I havent had my F100 for a long time and I'm kind of new to SLRs. I was listening to the sounds it makes when I release the shutter and it makes a sort of clanging noise that reverberates. Is this normal?
Also I live about 30 mins away from Nikon USAs El Segundo location...should I have it tuned up or something?
I have to admit it's been a while since I heard a F100, but clanging doesn't sound too good. Does everything work properly?
If it is gone/on its way out it may be cheaper to buy another 2nd hand one than get it repaired.
Also anyone you can find (friend, colleague...) who used to use film SLRs could probably tell you if the sound sounds normal or expensive. Describing a sound is a bit difficult.
P.S. an SLR will in general be more noisy than a compact, well maybe not so much noisy, but you can hear it doing what it does; Mirror up, shutter open-close, mirror down, film wind.
I used an F100 quite a bit when I shot film. It is a quiet camera, its functions (mirror operation, film advance) soft and muffeled. Hard to describe, but there should be no "reverberations". Have Nikon look at it for a free repair quote. Nice clean used examples can be found for $200 or so on flea bay.
The F100 isn't a noisy film SLR by any means. Are you, by chance, comparing the sound to a digital SLR? The F100 will make a little more noise of longer duration than a dSLR because with the motor film advance, there is simply more going on in the camera on each shutter fire.
Actually pulling out my F100 and firing with no film loaded, I do hear a slight metallic "bell-like" sound when I hold the body near my ear. I've never really paid much attention to it. In any event, I wouldn't send it to Nikon, because like others have said, repair will almost surely cost more than replacement at todays used prices.
If it seems to be working fine, enjoy it.
