The Film Retriever

This is a review for the Nikon F65. I base the review on the one film I shot with this camera during the one month stay with me. Another one of these car boot sale finds, this little beauty of a camera was given away for next to nothing as the previous owner had switched to digital. To me, Nikon always seemed to get it wrong with her cameras in this price category. Canon always had secured this lucrative part of the market, offering small, full featured cameras starting with the iconic EOS 1000F. The Nikon F401 was a dinosaur, the F50 did much better but messed up with the interface and was way too loud, the F55 was better – the F65 seems to have got it right (at last!). Small sized with a wealth of features offered. This has got to be a winner. Once you pick up the F65, you immediately notice the small size and light weight. Size-wise, the body has roughly the same height and width of a Barnack Leica, it is very small for an AF SLR. It is made out of plastic which helps ke...