autofocus slr cameras

For the price ($299 w/28-80mm lense) it's a good deal. The camera has the features you'll want, depth of field preview, spot metering function, easy adjustment of EV in auto modes. I'm a fan of old school manual cameras, but it's nice to have something quick around too. I wish it had a shutter release cable connector, but it doesn't, most new auto cameras don't. There is a separate remote that can be purchased to fill this function. I also miss having a nice focusing grid of some sort in the view finder. I don't understand why this was lost when autofocus became the standard. Anyway most auto cameras (especially in this price range) don't have good focusing grids. Left in auto mode, it does a good job of exposure, even in difficult exposure situations. Autofocus works pretty good and there are features for selecting which item gets focus within the frame. It's a little cumbersome to select a different object for focus, and easier to just flip the switch to manual focus. This is only needed for unusual focusing situations. I've only ran a few rolls through it but I have no complaints and would recommend to anyone looking for an auto slr with a nikon mount.

It is essentially a facelift job on Nikon N65 (marketed outside US as F65), and all the good things that can be said about N65 apply to this product, too: it's reliable, it's capable of fully-manual operation (although this can be a little fiddly and N75 will feel more natural in automatic or semi-automatic mode).

Quality of pictures, for the price, is stunning, and in the line-up of entry-to-medium level SLRs this is definitely the one to choose (for example, auto-focus speed beats Canon equivalent hands down; Canon Rebel 300 - marketed outside US as Canon EOS 300 - also looks decidedly like a cheap compact camera with a big lens on top).

For many, many users (including myself) it will provide all the advanced functions that they will ever want. Pricier "professional" cameras like N80 are of course more robust and may have a few extra features or even faster AF, but the difference in price will be so significant that you will have to be a heavy user to make a more expensive camera pay for itself.

The only reservation about N75 is the size: Nikon tried to make this camera as small as possible, which makes it more agreeable for delicate hands (or so they think). For someone like me, a person with bigger paws, it does not feel right - it is just not chunky enough to provide a good grip: a lightweight camera it might be, but still it is no compact thing which you could put in your shirt pocket. This is an important consideration: all the good features will bring you no joy if you feel awkward holding the camera in your hands.

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.