The Nikon F100 is a 35 mm
film
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-based
single-lens reflex camera
A single-lens reflex camera (SLR) is a camera that typically uses a mirror and prism system (hence "reflex" from the mirror's reflection) that permits the photographer to view through the lens and see exactly what will be captured. With twin le ...
body introduced in 1999. It is often thought of as a scaled-down version of the
Nikon F5
The Nikon F5 is a 35 mm film-based single-lens reflex camera body manufactured by Nikon from 1996 through 2004. It was the fifth in Nikon's professional film camera line, which began in 1959 with the Nikon F. It followed the Nikon F4 of 1988, w ...
, and as a precursor to the
Nikon F6
The Nikon F6 is a 35 mm film single-lens reflex camera body manufactured by Nikon between 2004 and 2020. It is the sixth top-of-the-line professional film camera in Nikon's line. The Nikon F6 is designed by Nikon and was manufactured at their S ...
. The F100 was discontinued, along with most other
Nikon
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film cameras, in 2006.
Design and construction
The F100's metering system is a development of Nikon's
matrix metering technology introduced in 1983 on the
Nikon FA
(, ; ), also known just as Nikon, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging products. The companies held by Nikon form the Nikon Group.
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. The meter in the F100 uses a 10 segment light sensor and uses distance information from Nikon D-type and G-type lenses for more accurate exposure calculations when using direct flash.
In addition to matrix metering, the F100 also offers standard
center-weighted and
spot metering
In photography, the metering mode refers to the way in which a camera determines exposure. Cameras generally allow the user to select between ''spot'', ''center-weighted average'', or ''multi-zone'' metering modes. The different metering modes all ...
modes.
Also incorporated into the camera is Nikon's Dynamic Autofocus system and a 4.5 frame per second motor drive with automatic rewind. The top motor drive speed can be boosted to 5 frames per second with the addition of the Nikon MB-15 battery pack.
The F100 also provides many features which are common among high-end 35 mm SLR cameras, such as automatic
bracketing
In photography, bracketing is the general technique of taking several shots of the same subject using different camera settings. Bracketing is useful and often recommended in situations that make it difficult to obtain a satisfactory image with ...
modes,
DX film speed sensing, and custom functions that allow photographers to tailor certain aspects of the camera's operation to the way they work.
During its production run, Nikon replaced the film rewind spool for these cameras due to a manufacturing defect.
References
External links
Nikon F100 Review by Thom HoganNikon F100 user enthusiast website (archive.org mirror)
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