Can't wait to try mine out, picked it up at a yard sale for $10, the lady said ( it's not digital) lol. It was a little sticky cleaned it up with a little rubbing alcohol 90 percent. Nice video thanks for the info!
It's a sleeper. I thing a lot of people shooting film now are into a "let's make things difficult" so that it feels like "art." I get that. But when I want to do extremely technical photography, I use my D850 in my studio. When I want to just go with a feeling and not overthink my settings, I go outside and shoot film with this camera. It's dummy-proof. It meters well, it's light, it's not expensive, and it uses all your Nikon lenses you already own. The only downside is that it's not waterproof and it's not SUPER durable. But just don't get it wet, and don't drop it. Done. You said it. For anyone who wants to play around with film, this is perfect.
I forget which CSM mode it is, but you can configure the AE-L/AF-L button on the back to be AF-ON. I half-press the shutter to get exposure lock. I love the meter and the gridlines in the finder too
Great video on this underappreciated camera. I use the custom function and back button focus on my N80. I love this wonderfully capable camera. As 35mm continues to grow once again it's only a matter of time before the N80 gets rediscovered and prices skyrocket. "The world" just hasn't gotten 'round to making the N80 This Month's Hot Great Old CameraFind. I'm buying a second one before this happens.
nice review, the deal breaker for a lot of film shooters is the inability to meter with AI manual focus lenses. I picked up a F90x for 25 bucks and it meters my MF lenses and shoots/focus my 105mm f2.8g VR lens flawlessly albeit in program and shutter priority modes only, which is fine.
I have this camera in black with the add-on battery pack that takes 4 aa batteries (and is still small and light). Yes it is a sweet camera, love all the features and layout, same as my Nikon DSLR. Being able to use auto focus g and d glass is brilliant. Just got my excellent copy for very little money. A very capable film camera that is so easy to use.
Picked one up for $50, sticky rubber quickly fixed with Goo Gone and elbow grease, sealed with Chemical Guys VRP. With the battery grip it can take AA batteries, use all modern F-mount glass... insane value.
Picked one up on fleabay for $25. Works great! I use my 50mm 1.8G lens and get great images. I like that i can toggle between MASP settings on the fly when on the street. The DOF preview button is also a great feature.
I too went to Digital and got myself a Nikon D300 back in 2009 with most extras that one could have and I hardly use that now as I have found myself reverting back to the good old 35mm film camera which is a FULL FRAME where as my D300 is a DX not a FX to which one has to spend more money to get to the FULL FRAME camera in digital. I am 65 years old and film was the way to go and still is for me. My D300 has done just under 1600 photos and still looks new after 11 years. I picked up a Nikon F80 that had a Nikon 28-80mm lens and I got myself a MB-16 Battery Pack. With that you can use 4 x AA Rechargeable Eneloop Batteries. I still have my Nikon F60 that was my original film camera. I now would like to pick up a Nikon F100 as my go to film camera. So yes I would like to see Nikon bring out a new 35mm Film camera
@@justnoted2995 Thanks for your reply. I wouldn’t be holding my breath either on Nikon producing a new SLR Film Camera, but there is no harm in wishing aye!....lol
I'm looking to get a N90x or a F100, just to get the "G" lenses compatibility, to use those that I already have from my digital gear. I'm surprised to see that this camera is also capable to drive the aperture on those lens series... can you please confirm that again? Thanks, and excelent clip!
This camera will 100% work with G lenses. I’ve personally used prime and 24-70 2.8g lens with this camera. Auto focus and aperture work perfectly. But I still would recommend the F100 because it can also work with D lenses. Since D lenses need the screw to drive the auto focus.
