got it 8 years ago and have had no problems. It was a good camera then, but now it is dated....there are much faster more advanced cameras out there at fairly reasonable prices. The 6006 is a great camera if your friend is generous and gives it to you, but I would not pay money for it. Sep 02 05 11:07 pm Link |
