Quickly focuses to take the shot no matter how much movement there is in the frame. Each picture comes out perfectly. The flash is great, not too bright, and it brings the right amount of light to the picture. Black and white film works great in this camera. Works well with all kinds of lenses.

None that I can think of.

I bought this camera a little under 2 years ago with the 2 year Best Buy warranty and haven't needed to use it once, the warranty, that is. I am a professional photographer in the Ohio area and focus mainly on candid shots of people and nature. Kids tend to move a lot and the Nikon works great at focusing quickly to get the best picture.

I have never had a complaint about the camera, what it can do, or how it works. I've taught many classes using this camera as the main camera for the students, and they all loved it. Trust me, if you buy this camera, it's well worth the price and you won't regret it one bit.

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I have used Minolta and Canon brand cameras and none even come close to compare with this model of Nikon.

I like that I can instantly shoot right as I turn on the camera, I like the matrix metering and although it sounds silly, I really like the built in speed light. True, I am a professional, but I'm also a Mom too. There's been many times I was just shooting some photos at a birthday party or a school event and didn't feel like hauling in my stroboframe and flash units.

I wish it had a MB unit that would allow me to bulk load batteries and advance the film quicker.

I've had this camera, as well as 2 N60's, a 6006, a D100, D70, Em, and several other Nikons. I agree with the post that this camera has the capability to service either novice or professional. I shoot mostly SLR Digital now, and I will be purchasing a D200 with my tax return, this is actually my second N65 and I got this one for about $80 including s&h, which I think is a very great deal! This is such a versitle camera.

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Another N65, 2 N60's, D100, D70s, N6006i, EM, etc

Multiple progammed auto exposue modes, reliable metering & auto focusing. Light weight and overall ease of use.

Packaged kit lens is very good but not as fast or razor sharp as higher priced Nikon zoom lenses or most fixed length lenses.

In the mid-1970s I thought I'd like to get into photography so I bought the best camera I could afford at the time, a 35mm SLR Yashica with TTL meter. It was pretty basic. Manual Exposure, Manual Focus, Manual Film advance etc. A couple of years later, zoom lenses began appearing on the consumer market and I began thinking I'd bought too soon but I kept the camera for 25+ years. I'd get enthusiastic about taking pictures and lug the thing around to special events and on vacations for a year or two and then tire of the whole experience and put it away for a year or two. I dug it out for a vacation to Mexico in 2001 and really enjoyed taking pictures again but didn't so much enjoy lugging around the bulky hard-shelled case needed to carry multiple lenses. On my return, I decided to get back into photography as a hobby and thought an equipment up-grade was overdue. I traded the Yashica for the Nikon N65, which was then new to the market. The kit came with a 28-80mm zoom. I've used this camera ever since but always with mixed feelings about whether I'd really "traded up". On the plus side, auto focus, auto exposure control, light weight and the composition flexibility afforded by the zoom lens make it as easy to use as a simple point & shoot. So I use it far more regularly than I ever used the Yashica. Photo quality is consistently good. It is very easy to take really good snapshots and nearly impossible to take really bad ones. I don't believe I've ever gotten an obviously over or under exposed or out of focused photo. My wife carries a point & shoot and the difference in the quality of the prints obtained from the two cameras is obvious. On the down side, the photos are not as sharp as those produced by the Yashica with its fixed length lenses and the same reduction in weight that justified the purchase still makes it feel like a toy. The image quality produced by usinf the various programmed fully automatic mode so good, I've pretty well forgotten what little I once knew about photography. The N65 can be used in fully manual mode or set up with Apurature or Shutter Speed priority Auto Exposure and the lens can even be manually focused so it is certainly possible to be creative but it is so easy to use it as a fancy point & shoot that I never over-ride the auto settings and doubt that many others do either. It could be a decent entry level camera for someone wanting to take up photograpy as a serious hobby but I really think it is best suited to people who want better than average point & shoot snapshots. If I had it to do over again, I would still buy this camera for taking snapshots but would have passed on the trade-in allowance and kept the metal-bodied Yashica and collection of fixed length lens for more limited use when I was feeling creative.

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It is surpisingly reliable and durable despite the plastic body. In 4+ years, I've never needed service.

Ease of use ability to up grade

Focus in low light can not find a focal point film does not have the option to stay out so a person can use the rest of the film or switch between roles

This camera is a great camera for beginers but has the ability to become manual as your ablity increases.

In order: 1. Ease of Operation 2. A camera is only as good as it's lense. Nikon has a wide variety of quality optix. Comparing Pentax and Minolta. 3. price. 4. If you steal it nobody is going to miss it. 5. Sells easy on ebay.