@@DaveMontejano You're wrong informed. The F80 does also drive all AF-D series of lenses. I am using my F80 mostly with either way my Nikkor 35/F2D (AF-D) or Nikon 28-70/3.5-4.5D, which is version II (original was released with the F90, and without "D" distance encoding. That zoom is also one out of two F100 kitlenses, the other one was the 28-105/3.5-4.5D. The 28-70, because it's small size suits perfectly the small F80/N80. And it's better than ppl think.
sorry i really don't know anything bout cameras but i'm interested in photography... is this a good pick for a beginner or should i buy a d3100 for a couple hundreds more?
I have an N75. Paid $9.50 for it. Shocked at what a great camera this is and how many features -- plus works with modern Nikkors. Plastic -- yes. But light as a feather. Bought it because I have a D600 and a bunch of Nikon glass. Glad I did. These are overlooked by those who still shoot film -- and they're new, not decades old.
Nice video. I love the F80. Have 4 of them including the "S" version. Brilliant with Nikon's 1.8 primes. Amazing handling too ... every dial just where you want it. Much lighter than the F100 or F6.
Hi. The "S" version imprints some shooting data such as shutter speed and aperture between frames on the film. Was only available with the F80 version and not the N80 version for some reason. The F6 also does this but can imprint even more data such as focal length and date. Yes, F80 is a brilliant little camera. Love using it with Nikons excellent 1.8 primes. Cheers.
Hi, you can use all of the Nikon AF D & Nikon AF-S G lenses, however do not use the Nikon DX Lenses as you will get black shadowing known as vignetting around the photo.
I own this camera. I used to use it all the time. It’s a superb camera. Very very capable and well built. I have absolutely no complaints about it. But as digital became better and better this camera got used less and less until eventually I just removed the battery and stored it away. And when I am in the mood to use film I am more drawn to using either totally manual cameras or tiny point and shoots with fixed focal length lenses.
Great camera! Only annoying issue is the rubber on many of these cameras is getting too sticky. It doesn’t effect camera functionality or photo quality. But it can be annoying.
I’m getting an Error message in the interface box. I’ve tried removing the lense and removing dust but it’s still displaying error and doesn’t let me take any photos :(
Thanks for your review. I have an N80. I loaded a film but it only took 3 photos then rewound the film back into the canister. Am too nervous to try another roll incase it does the same thing. Any suggestions to help me with this?
Hello!! I REALLY need some help!! I'm thinking about buying this camera but only have a 50mm 1.8D and are now wondering if that lens works on this camera? I know it won't focus on it own but shouldn't it work if I focus it manually?
michael jones the N80 can automatically read the ISO of the film you choose. If you want a different ISO you simply turn the mode selection dial to ISO. Then choose which ISO you want to bump up or down to. Thanks for your question!
Just sourced myself the F80 badged one of these off of amazon uk site looking forward to shooting with it, the price seems to keep going up & up on these as the price climbs steeper & steeper on the F100 it seems to follow suit on these
@@DaveMontejano I've missed last week a deal of the F100 with battery grip for just 99 EUR... a bit dirty, but could've been cleaned. Since i do own 2 F100's, i don't needed it, but it's nice to have, or resell after some CLA.
According to Ken Rockwell, if you use Ai-type lenses (Ai modified to Ai-S) on the F80 you can only use the mode M without the aperture in the viewfinder or screen and there is no metering (matrix to spot).
Great Video!!! I know why the Nikon N80 is not as valuable as the F100. The main reason is because it won't work with the old manual focus lens. Most analog film enthusiast look for the old manual focus lenses. While the Nikon F100 will allow you to use the old Nikon manual focus lens as long they are AI. Also another downside for the N80 is that employs an Infrared frame counter to count the frames, making this camera a NO NO for those Infrared film shooters. The demand stablished by the online market has given a value to all this wonderful cameras. For example if people start ordering and looking for the Nikon F80, I'm sure the value will start going up, but sadly there is no demand. The same happens in Canon with the EOS 3, witch is value more than the EOS 1n. Why? Demand. Now the Nikon F80 will be a perfect companion for any photographer with a DSLR. Because it will use all the new AF and G lenses; and you will be able to add to your image collection the wonderful Analog look but not the ability to use Infrared film.
