Don;
Yes I was talking about film cameras for class, and yes talking of cheap cameras at least for todays price, though they used to worth a fortune (Price of mid to full size car, when introduced early in 90s) and again Yes, You are partly correct I am partly wrong.
Here is the quote for Nikon N90 version, hybrid by Kodak into digital form that is interchangeable and therefore a true hybrid.
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you can remove the Kodak Digital back and revert back as a standard N90/F90/N90s/F90(x) camera. "
If you need additional info please use this
LINK
Check the second paragraph under red "Please Note", third line.
Same goes for the older versions such as AP 2000e that Kodak built for Associated Press (So called AP) by using film chassis of Nikon N90, also interchangeable for film usage when digital Kodak back is removed and original Nikon back is added.
As for F5 digital version or Kodak DCS 6XX , 7XX, as owner of one, I should have known better, but the back looks not to be interchangeable with the original film back of F5. More info
HERE
Price of these cameras are very very cheap these days so a good opportunity for anyone interested in collecting to grab one but the conditions that they come with varies significantly between them.
On F5 models, Nikon's 3 digit model number can be utilize to know the MegaPixel of the camera, i.e. the 10th value signifies the MP. For eg 6
60 has
6 MP Kodak sensor and 7
20 has a
2 MP.
But ShutterFly don't forget that these cameras take only RAW pictures that need special handling to see the picture, far more complex that todays DSLRs so not a really good approach to go with digital cameras. I strongly recommend to have a full manual, battery non-dependent camera body for class if you need one again either Pentax K-1000 or Nikon FM/FM-2 and then have a new, trouble free DSLR for most of your real experiences with the photography as we know it today (A lot faster, cheaper and easier that before to master all aspects of photography).
Well if you go for one and down the road need assistant for processing the RAW image of older Nikon/Kodak camera, ask and will walk you through.
Duncan:
I need to check with you compatibility list as from my experience, I could virtually put up any old Nikon Lens on my son's D50 with no problem (I am talking of those old glasses that don't have color F stops in tiny form close to body as initially when Nikon was making mechanical outside F stop coupling to lens, view finder did not have a reading window for F stop, I guess Don is possibly the only one who can understand what I say in a nostalgics way
)(And I am bring age into this, for the record, just experience)
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The only issue is unlike introductory Canon bodies (XT/XTi), Nikon's D50 does not offer the convenience of AP shooting, so old lenses can be used only in Full Manual mode (Not a problem for a student interested in photography or a very experience photographer). Other models like D70 or D80 do not suffer from this.