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Lens Reviews Lens Compatibility NEW: New-Camera Bugs 11 July 2008 NEW: Nikon D3 and D700 vs. Canon 5D 10 July 2008 NEW: How to Set the Nikon AF System 07 June 2008 The Future of FX and DX formats 14 February 2008
DIGITAL SLRs D3 23 August 2007 introduction. NEW: D700 01 July 2008 NEW: $1,000 off the Nikon D700 14 August 2008 D300 23 August 2007 introduction. NEW: D90 27 August 2008 D80 (also in Romanian.) August 2006 introduction. D60 February 2008 D40 16 November 2006 introduction.
Nikon D3P 01 April 2008 introduction
Historical Guide to Nikon Digital SLRs The Full-Frame Advantage 11 September 2007
Plain-English User Guides NEW: Nikon D300 User's Guide 27 August 2008 NEW: Nikon D3 User's Guide 26 August 2008 NEW: Nikon D700 User's Guide 19 August 2008 Comparisons (see also each camera review for more comparisons) NEW: Nikon D3, D700 and D300 Sharpness Shootout 14 August 2008 NEW: Nikon D3 and D700 vs. Canon 5D 10 July 2008 Nikon D300 versus Nikon D3. 23 January 2008 DSLR High ISO Shoot-Out 03 October 2007 Nikon D200, D80, D70, D50, D40, Canon 5D and XTi Canon 20D and Nikon D70 Direct Comparison
Speculation (don't read yet) NEW: Nikon D4 22 July 2008 D400 Spring 2009 D3X November 2008 D3H November 2008 D90 February 2008 D80 February 2008 D75 February 2008 D60 February 2008 D65 February 2008 D55 November 2008
Discontinued DSLRs D40x 2006 D200 November 2005 introduction. D2X (replaced by similar D2Xs) D70 (replaced by similar D70s) D2H (replaced by similar D2Hs)
FILM CAMERAS Film Camera Guide updated 30 November 2004 Nikon Discontinues Most Film Cameras 11 January 2006 F6 updated August 2006 F5 updated 30 November 2004 F4 updated August 2006 F3 August 2006 F2AS, Nikon's Sturdiest and Most Sensitive
Metering Professional Camera F August 2006 F100 review, observations recommendations and tricks N90s updated 30 November 2004 N80 updated 30 November 2004 N75 updated 30 November 2004 N65 updated 30 November 2004 N60 updated 30 November 2004 N55 updated 30 November 2004 FA Nikon's most advanced manual focus camera from 1988 FM, FM2, FM2n, FE, FE2, FM3a reviews L35AF (Nikon's first AF point-and-shoot from about 1984) EM (not written yet) Nikonos IV-A 14 June 2007
I've never used the Nikon compacts because I can't figure out the menus. I prefer the Canon and Casio compacts.
Lens Reviews, Tests, Tricks and Recommendations Nikon Lens History and Terminology Glossary of General Lens Testing Terminology Lens Tricks Using Manual Focus Lenses on AF Cameras Use Nikon lenses on Canon Cameras! Lens Comparisons Comparison of Digital Wide Zooms METERING Matrix Metering Original sales flyer from the 1980s FLASH How to Use the Nikon Flash system How to use Wireless Flash - for Free! For Digital SLRs NEW: Nikon SB-900 Flash 07 July 2008 SB-600 the only two flashes that work properly with the D70 camera. SB-400 Introduced 16 November 2006 R1C1 Macro System SB-R200 Macro Flash SU-800 Remote Commander Obsolete Flashes These are great for film cameras or obsolete DSLRs, but almost worthless on current DSLRs. SB-50DX 25 November 2003 BODY CAPS Nikon Body Cap Compatibility 08 August 2007 REBATES Fall-Winter 2006-2007 Rebates for the USA. USA rebate info is often here. NEW: The Nikon Rangefinder System by Robert Rotoloni 07 May 2008
Richard de Stoutz' Nikon Collection Roland Vink's Nikon SLR lens data John White (AI conversions of old lenses). I've used him with great results. Rolland Elliot Adds electronic contacts to manual focus lenses to allow Matrix metering on AF cameras. I've never used him. Others have had varying results. Links to other sources of Nikon information (Nikonlinks.com) Information on recently discontinued Nikon products Nikon Kenkyukai Tokyo An astute club of collectors Book Suggestion The New Nikon Compendium is my favorite guide to the Nikon system. The first edition Nikon Compendium from 1993 and the slightly older second edition from 2003 here published by Hove are also good. These compendia are loaded with refreshingly correct information as to what was made when and what features work on which cameras, answering exactly the sort of emails I get from people all the time. They also cover all the cameras, motors, finders, lenses, flashes and other accessories. The newest edition covers digital cameras and historic rangefinders. It's not cheap and it's worth every penny since you won't have to buy all the other Nikon guides out there. Nikon guides are like light meters: are are all useful, but no two agree 100%. Even Nikon's own printed catalogs can disagree with themselves. For instance, Vol. 6 of the Nikon USA full line product guide shows a photo of the 300/2.8 AF-S next to the listing for the 300/4 AF, and the AF-S 80-200 is shown for the 80-200 non-AFS. These goofs are common, which is why you shouldn't spend much time reading guides and why I started making my own observations and writing them down. That's how this website came to be: personal notes about my own gear so I wouldn't forget. Of all the other Nikon guides, Moose Peterson's are my favorites. Unfortunately for gearheads he's gotten out of the guide business and fortunately for photographers he stresses photography itself. Unlike most guide writers who are authors first and photo hobbyists second, Moose is a real photographer. His guides are written from a seasoned point of view. See also my Books page.
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