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Try it with Fuji Superia or shoot architecture or nature with Fuji Velvia and a tripod. A lot of people seem to think that which film SLR you have makes a big difference in your image quality. You can't get that kind of color with digital, at any price.-It weighs nothing. All an SLR does is hold the film and operate the lens - the shutter gets out of the way and the lens focuses light on the film. VR works. .even though I also have a D60. The N75 (AKA F75) has amazing features, especially considering the price and weight.It's like having an FX camera without having to pay for an FX camera.Pros:-It works with all Nikon autofocus lenses. This means I only need one set of lenses for the N75 and the D60.-The N75 with the Nikkor 50mm 1.8 AF lens is an excellent, classic combination for very little money.
A Nikon digital user who runs out of battery can switch to this and hardly notice a difference.-In many shooting situations, film still gives better results than digital. This isn't true. Some photo labs won't give me high resolution on these scans.-Won't let me use the lens's aperture ring. The shutter and meter in this cheap camera are as good as the shutter and meter in many much more expensive cameras, and those are the only parts of the camera body that affect imag quality. (This is true with most Nikons).One more thing. Many of the best photographers have done most of their work with a 35mm SLR and a 50mm lens.-The metering is excellent. Aperture ring must be locked except in full-manual mode without metering. This includes AF, AFS, D, G.
Put that 50mm lens on it and it weighs half what an FX camera without lens weighs.-Film is cool.Cons:-Pre-AF lenses (AI/AIS) work but only in manual mode without metering.-Vignette when misusing DX lenses on film cameras.-You'll need the film.-When I shoot film I get it processed and scanned to CD with no prints. Override settings only needed in unusual situations.-Same shooting "modes" as on a new DSLR. DX lenses work, but at their widest zooms you lose the corners. Not need to worry about exposure.
Parts are hard to find, and the repair instruction manual are hard to come by. If the studs sheer the entire door needs to be changed. Authorized Nikon repair shops charge more than the cost of a new camera. Battery cover is very poor design and can easily come apart. A metal plate is attached to the plastic door with small plastic studs.
It takes up very little space in my camera bag when stored without a lens (body cap installed) and becomes a backup to my D80. I have owned several and always had excellent results. An excellent camera. Uses Nikon's smallest AF chassis (shared with the decontented N55).
When you feel you need instant access to these advanced options then perhaps you can invest in more expensive cameras.6. Heck go and bracket your exposures. The F75/N75 delivers the goods.If you are already adept in photography, have a formidable collection of manual focus lenses and wanted a film AF SLR, go for the F100 and higher.As for me, I am very happy with my N75. When you use the battery pack and grip MB-18 like I do, it only takes 10 seconds flat to prewind a 36 exposure film. It has 12 custom functions. I am really pleased to be able to imprint dates in pictures since for me they add points of interest when we later look at them in our favorite chair or pillow.7. What's more, if you accidentally opened the back midroll you would have saved your previous shots since they are already inside the film canister.4. If you don't and chances are you are one of the intended target of this camera, you will also thank Nikon for putting spot meter this way.
CenterWeighted (CW) metering in Manual Mode. When you know nothing of photography principles but savvy enough to know that an SLR is superior to a point and shoot, this is for you. Film prewind. Some folks say those tiny date imprints are unprofessional and distract from the subject.
And then you will blame Nikon for making such a crappy camera.3. I also recommend getting the MB-18 battery grip. Because you will only use Manual mode anyway when you want to be creative about your exposure- overriding the meter, using off-camera flash, etc-which means you know your photography. Does the intended target of this camera care.
The convenience of using AA batteries over exhorbitantly priced, one-use lithiums is obvious. In all other modes the camera uses the reliable Matrix meter. Motor whir which advances film is also quiet. You must intentionally and deliberately customize it to use it which means you must know how to use it. Do you know how to use it. If you dont know what the heck it is, you'll thank Nikon for putting CW in Manual Mode only. With a little insight you can even override that using the easy-to-use exposure compensation.2. It makes sense.
You will be pleased with the ease with which to take pictures when holding the camera vertically.5. But I still love to shoot film. My dslr is my main camera. It is not much of an added weight or price. Do you know the zone system. I just love it.Now some of the things I consider areas for improvement- bearing in mind this is just a beginner-to-serious amateur camera:1.
Spot meter available only in AutoExposure lock button and must be customized. Let me ask you. I heartilly recommend the N75/F75 to all amateurs and beginners who are on a tight budget for an AF film SLR yet want the option of more advanced features when knowledge grows. At least from a serious hobby photographer like myself. then again, what beginner has them.A little faster continuous mode would be really nice like 2-3 frames per second instead of 1.5 fps and a slightly stronger builtin flash would be good.
Go to spot meter, CW meter, multiple exposures. Some reviews mention this as a disadvantage, prefering CW metering as an option available in any mode. I therefore got myself an N75 with databack and MB-18 battery grip. Although this is a plastic camera, it is very well built and beautiful to look at.
Hello. It comes with a model which have data back. I am shooting pictures for much more special clients: my family and friends. The other choices were N55, N60, N65 but going through their individual reviews, I know I wont be satisfied with them. I dont know about you. A brighter viewfinder screen.2.
Personally I like it. People have mixed reaction to this facility. What is CW metering anyway. Why would anyone bother to buy a film camera, in these days of raging digital slr fever. Reviews about it correctly state that this is a beginner's camera with option for more advanced photographers. I guess there will be no argument here.
I still love to make a fuss just to create one picture, wait for it to be developed and printed. Again, there are reviews that diss this method, preferring to have spotmeter freely available in all modes. In fact, why bother with an auto-focus film SLR at all, when you can buy manual focus Nikon SLRs and go fully retro if you're really nostalgic for those "good-ole" noisy, fiddly, bulky SLR days.Let me tell you why. For that time when you know a bit more than a beginner and want a taste of a little adventure in your photography. This is a fantastic combination. But the convenience and economy it provides is big.There is unique joy in shooting film that digital has not yet replaced and probably never will.
The sound of shutter release is subdued. That's plenty fast enough for me. I have a digital slr and a couple of manual focus Nikon cameras. F100s, even F80s are still very expensive for me, not to mention F5s and F6s. The camera has a dedicated optional MB-18 battery grip which has its own vertical shutter release and power on switch. But I am not shooting for museum galleries or for national geographic magazine or any news agency. Here is another much maligned facility.
Option to switch on grid lines (like that in the N80).3. It takes getting used to.
I am one of those nuts who love to unroll a developed negative and still be fascinated with the organic, almost magical nature of it all.Now I choose the Nikon F75/N75 because I wanted the convenience of automation while still shooting film. You cannot accidentally switch it.
Ability to meter with manual focus lenses. I like shopping for various film ISOs, load film, hear the whir of the film advance mechanism.
You already know these stuff, right. If it were freely available in all options and you dont know what it does, you may very well be in for the shock of your life to see severely overblown and under-exposed photos come from your negatives when you shot using spot meter under very common lighting situations.
Once you gain some skills in photography, this camera will open up options that will test your knowledge.Here are the things I like about the N75:1. Do you know what is spot meter.
It is light and easy to use, and its "--" speed feature allows me to shoot star trails-thing which I love to do. i have had this camera for over 3 years and it ahsnt failed me once.
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