Nikon N90 and N90S (F90 and F90X)
Are you a Nikonophile? No, seriously, are you a real Nikonophile? If yes, feel free to skip down a few paragraphs. Okay, now that we're alone, let's you - the regular and sane photographer - and us talk about the Nikon N90. Why did we have to have the other people leave? Well, the N90 (and its variant the N90s) is not going to turn any heads in the circles at a Nikon shooter's conference. It's more electronic than the Nikon F, F2, F3, FM, and FE cameras. It doesn't have the classic look of any of those, well, classics. It has more the "uncle in dad jeans at the picnic" type of styling than its older cousins.
Introduced in 1992, the N90 sought to capture some of the best features of the Nikon F4, but package them up in a more prosumer package. Where the F4's controls look like the cockpit of a small airplane, the N90's layout was as easy to figure out as a Honda Civic with an automatic transmission. Pick up a Nikon N90 and you're just about ready to shoot. There's plenty of information in the viewfinder to help you get the shot you want for any situation you're in. Backyard barbecue? There's nothing wrong with Program mode. Need some school portraits? Try Aperture Priority mode. Your nephew's soccer game? Nikon has you covered with shutter priority and speeds up to 1/8000 of a second.
Did your cousin just get the latest Nikon lens? No worries. Ask to borrow it and as long as it's AI or even a G series lens, you're fine. The N90s plastic AI tab means you can't mount unmodified old non-AI lenses, and the newest Nikon AF-P lenses won't auto-focus for you, but aside from that, the Nikon-mount lens world is open to you. With Nikon's most modern lenses, you'll retain the full matrix metering found in higher end cameras so you'll be able to take advantage of Nikon's state-of-the-art metering system - even the fussiest of film stocks will be exposed properly. Your images will look great and in the end, it's all about the images, isn't it?
And when people ask what camera you have, don't be shy about saying a Nikon N90. You know that the quality of your images is not about the packaging and you'll be using your N90 for years to come, like your Honda Civic. And just like you, the flashiness is on the inside.
Okay, Nikonophiles, welcome back to the conversation. We were just admiring the lineup of Nikon lenses and admiring the array of equipment you've put together. Do you mind if we borrow that Nikon 28mm f/1.4 you just bought? Thanks!
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