solid build. three accurate and useful meters. fits the hand nicely.

poor user interface (slow). too many useless features; absence of fundamental features (multiple exposure, DOF, MLU). expensive cable release.

the camera has served me well for years. i have dropped it onto concrete from about 4 feet, and amazingly there was nothing wrong with it. it's a good beginner-intermediate camera, but due to a lack of certain features i think it's time to move on.

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Price
shuterspeed

no lighting in the lcd
no multiple exposure
programs are hard to use

great for begginers, yet the programs are hard to use

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best

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Nikon f-801

Everything.
Price, Nice and quick focusing, logical u.i., tons of funtions and options. Even uses older Nikkor lenses unlike the n80/f80. Nice and solid feel. 3.7fps. Three awesome metering modes. Quiet.

Pricey batteries. That's it as far as I'm concerned.

I'll tell you what...this is a mini N90s, for lack of better words. It has awesome metering, awesome auto focusing...you name it. And it feels like a pro. For all the people out there who say "the user interface is hard", I have one thing to say....PICK UP THE BOOK . Two hours after I got it, I know almost every thing there is to know about this beast. It's quite logical. The concepts of this machine are very logical and easy. This is a great Nikon, I still don't know why they took it out of production. Don't be fooled by the people that gave this camera bad reviews, they just don't have patience to learn about it. Why do you think it came with a manual....to understand it! This is a great slr for the money. It's no F5, but it'll work for just about anyone!!!

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None so far

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Nikon F5, Nikon N90s, EOS Elan IIe, Pentax pz10, Pentax ME super, Vivitar v3300.

Solidly built
Light weight
Easy to hold/control
Accepts and functions with all my old lenses
Flash system

No light on LCD panel

I have a hard time understanding why anyone would not use this camera because of the user interface. Yes it is different and yes it takes an open mind to learn, but it's no more difficult than learning to program a cell phone or VCR. If you visualize the array, it looks to me like Nikon simply tried to depict a "virtual" image of a control dial. I think most cameras have their faults, and if this can be considered one for this camera, I don't think it's that big a deal. I find it more bothersome that the control panel has no backlight than the design of anything else on the camera. i used early EOS cameras and found many of their faults far more hard to live with than anything with the N70. I have spoken with several users and not a single one has ever had a failure, even after dropping and cracking the case (camera fell down a flight of CONCRETE steps). I find the finder info very helpful easy to read with glasses. Even with my older AI/AIS Nikkors, I still have the built in flash for fill outdoors when taking closeups or protraits, as well as the center wieghted and spot metering options. Whether using the built in or an auxiliary flash, the controls are easy to use and understand. I have never even used the programmed modes, save for when handing the camera to my wife. This is quality camera that has (IMHO) gotten a really bad rap. I find it far more attractive than the N80 owing to the lens issue,a nd the used prices are certainly making them hard to pass up. An N90 would be great, but it is hard to cost justify the extra expense when you look at the value found with this camera. I've been shooting pictures for years, and while I've never owned an "F" series Nikon body, I have owned several of their top bodies (ELW, EL2, FE, FM, FM2, FM2N) and this one is the most user friendly. Even if I do add an N90 or F100, the N70 will stay around UD (until digital) in my life; in fact, my plan is to use the N70 until the inevitable day that something on the order of the D1 is within my reach. I do know myself well enough to realize that having the "best" could lead me up the scale, but this camera can do the majority of what I need in a camera. Thanks for reading.

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Canon EOS, Canon FD, Olympus OM, Nikon AIS

Cheapish; Great beginner's camera (many Ph,D modes). Fast AF. Motor drive. Meters well with a wide array of lenses. Flash is okay for a beginner, too.

Batteries are expensive. I really miss DOF preview. No vertical grip available. Somewhat of a dead-end. LCD screen is impossible to see in the dark. No continuous AF mode... maybe I just can't find it...

This was my first camera. I have to say that after using p&s cameras I found the control to be great. I personally use the ph,d modes only rarely and have used the pre-programed exposure settings only once. I would trade all of the doo-dads for DOF preview and a vertical grip. If I could do it all over, though, I would have gone with an N(F)90. Not that I hate the N70, it's just that the price difference between a used N70 and a used N90 isn't that big. An N90 won't seem so "toyish" after the first year like my N70 does now.
I'd like to see a return of the F4 control layout. I don't like the LCD, one knob, menu stuff.
Anyway... I guess you won't be too sorry if you buy one, I'd simply suggest that if you have a few extra bucks, go with a more upgradeable camera.

