Nikon N6000 / F601m Camera

[brandon_lee]

Does anyone know of a site where I can get information on the Nikon N6000. I know this is sort of the manual version of the N6006 but is this a recommended model? Does it have spot metering? Thank you.

[shannon_hong3]

Hi Brandon,

 

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No the N6000/F601m doesn't have spot metering and the built in flash

-otherwise everthing else is the same as the F601/N6006.

 

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U can find reviews here under the Nikon section.Scroll down - it's on

the right.

 

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www.techphoto.org

[geoffrey_s._kane2]

I used to have an N6006 and it was a fine camera; however, if you want

to use MF Nikkor lenses with it (or the N6000/F601m) you lose matrix

metering, and a limited to just <i>manual</i> and <i>aperture

priority</i> program modes. Also, the camera won't show the

aperture in the viewfinder. Of course if you spend $$$ for the

AI-P lenses (there are two of them a 500 f4 and a 1200mm-1700mm

zoom) you won't lose these features.<p>

I'm not certain, but I think that besides the built-in flash, the

N6000/F601m might have also lost some of the other flash functions

(like <i>flash compensation</i> and <i>rear-curtain synch</i>).<p>

IMHO, if you want to use manual focus lenses, you may be better off

with an FE2, FM2n, FA or F3.<p>

The only Nikon SLR with a spot-meter that takes advantage of MF lenses

is the F4 (the new N80/F80 is the only SLR with a spot-meter that

doesn't work with MF lenses, but the F4 is the only SLR with a

spot-meter that can also matrix-meter with MF lenses).

[leif_goodwin3]

Brandon. The F601M has the same flash features as the F601 but no

built in flash. It has rear curtain synch and flash exposure

compensation. It is a light nicely designed camera. One stop shutter

speeds in manual is a bit of a minus point. Leif.