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The F60 was introduced in late 1998 and was aimed at the lower end of the amateur autofocus SLR market.

This indeed seems like a cheap and bulky point and shoot camera, the only reason I got this was to own a champagne silver Nikon camera and nothing else. Nowadays cameras are just plastic but back then the transition from Aluminium body started here with the F60. The F60 body was made from polycarbonate and metal, and available in both "champagne silver" and black.

It features compatibility with most older Nikkor F-mount lenses, except AFS and pre-AI lenses. However, in some cases autofocus and/or TTL metering is not supported. I've used the kit lens 28-80 silver that came with it and to my surprise was this lens is very sharp when I used it with my Nikon DSLR, but using it with the F60 body looks like I've managed to get out of focus shots! ( Maybe I should just blame it on this prehistoric autofocus system)

All in all it felt like a Grandma's DSLR I'm shooting with, a bulky point and shoot blown out of proportion. But the lens Nikon AF 28-80mm still gets my vote better than the Camera it came with.Here are the photos taken with Nikon F60.

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" Random shots with Nikon F60" an album by markhossain.

Random Shots with Nikon EM

Nikon EM is a baby SLR, specially designed and marketed to the growing market of new women photographers then entering the SLR buyer's market in 1982. Called internally “the Nikon for women”, the EM was designed to provide style (exterior contours sculpted by Italian automobile stylist Giorgetto Giugiaro.

Back in the days it was setup with Nikon E series lens and was heavily criticized by Nikon fans and I can understand why; this camera is compact and very light weight and handicapped without full manual exposure and only Aperture priority; but to the novice its almost like a point and shoot. There is a needle on the left side of the viewfinder which tells you what shutter speed is being used in case you're hand holding and there is a risk of shake. A beep-beep sounds notifies you if the aperture is too wide risking overexposure and for back light subjects an exposure compensation button is available to give you additional 2-stops of exposure.

I got mine with a MD-E motor drive and it still looks quite small and cute! Shooting with it was quite easy but I did get some really underexposed shots. Perhaps I will give it another go in the future and who knows I might just keep this baby SLR always in my bag (apart from my Lomo-LCA).

LINK: https://www.lomography.com/homes/markhossain/albums/2173899-random-shots-with-nikon-em

Random shots with Nikon F90X

The Nikon F90X is a mammoth of a camera! Its a beast to shoot with, I love bulky cameras as they give you stability in shooting and I don't mind the extra weight lugging around.

The Nikon F90X was an advanced auto-focus camera back in 1994 and was discontinued around 2001. But during that time it was in every advanced amateur or prosumer's camera bag as a backup. Back in the film era you could get a Nikon F100 or F5 or F6; but all you really need is the F90X.

The auto focus was fast with matrix metering capability and with the added motor drive makes shooting a rapid fire; though I wouldn't want to use up my entire film roll in less than a minute. The downside of F90X is that the rubberized back tends to get sticky and messy after some long term use but I got mine secondhand from eBay with a 'Brand New' back door- so all good so far! Below are some shots with Nikon F90X.

Another problem is this camera turns anything warm color into magenta, which can be adjusted to some degree by post processing.

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https://www.lomography.com/homes/markhossain/albums/2173860-random-shots-with-nikon-f90x

Random shots with Nikon F-501

I love Nikon. I've been using it since day one of my photography adventure and I swear by them.

I'll admit that I started photography in DSLRs but I knew the heart of photography lies in those analogue film cameras.So it was only a matter of time I was going to pursue Nikon film cameras once I get the hang of analogue photography.

When you think of Nikon F series F2 and F3 are the legends and its pricey for me as I'm just starting out, so I opted for a second generation of Nikon SLR and when i saw the Nikon F-501

I couldn't resist, the design looks very similar to the beautifully crafted Nikon F3 designed by the legendary Giorgetto Giugiaro (he even designed the Nikon Em series ) It was Giorgetto's design concept to include a red stripe on the hand grip – a feature that would later become (with variants of stripes and various other shapes) a signature feature of many Nikon cameras.

Back to F-501- its such a beautifully balanced camera and feels great when I'm holding it.

The introduction of a poly-carbonate-clad body rather than metal, which caused the camera to be black instead of silver, was the most immediate and obvious change. Also new to this model is the addition of an extended grip on the shutter button side of the camera body, a feature which has grown in subsequent autofocus SLR camera designs ever since.

I like how industrial designs were very rectangular back then as oppose to contoured nowadays; hopefully Nikon will design a newer DSLR in that shape? Perhaphs not. The F-501 is the first Autofocus camera built by Nikon at its tiime and you may think its sluggish but works perfectly with the Af lenses. I've used the Nikkor AF 35-70mm for the shots below and still results are stunning for a zoom lens!