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Nikon MF-25 Data Back and MB-10 Battery Pack So, would this camera probably be a much better “starter” camera than the normal advice given? I would say so.
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While I do think the Pentax K1000’s and Canon AE’s of the world are great manual focus cameras, and I still would take a Nikon N80/F80 over a Nikon N90s/F90x anyday,…the Nikon 90’s will outperform any other camera at a similar price and result in a lot more “keepers” for your brand new, just out of the box photographer. Get a nice Canon EOS 1V for yourself.īut let’s just put to rest the romanticised version of a “starter film camera”. But if you have Canon glass, don’t even think about switching. The Nikons had a better metering system and much better flash metering than even the EOS 5. (I’ll let you people debate that) Depends what you shoot and what’s important to you. (if you use modern day Enloops, the N90s/F90x will run forever) But, to be clear, if I were a “sports” photographer, the Canon AF was definitely faster. Plus, the Canon needed an expensive 2CR5 battery.
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And while it did have a couple of advantages, the “90’s” were a much newer and more advanced camera in many ways. (although maybe not the fastest) I think the Canon EOS 620 was the direct competition.
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While I’m aware the earliest examples of AF were kind of hinky, by the time the F90x/N80s came out, the AF was pretty damn accurate. Seems to me, no matter brand, auto-focus SLR’s from the 80’s and early 90’s were kind of dissed as a matter of course. No matter what metric you use to qualify that statement. The Nikon FE2 and FM2 of the same era are NOT as good. And Nikon’s F3 became what many now accept as the best all time flagship ever produced in the 35mm SLR camera world. Eventually, pros realized batteries were not the devil incarnate. An F3 was too electronic? Really? Uhh,…yes. Heck,… even the F3 was looked at with a jaundiced eye at first. Add to that lack of knobs and a newfangled LCD,…and you’ve got trouble looming.
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So,…what’s the deal? Well, I think part of it was recently coming out of the “solid metal, manual focus” era. Yes, all camera companies have produced “stinkers”, and Nikon is no exception. That’s just the way supply and demand works.Īll that said, the actual general reliability, lens compatibility and specs on this camera do not match it’s unpopularity in the Nikon stable of cameras. And despite what N90 fanboys say, cameras available for $25-$50 on Ebay and your local Goodwills, by the very nature of those market forces, would indicate more detractors, or lukewarm proponents, than lovers of this very capable camera. I always say the true value of a camera is reflected in real time market forces. Way beyond the still wildly popular FE2 and FM2 of the same era. People who love this camera,…REALLY love this camera! Fact is, it was not Nikon’s first autofocus camera, but was probably the first super accurate and reliable auto-focus system and also had a really advanced, (for the time), multi-mode auto-exposure. Maybe just not “pretty enough”? And I understand there are almost “rabid” defenders of this camera. While I’ve tested the Nikon N90s/F90x and also used it a few times over the years,…I’ve never liked the camera. First, let me start this short commentary on the Nikon N90s/F90x cameras, (this is not a review), with some honesty.