Fast AF Nikon (beside F6)

John Koehrer said:

But one of the major selling points Nikon had transitioning lens mounts WAS compatibility. At least to many pros who didn't want to change or add a second camera system
When Canon went to AF & Nikon eventually followed, Nikon people were forced into AF but had several years before they swapped.
In the early AF days Canon had the edge hands down.

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The 90's were the early AF days. And the 90's were peak film.

The earlier Nikon bodies like the N8008 and such were compatible with AI-S lenses and forward, but the autofocus left much to be desired. Once they nailed the autofocus performance they started dropping compatibility.

NB23 said:

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Just goes to show that it’s all BS. Old and experienced users don’t share too much while newbies shout their new (and erroneous) findings, making them new truths.

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My favorite - you need to add a stop of exposure for every 10 years that a film ages.

It's weird, when I open my film freezer my stash keeps asking me what month and year it is.

darkosaric said:

But Canon manual lenses you cannot use with modern cameras, in Nikon world compatibility is preserved, almost as good as in Leica environment.

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And that is the reason I choose Nikon over Canon. I did not want to buy into a system that would have orphan lens mounts.

Having owned and used all the top end cameras, EOS 1V, EOS 3, F5 and F100 my impression is that overall the 1V and higher end USM lenses from the film era are generally faster than the Nikon equivalents (though we're splitting hairs, Canon just feels more responsive).

However, the Nikons can AF in lower light and the specs confirm that, eg EOS 1V is 0-18 EV while the F5 is -1 to 19EV. That extra at the top doesn't really do much but as the light drops that one extra stop at the bottom makes it much more useful.

I can confirm: F100 is fast as D700, I got one pretty cheap, with minor sticky back issue, but I know how to handle this.

I never felt that my F100 was slow. And guess what, you can buy a new one for $350. That's a real bargain.