Hi Chris and fellow Nikon users,
> Woohoo!!!! F100.
Yeah. I wouldn't have guessed. Oh well......I suppose its Nikon's answer
to the Canon EOS 3 challenge. Oops, or was I not supposed to have said
that? <grin>
> http://www.nikonusa.com/products/photography/F100/f100.html
> Can anyone say for sure that with what appears to be an
> interchangeable finder ? whether it has Aperture Direct
> Readout (ADR), like the F5? Is the finder indeed changeable?
From the picture, it seem like its a revamped F90X with fancy body coating
and snazzy (albeit scaled down) F5 functions. Doesn't seem to have either
ADR (there's no little gutter/window for the ADR) or interchangeable
viewfinders (notice the 2 screws underneath the prism housing like the F90X?).
> I would care less about the changeable finder, but ADR would
> be a very welcome feature. They are touting this as a pro
Hmm...don't know about the usefulness of ADR as the f/ stop is shown on
the LCD for AF lenses. Unless you intend to use manual lenses, ADR is
pretty much a "nice to have but not needed" feature. Then again, if you're
going to use mostly manual lenses.....I think the FM2n is heaps cheaper.
Also, ADR is good for those bright/fair days. Have you tried to shoot in
near darkness with a F3? I could hardly make out the f/ stop on the ADR. I
really enjoy the backlit LCD (on viewfinder and near dial) on the F90X,
though. Also, for some lenses, the minimum f/stop changes as you zoom
in/out and ADR can be misleading for this purpose. Personally, unless you
use mostly manual or constant f/ stop lenses, I think ADR is over-rated.
> Someone already posted no MLU...
Don't really need it if its got the viewfinder curtain (like on F90X) as
it blocks out most light coming into the eye-piece. Besides, the mirror is
very well damped that vibrations are kept to an absolute minimum. With a
fairly stable tripod (which you should have to use when doing macros
anyway), the benefits of MLU is insignificant.
> Very excited here. As an N90(non-s) owner, this is looking
> like a fantastic upgrade for me.
Yeah, seems so. It would appear to me that Nikon has really outdone
itself and came up with a camera that is desirable in all aspects. Although
it doesn't fulfil the 1001 "what I wish for in a semi-pro Nikon", I suppose
it comes darn close. Hey, afterall, you can't please everybody, eh! If its
priced below US$1,300 (the cost of a new F5 was as low as US$2,000 in
Singapore), I'd say they have a good candidate for Camera Of The Year.
Regards,
Deric Soh.
