I know this is a little pre-mature, but can anyone tell me what the F100 will be able to do that the N90S cannot? What type of photo's will be made "easier" with the F100? What aspect of photography would this camera be beneficial...sports, journalism, fashion etc? One last thing, does the F100 have MLU, or at least a MLU via the self-timer? Thanks.

-- Ron Stecher (stecherr@vafb5a.vafb.af.mil), December 01, 1998

Answers

Ron,

You can compare the two cameras at the B&H web site that Ive listed below.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/photo/35mm/nikon/navigation.html

As far as what type of photos would be made easier with the F100, Id say anything that has to do with autofocus action photos.

I have seen no reports that the F100 has MLU while using the self- time, or any other function, but how many folks use MLU in action photography?

I believe that it is safe to say that the F100 is going to be the replacement camera for the N90s. In a few months Nikon will announce that the N90s is going to be discontinued, just like they did when the F5 was out for a few months, and replaced the F4. If I was going to buy a new body in the class of a N90s I would wait about a year for the F100 just to see how many bugs it going to have. And you can bet that it will have some.

-- Jim Bridges (jcbejb@worldnet.att.net), December 01, 1998.

In addition to AF, it has aperture control from the body in manual mode, so that you actually have all AF zooms made into constant aperture zooms, which is something I at least appreciate highly. That's why I will buy one as soon as it comes out.

As for bugs, at least in Finland, if there are bug fixes, they will be available for all owners for free by Nikon's service, so there is really no reason not to buy it right away, except the fact that the initial price is going to be high, and it will be lower and lower as the body gets less hot. Unless of course it has bugs which Nikon will not be able to fix, which is somewhat unlikely.

Ilkka

-- Ilkka Nissild (ilkka.nissila@hut.fi), December 08, 1998.

Does it have diopter correction built in ? I use spectacles and the Hoya MC prescription lenses are a bit expensive.

-- Anil.N.S (anilns@hotmail.com), December 10, 1998.

Yes, it does have diopter correction.

-- Danny Weber (danny_weber@compuserve.com), December 10, 1998.

I am and have been a dedicated nikon user for over a decade now, frankly I just don't trust nikon. What makes you guys think that they won't have a f100x or f100s come out 6 months after the release of the F100?

I say, play it smart. Wait before you buy.

-- Omar Khan (thePond7@netscape.net), January 01, 1999.

a new camera comes out EVERY six months. how long do you play the "wait for technology to stop making new toys" game before you actually buy a camera?

-- Sean Hester (seanh@ncfweb.net), January 04, 1999.

I don agree with what Omar Khan is saying! Nikon make cameras that meant to last a lifttime! Imagine I am still using my dad`s faithful Nikon F which is over 40 years!!! Nikon update their flagship F models every 10 years! And with Nikon, I can still use my manual lenes on my Nikon F5 and no other brands of camera allows u to do so!

-- Chris (yoshi66@hotmail.com), February 08, 2001.

I AGREE with Omar. Companies are companies and they want your cash,they want efficiency, they want more, this is how mainstream capatalism works. Nikon seems to have a niche of customer loyalty, they will exploit it to a limit and know you will come back for more. I think they are so successfull because of thier loyal consumer database who use an emotional bond such as trust to tie themselves to such an industry jugernaut. Buy thier stuff used and wait for thier hyped prices to dwindle, play it smart.

Metal turns to plastic and we all melt, Clicky

-- Clicky Snapshot (rsmiom@aol.com), February 21, 2002.