The Nikon F80 (or N80 as it is known in the

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) is an SLR

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camera manufactured by

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, released in January 2000.

History

The F80 was introduced on January 27, 2000, to the worldwide consumer market. It was the successor to the F70 and was based on the highly successful F100 with the notable lack of the weatherproofing and ruggedness that characterizes that camera. Three versions of the F80 are available, the F80, the F80D which has a different back that can imprint date information on the frame and the F80S which can also imprint exposure data between frames in addition to the date information. Using the exposure data imprint function will slow the F80 varying on film speed and temperature.

Design and construction

The F80 keeps with the traditional look of Nikon camera bodies, with a black plastic exterior, white ''Nikon'' lettering on the prism with a red rubber insert on the inside of the camera's grip. The F80 accepts all F-mount

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lenses with the exception of many pre AI, and all IX, lenses (these cannot be mounted on the F80 without causing damage). Older non- CPU AI and AIS lenses can be mounted on the camera, but exposure must be set manually as the camera will not meter through them at all. The F80 was the first Nikon camera to feature on-demand grid lines. The F80 was chosen by Nikon to be the basis for the popular

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digital SLR. The chassis was also used by

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as the basis for the

FinePix S2 Pro The Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro is an interchangeable lens digital single-lens reflex camera introduced in January 2002. It is based on a Nikon F80 (N80 in the U.S.) film camera body that was modified by Fujifilm to include its own proprietary image ...

and S3 Pro, and by

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for the

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and DCS Pro SLR/n. Rumors were abound during 2005 that Nikon would make a successor to the F80, and discontinue most other film cameras apart from the F6 and the F80 replacement. Early in 2006 Nikon announced that they intend to drop production of all film cameras apart from the F6 and FM10. Regardless of whether Nikon had actually developed (or even planned) a successor for the F80, it never appeared on the market.

References

External links

Nikon F80 Datasheet in PDF Format

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