One major down fall for this (and many other plastic SLRs) are the plastic film door hooks that are on these cameras. They become so fragile over time that they just bound to break on you one day. I had 3 of these over the years, 2 of them had one or both hooks broke off just by sitting in my camera bag or in the cupboard over a couple of months unused. I dont think there are any ways to avoid this unfortunately.
Don't slap the door shut like you're Arnie loading magazine into a machine gun is my, err 'motto'. I agree though, I have an F100 (not exactly a plastic camera though) and I'm sometimes worried I might experience the same event at some point as entire door replacements are hard to come by. Even though I don't notice it, the plastic door is one of its major design criticisms. Why Nikon made them like that since the rest of it is made like a tank could have a cynical interpretation, the F100 with an MB-15 is more or less a docked F5 with a few niche features excluded (5FPS instead of 8, no mirror lock up and no colour matrix metering no removable prism that the more expensive F6 doesn't have either) as to not dissuade Pro users from getting the more expensive option I presume. I'm not sure about the efficacy of colour matrix metering over simple matrix either. I haven't really noticed. I have read about people successfully replacing them with custom metal hooks however. I had an F5 a while back, but not having a removable grip made it pretty heavy and rather bulky for an everyday shooter. The F100 is otherwise more or less perfect for me. I hope it never breaks! For a film camera of its kind, not that expensive to replace anyway. Amazing how low they go for now. Around £200 if you import from Japan (including duty)
The F80 has 2 hooks and built into the door edge frame thus stronger The N6006 is a single hook and broke. The problem was a coating turns to rubber glue after 20 years. but you can remove that.
In all seriousness… lol… can I remove the lens and just shoot film with the body only?? Hope to move up to using lenses at some point, but I’m just starting out!
@@DaveMontejano And I recently picked up an in excellent condition F80 (non USA version) with the data back. I love this camera for its features, size and weight.
I just bought an M80 but don't have it yet and don't have any nikon lenses. Does nikon make both full frame and apsc lenses? If so how do i make sure I'm not buying an apsc lens?
It only applies to modern lenses starting with the G series. FX lenses are full frame. DX lenses are for crop sensors. You can still use a crop lens on a full frame but with vignetting.
This is such a bargain. It's a modern full frame SLR you can pick up for 30 bucks. Think about what that would cost you in the digital world. You will be getting the same shallow depth of field with the film look we strive for in Lightroom and without the hassle - all for 30 bucks! Think about that. The only difference is you have to get your photos developed that costs money, but you could develop 50 films and you wouldn't even be halfway to what a digital full frame would cost you.
The cost of using G lenses is that the camera loses some functionality with older lenses. That, and the 1/125th sec flash sync speed probably account for its lower price. The sort of people who buy Nikon film SLRs tend to also love AI and AI-S lenses. In other words, the F80 is an almost perfect AF camera, but not a great manual focus camera. People love MF on film cameras. Thus the prices are lower. Don't complain - it makes it easier to buy this little AF gem.
I just got me one of those beautiful cameras planning to sell it have no idea for how much could you give me any idea what price I can sell it without lens
I wonder what causes these to become sticky? Years ago my N80 was perfect, but I pulled out it for the first time in probably five years the other day and wow did mine become sticky.
The N80 has a very plasticky body that tends to make creepy cracky noise when getting older. That makes the camera look and feel cheap while I won't dispute its technical capabilities.
I used to have one until it was stolen from me. I too thought it was an amazing camera for the cost. During my ownership, I was pleased with the performance. However, I dreamt of the elusive F5 as it was the flagship of Nikon's lineup during those days. Back in '04, I was finally able to purchase not one but two F5's.
