Nikon F 70 > Reviews (5)

I've used a friend's camera fairly extensively. It's a perfectly okay camera, but for me it is basically flawed.

Most people choose between Nikon and Canon. I'm a Nikon user because I value the fact that they are more robust and there's greater compatability. That's tru of the F70. However other may choose the Canon's beacuse hey are lighter and easier to use.

The F70 represents the best and worst of Nikon. It's a well made camera with plenty of features for the advanced amateur. It's has a high max shutter speed and a good flash sync speed. But it shows it's age in the way you use it. Basially the user interface is horrible. I know some who like it, but not many. Changing anything seems to require holding down multitudes of buttons ot going through several menus. You cn get used to it, but better for the controls to be simple and intuitive - much like the Canons. Nikon have realised this and he latest F60s and F80s reflect that. The newer models handle much more like the Canons, and they are all the better for it.