Like the metal door catch on the F90x. Always was conscious of the fragility of the catch on my old F100, same for F80 I suppose. Learnt about back button focus from Mr. Cholentpot, didn't know the F80 had this facility.
With the n90 / f90 you can spot meter with manual lenses which i don't think you can with other "prosumer" nikons and build quality is top draw. Mine was $40.
I cannot recommend the Nikon F80 enough. I think it is the absolute best bang for the buck Nikon 35mm AF SLR out there. For about 25-30% of the price of an F100, you get about 75-80% of the performance with the F80. It's definitely more plasticky than an F100, and it doesn't have the same level of weather sealing, but the F80 has lots of pro-spec features. I've shot sports, portraits, and some wedding shots with my F80 without issue. It's got front and rear command dials, fully customizable features menu, multiple focusing points, multiple metering modes, 1/4000 max shutter speed, 1/125 flash sync, and the ability to use back-button autofocus is a tremendous advantage too. Do not sleep on the F80!
I cannot recommend the Nikon F80 enough. I think it is the absolute best bang for the buck Nikon 35mm AF SLR out there. For about 25-30% of the price of an F100, you get about 75-80% of the performance with the F80. It's definitely more plasticky than an F100, and it doesn't have the same level of weather sealing, but the F80 has lots of pro-spec features. I've shot sports, portraits, and some wedding shots with my F80 without issue. It's got front and rear command dials, fully customizable features menu, multiple focusing points, multiple metering modes, 1/4000 max shutter speed, 1/125 flash sync, and the ability to use back-button autofocus is a tremendous advantage too. Do not sleep on the F80!
Yes nice shot! For action: manual focus. I see the little lever on the front of the body like the other Nikons.These are top of the pops. Excellent cameras, I use one and it's my favorite plastic autofocus Nikon. I don't have any pro autofocus Nikons. This one is the closest. It has back button focus which to me makes it a pro body. Auto focus cameras which I cannot separate the focus from shutter go into the consumer bin.
N80, Vison3 250D, AF 75-300 (auto focus is slow as can be, used manual focus).
Yes nice shot! For action: manual focus. I see the little lever on the front of the body like the other Nikons.
mine is 25 years old and still going strong. It's ideal for my one-handed use; precise AF and exposure;film loadind and rewind is a breeze.Looking forward to some travel in the near future. Last big trip on which I embarked I bought a camera just for the trip. I got a $25 Nikon N75. This was over ten years ago. Now the camera works great still, and I have obtained 3 others too, but I'd like something more 'metal.'
So I was thinking of getting one or two N80/F80 cameras. They seem to be still priced less than $100 each.
I'm not too keen on bringing my F6 or F100 due to their scarcity and value. I need them for my 'non-vacation' work.
N80/F80 seems like a perfect camera between the plastic N75 and the robust F100.
I have plenty of the 'kit' 28-80 lenses and I anticipate I will be using one of those on the N80/F80 body.
This is a screen shot from a recent ebay listing. Most of them on ebay look pretty clean with little use. I don't mind if they are sticky.
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F100 regularly goes for $500 or more..
I've been thinking about buying an N80, and I see that they're rated for Nikon G lenses. Can anyone confirm that Nikon gelded lenses work well with the N80? I'm concerned mainly that my Nikkor 20mm f1.8G ED will be compatible.
That’s still ten times more than you can routinely get an F80 for. You could get a couple of great AF lenses for that difference.That's a very expensive F100. Even my local Leica shop is selling a perfect F100 for 'only' $350.
Taking the bait.The F100 is without doubt thesecondbest AF film camera Nikon made.
Taking the bait.
Explain please. Why is the F6 worse?
DankeThey work. Also with some of the Sigma Art lenses.
Does not work correctly with E-aperture lenses.
The F100 is without doubt thesecondbest AF film camera Nikon made.
I prefer the superior built quality of my F90x.
F90x is not better build. It’s the same or F6 is slightly better.I prefer the superior built quality of my F90x.
The F100 is without doubt thesecondbest AF film camera Nikon made.
That’s still ten times more than you can routinely get an F80 for. You could get a couple of great AF lenses for that difference.
The F100 is without doubt the second best AF film camera Nikon made.
But it’s not a knockout, and it’s not without a few actual drawbacks.
It might be a US/EU thing. Or it might be something that varies over time and with season. I can see there is some pretty affordable F100 on eBay right now that looks in good nick. But still, about 10x the price of a lucky find F/N80.
Whether that is worth it is highly individual.
I’d be very weary of the line of thought that “F100 takes most Nikon glass and it’s probably all you’ll ever need”.
It’s not optimal for MF glass. Neither metering wise, finder wise or mount wise.
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