 great film camera for lite duty |
| Review Date: February 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. Simonis, defiance ohio |
| This camera is great for what it is. Lots of features and it's a Nikon. It is built very light weight for amateur use, not pro grade at all. Just don't abuse it and it will be fine. Almost total plastic construction almost makes it feel like a toy compared to more expensive Nikons. These are no longer made so they are low priced , digital is the way it is done now. Some of us still like film , so if you want one get it now, I did. |
Amazingly good film camera
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| Review Date: June 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: William J. Mertens, Bethesda, MD USA |
The N75/F75 was Nikon's last autofocus 35mm camera for the consumer market. It is an amazingly sophisticated camera especially for its price; a digital camera with comparable features - including 25 zone 3-D matrix metering, depth of field preview, bracketing, multiple focus modes, etc., etc., etc. - would cost several times more.
It accepts Nikon's superb lenses.
Its principal disadvantage, if you can call it that, is that it is a film camera. I shoot film out of choice (I also shoot digital), so that is no disadvantage for me. (For what it's worth, you could get very high quality digital images with this camera and a 50mm f1.8 Nikon lens by having your film processor also scan your negatives or slides.)
The body is plastic, making it a very light-weight camera, though the lens mount is metal. I have used one of these cameras for several years, and it has served me well with no trouble whatsoever, so the trade-off of ruggedness for low weight has been worth it for me. Nikon reserved metal bodies for its professional line of 35mm cameras. The most recent in that line, the Nikon F6, sells new for something north of two grand, and its features aren't that much better than the N75's. |
A simple or advanced point and shoot 35mm camera
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| Review Date: January 1, 2010 |
| Reviewer: R. Holen, Minnesota |
| The Nikon N75/F75 is a great camera for just about anyone wanting a 35mm film SLR. I bought it as a backup to my F5 and was impressed. This was the last consumer grade SLR made by Nikon and it has all the refinements from all previous Nikon SLR cameras rolled into this camera. For point and shoot mode, it has all the modes you see on newer consumer DSLR cameras and many pocket cameras, Auto, No flash, Portrait, Night Portrait, Macro, and Sports/Children. For serious shooters, it gives you complete control of the camera with Program, Aperture, Shutter and Manual Modes. You have full control of flash modes Front, Rear, Red eye and Slow plus flash compensation. TTL matrix metering in all modes. You also have exposure compensation, DOF, AEL, AEF, and Focus control (5 areas - 3 types Dynamic,Center and Closest) all with real buttons on the exterior of the camera - No on screen menus, Thankfully. No cable release, but the ML-L3 remote that works with the D40,D40X,D60 and D90 works with this camera perfectly. In fact if you have used a D40,D60 or D90,you'll probably feel right at home. I've shot Nikon for 25 plus years and it works with all my old and current lenses in my collection except for a few non converted AI lenses and there I only loose AF and have to revert to manual flash control. I even used this camera in full manual mode with an old Vivitar 500mm F/8 mirror lens and had no complaints. Throw an old Nikkor 28-200 on this body and you have a 35mm film point and shoot that can't be beat. For low light indoors use a 50mm f/1.4 or f/1.8 and catch some great family moments without a flash. This camera would work equally well for a film student or for someones Mother. I would recommend this camera to anyone looking for simple 35mm SLR that if they wanted to, they could get creative with or simply take pictures. |
The D40 of the 35mm SLR world!
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| Review Date: August 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: BluAlien, California, USA |
| Well first of all this is a great little camera.. the only thing that I don't like about it is that it won't auto focus my AF-S 105mm 2.8 VR or my AF-S 70-300mm VR.. I was expecting it to AF those lenses because every review I read said that it would AF the newer AF-S lenses and that it's compatible with VR It's not.. or at least mine isn't (it may just be my copy) But in the long run I hardly ever use AF so it's not really that big of a deal to me.. however the VR is something that I miss on the 70-300mm. But usually I just throw my 50mm 1.8D on and it's awesome... I will upgrade to a used N80/F80 or a F100 one day because the layout of the buttons on the N80-F100 are more like my D300.. on the N75 the button layout is similar to a D40-D60 I normally shoot my D300 so I have to fumble around to find the aperture or shutter control depending what mode I'm in because it(N75) only has one wheel (on the back for your thumb) and to change the aperture or shutter speed you have to hold a button down while turning the wheel (which also controls exposure compensation in some modes) Last but not least the camera is made of almost all plastic.. however it is well put together as all Nikon bodies. This one is pretty much a D40 that shoots 35mm.. Don't forget to buy a camera strap because this one doesn't come with one. All in all it's a great little camera and I'm happy I got it. 35mm is a great thing to learn. If you're new to 35mm SLR and just shoot for fun I highly recommend getting this camera. It has all of the exposure program modes that you would expect on today's digital cameras. It would also be great for a student because it has all the manual functions needed. |
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