This is great. I love the F3, but honestly, never considered the F4... until I watched your pt1 and pt2. And now I know I'd love to use one. I see the F4 very differently now after your review. Your reviews are so refreshing - real knowledge, long term experience, skill as a photographer, genuinely practical advice, no BS. I'm delighted to have found your channel. Thank you.

When a Review of F5? Another masterpiece👍👏🤙🇦🇷

You are THE BEST reviewer I have ever listened to! & Thank You Sir!!

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I just went bought Nikon F4 , Back in the 90s I bought a Nikon F 60 ... And I took awesome pics from that camera , no I mean awesome clear close-ups , I bought F4 for to get down to Real photography .. load the film The your choice film , lilford , Kodak Gold ... Be choosy with the film & and be choosy who develops the film ... Cuz when you take time effort You don't want someone screwing it up At $30 cost roll of film

PART II, AWESOME

Great review of the Nikon F4. Like your content, please continue with lenses etc.! (Nikon F3, F4 and F6 user)

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Awsome in depth review of an amazing camera and I am pleased that I own one. Please keep up the good work, I enjoy your videos!

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

So great to hear:))

Steven, I think you have produced the most comprehensive pair of videos on the F4 that I have seen. Since I own several F series bodies I am always looking for good video content related to the F's, and yours are some of the best. Well done! I say this because even though I have owned F4's for several years and feel pretty comfortable with them, I learned some things from your videos that I not seen anywhere else. One, I did not know about the viewfinder illuminator button! I suppose I should have but maybe not enough use in low light conditions. Two, the Pre-AI tab position allowing the use of Pre-AI lenses. I have only recently come into possession of a 58mm f1.4 for my F2 that I now can use on my F4. Three, the available socket for a manual cable release! I always suspected from the look of it that it was a cable release socket but now you have confirmed this for me. Thanks! I also own a very nice F3 with standard prism and will say that step taken to the F4 was when cameras became much more complex and capable in so many ways never seen before. The shutter is one of my favorite things about the F4. Cheers.

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

So much appreciate David, have a nice weekend:)

Best film for NIKON F4 I saw.

You are a very outstanding reviewer and your videos are enjoyable to watch. Thank you!

@StevenTanno

Ай бұрын

Thanks:)

完全可以感受到前輩對攝影的熱愛

heck yeah! i was waiting for the part 2 :)

Interesting that Giorgetto Giugiaro also designed the Nikon EM. It has the same shutter button/film advance as the Nikon F3.

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

Really?

このビデオはありがとうございます! Thanks for making such a great and well explained video! 🍺😉👍

This video HAS to be the best, most comprehensive walk through video on utube. Every question I had about the F4 has been answered. Thank you sir, you have been most helpful 😊.

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

Thank you four 'HAS' :)), have a good day Kit!

Amazing review, thanks so much!

I echo all of the laudatory remarks below. I have a broken F4 that you have inspired me to fix. Keep up with your videos!

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

worth to fix it :))

A wonderful in depth video of the Nikon F4. Because of your 2 part series, I went ahead and bought myself an F4. Looking forward to shooting with this classic iconic camera. Thank you!

Very high quality content. Thank you!

Thank you, Steven. Very helpful video for me as I consider buying an F4.

Another great video on a Magnificent camera 📸

I think it's a great camera, and I will soon have one. Thanks for the video, really informative.

Thank you Steven, for making this in-depth video. It's always a pleasure to watch your introduction. I'm a beginner of film photograhy and I started with an Nikon FM2 (from my dad), and your poetic narrative as well as your breath-taking photos inspired me a lot. Wish you produce more fantastic works!

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

Glad it!!

Loved ur F4 videos, thank you very much

I love these videos. I bought an F4 because of you! Would love to see one on your Hasselblad.

thank you Steven : )

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks:))

This is the best video I have watched s far on the Nikon F4 in regards to the features that are important. At least to me. Great job !

Really enjoy your videos and happy to see you have reviewed one of my favorite cameras; the Nikon F4. I dreamed of owning one when they were new and couldn't. Finally bought one a few years ago. It's a joy to shoot.