Absolutely perfect. I'm also shooting a Sigma 50mm 1.4 HSM (predecessor to the Art lens) and get mindblowing results. Works perfectly fine with any modern Nikon lens 🤙🏻
60 was a great price. The F80 is not cheap any more, to find one with decent condition is hard and you have to pay 100 - 150, unless you are totally lucky.
Because people dont know.. They think new is better, and after getting it they realise thye just sold gold and got paper for it.. Same shit hapened to me when i sold F80 with my Sigma lenses for like 150 dollars.. Today i want not the camera but my lenses back.. TOO Fucking late.. I got sold to fake reviews and commertials.. Today if i want to get lenses like these and a full frame camera OMG OMG.. I don't earn so much in a year!!! Can you imagine how much i got screwed up by fakers?? I had 18-70mm sigma lens, and 70-200mm lens both sigma, both made for film camera both with autofocus and all the juicy stuff.. At some point new lenses were blooming in prices so my lens was cheap, so i thaught i had trash in my bag and stupid idiot me sold it! Thinking that the new will be better.. I got so so cheated.. Dammit! And the full frame film camera OMG! I sold all of that for trash money and 2 years later this shit is worth a fortune!
BRILLIANT camera ....... had mine for 5 years.... costs me £50...... never had a problem...... sold my F5 for it...... yeah.... think about that...... and it does 90%+ that my F5 did...... and weighted nothing .... looked back at my 200 posts and 50% of my shots were on the F80.....what does that tell me?
Nice refresher. I just pulled mine out of storage and needed this video. Great camera.
Can't wait to try mine out, picked it up at a yard sale for $10, the lady said ( it's not digital) lol. It was a little sticky cleaned it up with a little rubbing alcohol 90 percent. Nice video thanks for the info!
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It's a sleeper. I thing a lot of people shooting film now are into a "let's make things difficult" so that it feels like "art." I get that. But when I want to do extremely technical photography, I use my D850 in my studio. When I want to just go with a feeling and not overthink my settings, I go outside and shoot film with this camera. It's dummy-proof. It meters well, it's light, it's not expensive, and it uses all your Nikon lenses you already own. The only downside is that it's not waterproof and it's not SUPER durable. But just don't get it wet, and don't drop it. Done. You said it. For anyone who wants to play around with film, this is perfect.
I forget which CSM mode it is, but you can configure the AE-L/AF-L button on the back to be AF-ON. I half-press the shutter to get exposure lock. I love the meter and the gridlines in the finder too
Renato Valenzuela Jr. thanks for the tip!
Great video on this underappreciated camera. I use the custom function and back button focus on my N80. I love this wonderfully capable camera. As 35mm continues to grow once again it's only a matter of time before the N80 gets rediscovered and prices skyrocket. "The world" just hasn't gotten 'round to making the N80 This Month's Hot Great Old CameraFind. I'm buying a second one before this happens.
Bought one of these new when they first released. GREAT camera that had amazing features for its time. Ergonomics and feel are fantastic.
nice review, the deal breaker for a lot of film shooters is the inability to meter with AI manual focus lenses. I picked up a F90x for 25 bucks and it meters my MF lenses and shoots/focus my 105mm f2.8g VR lens flawlessly albeit in program and shutter priority modes only, which is fine.
I picked mine up with a flash, some filters. My sister gave me a Sigma 28-90 aspherical lens and now I have a very nice camera.
Thanks for the video! I joined a film group and havent used mine in over a decade so i appreciate the refresher!
I have this camera in black with the add-on battery pack that takes 4 aa batteries (and is still small and light). Yes it is a sweet camera, love all the features and layout, same as my Nikon DSLR. Being able to use auto focus g and d glass is brilliant. Just got my excellent copy for very little money. A very capable film camera that is so easy to use.
Picked one up for $50, sticky rubber quickly fixed with Goo Gone and elbow grease, sealed with Chemical Guys VRP.
With the battery grip it can take AA batteries, use all modern F-mount glass... insane value.
