Hi all, During my travels in Latin America over the last three months I brought my F5, and an N60 as a second body. This has given me a good opportunity to critically evaluate the N60, so I thought I would share a few notes with you. Now, expectations on a $300 body are of course different than on a $2000 body. Even so, there were a few points where the N60 has been disappointing. - Trigger delay: There is a most significant delay before the N60 fires the shutter. I would estimate about 250 ms, but I do not have the specs available. - Film advance speed: Yes, I knew that it would only do 1 fps. I just was not prepared for it, and I did not know how much I actually depended on faster advance. This led to several missed shots. - Popup flash: The flash lock disengages too easily, if the flash is slightly knocked sideways it pops up even though the release button has not been pressed this happened when the camera was in my bag. - On-off switch: The switch is similar to that of the F5 but has no lock, which makes it easy to accidentally turn on the camera while in the camera bag. Not too bad you might think, but in combination with the flash popping up accidentally, batteries were drained overnight on two occasions. Not a good design. - Tripod mount: when mounting a 180/2.8D, the polycarbonate camera body flexes enough to almost induce vibrations. Shots in windy conditions were difficult, I had to hold the lens still with my hand. I used an Arca-Swiss-style plate, which had wide contact with the bottom plate of the body. - The design of the N60 also seems to attract too much attention - people commented on my expensive camera! That said, I still believe that the N60 is a decent value. Exposure was good, and the camera has been working flawlessly for the 20 or so rolls that I used it for during three weeks of my trip. Mine is now for sale, in close to mint condition, U.S. warranty expires in October. Feel free to give me an offer before I post it for sale on the newsgroups. Also a 35-105D for sale, excellent condition, one very very small mark on front element, otherwise close to mint. No warranty, about three years old but not used very much. Both items boxed with all docs. For sale in the U.S., or possibly in Sweden after May this year, as I am moving back home. Ake Vinberg Menlo Park, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
