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History
The Nikon N90, also known as the F90, was released by Nikon in 1990. It debuted between the release of the Nikon F4 and the Nikon F5 and had significantly fewer features than either of these more professional models. This camera had a cheaper price than the professional grade F4, making it accessible to amateurs and entry level professionals.
Features
Nikon's N90 is a film based, single lens reflex camera. This camera had an extremely fast autofocus, a feature which set it apart from its immediate predecessors, the F4 and the F801 (also known as the N8008). These camera bodies had slower response autofocus drives compared to the competitor's offerings and the N90 addressed this issue. The matrix metering system was improved compared to the F4, allowing for better and more accurate exposure.
Compatability
The Nikon range is known for compatibility between their lenses and camera bodies; the bayonet style F-mount lens mounting mechanism allows the N90 to use nearly all of Nikon's lens range. Certain lenses without computer based contacts have reduced functions, such as no autofocus or metering, however the lenses may still be used as fully manual pieces.
Modes
The N90's shooting modes include a range of automatic, semi-automatic and fully manual modes. These modes relied upon the sophisticated electronics and LCD display to be viewed, changed and used. This camera offers modes such as red-eye reduction, sport, close up and silhouette automatic settings for amateurs and modes such as shutter priority, aperture priority and fully manual for pros.
Insight
The N90 from Nikon can be seen as a stop gap measure between the release of their two fully professional models based on the features it does and does not include. Nikon's major improvements of faster autofocus and increased metering sensitivity make this a desirable camera, while the range of modes mean that it is easy to operate for both amateurs and professionals.