I owned one of these in the late 90s. Great Nikon SLR! Loved it.
Liked your video man. Just picked up a F80, that is wat they call it in Holland. I love this camera
A real gem for a great price!
This was super helpful, I plan on ordering one. Also, you sound just like Dax Shepard
I've never heard that before. Thanks for stopping by!
Picked one up on fleabay for $25. Works great! I use my 50mm 1.8G lens and get great images.
I like that i can toggle between MASP settings on the fly when on the street. The DOF preview button is also a great feature.
Thanks for sharing and have fun shooting!
I bought this camera when it first came out and still have it today. I went from film to digital so its funny to hear that people go the other way.
I too went to Digital and got myself a Nikon D300 back in 2009 with most extras that one could have and I hardly use that now as I have found myself reverting back to the good old 35mm film camera which is a FULL FRAME where as my D300 is a DX not a FX to which one has to spend more money to get to the FULL FRAME camera in digital.
I am 65 years old and film was the way to go and still is for me.
My D300 has done just under 1600 photos and still looks new after 11 years.
I picked up a Nikon F80 that had a Nikon 28-80mm lens and I got myself a MB-16 Battery Pack. With that you can use 4 x AA Rechargeable Eneloop Batteries. I still have my Nikon F60 that was my original film camera. I now would like to pick up a Nikon F100 as my go to film camera. So yes I would like to see Nikon bring out a new 35mm Film camera
@@garyrielly1955 Hi, enjoy what you have in film, personally I don't think Nikon will develop a 'new' film camera
@@justnoted2995 Thanks for your reply.
I wouldn’t be holding my breath either on Nikon producing a new SLR Film Camera, but there is no harm in wishing aye!....lol
I'm looking to get a N90x or a F100, just to get the "G" lenses compatibility, to use those that I already have from my digital gear. I'm surprised to see that this camera is also capable to drive the aperture on those lens series... can you please confirm that again? Thanks, and excelent clip!
This camera will 100% work with G lenses. I’ve personally used prime and 24-70 2.8g lens with this camera. Auto focus and aperture work perfectly. But I still would recommend the F100 because it can also work with D lenses. Since D lenses need the screw to drive the auto focus.
@@DaveMontejano You're wrong informed. The F80 does also drive all AF-D series of lenses. I am using my F80 mostly with either way my Nikkor 35/F2D (AF-D) or Nikon 28-70/3.5-4.5D, which is version II (original was released with the F90, and without "D" distance encoding. That zoom is also one out of two F100 kitlenses, the other one was the 28-105/3.5-4.5D. The 28-70, because it's small size suits perfectly the small F80/N80. And it's better than ppl think.
sorry i really don't know anything bout cameras but i'm interested in photography... is this a good pick for a beginner or should i buy a d3100 for a couple hundreds more?
I bought this camera new back in 2000. I just purchased another one for $28 shipped. It so good I want another.
John Puga can’t beat that price!
@@DaveMontejano just scored what seems to be a new one in a box with the kit lens for $95 shipped. Great little camera.
I just bought an n80. Taking my first step into film . Cheers
BRAVO! You will love it.
I have one of these. It's a great modern day 35mm slr.
I have an N75. Paid $9.50 for it. Shocked at what a great camera this is and how many features -- plus works with modern Nikkors. Plastic -- yes. But light as a feather. Bought it because I have a D600 and a bunch of Nikon glass. Glad I did. These are overlooked by those who still shoot film -- and they're new, not decades old.
great review on the N80, I still have mine and it works great,
You got very lucky, the cheapest I could find this camera right now, body only is $99.99 plus $7.25 shipping; so nice catch!
Interested to know your thoughts on the f801s -
Very similar, better in some ways!
Nice video. I love the F80. Have 4 of them including the "S" version. Brilliant with Nikon's 1.8 primes. Amazing handling too ... every dial just where you want it. Much lighter than the F100 or F6.
