Nikon F90X + Nikon 43-86mm zoom lens

BUILD

The Nikon F90X has a very sturdy and strong body. One hold on the camera and it will give you the impression that it deserved the professional tag and she will not fall apart easily.

The knobs and buttons are all located properly for ease of use. And also with the shape of the body, and with the well-designed handgrip, shooting in both vertical and horizontal position proved to be easy and sturdy.

Weighing about 750 grams with the basic body only, it is definitely a heavy beast. With the battery pack on, it will weigh close to a kg. Carrying the whole unit around can be rather tiring for some, especially if you have the battery pack on.

FOCUSING

The Nikon F90X provides both Auto Focus and Manual Focus mode.

In the Manual Focusing mode, the focusing ring on the body is turned till the image through the viewfinder is clear and sharp. The Manual Focusing mode comes with electronic rangefinder.

In the Auto Focusing mode, it offered 2 choices, namely,

01) Single Servo AF
02) Continuous Servo AF

The Nikon F90X employed a Nikon CAM246 module TTL Phase Detection System. It has an AF detection range of EV -1 to 19 at ISO100.

EXPOSURE

The Nikon F90X offers 3 types of metering systems, namely,

01) Matrix
02) Centre Weighted
03) Spot

It has a metering range of EV -1 to 21 for matrix and centre-weighted and EV 3 to 21 for spot metering.

It offers 7 build in vari programs modes for casual users, as in

01) Portrait
02) Portrait with Red Eye
03) Hyperfocal
04) Landscape
05) Sports
06) Close Up
07) Silhouette

As well as 4 Advance modes, as in

01) Program
02) Shutter Priority
03) Aperture Priority
04) Manual

FEATURES

The Nikon F90X also provides the following features

01) Exposure Compensation
02) Auto Exposure Lock
03) Shutter Speed of 1/8000s to 30s, Plus Bulb
04) Eyepiece Shutter
05) Changeable Focusing Screen
06) 4.3 fps
07) Self Timer
08) Depth of Field Preview
09) Changeable Film Back
10) Flash Sync of 1/250s
11) Automatic Balance Fill Flash

LENS

The Nikon F90X used the old and reliable Nikon F mount, and it accepts the whole range of very high quality lenses from the Nikkor Lens range (both AF and MF) as well as a wide range of good quality third party lenses maker like the popular low cost Sigma, Tokina, Tamron... etc.