> Well, hey,
> So my choice is narrowing to F601, 801, 801s, 90, 90x.
> So help me out here fellas please, I have some questions
I'll try I know I won't have all the answers but I have been taking
information for a while and would like to try to give a little back.
I am a reacent convert from Minolta to Nikon, I just picked up my N90s
w/MB-10 and 50mm lens a couple of days ago, so I am still learing as I
go so please bear with me.
> 601 has spot metering doesn't it? Wasn't there another 601 model which
> didn't have AF, or didn't have spot metering or didn't have built in flash
> or something?
Your 601 I believe is my 6006, and if that assumption is correct then yes
it does have Spot metering, as far as I know there was only one 6006, and
they didn't change it's features in mid production run, though they may
have changed something in the models out of the States. Someone better
qualified than I to answer this, will come forward I am sure.
> If the 801 was supposed be the superior model to the 601, why didn't it have
> spot metering when it first came out? Apart from maybe a faster motordrive,
> what made it better than the 601?
Again, I think that the 801 is what I know as an 8008, which I believe I
saw a spot function on when I was looking into converting. I think that
the 8008 had greater view-finder coverage than the 6006, faster motor
drive, and was generally regarded as a pro/advanced amature camera.
> What's the difference between the F90 and the F90x? I never hear anyone
> talking about the F90 at all - all you guys seem to have the F90x.
Again this is only valid if I understood what I read correctly when I was
looking at it all, but the only major difference is that the F90x (N90s)
can take the MB-10 vertical grip and use the vertical release button,
while on the F90 (N90) it only serves to extend the cameras holding
surface.
> How does an F801 compare to an F90?
F90 has faster AF, and a larger/brighter prism, maybe a faster motordrive,
but other than that I think that the buttons and functionality are
basically the same.
> What year did the F601, F801, 801s F90 and F90x come out?
Can't help you on that one.
> Which models have screw-in cable shutter release?
Only the 6006 (F601) the rest are all electronic releases
> And another question - On the models that have built in flash (only the F601
> and the F70 that I might be interested in) do they also have a hotshoe to
> plug in my own Vivitar 283 flashgun or a Speedlite or something (which must
> surely be more powerful than the built in flash). If so, where is the
> hotshoe? Is it still on top of the prism but behind the flip up cowling for
> the Built-in flash?
Yes they have a hotshoe, though I am unsure if the flash from your MF gear
will work properly with the AF gear once again someone more qualified that
I will have to answer this one definatively. The hotshoe is on top of the
prism, behind where the built in flash is, you can see it easily when
looking at the cameras, right where you would expect it to be.
> Which Nikons I mention above use the facilities of the D (distance?)
> metering lens? Only the F90x?
I believe that that they all make use of the D lenses, A few years ago one
of the guys that I do a lot of my shooting with bought a 6006 and included
in the kit was a 35-70 "D" lens. This was not a camera store put together
kit, but was put together and shipped like that from Nikon, so I would
assume that if a "D" lens was included that the camera would make some use
of it.
Hope this helps,
Adam
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