Dean not familiar with the S version. Love this camera!
Hi. The "S" version imprints some shooting data such as shutter speed and aperture between frames on the film. Was only available with the F80 version and not the N80 version for some reason. The F6 also does this but can imprint even more data such as focal length and date. Yes, F80 is a brilliant little camera. Love using it with Nikons excellent 1.8 primes. Cheers.
Thanks for the nice review! One simple question: can you take a picture with Nikon F80 if the camera is not focused on the object? Thanks in advance.
I need to know what lenses work with this camera. I just got mine and I’m into photography and I’m ready to start my journey!
Hi, you can use all of the Nikon AF D & Nikon AF-S G lenses, however do not use the Nikon DX Lenses as you will get black shadowing known as vignetting around the photo.
I own this camera. I used to use it all the time. It’s a superb camera. Very very capable and well built. I have absolutely no complaints about it. But as digital became better and better this camera got used less and less until eventually I just removed the battery and stored it away. And when I am in the mood to use film I am more drawn to using either totally manual cameras or tiny point and shoots with fixed focal length lenses.
Great camera! Only annoying issue is the rubber on many of these cameras is getting too sticky. It doesn’t effect camera functionality or photo quality. But it can be annoying.
I’m getting an Error message in the interface box. I’ve tried removing the lense and removing dust but it’s still displaying error and doesn’t let me take any photos :(
It’s a great camera. I have the Euro/Canadian version, the F80.
Thanks for your review. I have an N80. I loaded a film but it only took 3 photos then rewound the film back into the canister. Am too nervous to try another roll incase it does the same thing. Any suggestions to help me with this?
Hello!! I REALLY need some help!! I'm thinking about buying this camera but only have a 50mm 1.8D and are now wondering if that lens works on this camera? I know it won't focus on it own but shouldn't it work if I focus it manually?
The 1.8D will auto focus with this camera. So you'll be fine with that pairing.Thanks for stopping by.
Buster Photo Thank you so much for the help!
All D lenses work perfectly on the F80/N80
Also in program mode?
can you set the film speed higher than what the camera decides??
michael jones the N80 can automatically read the ISO of the film you choose. If you want a different ISO you simply turn the mode selection dial to ISO. Then choose which ISO you want to bump up or down to.
Thanks for your question!
Just sourced myself the F80 badged one of these off of amazon uk site looking forward to shooting with it, the price seems to keep going up & up on these as the price climbs steeper & steeper on the F100 it seems to follow suit on these
paul williams yeah the F100 never seems to come down. I got lucky with finding mine for so cheap.
@@DaveMontejano Hipster wankers keep buying them as a damn fashion accessory.
@@DaveMontejano I've missed last week a deal of the F100 with battery grip for just 99 EUR... a bit dirty, but could've been cleaned. Since i do own 2 F100's, i don't needed it, but it's nice to have, or resell after some CLA.
What film do you suggest for this camera? And a 50mm lens
I just bought one for $28 on eBay, can’t wait to get it.
According to Ken Rockwell, if you use Ai-type lenses (Ai modified to Ai-S) on the F80 you can only use the mode M without the aperture in the viewfinder or screen and there is no metering (matrix to spot).
Great Video!!! I know why the Nikon N80 is not as valuable as the F100. The main reason is because it won't work with the old manual focus lens. Most analog film enthusiast look for the old manual focus lenses. While the Nikon F100 will allow you to use the old Nikon manual focus lens as long they are AI. Also another downside for the N80 is that employs an Infrared frame counter to count the frames, making this camera a NO NO for those Infrared film shooters. The demand stablished by the online market has given a value to all this wonderful cameras. For example if people start ordering and looking for the Nikon F80, I'm sure the value will start going up, but sadly there is no demand. The same happens in Canon with the EOS 3, witch is value more than the EOS 1n. Why? Demand. Now the Nikon F80 will be a perfect companion for any photographer with a DSLR. Because it will use all the new AF and G lenses; and you will be able to add to your image collection the wonderful Analog look but not the ability to use Infrared film.
