This Camera Should Be More Popular

The Nikon N2000 might be the most slept on 35mm film camera ever made — and you can find one for under $50. While everyone is out spending $500+ on a Nikon FM2, FM3a, or F3, this budget Nikon SLR is sitting on eBay delivering the exact same image quality. Matrix metering, automatic film loading, auto film advance, DX coding, and a 2000th of a second shutter speed — all in a camera most people walk right past. In this video I take the Nikon N2000 (also known as the Nikon F-301) to San Francisco for a Darkroom event and put it through its paces on the streets of Chinatown — shooting Harman Phoenix 35mm film and 800 speed film across a full weekend. This is a full Nikon N2000 review covering: Nikon N2000 specs and features How the Nikon matrix meter works Nikon AI vs Non-AI lens compatibility Best budget Nikon SLR for beginners Shooting 35mm film on a budget Best 35mm film camera under $50 Nikon N2000 vs FM2 — is the price difference worth it? Film photography in San Francisco Whether you're just getting into film photography, looking for a cheap Nikon SLR, or trying to figure out the best beginner film camera that won't destroy your wallet — this one is worth your time. 📷 Camera: Nikon N2000 / Nikon F-301 🎞️ Film: Harman Phoenix, 800 speed 📍 Location: San Francisco, Chinatown 📱IG: @calebknueven ☕️ Buy Me A Coffee: https://bmc.link/badflashes 🔬Best M Mount Lens: https://mandler.shop/badflashes 📧 Email: [email protected] 🖼️ Prints: https://calebknueven.darkroom.tech 📷 Clever Supply Strap: https://cleversupply.co?ref=MKAZ3 - code badflashes for 10% off 🎶 Music: https://www.trackclub.com/referral-landing/?via=bad-flashes 🎒 Bag: Brevite: Jumper https://www.brevite.co/?rfsn=6938463.0b31bb 📷 https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100lAoqp 📗Chapters: 00:00 | N2000 Intro 01:17 | Chance picking my film! 02:18 | Quick rundown of the N2000 & First Images 03:15 | A camera with Two names 04:51 | N2000 Features 05:48 | Almost dying in a Waymo 06:46 | Lens for the sysetm 07:49 | making my own Lens filter 08:22 | Metering with this caemra 09:11 | The lens that I shouldn't have used 09:51 | Why do I have light leaks! ??? 10:53 | How the body Feels 11:49 | Freestyle - Sponsor 12:49 | Robots taking over the world 13:28 | What i dont like about the Nikon N2000 14:18 | Final thoughts aobut the Nikon N2000 #FilmPhotography #NikonN2000 #35mmFilm #BudgetFilmCamera #NikonSLR #AnalogPhotography #FilmCamera #CheapFilmCamera #NikonFilm #HarmanPhoenix #FilmPhotographyForBeginners #BadFlashes #StreetPhotography #SanFrancisco #NikonF301