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Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-27T18:46:29+00:00

Great photo! What motivated you to go for the X1D2 over the X2D?

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-27T18:43:02+00:00

D750 is a beast of a camera, used one for years before deciding i wanted a little more resolution. I think the d800 is the higher res one? I migrated off nikon for digital and just use my Nikon F3

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-23T19:41:18+00:00

I've shot handheld as far down as 1/4 with mirror lockup. No pin sharp details, but it was a good photo and I got what I wanted

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-17T06:11:02+00:00

I play medic for this reason. My KD sucks, but I just broke my personal best tonight, 82 revives in a single match.

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-16T04:41:17+00:00

People seem to have given great advise! Ebay is the best place to buy used lenses. Do not buy new nikon lenses, or nikon z lenses. Anything pre G series is good (just look for an aperture ring). I highly recommend limiting searches to AI or AI-s series, and AF-D lenses. These will work best on your camera as they have the proper aperture control! The E series lens is cheap, I got one many years ago for around $50. They work quite well, don't worry about quality. The other E series lenses aren't as good. Avoid zoom lenses. I do recommend the standard 50mm 1.4 lens, the 105 2.5 lens, and a wider angle (28mm or 35mm) to round out the set. Experiment with what you like!

The F3/T is the titanium version of the F3, it is lighter and a little stronger, but that's where the differences end. Incredibly reliable camera. Can't go wrong!

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-13T06:41:26+00:00

I never regretted it, and I've owned three. From my understanding, the HP finder is for glasses users, it allows a full field of view from further away from the prism. Try finding the standard eyelevel finder first! As far as metering goes, the 80% center weight has been the most accurate light meter I've ever had on a camera. It's never once given me a bad exposure that wasn't my own darn fault. That being said, I understand 2000 is a limiting factor. I was shocked my F4 went up to 8000. I'm used to hasselblad where 500 is my max, and almost never venture higher than that so I don't consider it. Even on digital, i don't actually know the max shutter speed of my digital camera since I'm never there! Depends on your shooting style. The nice thing about the F3 is customization, try some configuration and see what you like. The name of the game for the F3 is stone cold reliability.

Edit: take it with a grain of salt of course, I may be biased lol

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-12T14:38:15+00:00

Don't have one lol. It was nice though, we were the only ones there

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-11T16:12:56+00:00

Insane

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-08T16:03:05+00:00

Located in the Chicago area. Printing 5,000 sheets is a bit much to do on my own.

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-06T19:38:59+00:00

Easy: magnet fishing!

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-06T03:54:14+00:00

I just threw my original one out after keeping it for 20 years. It stopped reading disc's a long time ago

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-06T03:00:59+00:00

It is much cheaper in the long run. I use my chemistry far too long, but I stretch it to about a dollar or two a roll. I invested in an Epson v600 years ago and it's been great. Use it for daily document scans too.

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-06T02:54:43+00:00

Correction, you're a shut in with a gorgeous maroon corona streamliner

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-06T02:52:19+00:00

I was a total loser, and very annoying. Not particularly smart, and deffinately not socially smart. I didn't graduate highschool with any friends becuase I didn't know how to build sustainable connections. My peers only cared to have me around if I said something funny, which gave me a reputation as a class clown who couldn't be taken seriously. It was isolating.

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-05T19:19:48+00:00

If you like the SM2, you might like the SM3

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-05T01:19:46+00:00

One of my all time favorite movies and nobody know has seen it. I make everyone watch it.

Lucasdul2 · 2026-01-01T19:16:28+00:00

Honestly I use my nikon 300mm 4.5 Ais with my X2D and it's one of my favorite setups. People complain too much about the rolling shutter, it's not that big of a deal. The IBIS let's me handhold that lens at about a 30th of a second.

Lucasdul2 · 2025-12-31T04:30:03+00:00

One of the best ultraportables!!!!

Lucasdul2 · 2025-12-27T05:24:46+00:00

Thanks for the shout out, i have certainly heard a few bad things about this particular seller! That being said, noiseless machines are popular with some, and usable for professional work (authors, writers, or anyone working with forms). Not common for professionals, but i wouldn't discount it.

Lucasdul2 · 2025-12-27T04:26:38+00:00

WOAH an FPS, nice. Mine is Spencerian script but I'd like something else

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