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i would be ok with this except that i had a gray market camera which is limited as far as the warranty's are concerned. the manual informed me that the error message basically requires me to send the camera in for service. so i put the camera away until i could get back to the manual.
The reason i am writing the review is because the product i received was a gray market version an f80. well, i shot maybe 2 rolls during the life of the camera. I ordered one of these here on amazon a while back, it was either sold from b and h or adorama it's been a while and i'm too lazy to check so for this i apologize.
then one day when i decided to shoot a roll i got the camera out of the bag, inserted the battery and started to shoot and after each shot i would get an error message and then the camera would basically lock up until i depressed the shutter (i assume to essentially waste a frame if any of the frames were actually working) so i blazed through a roll testing it out and assuming i just hadn't properly loaded the film or something. so be weary, this camera can be a risk apparently since it can have a terminal error without hardly any use (or maybe the problem was it didn't get used often enough, who knows) and sellers here are apparently not great at disclosing that they're selling gray market versions. i was kind of miffed that this hadn't been disclosed but i decided to deal with it since it was basically the same thing.
I don't shoot much film and am pretty gentle with my gear because i intend for it to last a long while.
PRETTY SIMPLE.PRETTY NICE PICTURES TOO. THERE IS A LAMINATED CARD SOLD ON AMAZON THAT TAKES THE MYSTERY OUT OF THE SETTINGS. TWIRL THE DIAL TO "P', AIM IT AT WHAT YOU WANT A PICTURE OF AND PUSH THE BUTTON. MY N80 HAS A 28-80mm G LENS. IF YOU ARE LUCKY YOU CAN FIND A VERY GOOD USED ONE ON THE NET FOR LESS THAN A $100. A VERY SOPHISTICATED CAMERA.NIKON QUALITY. IT WILL TAKE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. EASY TO USE.
the button for the flash has a short in the flap switch that doesn't always work. the older days. not an F5, but it does the job nicely. other than that, it works okay. AH,yes. decent body, but you need a lens.[dont we all.].mine was OK.
The only time when the pictures turn out blurry is when I accidentally focused it on something behind the subject (human error). I've had this camera since 2002 (bought it used) because I was getting a little bit sick and tired inserting 35mm film into my Nikon FM10 (still love this camera too). I fully recommend this camera. It also helps a lot when you have a basic understanding of photography. This camera performs as I expected and I had no problem with it at all. I may not have used all its features (I've used it mainly for point and shoot) but all the pictures that I took turned out great.
I got the lens and was told that the order was completed. Offered me a full refund or a different camera.
It is a very nice camera. I took the silver body F80.
I receifed a F 80. They corrected the error.
I am happy with it. The company had some computer problems.
I emailed them and asked where was my camera.
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