Does vr work with lens equipt with it.
Another criticism is that the rubber on many of them goes bad and turns to a sticky goo, much like the N8000s etc.
One major down fall for this (and many other plastic SLRs) are the plastic film door hooks that are on these cameras. They become so fragile over time that they just bound to break on you one day. I had 3 of these over the years, 2 of them had one or both hooks broke off just by sitting in my camera bag or in the cupboard over a couple of months unused. I dont think there are any ways to avoid this unfortunately.
Don't slap the door shut like you're Arnie loading magazine into a machine gun is my, err 'motto'. I agree though, I have an F100 (not exactly a plastic camera though) and I'm sometimes worried I might experience the same event at some point as entire door replacements are hard to come by. Even though I don't notice it, the plastic door is one of its major design criticisms.
Why Nikon made them like that since the rest of it is made like a tank could have a cynical interpretation, the F100 with an MB-15 is more or less a docked F5 with a few niche features excluded (5FPS instead of 8, no mirror lock up and no colour matrix metering no removable prism that the more expensive F6 doesn't have either) as to not dissuade Pro users from getting the more expensive option I presume. I'm not sure about the efficacy of colour matrix metering over simple matrix either. I haven't really noticed. I have read about people successfully replacing them with custom metal hooks however. I had an F5 a while back, but not having a removable grip made it pretty heavy and rather bulky for an everyday shooter. The F100 is otherwise more or less perfect for me. I hope it never breaks! For a film camera of its kind, not that expensive to replace anyway. Amazing how low they go for now. Around £200 if you import from Japan (including duty)
Yeah, but you can very easily just fabricate your own little door hooks and attach them in the place of the factory ones. Not complicated
The F80 has 2 hooks and built into the door edge frame thus stronger The N6006 is a single hook and broke. The problem was a coating turns to rubber glue after 20 years. but you can remove that.
In all seriousness… lol… can I remove the lens and just shoot film with the body only?? Hope to move up to using lenses at some point, but I’m just starting out!
No, that won’t work. You gotta have a lens.
I believe one of the custom settings will leave leader hanging out after rewind.
It won't unfortunately. The F6 does. Would be great if the F80 did though.
I just purchased a very good copy of this after my original broke. I am using it to shoot B & W film.
An amazing underrated camera!
@@DaveMontejano And I recently picked up an in excellent condition F80 (non USA version) with the data back. I love this camera for its features, size and weight.
I just bought an M80 but don't have it yet and don't have any nikon lenses. Does nikon make both full frame and apsc lenses? If so how do i make sure I'm not buying an apsc lens?
It only applies to modern lenses starting with the G series. FX lenses are full frame. DX lenses are for crop sensors. You can still use a crop lens on a full frame but with vignetting.
This is such a bargain. It's a modern full frame SLR you can pick up for 30 bucks. Think about what that would cost you in the digital world. You will be getting the same shallow depth of field with the film look we strive for in Lightroom and without the hassle - all for 30 bucks! Think about that. The only difference is you have to get your photos developed that costs money, but you could develop 50 films and you wouldn't even be halfway to what a digital full frame would cost you.
Does sigma art lenses work on the F80? Like changing aperture values and focusing
yes
thank you for this video id learn so much I have that but I dont know how to use it,
The cost of using G lenses is that the camera loses some functionality with older lenses. That, and the 1/125th sec flash sync speed probably account for its lower price. The sort of people who buy Nikon film SLRs tend to also love AI and AI-S lenses. In other words, the F80 is an almost perfect AF camera, but not a great manual focus camera. People love MF on film cameras. Thus the prices are lower. Don't complain - it makes it easier to buy this little AF gem.