I AM INTERESTED IN BUYING A F4. AFTER WATCHING BOTH YOUR VIDEOS ON THIS CAMERA, I AM MOST DEFINITELY GOING TO JUMP ON THIS MODEL, I'M LOOKING AT, ON FACEBOOK!! GREAT VIDEOS PACKED WITH LOADS OF INFORMATION!! THANK YOU FOR PUTTING OUT GREAT CONTENT! SUBBED!!!🤘🏾🤘🏾👊🏾

Thank you very much for great information

Excellent video. Thank you

Thank you Steven for your brilliant videos

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you:)

Thank you. More than a year I have bought one with a 35/2 nikon lens. The lens diaphram was oily. So it was cheap. I actually bought it to sell separetly, the body and the lens. But I did not, because I loved it.

Hi Steve. Great video as always. I am waiting for my F4s to arrive from Japan. I managed to find an unused boxed one at a premium price. But worth it I hope. I don’t shoot digital any more totally film now . No menus to worry about and every setting is mechanical. Heaven

I love your videos Steven. So pleasant and nice to listen to. And a lot of great information!

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

I am grad, thanks:))

Great video. Congratulations

Thank you sir, a really great review by an expert.

As an owner of two of these I approve this message :-)

I love my Nikon f4 and F5. They both have served me well over the years. A+

I have just bought a used F4, when I tried the cs mode, the strange sound made me think that the camera was broken lol. Thanks for your video that I know everyone's F4 is like this

Ohhhh... that f/1.2 its so gorgeous!! 🤙👏👍🇦🇷

@StevenTanno

9 ай бұрын

Yes I like it so much:)) Thanks!

Wonderful review. Gorgeous camera. Thank you.

@StevenTanno

9 ай бұрын

Thank you；）

Hi Steven, what an amazing presentation of the Nikon F4, this camera is historical as it was the bridge to our modern day DSLRs. Just to add a few things about the cons. First off the weight, yes the 4 F is quit heavy but that weight is very important for another important reason, stability especially when photographing at low shutter speeds hand held. It also helps with dampening of vibration from the mirror at slow speeds. The added small grip (thin strip on the left of the body) helps with stability when you use both hands to hold the body. super useful when using large fast telephotos like the 300mm f2,8 ED IF AFi or AFS. Slow auto focus, Nikon's decision to incorporate the lens focus motor into the body rather than the lens as Canon did was a big error. Canon ditched their FD mount and replaced it with their fully electronic EOS (Electrical Optical System) auto focus system. Canon put the lens focus motor into the lens rather than the camera body, they also removed all mechanical linkage for the diaphragm and made it all electronic. In 1987, 70 percent of professional photographers where using Nikon and had a large investment in Nikkor lenses, Nikon had no choice but to work auto focus with the F mount and maintain compatibility with their lenses way back to Non Ai. the result was an auto focus system that was not only loud but slow compared to the New Canon EOS system or even Minolta's auto focus mount. ZThis is why the F4 will meter and work with all Nikkor glass.In 1988 all systems had only one centre focus point, Nikon's system demonstrated even more issues with continuous and tracking, just too low and could not keep up with fast subjects, again they had no choice. they lost so much market ground to Canon that some say the F4 is the camera that doomed Nikon. Good news is the newer AFS G series lenses have the focus motor in the lens and work very quick with the F4, you only have Shutter, Program and High Program as shooting options as G lenses have no aperture ring but the lenses focus quick in both single and continuous with good tracking. Best of all the F4 is near silent. What truly is impressive is that even as DSLR engineering kept pushing forward since 1987 to today, Nikon continued with F mount comparability, so AFS G lenses will work flawlessly with past Nikon auto focus film cameras dating way back to their entry into the photography auto focus and electronic body era. No other SLR manufacture as done this. Only in recent years Nikon finally changed the mount to the new Z mount but still maintain compatibility with F mount glass through the FTZ adapter and in body lens recognition firmware ( when you input lens info into the Non CPU lens menu section the camera will recognize the lens most of the time). Obviously their will be limitations depending on the lens. Thanks again for another amazing presentation. :)

@StevenTanno

5 ай бұрын

This is a wonderful comment, very correct to tell a history of Nikon.

