It's quite noticably larger, especially with the vertical grip (It's actually a bit larger than an F5 with the grip attached). The F100 is notably heavier, much more solid feeling (it makes the N80 feel like flimsy plastic).
The F100's dimensions are: 155 x 113 x 66mm and it weighs 785g. The F80/N80's dimensions are:141.5 x 98.5 x 71mm and it weighs 515g. That's a fairly significant difference. Note the F80 is plastic over metal frame, while the F100 is a full metal body with rubberized grips. The viewfinder is also significant, with the F80 having 92% coverage at .71-.75x magnification (depending on diopter settings) with an early-generation LCD overlay (which dims the finder, especially when the camera is off). The F100's finder has 96% coverage at .76x without the LCD overlay (Note Nikon has seriously improved the LCD overlays, with the newest generation costing almost no brightness when the camera is turned on, the F80 was the first camera to use this technology and it did not have the same performance). You'd really need to use the F100 to appreciate it. It's not a small camera, but it is simply one of the best handling AF cameras ever. And it delivers incredible performance in a small package (To get similar performance from most other cameras would require a large battery grip) -Adam Glen Tortorella wrote: > I was not aware of the fact that the F100 body is larger than the N80 > body. I am glad, then, that I opted for the N80. How much larger is > the F100, as I have not completely ruled out that body (in terms of a > possible future purchase)? Does it feel significantly larger? > > Glen > > On Sep 28, 2007, at 1:27 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > >> Glen, >> >> I dislike the N80 finder, however I've been spoiled by the >> excellent finders in Nikon's higher-end bodies (as well as the LX >> and MX). The N80 finder will compare well to the very similar >> finders in Pentax's consumer bodies. I also find the body to be too >> small, but I'm used to the larger F100, F2, F3 and my Mamiya 645 kit. >> >> And yes, Digitals tend to be a bit thicker, they need the extra >> thickness for the LCD, main circuit board and sensor. >> >> -Adam >> >> >> Glen Tortorella wrote: >>> Adam: I do not know if you were able to read a post I wrote a couple >>> of days ago regarding my N80 body purchase, but, anyway, I received >>> the body and am quite impressed. I thought the smallish viewfinder >>> magnification (supposedly .75x) might be a hinderance, but I find >>> that, so far, the viewfinder is not all that bad. In fact, it seems >>> as if may be even a tad better than my ZX-M's finder, which is >>> supposedly 0.77x. >>> >>> The N80 is loaded with functionality, and I find that, with the MB-16 >>> pack attached, it has good balance and a comfortable feel in my >>> hand. I had the D40 and K100D in my hand yesterday, and I thought >>> both bodies were a bit thick for my hand. The K100D's body is a bit >>> thinner, and thus it felt a little better, but the N80 is just about >>> perfect for my somewhat small hand. Perhaps this is how all digital >>> bodies tend to be (a bit thick)? When comparing the feel of the ZX-M >>> and N80 to the digital bodies I have mentioned, it is similar to >>> holding a baseball as opposed to a softball. >>> >>> Glen >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
