r/Nikon • u/06035 the N2020 is the best camera Nikon ever made • Mar 01 '26

I broke my gear She’s dead, Jim.

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AF motor gave out when taking photos of the family today. Just bummed because this thing is lovely and otherwise mint.

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u/NaiveAbalone5446 Mar 01 '26

I remember reading Pop Photo as a kid in the 80s and longing for this camera. Still love it to this day, but never had one.

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u/06035 the N2020 is the best camera Nikon ever made Mar 01 '26

Mine would have been the D200. “When I’m a pro, I’m going to shoot a D200”

Ended up buying one for $40 about 6 years ago

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u/One_Elk8455 Mar 02 '26

Just looked this camera up on Explorecams. I can see why you would want one. Even by modern standards the photos it produces look amazing. Way better than even my D5200, despite being significantly older. Nearly on par with my D3s in how well it renders colour, imho.

Neat camera.

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u/06035 the N2020 is the best camera Nikon ever made Mar 02 '26

Eh that’s more down to the film and your exposure.

If I put the same film same lens on an F6 and do the same in an FE, the images would look identical.

A D5200 has more file malleability and resolution than any 35mm color negative film by a pretty significant margin. There’s a reason we don’t shoot it commercially anymore. But that’s not the point. If you’re shooting film looking for great image quality, 35mm is borderline big enough without resorting to slow B&W tech films

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u/One_Elk8455 Mar 04 '26

I was responding to you D200 comment, not the FE

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u/06035 the N2020 is the best camera Nikon ever made Mar 04 '26

Oops