@gregoryvarano8002

4 ай бұрын

@@StevenTanno my pleasure to share what I know. I've been working as a professional since 1986. I have used so many cameras over the years but Nikon has been my tool of choice, not so much for the cameras but the lenses they have produced over the years and even today with the Z mount. The lens is the key. Just to add one tip for Nikon FA and F4 users. When using AFS G lenses in program mode, you made a great point on Program and High program. When you want a faster aperture to isolate your subject, use High Program. The camera will priorities shutter speed therefore it will select the fastest aperture. You may need to use ND filters in bright light situations. Give it a try. Thanks again for your amazing content. :)

Hi Steven, Thanks for your reply on my comment to part 1! Really liked this video, I can see your passion for photography and for this camera. I will have a look at your other videos! Cheers, Ray.

@StevenTanno

11 ай бұрын

thanks Ray.

I adore your videos. So well thought out, great information that's often missed in other channels. I'm currently looking at an F4 that's being sold in my area, your video is making me want to buy it now. I'll be heading to Japan in October for a photography tour, hopefully our paths will cross.

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, ✌️✌️

Best review I’m. Long term user of film and Nikon. Just love watching reviews even though I know all features

@StevenTanno

10 ай бұрын

Thanks :)

Excellent videos Steven! A real joy to watch! thanks for sharing your wonderful knowledge of the F4 with us! Sure wish I could justify getting an F4, it just doesn't make sense to do so. I think if I did , it would just end up being an expensive paper weight on my office desk. Think I'll keep using my F3/T's!!

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Thanks:))

I have an F4 with the MB-21 battery and I love it. I do have some LCD bleeding but it isn’t so bad that I can’t see what the camera is doing. Also I have had great luck and results shooting in Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority using the matrix metering mode. This camera and my Canon EOS-1N RS are my favorite shooters from this era. The Canon mostly because I have so many great Canon EF lenses that work on it. I got the Nikon because I had always lusted after one when I was younger and now that I’m older and the money I indulged myself and I’m so glad I did. Great review and I actually learned a few things about the camera. Thanks

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sophie :)

Really nice 2 set video. Made me take my beloved F4 Std out and play with it ! Forgot that the lever around the speed dial activates the green LED light. The ability to use Ai, AiS, AF-D and AFS lenses is truly remarkable. I guess on the Nikon Df can do this too. BTW - with AFS lenses, the auto focus performance is great without the noise of AF-D screw.

Great Video, Steven ! I know all the buzz, when the F4 came out...same with the F3 before, whileas i was a kid. I do think, those flagships are being mostly appreciated by ppl into their 40+ age... ;-)

Great review of F4 and comparison with F3, I have both and love them! I'm learning from your videos, please keep them coming. Please review some AF D lenses you use with your F4, thanks Steven!

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! I will 😄

Hello Steven, thank you for making these videos about Nikon's F4. This camera has been my dream since I was a teenager. I really appreciate your commentary and technology insights about this camera, especially about the shutter balancer and low vibration feature that this camera is capable of. Now, I have greater admiration for my Nikon F4 whenever I bring it out to take pictures.

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and so great to hear!

I discovered your Channel today. Your videos are incredibly well made.

@StevenTanno

11 ай бұрын

thanks😄

Thank you for two very excellent reviews. I really appreciate not only your knowledge, but also your style of presentation. New subscriber, and new (yet to receive) owner of an F4. Cheers!

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks:)

Superb camera I have two

Thank you very much for the in-depth presentation of the Nikon F4. I have a Nikon D7000. I use to shoot film on a Minolta 40 years ago. I will definitely make the purchase of the Nikon F4, I want to get back to a film camera. I already have some glass that will work. Thanks.

@StevenTanno

10 ай бұрын

I am glad to hear that thank you

Great thorough review! It would have been great if you shared some of your images taken with this camera as well :)

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eder, Will share in the future:))

Hi, Steven, thanks for your brilliant videos and I have watched them all. Wonderful comments regarding its position as well as its key features. But for the place regarding the G-Type Lens: there is one error: if you use G-Lens, you could also Shutter Priority (S) Mode. However, F4 could not use VR (Vibration Reduction) as well as the modern Electromagnetic Lens (E Lens) As a nikon camera researcher of Nikon F4 since 2019 June, I think that this camera is really brilliant. I took this camera back home and my dad feels that his old times of photography when he was a journalist at 20 totally returned. After 2.5 years of research, I not only had 2 bodies of F4, but also collected all the alternative viewfinders (DA-20/DW-20/DW-21) with original box and instruction manual, as well as all the film backs (Except for the 250-exposure Multi-Control Back because that is too expensive) as well as their instructions and 5 brochures [3 in Japanese: Dating back to the birth of F4 1988.9.8/Mid-period of 1990.10.20 and the late period of 1996.2.21 and 2 in English (1988 and 1996)] and its 3 battery packs (MB-20/21/23 excluding MB-22). And some friends of mine said F4 was just a beast and did not worth a purchase due to its slow autofocus speed, but I just smiled and said: 'Without F4, how would you have witnessed the fast speed and excellent metering system of Nikon F5 as well as the most up-to-date Z9? F4 is the foundation of Professional Autofocus Nikon SLR and this is without any doubt.'

