Question:
I have been waiting quite a while for the Nikon F80, then when it finally comes out, DISASTER! the brochure says that you cannot use Infrared film due to the IR film perforation detection system. However, I notice in this months Practical Photography test of the F80 that they show the effect the detector had on Colour IR film i.e. a constant line along the rebate which doesn’t appear to affect the picture. Have any F80 owners tried any IR film through theirs? Can you, in fact, safely use IR film in the F80? Many thanks for any help, S. Scotland. P.S. How much does the F80 typically cost in the U.S.?
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i have not tried using IR film in this camera. actually, i do not own this camera.
If you cannot form an opinion without having or using the equipment, you really aren’t going to fit in here at all. Regards, Edward Craft
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but i will say that most people should probably not be forming opinions on equipment they have never used.
Quite the contrary – opinions form without experience are pure, untainted by fact or reality. No one should ever be allowed to express any opinions that have been sullied by mere reality. Photo restoration in peaceful Chapel Hill NC http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/magor/tony New: Selecting Your First SLR & The Grey Card Walk The Teleconverter Page & The Night Gallery Before you buy.
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Very informarive post. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -i have not tried using IR film in this camera. actually, i do not own this camera. I have been waiting quite a while for the Nikon F80, then when it finally comes out, DISASTER! the brochure says that you cannot use Infrared film due to the IR film perforation detection system. However, I notice in this months Practical Photography test of the F80 that they show the effect the detector had on Colour IR film i.e. a constant line along the rebate which doesn’t appear to affect the picture. Have any F80 owners tried any IR film through theirs? Can you, in fact, safely use IR film in the F80? Many thanks for any help, S. Scotland. P.S. How much does the F80 typically cost in the U.S.?
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it was a joke dude. sorry.
I know it was, and I thought it was funny. I should have put a <g or something at the end of my reply. Regards, Edward Craft
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Opinions form[ed] without experience are pure, untainted by fact or reality. No one should ever be allowed to express any opinions that have been sullied by mere reality. i can only assume that you must be joking about this?
Of course he’s joking. You’re new here, aren’t you? You see, from time to time people post fervent (and often mistaken) opinions about products they’ve never owned, used, touched, seen or even knew existed. Hard to believe, but true. That’s why your post was amusing. We knew it was a goof. We were goofing back. It was like a goof-riff, if you will. You’ll see a lot of funny things here. I like it when someone posts an innocent question like this: "I’ll be using my N80 this weekend to shoot candids at my cousin’s wedding. Should I use a fast film so I don’t need flash, or should I shoot ISO 100 in case I want really big enlargements?" Well, you can be sure that in almost no time somebody else will respond with what I like to call a thread fart. It goes something like this: "Leave your N80 at home. For shots like that you really need a Hassy." And there goes the neighborhood. Before you know it it’s 35mm vs. MF, Nikon vs. Canon, Leica vs. Lomo, and Kramer vs. Kramer. It doesn’t end until it gets into B&H, and once it gets there it doesn’t end at all. But I digress. Regards, Edward Craft
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I thought I would try something novel to this discussion thread such as staying on topic and answering the question. I picked up my N80(as is is called in the US) for $480 at a local store. – David Got questions? Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com
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