Nikon F80
By nuno reis goncalves
29 Sep 2008
The F80 was introduced in 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 F80QD 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.
Also notable, the N80 was chosen by Nikon to be the basis for the popular digital SLR D100 cameras. 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, this now makes it unlikely that one will ever appear on the market.
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Stéphane Heinz gave props (29 Sep 2008):
The shots you made with this Nikon are really impressing, I specially like the b&w ones! :)
