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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 641285" data-attributes="member: 13196">My first 35mm SLR was a Minolta XG-M. It was a fantastic camera, and the owner's manual was surprisingly good at explaining the difference between how to use aperture priority vs manual mode. That's how I learned--and the owner's manual wasn't too long or overly detailed. There was just enough info to grasp the concepts.I believe the F90x and F70 are the Japanese counterparts to the N90s and N70 (both of which I still have). The N70 threw a curve ball into Nikon's line up because the fan display on the top wasn't intuitive. It took me a lot of time to learn because I had to read, and reread, the owner's manual. There were many complaints about that design. But once learned, it too was a terrific body. The N90s (and F90x) were the top of the line consumer bodies right below the pro bodies. In fact, lots of pros used them. Kodak made decent cameras back in the day. My grandmother had some type of Kodak 126 film cartridge camera which took surprisingly good photos. She took it to India in 1966 when my grandfather was called out of retirement. My grandfather helped that country get electricity and running water as only some of the really big cities has those luxuries. They had electricity (and possibly air-conditioning) in their New Delhi hotel room but spent a considerable amount of time in the areas without electricity and running water. My grandparents were there for 1 year, and that Kodak held up despite the heat and being taken all over the world on their trip. What a haul! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Congrats.</blockquote>

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