Nikon ReviewsMirrorless: Z9 Z7 II Z6 II Z7 Z6 Z5 Z fc Z50 Z30 Z Lenses DSLR Lenses FTZ Adapter All Lenses FX: D6 D5 D850 D810 D780 D750 D610 more DX: D500 D7500 D5600 D3500 D3400 more History of all Nikon Digital Cameras 35mm: F6 F5 F4 F3 F2AS F2S F2 F SP S3 F100 N90/s N80 N75 N65 N60 N55 FM & FE series: FM3a FA FE2 FE EL2 User Guides Compatibility Comparisons Coolpix Nikon 1 Nikonos Metering Caps more Mirrorless topSee All Nikon Mirrorless Reviews
DSLRs top Historical listing of all Nikon DSLRs
Nikon D850 24 August 2017 Vello MB-D18 (BG-N19) Grip. Fits Nikon D850, 03 May 2018 Nikon D7500 12 April 2017 Nikon D5600 01 March 2017 Nikon D3400 17 August 2016 Nikon D5 05 January 2016 Nikon D500 06 January 2016 Nikon D7200 02 March 2015 Nikon D810A astro Nikon D3300 07 January 2014 Nikon D4S 07 January 2014 Nikon Df 05 November 2013 Nikon D5300 17 October 2013 Nikon D610 08 October 2013 Nikon D7100 21 February 2013
Nikon Coolpix A Review 05 June 2013
D5200 January 2013
D600 13 September 2012 Nikon D600 versus D800 15 September 2012 Nikon D600 versus D700 15 September 2012 Nikon D600 versus D7000 15 September 2012
D800 & D800E 07 February 2012 Nikon D800 and D800E User's Guide 26 July 2012 How to Set the Nikon D800 & D800E AF System 26 July 2012
D4 06 January 2012 D3200 19 April 2012 D5100 05 April 2011 D90 27 August 2008 D7000 15 September 2010 D300s 30 July 2009 D700 01 July 2008 D3s 14 October 2009 D3X 01 December 2008 F6 September 2004 F5 (1996-2004) FM3a (2001-2006) SP (1957-1962)
Historical Guide to Nikon Digital SLRs
Discontinued DSLRs top D3100 19 August 2010 D5000 14 April 2009 D3000 30 July 2009 D3 23 August 2007 introduction D3P 01 April 2008 introduction D300 23 August 2007 D40 16 November 2006 - January 2010 D60 28 January 2008 D80 (also in Romanian.) August 2006 introduction, August 2008 replacement by D90. D40x 2006 D200 November 2005 introduction. D2Hs (8 FPS, 4 MP DX, 2005-2007) D2X (replaced by similar D2Xs) D70 (replaced by similar D70s) D2H (replaced by similar D2Hs) D100 Nikon D1 June 1999
Speculation (don't read yet) top Nikon D5 06 January 2012 Nikon D5x 06 January 2012 Nikon D500X expected August 2010 overdue Nikon D500 October 2010 overdue Nikon D4X written 08 July 2009, expected early 2013 The Nikon M1 and MX System 16 February 2009 overdue D400 Spring 2009 D4000 Spring 2009 D6000 Spring 2009 D440 Spring 2009 D770 Spring 2009 D777 Spring 2009 D3H November 2008 D75 February 2008 D65 February 2008 D55 November 2008 Nikon D700X expected August 2009 cancelled
35mm Cameras top Nikon F4 updated August 2006 Nikon F3 July 2009 Nikon F2AS, Nikon's Sturdiest and Most Sensitive-Metering Professional Camera Nikon F August 2006 Nikon FM3a Review 18 March 2010 Nikon FE2 Review (1983-1987) Nikon EL2 Review (1977-1978) Nikon F2S Review 06 June 2013 Nikon F2 Guide 06 June 2013
Nikon FE and FM Family Comparison Chart 18 March 2010 F100 review, observations recommendations and tricks N90s updated 30 November 2004 N80 updated 30 November 2004 N75 updated 30 November 2004 N65 updated 30 November 2004 N60 updated 30 November 2004 N55 updated 30 November 2004 FA Nikon's most advanced manual focus camera from 1988 FE New Review 01 October 2008. FM, FM2, FM2n, FE, FE2, FM3a reviews L35AF (Nikon's first AF point-and-shoot from about 1984) EM (not written yet) Nikonos IV-A 14 June 2007 The Awesome Nikon Pronea S 02 September 2008 Nikon IX Lenses 02 September 2008 The Amateur Photo System (APS) 01 September 2008 Nikon SP (1957-1962) 35mm Camera Guide updated 30 November 2004 Nikon Discontinues Crummier 35mm Cameras 11 January 2006
