C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The Nikon N90s (1994, sold as **F90X** in Europe and Asia) is a prosumer autofocus 35mm SLR. It introduced the **3D matrix metering** (8-segment, with distance information from D-type lenses for matrix calculation) — refined later in the F5 and F100. CAM 246 autofocus (3-area, similar to the F4's), full PASM, 4.3 fps, 1/8000s shutter, 1/250s flash sync. Powered by 4 AA batteries — no proprietary cell required.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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Kodak Gold 200 is a daylight-balanced C-41 color negative film with warm color, moderate grain, and a classic consumer-film look.
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About this camera
The pro-amateur Nikon between the F4 and F100. AA batteries, 8-segment 3D matrix meter, $80 used.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Mount | Nikon F |
| Years | 1994–2001 |
| Shutter | 30s – 1/8000s + Bulb, electronic vertical cloth |
| Flash sync | 1/250s |
| Meter | TTL 8-segment 3D matrix |
| AF | CAM 246 3-area |
| Frame rate | 4.3 fps |
| Weight | 755 g |
| Battery | 4× AA |
The N90 (1992, sold as F90 in Europe) was the original; the N90s (1994) refined the AF, added user-programmable custom functions, and improved metering. Production ran 7 years until the F100 (1999) replaced it. The N90s was Nikon's volume seller of mid-90s prosumer SLRs.
The N90s is the cheapest modern Nikon film SLR you can buy that's still respectable. Used at $60–200. The 3D matrix metering is the same architecture that powers the F5 / F100 / F6 — just with fewer segments. AA batteries mean no proprietary-cell concerns. AF works with all AF/AF-D lenses (and AF-S in manual focus on this body). For $100 plus a 50/1.8 AF-D lens, you have a complete modern Nikon film kit.
F-mount: AI / AI-S meter (manual focus), AF / AF-D fully compatible, AF-S works in manual focus. MB-10 vertical battery grip (rare). MF-26 data back. Speedlight SB-26 / SB-28 with full TTL.
BW
Ilford HP5 Plus is a flexible ISO 400 black-and-white film with classic grain and strong push-processing tolerance.
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Kodak Ektar 100 is a fine-grain C-41 color negative film with saturated color and high sharpness.
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