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Camera (Nikon F-301 / N2000 w/35-70mm 1:3.3-4.5 kit lens)

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The first camera I bought still worth mentioning. Its a Nikon F-301 SLR, with a Nikkor 35-70 mm 1:3.3-4.5 kit lens (at least I think its the kit lens - I got it with the camera when I bought it.).

An entrance level SLR from Nikon at the time I bought it, in 1989. I had the choice between this and the more automatic F-501, and chose this - it does have a program setting, but has lots of manual settings, and the lens is all manual, of course - both aperture and focus. The camera was introduced in 1985.

I believe it set me back NOK 4,000 at the time, roughly EUR 500 today (or USD 750 with the currently weak dollar). Its about the same as NOK 5,850 today - roughly the price for a Canon EOS 400D with kit lens in Norway now.

I've not uploaded any photos taken with this camera to Flickr yet, but I've acquired a Canon MP-600 printer with scanner now, so who knows? :-)

Still my only SLR. I'm surrounded by Canon people and only have this Nikon lens, so the next one will quite possibly be a Canon.

(Yes, I know, the background removal leaves a bit to be desired here. ;-)

Some links about this camera, also known as the N2000:

- Comparsion of F-301 and FG.

- Reviews

- www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Nikon_N2000_(F301)

- Specifications

- F-301 on Wikipedia

 

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Uploaded on November 28, 2007
Taken on November 28, 2007