Is the Nikon F3 good for making short movies?

I want a vintage camera for making short movies and I heard that the Nikon F3 and the Pentax K1000 are supposed to be good for beginners… Am I wrong?

No. They are both 35mm film cameras…

Only Digital SLR cameras have a video function (some older DSLR cameras don't have a video option either)…35mm SLR cameras can only record 'stills'.

No they are film cameras - no video or digital images. They take still images on 35mm film only.

Those are both film cameras - but not film in the "making films" sense of the word. They take 24 or 36 stills shots on a 35mm cassette film, which is not the same as 35mm video!

The problem is that even if you did purchase an old 8mm, 16mm or 35mm video camera you probably wouldn't be able to get the film to put in it any more and even if you did then getting it processed would be difficult and expensive. The world has gone digital.

Pick up a 1080p full HD camcorder. Preferably one with a socket for an external microphone.

THe are NOT movie cameras! They are for "stills" photography only.

Yes.

You are wrong.

Those are 35mm film SLR cameras made to shoot pictures. To shoot 35mm film movies you need a movie camera like this.

Making film movies is very difficult to do nowadays. Film for movie is no longer widely available, especially those smaller formats intended for home use. Harder to find are film labs to develop the film. Your next option, if you want to stay old is tape, VHS and Beta. Hi-8 and DV are also relatively old formats. All these tapes and are difficult to find nowadays. Your best option is to use a digital camcorder. Here's a cheap but decent one.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/...dycam.html

Seriously? You are going to make movies without a single clue as to what you are doing?

Can't wait for more garbage on Youtube.

This is why people need to learn the difference between, 'Film,' and, 'Video,' - two entirely separate things in photography.

Both of the cameras you mention can take up to 1.8m of 35mm film in pre-loaded cassettes, enough for 36 STILL images.

They are totally incapable of producing moving images, since the Nikon (with mirror locked up and a motor drive installed) is capable of only 6fps - and a run-time of 6 seconds - and the K1000 has only mechanical wind.

Many DSLRs are capable of VIDEO - moving images in addition to their primary function of producing still images, but these are stored on media cards, not film.