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

Great F4‘s lover ))

The chart at 17:38 has a mistake. The FM and FE (FM2 and FE2 don't have these) also has the mechanism to lift the metering tab and can use Pre AI lenses.

I have one funky non-working F4. Main shutter button doesn't work at all. Vertical shutter button on the battery pack lights the view screen and focus the lens but nothing else. With relase cable you can make the shutter work. After each shot the rewind lights starts blinking and it doesn't wind film forward. Fortunately I have working F4's also.

bueno por fin compre la Nikon F4s la compre desde japon y esta perefectamente bien sobre todo el visor, esta perfeta toda la camara, el unico problema fue el envio ya que la camara costaba 291€uros y con aduana y no se que cargos mas me salio por 133 euros mas asi que me salio por 424 euros en yenes sobre 69630,94 pero no me arrepiento es una camara magnifica un saludo desde BARCELONA ESPAÑA.

Awesome video on the F4. I have not bought one as of yet but I have one in my sights that I may be getting in a few days. You mentioned a problem to look out for in the early models. How can I tell if the camera I am looking at is an early model?

Why not focus screen type P? 45 degrees angled split screen is a very nice feature.

Steven, i would love to see a video on your thoughts and opinions on the F6, the last of the line

For most , I still love my F3 NIKON ....she is a good girl.

Hi Steven If I set the F4 to minus one exposure compensation and put a flash on the camera is the flash exposure also decreased by minus one?

Great informative video. And yes the weight is it's weak point, it's a bit of a beast even in standard form it's heavier than my D850.

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, F4s is heavier but choose the f4 to be 200 grams lighter ：）

@garymorrison277

2 жыл бұрын

@@StevenTanno yes the F4 out of the 3 version's is certainly the one to get, we don't really need high frame rates when shooting film in the digital age. I'm actually looking for a MB-20 battery grip to turn it into an F4 but I cannot find any for sale here in the UK, so I'll probably order one from some of the eBay sellers in Japan that I have had dealings with over the years. I've found them to be very accurate with there descriptions and reasonably priced its just a pity that the postage cost is so high but at the same time delivery through DHL from Japan to Northern Ireland in 3 days when some things coming from England can take up to 10 days.

Fyi the fm also has that little button to move the metering lever out of the way.

que gran camara, tengo mirada alguna en EBAY pero no conocia ese problema estare atento antes de comprala gracias muy buen video lo he descargado traducido a ESPAÑOL para verlo mas tranquilamente cuando tenga mi preciosa camara un saludo desde BARCELONA ESPAÑA.

@StevenTanno

6 ай бұрын

Gracias！

a por cierto la camara venia completa con objetivo 50mm f/1.4 y la correa original de Nikon en rojo gracias otra vez.

A very fine approach to this Nikon F4, thank you v.m.! In 1997, I had the honour of using the F4 from a pro photographer, and it was great. But as an old man I'm very satisfied with 'the F4 for poor', the F801s (N8008s). Just like you I prefer the MF mode and dislike AF plastic lenses. All my sturdy old MF lenses (Ai-converted) can be used, even 1969 Micro-Nikkor 3.5/55 with ascent and descent focus grip. In Germany the F4 now costs about 220 euros, the F801s about 30 euros - that makes a great difference to me.

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Reinhart, I love F4 but I usually use F3 if I have to walk long time because I am old, it’s big and too heavy. ;)

@philosimot

Жыл бұрын

@@StevenTanno The F3 has the best external MotorDrive ever. My preferred pro F is the F2S(1974) but without MD-1 / -2 / -3;-)) I like the big red LED in the DP-2 exposure meter whose body is in the form of unique 'Gelsenkirchen Baroque' (crazy architecture like a Ruhr District's captain of industry fin de siècle villa in Germany).