Nikonos Underwater top Nikonos V Review 21 April 2016 More underwater camera reviews
Plain-English User Guides top iPhone, iPad and iPod Apps Ken Rockwell's Nikon D3300 Users Guide app January 2015 Ken Rockwell's Nikon D5300 Users Guide app January 2015 Nikon D5200 iPhone/iPod/iPad App 16 December 2013 Nikon D800 User Guide App 21 December 2012 Nikon D7000 User's Guide App 10 December 2011 Nikon D300s User's Guide iPhone and iPod App Nikon D3000 User's Guide iPhone and iPod App Nikon D5000 Users Guide for iPhone and iPod 23 December 2009 Nikon D700 User's Guide for iPhone and iPod 21 December 2009 Nikon D300 User's Guide app for iPhone and iPod 21 December 2009 Nikon D90 Users Guide for iPhone and iPod. October 2008 Nikon D40 Users Guide for iPhone and iPod 08 July 2009
Online User's Guides Current Model User's Guides How to Use Your Nikon AF System NEW: Ken Rockwell's Nikon D780 Plain-English User's Guide. 05 March 2020 Ken Rockwell's Nikon D3400 User's Guide 22 March 2017 How to Reset Nikon Image Comments 07 August 2014 Nikon D3300 Plain-English User's Guide 16 April 2014 Nikon D3300 Autofocus System User's Guide 04 April 2014 Nikon D5300 Plain-English User's Guide 04 April 2014 Nikon D5300 Autofocus System User's Guide 04 April 2014 Nikon D5200 User's Guide 15 February 2013 Nikon D800 and D800E User's Guide 26 July 2012 How to Set the Nikon D800 & D800E AF System 26 July 2012 Nikon D3200 Users Guide15 June 2012 Nikon D7000 User's Guide 21 July 2011 Nikon D5100 User's Guide 16 July 2011 Nikon D5100 Autofocus Settings 14 July 2011 Nikon D7000 Autofocus Settings Guide 28 January 2011 Nikon D7000 User's Guide. 03 December 2010 Nikon D3100 User's Guide 30 September 2010 Nikon D5000 User's Guide 05 June 2009 Nikon D90 User's Guide 25 September 2008 Nikon D300 User's Guide 27 August 2008 Nikon D300s Users' Guide 09 October 2009 Nikon D300s AF System Settings Guide 09 October 2009 Nikon D700 User's Guide 19 August 2008 Nikon D3 User's Guide 26 August 2008
Older Model User's Guides Nikon D2Hs User's Guide 30 October 2014 Nikon D3000 Users Guide 30 September 2009
Nikon SP User's Guide 07 September 2010 Nikon F5 User's Guide 09 July 2010 Nikon FE User's Guide 18 March 2010
Flash top NEW: Small Flashes Compared. How to Use the Nikon Flash system How to use Wireless Flash - for Free!
Nikon SB-5000 Review 06 August 2016 Aperlite YH-700 Flash Review 20 June 2015 Nikon SB-500 03 April 2015 <--- Nikon's best normal flash Nikon SB-300 24 September 2013 SB-400 <--- Nikon's best tiny flash Canon 220EX, 270EX and Nikon SB-400 Flashes Compared 18 May 2010 Nikon SB-700 <--- Nikon's best big flash Nikon SB-910 Review Nikon's most expensive flash SU-800 Remote Commander SB-R200 Macro Flash R1C1 Macro Flash System
Obsolete Flashes These are great for film cameras or obsolete DSLRs, but almost worthless except in non-TTL modes on current DSLRs. SB-50DX 25 November 2003
Comparisons and General Interest top (see also each review for more comparisons)
Lenses: Nikon Lens Comparisons.
