> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 21:56:11 +0000 (WET)
> From: Thomas Heissel Dahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: "pro"-models and pop-up flash [24]
>
> I am going to buy a new body to supplement my old,
> reliable FE2. I do not need 117 fancy exposure programs,
> but I do need the following: Autofocus, compatibility
> with Series E lenses, manual override of everything(!),
> build-in flash, flash sync 1/250 (as the FE2) or better,
> spotmetering, exposure compensation, plus of course the
> usual roughness that makes the Nikon a perfect blunt weapon.
> [snip]
> As far as I can see, I will have to go for the F90/F4 or
> the F70, neither having all that I want.. Is the F70 the best
> choice if I really want pop-up flash? Are there any arguments
> against the pop-up?
>
> Does anyone have good advice/suggestions? And more generally:
> Why does none of the "pro"-models have pop-up flash?
Two years ago, I upgraded from an FE2 to a N90s ($$$, ouch)
-- and I find that I love the N90s! It was a good choice.
I chose it for the very same reasons you outlined, especially
the 1/250 flash synch, the electronic rangefinder and lightning
fast autofocus. I use as little or as much of the camera's
sophistication as I desire.
The F70's pop-up flash is powered by the camera's internal
battery, which is a photo battery and not readily available
AA's. So, that internal flash, while convenient, is more
expensive to operate. Pros and advanced amateurs usually wind
up using high power external flashes, professional grade flashes
and other sophisticated arrangements that it's not meaningful to
complicate the design and maintenance of the camera with an
internal flash.
Ron H