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

@@philosimot F2 is the best made camera ever! 😄

@philosimot

Жыл бұрын

@@StevenTanno You're totally right;-))

Thanks for the great video. It would be amazing if you compare the shutter from f5, F4, F3 and fm3a to see which is the best for los shutter while hand held. Nobody has a video talking about this. Have a great 2023!!!

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, have a nice weekend:)

i had a nikon f4, bought it because i thought it was beautiful (was only using AIS lenses, and thought shooting at 1/8000 would be cool). but i wound up selling it. it's too heavy, it's too fussy, it does things i will NEVER use. so i got an F3. even that does annoying things (who uses aperture/shutter priority?) it's a brick, i know, but a smaller one, and it doesn't need four batteries.

I believe eyepiece curtain design for long exposure reason.for user like astrophotographers.

Just like part 1, excellent video Steven, CHEERS!

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Stevenさんこんにちは。美しい映像、的確な批評、大変興味深く拝見しています。 だた残念なのは、私が英語の理解に乏しいことだけです。😅

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

ごコメントありがとございます、嬉しいです。いま日本語の字幕作ることを考えます。

I have both an F3 and F4 in my Nikon collection. They are both terrific cameras. The F4’s main downside is that it weighs a freaking ton!

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I rarely use F4 because it's too heavy.

Regarding the little knob for pre AI lenses - the Nikon FE also has this. I don't know about the FE2, I don't own one of those. But I do own an FE and it has that feature :)

@StevenTanno

5 ай бұрын

Nice!

@robdavis1492

17 күн бұрын

Also, the F6 could be sent back to Nikon for conversion to enable it to use pre AI lenses (and I think this could also be done for the F5).

Hey Mr Tanno . Awesome videos I watched all . Just wondering would you recommend buying an F4 if I already have an an F3 ? Is it worth ? And what are the sharp 50-55 prime lenses for Nikon f3? Cheers

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

Yes you can buy a F4 it's cheaper now. I would say 50mm f1.2 ais or 55mm 1.2 Pre-AI.

Does Nikon have 120 film version of this camera with the waist finder

A good video, except your chart at 12:05 about compatible cameras for Non-Ai lenses shows FE as not compatible, which is wrong. Nikon FE can take Non-Ai lenses in the same way as the F3 and F4. You need to push the tab back and mount the lens. Anyone watching this video should be made aware of the error in the chart.

@StevenTanno

10 күн бұрын

Yes that's wroung. Thanks👍

I bought an F4E (high serial number) in new condition 10 years ago with no LCD issue. Now, 2 of the LDC have leaked.

Hello, Tks for your video, Given the difficulty of finding a split image focusing screen, can the ones for the F3 be mounted somehow on the F4? Thank you.

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

I think that's a different model can not be use on F4

@alfredozappetelli1473

Жыл бұрын

@@StevenTanno tks!

Think the Nikon FA takes all lenses that the F4 can use.

are the modular eye pieces interchangeable with the f3?

@StevenTanno

11 ай бұрын

Yes, they are same.

Hi. Can’t you use G lenses in shutter priority mode ?

@StevenTanno

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I tried it works.

老哥，看了你的影片今天也开始用F4来拍摄了，退卷的时候碰到个问题，R1的解锁钮不是特别顺，按下后扳手拉出很僵硬，等回卷完成后，R1的扳手还是没有水平归位，我用手按下去按不动，直到关闭舱门且按了一下快门键，R1扳手才在手动助力下有所松动且推入归位，我不知这个位置正确的操作机制应该是如何的？还望赐教，我怕蛮干导致机械故障。谢谢

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

我的R1也有點歸不了位但不僵硬、你的情況如果影響拍照的化就去修一下。

@yanxie857

Жыл бұрын

@@StevenTanno 好的，这是我用F4到手的第一卷，我再试试看多拍几卷，或许是年代久远润滑液老化，如果接下来确实影响拍摄，就送去保养下了，感谢老哥回复

Thank you for this great presentation! have you seen our latest video?

@StevenTanno

2 жыл бұрын

I will check it out

What's the difference between the F4e?

@StevenTanno

Жыл бұрын

F4e more biger and more faster, 5.7 frames/SEC.

I also saw intlerestling things on MIR. regardng Nikon other stuff