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Summary: Nikon needs to fix this!
Review: I ordered the N75 (from another online vendor) and was very disappointed. When I got down to only 5 photos left on the roll of film the "film not loaded properly" icon flashed. I was shooting in the Aperature Control mode. I shot two rolls of film and both times, starting at the #5 photo (near the end of the roll) and continuing down to the end of the film, the error message appeared. It would flash 4 times and then disappear and I could take the next photo.I received TWO replacement N75s from the other online vendor, hoping that I'd just gotten a defective camera. EACH CAMERA had the same exact error! I spoke with two differenct Nikon people about this. The first wasn't very helpful (he said, "with all due respect, ma'am, it doesn't matter if you tell me you've had 7 N75s with this problem, it shouldn't be doing it"...gee thanks! :-( ) The other person was nicer, but also seemed completely baffled that all three cameras, each with very different serial numbers, would have this problem. I'm wondering how many other N75s may have this same defect and perhaps the owners haven't taken the camera off AUTO setting... But I decided three strikes and the N75 was OUT! I'm in the process of getting the N80...once I get all my credit card mess straightened out from the N75 orders, and would like to warn anyone to BE CAREFUL if you get this camera. I really liked it, but there was no way I was going to send a brand new camera in for servicing (as the first Nikon guy suggested). NOT RECOMMENDED!
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Summary: great camera!
Review: So here's where I'm coming from: I'm big on photography enthusiasm (I would rate myself as a semi-serious to serious amateur), and very low on budget. I've owned a Pentax SLR camera before, as well as a few point-and-shoots. I bought this camera last August after doing a lot of research both online and in magazines like Popular Photography. All the reviews raved about it, and boy, were they true! It's a wonderful camera for both the starting amateur (you can just set it on the Auto mode, and all you need to do then is point and shoot!) and the more serious amateur (you can make the camera all-manual by selecting the corresponding mode, or do speed-priority and aperture-priority). Still life and close-up enthusiasts will definitely enjoy the depth-of-field preview button, and everyone will benefit from Nikon's great series of lenses. One note there: this camera works with the Nikon "G" series lenses, which have no aperture ring -- aperture is set electronically from within the camera. While I have exposed only a very few rolls of film with this camera yet, I have a friend who took hers to Norway, shooting in low-light conditions, from speeding boats, buses and what not, entirely in the point-and-shoot AUTO mode -- and the snaps look absolutely brilliant! Hats off to the light-metering system, which is better than on similar Canon Rebels etc. There is one point to note however: while this SLR kit comes with the 28-80mm G nikkor lens, I bought a different kit, which had the 28-100mm G lens. I find the extra zoom of that lens makes it even better if you want to survive on a one-lens-only basis. The other lens I want to buy soon (since I'm somewhat interested in bird photography) is the 70-300mm nikkor G lens. If you are considering digital cameras as well -- I decided to go for a manual SLR because there is no way you can get this quality of photos and this range of optical fiddling options at this low a budget in a digital camera. I would say that's easily two years away right now. I just get my photo lab guys to make me a Photo CD, so I can easily send the pictures I really like to all my friends to admire! ;) In summary, I would say look no further -- Nikon's N75 is the best non-totally-professional SLR film camera out there for a price that fits everyone's pocket!
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Summary: No defects, Great Camera.
Review: The n75 is great. There is no defect with the camera. When you take the time to read the instruction manual it clearly states (in the "Shutter Release" section, pg. 30 at the bottom) that "when exposures remaining in the film becomes 5 or less, (the "film not loaded properly" icon) appears and blinks for 5 seconds in the viewfinder." Sure enough, when the exposures reach 5 or less, the icon appears everytime. The camera is amazing, with all the features you'll need, plus, in my opinion, it looks cool. I highly recommend this camera.
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Summary: One great camera
Review: This camera is amazing. I've been using one for about 5 months and I'm amazed at the high quality pictures I've gotten. The camera has a lot of advanced features that allow even someone new to SLR photography to take excellent pictures. The camera also includes 4 priority modes which allow you to develope even more as a better photographer. The lens that comes with the camera is a 28-80mm f3.3-5.6 Nikkor. This is a good all around lens. I used it for the first three months solo before getting a 70-300mm lens. I still use the 28-80 a lot, but if you plan on continuing taking pictures, then you should get a bigger telephoto lens. The camera is very easy to use and if you get one, experiment with all the functions on the camera. You will most likely be very happy with the results.
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Summary: Great Camera f
Review: This is a great camera for amateurs because it has Nikon quality at a great price. Please don't think cheap piece of crap, though. Its zoom isn't great but thats why it's for amateurs. Note: NOT FOR BEGINNERS FOR THAT A SIMPLE POINT AND SHOOT WILL DO. It's easy to load and to use. And has a dicent flash syncro of 1/90. I also reccomend a Quantaray Filter to replace the lense cap becuse after a while the lense cap get extremely annoying.
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