#NIKON F90X VS F3 FULL#
#NIKON F90X VS F3 PORTABLE#

Some people may prefer the plastic D600 and similiar, which can also bring an AI or AIS lens back to life.В As things stand, the Nikon DfВ and its projected Nikon вЂњDf2вЂќ successorВ are the way forward for the outdoor photographer who seeks a proper camera body of the calibre of the F2, F3, FA and FE2 вЂ“ and last but not least вЂ“ the FM2, with all the advantages of digital.В And in the same vein, for practicable cameras outside of the studio, suburbia and tourist vehicle, the D3 and their ilk are too heavy, too obtrusive, and too expensive for serious outdoor work.The F90X/N90s is a film body, which would be a great camera for someone who wants to shoot film, but does not want to compromise in terms of build, auto focus speed, and easy of use, without spending over $100 for a camera like the F4, F5, F80 or F100. And weight the further proof that these classic old Nikkor lensesВ areВ conspicuouslyВ scarce in second hand camera dealers! Since 2013, their compatibility with the Nikon Df with its FX sensor (among many other advantages of this camera) gives the classical Nikkor stable a whole new lease of life. It more than vindicates the arguments of Ken Rockwell. With auto-focus, theВ AF-D models with superior optics are all the more desirable.В In my experience,В the endurance of my equipment вЂ“ in its very survivorship вЂ“ speaks volumes. the AIS lenses from the late 1970s that persisted into this century) remain wise investments. But I donвЂ™t seem them surviving as long as my metal-bodied classics.В The DX lenses are likely a poor investment over the longer term, as advances in electronics and IT (allied with competition) will bring down costs of FX sensors (hopefully packaged in sensible cameras).Д¬ompared against the optical quality and plastic bodies of so many of todayвЂ™s вЂњmodernвЂќ lenses, the Nikkor lenses of 1980s vintage (i.e. All these DX lenses do an admirable job under rough conditions, especially duringВ fieldworkВ where disaster hovers over oneвЂ™s shoulderвЂ¦. Anyway, I have now replaced both with theВ Nikkor 18-200mm DX VR II ED, the more versatile lens by far. The plastic-bodied Nikkor 18-55mm DX II EDВ is a great lens for this job, but I found the Nikkor 55-200mm VR EDВ less impressive. I find zooms ideal to frameВ fieldworkВ shots, withВ the many photos needed of our sampling sites, especially to record geomorphological data. Today I use themВ on a D60В (manual focus only). I found the 35-105mm Nikkor f3.5-4.5 AF-D and 28-70mm Nikkor f /3.5-4.5 AF-D work really well on the F90x, especially for bursts of aerial shots. This prime lens is superseded (nearly) by my Zoom Nikkors, and latterly a 105 mm Micro Nikkor f2.8 ED VR-IIВ turns out superb portraits but itвЂ™s one hefty lens to lug around on the off chance.ДЇor many years zooms were a taboo item, even the Nikkor zooms.

#NIKON F90X VS F3 PORTABLE#

Ideally, one hankers to replace such a lens in the calibre of this classic, portable 105mm, but itвЂ™s harder than ever to justify as the years slip past. Although its lossВ got me beyond a lean month, it was big, sad mistake. This short telephoto вЂ“В superb for portraits вЂ“В is also uniquely suited to single out and crop salient details of those fleeting events in landscapes, when,В from time to time,В the photographer is handed aВ special opportunity these events are encapsulated in the words and images of Jay Maisel: Light, Gesture and Colour blend uniquely ! I sold this 105mm lens whenВ a postgrad student. My original inventory included the legendary 105mm Nikkor f2.5 AIS, which did much to establish NikonвЂ™s lead withВ professionals usingВ this lens on their F2s and F3s.

#NIKON F90X VS F3 FULL#

Back in 1985, the 200mm took a plunge in a river in the Matobo Hills, but it underwent a full recovery after a new diaphragm and pro-clean! Somehow, almost all my equipment has survived: precipitous descents and ascents up inselbergs and trees wading flooded rivers up-turned canoes in the odd ZambeziВ dunking the humid heat of the Congo basin crawling among the crawlies through caves,В ranging from stinkingВ infernosВ to flooded near the roof and a few escapades where buffalo and elephant had a go at pulverising me. They have been bounced around in LandRovers, and I have carried them back and forth, close to hand, to and fro across the Zambezi valley, and throughout the Matobo Hills so I have no idea how far this outfit has covered in backpacks, but the protective foam inserts collapsed in at least three ensembles. True to NikonвЂ™s classical reputation, they continue to deliver over three decades on. I have worked my principal telephotos and old film SLRsВ hard in the bush since 1984,В especially a Nikkor 200mm f4 AIВ and a 400mm Nikkor IF-ED f5.6 AIS.

Nikon f90x vs f3