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$600.00
from a photography shop Summary:
Overall this is a nice auto-focus 35mm camera. I bought mine about 8 years ago. I've used it A LOT. It's simple to use and often other people learn to use it very quickly as well. With this camera I quickly learned to appreciate photography. It comes with all basic features found on many SRLs of today. It's not so fancy as the latest models, and back in 1996 when i bought it it was a quite impressive entry level auto-focus SLR.
Last year however, it miraculously died on me. error message appeared on display screen. Nikon USA cleaned, lubricated and repaired it and I had a warranty on Nikon's work, but just a few weeks ago, after the warranty expired the camera died again - just dead, no signal, nothing works. I must point out that I do take good care of my cameras and the second time it died I was very angry. Strengths:
Simple to use, robust and strong. It can be found very cheap on eBay. Weaknesses:
A bit heavy compared to equivalaent contemporary models, sometimes a bit noisy and it seems that it's a bit prone do damage as it ages. It's not so resistant to cold weather, but very few auto-focus SLRs are. Similar Products Used:
Nikon N55/N65, several EoSs, Voigtlaender Bessa R2... Customer Service:
Nikon was a bit slow when it came to repair - it took them aobut 3 months. Otherwise, everything was smooth.
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