For most people, I assume, it is not about nostalgia. Shooting film is a creative decision, a photographer / artist’s personal choice. Martyr: Why was it important to you to buy a new F6 instead of a cheaper, used copy?Įisl: I might take a step back to answer this question and try to formulate my sentiments towards regarding analogue photography in the 21st century. The F6 is the key to the vast world of F-mount lenses (including the latest ones) making it the perfect camera to shoot virtually every project and subject I want to pursue in the next decade(s). For these projects, technical perfection and complete control over the photographic process are very important for me.Īs one of the finest 35mm SLR cameras ever made the Nikon F6 was always in my mind as a sensible choice. The subjects range from documentary, architecture to portraiture and nudes – depending on the story I’d like to tell. My structured projects pose a kind of an antipode to the randomness and chaos which is so typical for street photography and I try to make a definitive statement or comment with each project. Martyr: Why did you want an F6? How does this camera fit into the style of your work?Įisl: My body of work rests on two pillars, street photography and structured projects.įor street photography I mostly use a Leica M4P and a digital Olympus OM-D M10III. Check out what he has to say! © 2019 Thomas Eisl And Thomas Eisl is one of those hardcore shooters so I talked to him about his recent purchase. And this works fine for most of us, but admittedly, has a limited lifespan.īut there are still a few hardcore film shooters left standing for whom Nikon apparently still builds brand new F6 bodies. The vast majority of 35mm film photographers shoot on aging, vintage cameras of numerous makes.
Only in the last several years did we lose all Cosina-made bodies such as the Zeiss Ikon, Voigtlander series, and Nikon FM10, as well as Canon’s F6 competitor the EOS-1V. There’s the Leica MP, Leica M-A, and the Nikon F6. We can count the number of new, non-toy 35mm cameras still made on one hand. Not “film DSLRs” as my wife calls cameras like the F6.
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The number of professional film shooters in the world seems to be fairly low and those of us still trading film for income tend to prefer all manual, often archaic bodies.
Since nearly as long as I’ve been into film photography, the F6 has been rumored to be out of production, and while still for sale, Nikon has just been selling New Old Stock.
Today, the F6 remains the most technically refined, advanced and modern film camera, not just 35mm camera, not just SLR but CAMERA ever built or perhaps, imagined. It was the sixth camera in the Nikon F dynasty which began, 60 years ago in 1959 and totally redefined 35mm photography. The Nikon F6 was first introduced by the top Japanese cameramaker in 2004.
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