New 35mm film SLR from Nikon Tuesday February 18, 2003 New 35mm film SLR from Nikon Nikon has restated its commitment to 35mm film photography, with the announcement of a new, enthusiasts’ film SLR, positioned in the range between the F65 and F80. Compact and lightweight, the Nikon F75 has been developed as the Nikon AF SLR model for amateur SLR users including beginners. It offers advanced Nikon features and innovations that are standard in Nikon F5, F100 and F80 SLRs plus Nikon system compatibility, and compact design. The F75 is an easy to use, affordable entry point to SLR photography, whilst offering the enthusiast a fully featured foundation to the Nikon SLR system. Easy to use dials and a large LCD panel make operation easy. The fully automatic AUTO mode, for example, offers point-and-shoot capability that is ideal for beginners to SLR photography. In addition, the F75’s Vari-Program modes handle specific subjects and scenes automatically — determining aperture and shutter speed values with professional precision. The F75 also features P, S, A and M exposure modes for control of exposure allowing the user greater creative control as they gain experience. The large mode dial and clear, bright LCD panel ensure easy access to the exposure modes. A built-in Speedlight automatically pops up and fires the flash when light is low or the subject is lit from behind. New On-Screen Battery/Film Indicators in the viewfinder show the battery power and film supply status. High-performance features include a new 25-segment 3D Matrix Metering, Five-Area Dynamic Autofocus system with Focus Area Selector and simple to use 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash. As the user becomes more confident, the F75’s creative exposure control functions, such as Auto Exposure Bracketing, Exposure Compensation, Multiple Exposure, 12 custom settings and more, allow greater versatility and creative control. All of these features are packed into a stylish, compact lightweight body. Fully compatible with more than 40 AF Nikkor lenses including AF-S and VR lenses, plus accessories such as Speedlights, the F75 is the ideal introduction to the Nikon system. The Nikon F75 is available in a standard and a QD version (the F75D), and both models are also available in a black or silver version. Available in March the F75 has RRP of £299.99 with 28-100mm lens. Nikon F75 Feature Highlights Easy, intuitive operation The F75 is easy and intuitive to operate, and doesn’t require a high level of technical knowledge to achieve desired photographic effects. Simply select a shooting mode according to the shooting situation or type of picture wanted. A built-in Speedlight automatically pops up, ready to illuminate a scene in low light. Informative viewfinder The viewfinder lets users keep their eye on the subject as they check shooting information. To confirm the focus area selected, the Vari-Brite Focus Area display is automatically superimposed in black in the viewfinder, and momentarily illuminated in red when focusing on a dark or poorly lit subject. New On-Screen Battery/Film indicators appear to warn users when battery power is running low, film is not properly loaded or just a few frames of film remain. Diopter Adjustment of the eyepiece compensates for near or far-sightedness in a –1.5 to +0.8m-1 range. Five-Area Dynamic Autofocus System The Nikon F75 AF system features five AF sensors, covering a wide area horizontally and vertically. In addition, the F75 has three Dynamic AF modes for maintaining focus automatically as the subject moves from one selected focus to another. Closest-Subject-Priority Dynamic AF mode The focus area with the closest subject is automatically selected, so users can concentrate on shutter timing and shoot at will. Ideal for candid photography. Centre-Subject-Priority Dynamic AF mode The centre focus area is automatically selected. It is quick, simple and useful to turn the AF Area Mode Selector to this mode when there are objects closer to the camera than the main subject within the frame. User-Selected-Area Dynamic AF mode Focus Area Selector on the camera back is used to choose a specific focus area when composing a shot. New 25-segment 3D Matrix Metering 25-segment 3D Matrix Metering is very smart at analysing scene “atmosphere” as well as brightness. Comparing complex exposure information of more than 30,000 scenes in the camera’s database with that from the actual scene, the F75 automatic exposure control system is astonishingly accurate. 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash With either the built-in Speedlight or a Nikon dedicated Speedlight set at TTL, the F75’s five-segment TTL Multi Sensor and Monitor Pre-flash system determines the precise amount of flash needed to create a well-balanced picture by analysing scene brightness, contrast and subject reflectance an instant before the shot is taken. 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash is also useful for shooting in twilight and at night within a controlled shutter speed/aperture range. It operates with any auto exposure mode. Each exposure mode has a different sync speed/aperture combination program, giving the photographer broad creative latitude. [Return to Press Office Home Page]