Talk:Nikon F6

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I'm lost. Assuming that Wikipedia is not primarily a marketing arm of Nikon, why does this camera -- excellent though it may be and expensive though it undoubtedly is -- merit its own article? Suggestion: put this (and many of the articles promised from the links proliferating in the article on Nikon) in a single artlcle on the Nikon F series/system. Hoary 08:16, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Lost of cameras do, not just this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aj uk (talk • contribs)

I agree, lots of camera pages do this, see Canon EOS 40D for example. Also the F6 is historically important for Nikon. It will probably be the last ever Nikon Film SLR manufactured by Nikon and the last F-series professional SLR. kchanyr 18:05, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

There's certainly plenty to say about most camera models, if you research enough. Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 20:13, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree that this article is marginal and given that the camera is still in current production, it is a little too much like marketing. The F, F2, and F3 articles are pretty good, the F4 and F5 aren't so bad but this one is just fluff. "The pinnacle" of the line? That's extremely opinionated and I think a lot of Nikon buffs (or camera buffs in general) might say the F2 was the best 35mm SLR ever made.

[edit] Vertical grip

I reverted the last change by an anon IP user. I think what a 'vertical grip' is is being misunderstood. The vertical grip is not the vertically aligned grip that one uses when the camera is in landscape orientation, which comes standard with the F6. Rather, the vertical grip is a horizontal one running along the bottom of the camera used for holding the camera in portrait ("vertical") orientation. The F6 does not have one of these integrally; instead, it is part of the functionality of the battery pack. Thus, it is accurate to state that this is a battery pack AND vertical grip. Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 18:37, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CAM-2000 AF system

I'm currently considering editing the section on the CAM-2000 AF system. While it is true that the system was designed in conjunction with the D2H/X digital SLR cameras with DX format sensors, its autofocus frame coverage is in my experience for a 35mm format professional SLR dating back before the advent of DSLRs. Examples of what I'm talking about are the Canon EOS-1n, EOS-1V (which was my primary film body prior to the F6), and Nikon F5. The trend has also continued with "Full Frame" Digital SLRs, such as the Nikon D3, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, and 1Ds Mark III. -nikonmadness