I just got me one of those beautiful cameras planning to sell it have no idea for how much could you give me any idea what price I can sell it without lens
Yes, a great camera but in time it will become " Sticky " I have numerous Nikons but I do love the F100 and the F4.
mamiyapress it did
I bought a "Sticky" one on ebay for about $20. Cleaned it with alcohol & now it looks & works great.
I wonder what causes these to become sticky? Years ago my N80 was perfect, but I pulled out it for the first time in probably five years the other day and wow did mine become sticky.
N80 had a rubber coating over the plastic. That gone now, when you clean it off all you have is the hard plastic. OK but not the best but looks new
Is the camera heavy?
No mostly plastic
Will VR and Af work with this?
The N80 has a very plasticky body that tends to make creepy cracky noise when getting older. That makes the camera look and feel cheap while I won't dispute its technical capabilities.
Thanks for the comment Julia.
F80 or F3 ???
Only problem is the rubber gets old and sticky. Goof off will clean it. I have three of them
I used to have one until it was stolen from me. I too thought it was an amazing camera for the cost. During my ownership, I was pleased with the performance. However, I dreamt of the elusive F5 as it was the flagship of Nikon's lineup during those days. Back in '04, I was finally able to purchase not one but two F5's.
Working perfect with nikkor AF-S G lens ?
Absolutely perfect. I'm also shooting a Sigma 50mm 1.4 HSM (predecessor to the Art lens) and get mindblowing results. Works perfectly fine with any modern Nikon lens 🤙🏻
Also the matrix exposimeter work with 50mm 1.8f g lens?
does G lenses auto focus with this camera？
Does on my 50g.
N90S is the poor mans F100s poor mans F5 - and a great camera!
thank you for this video!
shit, i did not know it can be that cheap. I just bought one for like 60 usd and thought to myself "what a great price for such a camera"
60 was a great price. The F80 is not cheap any more, to find one with decent condition is hard and you have to pay 100 - 150, unless you are totally lucky.
Thanks for a helpful video. I was tired of watching silent vedeos with a pair of hand doing a silent camera walk around lol
F100 is poor man’s F5
I was wondering if the F5 is poor man's F6? lol just kidding, the F6 was a more recent camera
baby f5 is a proper name for f100
N80, F100, F5, F6 in that order
All three slap
I'd say a small, not a poor man's. The F5 can be found cheap aswell these days. But I would prefer an F100
Fast forward...just got a n90s for 35.00 usd.
Because people dont know.. They think new is better, and after getting it they realise thye just sold gold and got paper for it.. Same shit hapened to me when i sold F80 with my Sigma lenses for like 150 dollars.. Today i want not the camera but my lenses back.. TOO Fucking late.. I got sold to fake reviews and commertials.. Today if i want to get lenses like these and a full frame camera OMG OMG.. I don't earn so much in a year!!! Can you imagine how much i got screwed up by fakers?? I had 18-70mm sigma lens, and 70-200mm lens both sigma, both made for film camera both with autofocus and all the juicy stuff.. At some point new lenses were blooming in prices so my lens was cheap, so i thaught i had trash in my bag and stupid idiot me sold it! Thinking that the new will be better.. I got so so cheated.. Dammit! And the full frame film camera OMG! I sold all of that for trash money and 2 years later this shit is worth a fortune!
i read it all
Prices now are 60$ up
Anybody know any film developers around Bangalore??? Pleeease
nope just the darkroom in California
BRILLIANT camera ....... had mine for 5 years.... costs me £50...... never had a problem...... sold my F5 for it...... yeah.... think about that...... and it does 90%+ that my F5 did...... and weighted nothing .... looked back at my 200 posts and 50% of my shots were on the F80.....what does that tell me?
Did you had any back door issue?!
F80... love
Is there no screen?
julien ahmaranian screen for what?
Buster Photo nevermind sorry😂
julien ahmaranian no worries.😂✌️
$12?
It has auto focus
Yes it does!
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