Nikon N8008S / F-801S
So you've hit middle age. Don't worry, it happens to the best of us. Now that you're in the club, here are a few of the perks: you no longer have to keep up on new music; your current car will suffice for many more years; dinner is at 5:00PM; you're no longer worried about keeping up with the latest camera technology or the freshest design. You can appreciate the camera you have and the two of you can go for walks to the diner and just appreciate each other. And the ideal camera with which to grow old(er)? The Nikon N8008s.
Introduced in 1991, the Nikon N8008s (or outside the U.S., the F801s), occupied a spot between the consumer/hobbyist N6006, the venerable manual focus FE2 and the professional level Nikon F4. As Nikon's "pro-sumer" camera, the N8008s incorporated many of the advancements of the F4, but was housed in a much smaller body. Where the flagship Nikon F4 garners the lion's share of "oohs" and "ahhs" from adoring fans on the street, the N8008s is the more mild-mannered cousin in the Nikon family. Where the F4 needs to make a statement, the N8008s is fine just making photographs with the same, beautiful Nikkor lenses.
And speaking of lenses, you've got the world of Nikon F-Mount lenses available to you. Any F-Mount lens that incorporates the Nikon AI coupling and has an external aperture ring is good for you. Some lenses will perform better than others at taking advantage of the N8008s' technology, but they will all work in some form.
The N8008s is not a slacker for performance, though. It boasts a 2D evaluative meter, flash synchronization up to 1/250th of a second, brilliant auto-focus capability, and, unlike its immediate predecessor the N8008, the N8008s incorporated a spot meter function. Plus, pair up your N8008s with an SB-24 speedlite flash and you and your camera will be able to shoot in the most challenging conditions.
So relax a bit as your middle agedness sets in. Enjoy pants that rise a little higher, movies that start a little earlier, and shooting with your Nikon N8008s. Just be prepared to live your life without the unknowing "oohs" and "aahhs". From now on, you'll only get the knowing appreciative acknowledgement. Welcome to middle age.
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