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Here we have the Nikon D60, from 2008, and the Nikon F60, from 1998 (known as the N60 in the colonies).

A beginner camera from the digital age, and a beginner camera from the film era.

What do they have in common? Well, they were both targeted at people moving from point and shoot to a serious camera. Neither really needed an instruction book - what you see when you turn it on is pretty much all that it does.

Lens compatibility - they both have their oddities here. Notice that neither lens gives full compatibility with either camera? The D60 will only autofocus with AF and AF-S lenses, the F60 only with AF or AF-D. I was going to say that the D60 can autofocus with G lenses, but then there are exceptions - such as the 28-80 mm f/3.3-5.6G (no aperture ring, and no internal motor!). So both are somewhat knobbled, but you can still buy a decent range of lenses for each from the current Nikon lens range.

Did you know that the Nikon F60 body was used as the basis for the Fuji S1 Pro?

The Nikon D60 is lovely to use, and has a shutter that is quiet as a mouse. The F60, however, sounds like a combination of a grandfather clock and a blender (really grating). But then why did they add built-in winders to cameras that could only manage 36 exposures before being reloaded?

The F60 here is Champagne coloured - a special edition apparently, but only cost me ?30 on ebay.

The F60 is big, innit?

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The main items have arrived!

- Nikkor AF-S DX 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR II Lens
- Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED Micro Nikkor NAFS
- Nikkor AF-S 50mm f1.4G
- Nikon SB-600

Other items include:

- Fileters (UV and Polarizing)
- Camera backpack (fits about 4 lenses with SLR
- New cleaning materials.
- 58mm Cokin filter holder.

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I am loving the new stuff so far :P - the 50mm is stunning. The 18-200mm is freaking heavy, lol. Still getting use to the 60mm. Building a lightbox for it tonight :P hahaha.