Nikon F6
This is the last of Nikon's professional line of F-series film cameras. While a case can be made for each of the previous five cameras in the series being the best, one can equally be made that Nikon closed out the series with their best camera.
Introduced in 2004, the Nikon F6 is still in production (as of 2019), albeit in limited numbers. The Nikon F6 contains many state-of-the-art features and innovations. The F6 has a very sophisticated light meter offering 3D color matrix, center weighted and spot metering (corresponding to one of the 11 autofocus points) modes. The autofocus system includes a Multi-CAM 2000 Autofocus (AF) Sensor Module, with advanced high-speed, high-precision 11-area AF system with 9 cross-type AF sensors. Also includes Four AF Area Modes such as Single Area AF, Dynamic AF with Focus Tracking and Lock-On(TM), Closest Subject Priority Dynamic AF and Group Dynamic AF. Exposure modes include the standard array of Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority and metered Manual as well as a Flexible Program mode. The F6 additionally allows for exposure compensation as well as auto-exposure/flash exposure bracketing. A built-in motor drive provides for motorized film advance and rewind, with several different drive modes to choose from such as Single, Continuous (Low), Continuous (High - 5.5fps), or Continuous (Silent - 1fps).
The Nikon F6 is compatible with all Nikon autofocus lenses in terms of AF and metering functions. It also is backward compatible with manual focus Nikon lenses and provides electronic rangefinder focus confirmation with these lenses (but no autofocus, of course).
Last, but not least, the Nikon F6 was designed to feel and sound really, really good. It's ergonomics are quite excellent and it is a pleasure to hold in the hand. It also has one of the best-sounding shutters we have heard on a Nikon camera, making this camera an audible pleasure to use as well.
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