Cameras
Nikon DX vs. Full-Frame Sony A7 II Comparison Feb 2017 Pro DSLR Comparison 03 February 2016 Nikon D810, D800E, D600 and D3 Sharpness Comparison 30 July 2014 Nikon 35Ti vs Canon 5D Mark III vs. Fuji X100S image quality 09 January 2014 Nikon D600, D7100 and D7000 Image-Quality Comparison 10 April 2013 2012 Full-Frame DSLR Comparison Nikon D600 versus D800 15 September 2012 Nikon D600 versus D700 15 September 2012 Nikon D600 versus D7000 15 September 2012 Nikon 18-200 vs. 28-300 vs. 18-300 Comparison 11 July 2012 Canon 5D Mark III vs. Nikon D800 27 June 2012 Nikon D7000 Sharpness versus FX 09 November 2010 Nikon D7000, D300, D3 (D700) and Canon 5D Mark II High ISO Comparison 08 November 2010 Nikon D3100, D3 and D40 High ISO Comparison 29 September 2010 Nikon Flashes Compared Sep 2010 Nikon High-Speed 50mm Lens Sharpness Comparison 09 Sep 2010 All Known Nikon 24mm Lenses and Zooms Compared 14 August 2010 Nikon D3 and D700 vs. Canon 5D 10 July 2008 Nikon D3000 High ISO Comparison to D40 29 September 2009 Nikon D3X, D3, D40, LEICA M7, Pentax 645N, and Canon 5D Mark II, 5D and SD700 Sharpness Comparison 13 January 2009 Nikon FE and FM Family Comparison Chart 18 March 2010 Nikon D90, D3, D300 and D200 ISO 3,200 Comparison 18 September 2008 Nikon D90, D3, D300 and D200 Sharpness Comparison 18 September 2008 Nikon D3, D700 and D300 Sharpness Shootout 14 August 2008 Nikon D3 and D700 vs. Canon 5D 10 July 2008 Nikon D300 versus Nikon D3. 23 January 2008 DSLR High ISO Shoot-Out 03 October 2007 Nikon D200, D80, D70, D50, D40, Canon 5D and XTi Canon 20D and Nikon D70 Direct Comparison A $25 camera outdoes a $5,000 Nikon D3! 02 September 2008 The Full-Frame Advantage 11 September 2007 New-Camera Bugs 11 July 2008 The Future of FX and DX formats 14 February 2008 25 Years Shooting Nikon 31 December 2008
Coolpix Pocket Cameras top Nikon AW130 Review 04 March 2016 Nikon Coolpix A Review 05 June 2013 Nikon P7000 Review 12 October 2010 Nikon S70 Review 02 November 2009 Nikon S1000PJ Review 15 October 2009
Metering top Matrix Metering Original sales flyer (1984)
Body Caps top
More Information top Richard de Stoutz' Nikon Collection Roland Vink's Nikon SLR lens data John White (AI conversions of old lenses). I've used him with great results. Nikon Kenkyukai Tokyo An astute club of collectors
Book Suggestion top The New Nikon Compendium is my favorite guide to the Nikon system. The first edition Nikon Compendium from 1993 and the slightly older second edition from 2003 here published by Hove are also good. These compendia are loaded with refreshingly correct information as to what was made when and what features work on which cameras, answering exactly the sort of emails I get from people all the time. They also cover all the cameras, motors, finders, lenses, flashes and other accessories. The newest edition covers digital cameras and historic rangefinders. It's not cheap and it's worth every penny since you won't have to buy all the other Nikon guides out there. Nikon guides are like light meters: are are all useful, but no two agree 100%. Even Nikon's own printed catalogs can disagree with themselves. For instance, Vol. 6 of the Nikon USA full line product guide shows a photo of the 300/2.8 AF-S next to the listing for the 300/4 AF, and the AF-S 80-200 is shown for the 80-200 non-AFS. These goofs are common, which is why you shouldn't spend much time reading guides and why I started making my own observations and writing them down. That's how this website came to be: personal notes about my own gear so I wouldn't forget. Of all the other Nikon guides, Moose Peterson's are my favorites. Unfortunately for gearheads he's gotten out of the guide business and fortunately for photographers he stresses photography itself. Unlike most guide writers who are authors first and photo hobbyists second, Moose is a real photographer. His guides are written from a seasoned point of view. See also my Books page.
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