1. Can't shoot infrared. 2. Can't set film speed. Which means you can't buy bulk and wind it. 3. Meter is average. Bracketing is important with this camera. Don't beat yourself up over the weak metering system. Even with a top of the line f100 nikon you will get consitency with a hand held meter. 4. No spot metering. 5.

this was my first camera. I've taken amazing pictures and with those in my portfolio i have gotten some work here in the orlando area.

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Never broke down. Works like a swiss watch.

EXCELLENT beginner camera, and can even be taken as a full-time camera if you don't want to be a proffesional photographer, but just want to keep it a hobby.

Focusing is sometimes a little difficult.

I found this to be an excellent camera upon my first year of using it. I purchased it December 2002, and I think that the camera is much better than its Nikon counterparts and offers a better value. The ease of which I can use the camera is astounding, and it is not complicated. A good camera to spend a day with and just fool around with the aperture and shutter speed, etc

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Ease of use. Long battery life.

Little difficult to change aperture in a pinch. Would be nice on manual rewind if there was an option to have film stop before going back into the film cartridge.

I would give the Nikon a strong rating based on ease of use and advanced features

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Great value for money ... Well packed with features ... Very easy to use, almost idiot proof ... Relatively lightweight while not compromising on quality of parts ... Great clear sharp shots ...

Missing a few of the features of the F80 that I personally would like (but that's just me) ... No illumination of the LCD panel for night use ... Some shot's in the dark or night confuse the autofocus making it "hunt" in and out ... Lastly, the autofocus could be a tiny bit faster, especially when using the 70-300 lens ... otherwise brilliant camera ...

I bought mine as a kit with the 28-80 & 70-300 lens but have since also purchased a 19-35mm Tamron lens which works well with the F65. The F65 (non US version) is a very good camera, especially for people getting away from compact's and into SLR's. It is very feature packed for an entry level SLR although it does lack a few of the more advanced features I would've liked. I switched from an old Monolta 7000 SLR to this mainly because of the specific modes like "portrait, sports, close up, landscape" etc however I personally have outgrown these features already and now would prefer an F80 to be living in my camera bag. It has some extra features like a back lit LCD, faster flash syn, higher top shutter speed but I won't go on, it will just depress me. The F65/N65 is a great camera for beginners to intermediate users and I would highly recommend it to anyone. Having exposure compensation and auto bracketing is a huge plus, although I would like the manual over-ride of film speeds. The MB17 battery pack makes it feel better in the hand especially if you have large hands like I do and the batteries are cheaper to replace, which can be a blessing if you do alot of long exposures for star trails etc. Plus it makes them look hell cool .....

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I am getting Nikon to have a look because I fitted the MB17 battery pack which every now and then seems to lose power, maybe a dirty terminal connection or something, otherwise haven't needed yet....touch wood

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Not able to set ISO manually Flash pops-up in automodes in low light No PC-SYNC Socket, need to buy an adapter Continous AF and advance in Sport mode only

I have it and love it using my vivitar 283 with it is great. I have worked with some others but this is a great bang for its buck.

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No problems with it

I have found it nearly impossible to take a bad picture with this camera in auto and program mode. however the exposure compensation has been a savior of a great shot under difficult conditions. The layout and controls are very convenient and common sensical. This was the best choice for me in the Nikon line to make the leap from point and shoot cameras. At the time that I purchased this camera the n-75 was a few months in coming, and when it did come available I felt that I wished that I had known about it because I would have waited to purchase until the N-75 came out. The price of the N-65 went down and for the price I paid I could have gotten the N-75 (which has a spot meter and 25 segment matrix metering with exposure lock). I still feel that I have a very reliable camera that takes great pictures.

The shutter speed is not as fast as some cameras, you cannot set your own film speed, the flash funtions are not as advanced as some models and there is no spot metering or exposure lock included in the assortment of functions. but I think these are acceptable compromises considering the price of this camera.

This camera is very good for the price. I would suggest that anyone purhasing this camera should also purchase the Magic Lantern guide for it. Many of the comments I find in reviews are inaccurate about this camera. Learning all of the features is much easier with the Magic Lantern guide (the owners manual with the camera is not very well written...)For instance, if the camera is used in the variable program mode the flash will not always pop up as a previous reveiwer wrote and all other functions of auto mode are still available. I also think that owners should purchase the MB-17 battery pack. It allows the use of AA batteries (more reliable than CR-2 in cold conditions AND less expensive!) also the MB-17 makes the camera easier to handle and a little heavier making for better hand held photography in low light conditions. My camera was packaged with a Quantaray (Sigma) 28-90 f 3.5-5.6 zoom which has been a great 1st lens (pretty sharp for the price and great range...) but Since I purchased the camera I have purchased a Nikkor 50mm f1.8 fixed lens and believe it to be a much better lens for someone starting out. I did not know that pictures could be this sharp and colorful.

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It's been longer than a year and I've had no problems. Nikons web site could be better, though.

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