The smaller body makes the F6 seem much more portable, though it is still significantly heavier and a bit larger than the F100. I haven't run many rolls through my F6 yet, but those that I have run as smoothly as did my F5. Film in the F6 engages the same way, and at the same point in the chamber, as the F5. Essentially the multi-gear pull is still there, as are the subtle things that the F5 did to keep film flat and steady through the gate at high frame rates. I don't see much that's different from the F5 in the F6's transport mechanism, though I'm sure that there are many small differences in some of the internal parts. This is Nikon's top-level film camera, so it has Nikon's top-level film transport and shutter. Let's start with the changes on the "film" side. It's not quite that simple, of course, as there are tons of minor things that got tweaked, but from a shooting standpoint, you can think of it that way. To make it, Nikon essentially took the shutter and transport mechanism from the F5 and stuck it into a D2 series body that doesn't have a vertical grip. The Nikon F6 is an interesting concoction. The surprise announcement of the F6 at Photo kina shocked a few people, though if you had been paying close attention you would have noticed a few prototypes floating around the world. Review Nikon F6 Video SLR Camera Introduction:
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