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No experience

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N90, F4 , F100, N8008

Lightweight
3D Sensor is accurate
Good AF
Easy to use interface
Good built-in flash

No DOF preview
No LCD back-lighting
Sometimes hunts for AF with longer focal lenses

I bought this nice camera four years ago, and I'm very satisfied with the results.
Of course it's not an F5, but for the price, it has all we can expect, with good quality.
F70 gives me all the flexibility I really need with all the program modes and the Manual, Aperture, Speed & auto modes. The flash control is very good, with slow and rear syncs and built-in red eye reduction, despite the fact that it only allows 1/125 sync. The AF speed is also good.
I've heard professional photographers that use F70 (or N70) as backup of F5 or F90, saying that it delivers very good results.

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Not needed yet

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Fast and accurate AF system.
Good matrix metering system.
Very good built-in flash.
Spot metering.
Accepts MF lenses with metering.

User interface: wrong design!
No vertical grip available.
Only accepts lithium batteries!
Auto-exposure lock.
Only accepts specific cable release.
Light construction.
No D.o.f. preview.

This machine replaced F-601 in 1994, but, although a very capable camera, it was not the best Nikon design:
*User interface: this is a very important detail for me: you need to put all your attention in the scene you are trying to shoot, not in the wheel-buttons combinations for changing any command!
Look, what have done Nikon with the F-80, which replaces F-70? F-80 has a Canon-style command dial! And this is very faster and intuitive!
*Batteries: only lithium ones...what about AA batteries?
*Vertical grip: Canon Eos50/50E has its own vertical grip, which accepts AA batteries...No more comments!
*Cable release?: you need to buy Nikon MC-12B...very, very expensive.
*Auto-exposure lock: When you are composing the photo, you need to push another button to keep the metering values...With the F-601 (older machine)AE-lock is coupled with AF-lock.

This camera can deliver superb results in almost any situation, the matrix metering is very good, it is quite silent (although the mirror noise is still too high)and the AF system is fast and accurate. But it is not the best designed Nikon and can be quite frustrating if you need to change quickly any key command!

Bad boy, Nikon!

Customer Service

No problems in four years.

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Fits in hand nicely. Nice weight! Uses both manual and autofocus lenses.
Built in flash.
Easy interface! (for some).
Nice 3.5 fps.
Good price since discontinued.

Interface (for some!)
No DOF
Silly preprogramed mode.
No battery pack.
Adjusting settings in dark can be tough.

Very nice amateur level camera. Somewhat of an idiosyncratic control system but one that with few limitations (in the dark) work reasonably for those with patience or inclination to learn it.

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Never needed and hopefully never.

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Nikon N80
Nikon F3
Canon Rebel X

Played with 8008s
N90s

Fast Autofocus
Very accurate 3D Matrix Metering
Wonderful & Foultless Flash metering for SB24
Rugged body
Accept Traditional Manual Nikkor lens
Almost silent shutter release

NO DOF
NO automatic Film rewind
Needs time to master the control function

This is my most satisfied SLR AF camera in which I used it for most of my wedding function photography session. The AF was very accurate, thanks for the Wide area AF metering sensor, it realy solve my focusing problem in which I encountered using my F60 or the EOS 10 three years ago. Point shot was so accurate, no mistake yet, I hope. The Speedlight SB24 which I have been using coped well with it, TTL flash metering was so accurate, even shooting at total backlight situation. The good point is that I still can buy back my old photographic gadget which I sold ten years ago, like the 19mm, 24mm or the 135mm manual lens and even the reverse ring to use them with my F70. That is why I sold my F60. Although it is moderate weight, it handles well in my palm, better than the F60. I will use it till I manage to own a F100 in which it will be my second body. It is a must buy camera although the function control button need to be learn to operate. Fantastic.

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No

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Nikon F3
Canon EOS10QD

value for money(second hand)
available lenses
metering
autofocus

no dof preview
easy but sometimes slow interface

Lots of people complain about the interface but to be honest within 20 minutes i knew how to use all the functions how to acces them and how to set them. I only needed to look at the manual only once or twice. I did find it very easy and the display shows all so no hidden functionality here.
The downside is though that you sometimes need to get your eyes from your subject to make a setting this makes quick settings a litle dif. The quick recal settings proofed a good but not perfect workaround this. Most of the times it's no problem fo me though cause i mostly shoot my own sculptures and have all the time in the world to make my settings. I miss the dof preview here very much but after a few films i now know my lenses and wich settings gives wich result so it's not realy a problem. Together i'm very happy with this camera, i bought it secondhand for about $350,- with a good nikkon lens and i make great pictures with it. I know there are better camera's out there but vallue for money (quality, features and control at such a low price) i can't think of many camera's beating this one.

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never needed it

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