Nikon N80 QD Body Only 35mm Film Camera

Pros: Feature filled new camera designed with lots of consumer input
Cons: None Noted

OVERVIEW

The venerable Nikon Corporation has been re-thinking their corporate philosophy for several years now. For decades Nikon was known for the durability, quality construction, and reverse engineering of their products. Lenses...

Pros: Fabulous Feature Set, Innovative, Thoughtfully Designed, Amazingly Priced
Cons: Where does Nikon go from here?

If I have to sum up my impressions on Nikon's N80 with one word, the word would be value. After a month-long evaluation of this SLR, my singular wonder is how Nikon managed to fit all the smart features, design thoroughness, and performance in such a...

Pros: Light weight, User friendly, flexible, will allow growth as a photographer.
Cons: Not as robust as pro-level Nikons, will not meter with non-AF lenses.

This is a truly valuable addition to Nikon's line of great 35 mm AF SLRs. It is lightweight, user f ...

Pros: User-friendly electronics; compact design
Cons: Unacceptably cheap plastic body

N80—The Cheap Nikon

By Frank Van Riper
Professional photographer, author and photography columnist for <Washingtonpost.com>

Am I the only human on the planet who thinks the new Nikon N80 is a dog?
Let me amend that....

Pros: Price, matrix & spot metering, quiet, intuitive
Cons: Slow flash sync, CR123 batteries

I’m a photographer for the Dartmouth yearbook, so I got the N80 as a loaner. I have put about 100~2 ...

Pros: Great value, easy to change functions on the camera
Cons: Hardly any, no high eyepoint like high end bodies

Let me start by saying that I have owned an N70 used a N90s extensively and am familiar with the F100. I would call the N80 a “baby” F100 due to its features and use for reasons that I will explain in this review. The N80 looks so good on the spec...

Pros: Great Quality, compact
Cons: can be too small for some

If it wasn't enough that Nikon makes what some to consider one of the best Pro cameras on the market(F100), now with the N80 they also have a likely runner for the best amateur camera.

The N80 if similar to a shrunk F100 which was a very off...

Pros: Many features for the price, ease of use.
Cons: Lightweight construction decreases durability

I thought that once I went digital that I would retire my 35mm for good. Well of course my interest in photography only increased with the ease and affordability with which I could experiment with digital and this led expectantly back to a desire for...

Pros: An inexpensive camera with full controls
Cons: No metering on manual lenses, smallish body, no easy reference card

First of all, I own this camera; it has been my main camera for over a year. Unlike some others who sometimes post in this forum, I won't just spew out the same details you can find yourself at the manufacturers website, or perhaps visiting photo.net....

Pros: Fantastic photos, 5 area metering and auto focus, many great features, etc...
Cons: A little lightweight

I wholly recommend this camera. I have owned the N80 for 8 months now and have taken color negative, color reversal( slide film), and black and white photos with it. Not only did I buy one I bought two! Before I dive into the features of this...

Pros: feel, features, price
Cons: No mirror lock, and no infra red film

Nikon finally gets it right for those of us "advanced amateurs" who lust for the likes of the F100 or the F5, but cannot justify the expense.

I purchased the n80 body to shoot with Velvia, allowing me to keep my old n70 filled with...

Pros: Great feel, easy to use, perfect photos on auto setting
Cons: Some features a bit complicated, like all good things, requires practice

Last fall, I did all my research from every source and decided to finally replace my Canon AE-1 with another Canon from the EOS system. Many reviews had eloquently detailed how Canon had made tremendous advances over the years and in many ways were...

Pros: Loaded with features, accurate metering and fill flash, lightweight
Cons: No flash pc socket, noisy autofocus.

I have been into photography for around 20 years and with my trusty Minolta X700 going faulty I decided it was time to move to autofocus. The feature packed Nikon F80 (UK Name for the N80) looked to good to be true for the price. I bought it as a kit...

Pros: lightweight, pro features, affordable
Cons: INABILITY TO METER WITH MANUAL LENSES

Do to the biased, unaccurate, or uncomplete information supplied by the other "epinions" that I have seen, I have decided to write my own objective review of Nikon's new N80.

The N80 (F80 European model) is one of the most...

Pros: Lots of features, provides an automatic mode for "dummies"
Cons: Built-in flash needs improvement

Please excuse my title, as there are probably many wives out there with much more expertise than I have. I have taken a couple photography courses in high school and college, and consider myself an amateur enthusiast.

I got tired of managing...