My three examples are probably from an F90X, but I can't be absolutely sure. I don't think the higher resolution scans help that much honestly. Portra 160 commercial develop and scan to 24Mp Tiff. Subject distance 3m, focus on text at front. PPS - I dug out a reference shot I did which illustrates.į601 with 70-210 lens with 135mm fl at f8, 1/125, on tripod with fill flash. PS - I'm not sure what your lens preference is, but I'm very fond of the old 70-210/4-5.6 AF-D for portraits particularly since the depth of field is quite workable while you have good isolation at 100-200mm focal lengths, and this lens is good with nice rendering, transitions and bokeh - and extremely cheap! The depth of field wide open is typically 10cm or so which nicely gets the head in focus whilst not being too critical in terms of focus accuracy. If that's not possible for your flash setup, you might be able to pop up a light on the subject while you acquire focus instead.
The SB800 is great acting both on F series TTL bodies and D series iTTL and is also marked Ok with the F90x. An Sb-26 can act as commander too, and the following link says that they're both compatible with the F90x. I use an SB-28Dx which is helpful with AF Assist.
One thing I did wonder is whether you were using CLS with a TTL flash. indie filmmakerĪliens (acclaimed short film_near 700K views on have been using a lowly F601 for 30 years, and find the AF to be accurate, provided you are disciplined in any recompose.
I can only imagine the improvement with a pro lens and good scanning. With all the flaws, I love the character. This can be due to consumer lens poor AF motor, or my lame noobie technique. I was just a beginner back then.Įffective resolution is around 10 - 12 mp, reasonably similar to identical shots I have with the D700 (which was used side by side sometimes).Ĭolors are relatively poor, but this is due to wrong choice of film and possibly lazy, lame scanning.ĪF is fine in most of the shots, and some are quite soft even in bright light. Is that what Velvia is expected to deliver? Is that the sharpness the F90X's AF is expected to deliver (consider only her face and nothing else)?
I'm posting the full resolution scans the lab delivered. Lab used a Noritsu scanner, which I think is a good pro scanner.īut mind you: lab operator scanned these SUPER fast, I remember that, so I doubt it was set up for highest quality. Mostly possibly all Velvia (yeah, I know, me d#mb for using Velvia for people shots). These were from a F90X as well, a different copy than I have today.Ĭonsumer lens, not sure which, but I remember was a variable aperture consumer zoom. I found some shots from 12 years ago when I tried film for a brief period. Guys, it will take a while before I do my own tests. AF systems have seen a substantial progress in the past decades. It is quite reliable for its age, even with action, but I wouldn't try to shoot action with a very fast lens wide open. This camera has the most advanced AF system of Canon's last film SLR generation. Not sure if you can do that by your own in the F90x.įootnote: I am in the Canon ecosystem and use a about 20 yrs old EOS 3 aside with my DSLRs. Plus, don't forget that your lenses may need an AF micro adjustment in the camera to focus precisely.
If AF is so crucial for you, I'd highly recommend to look for a used Nikon F5/6, you seem to be okay with a bigger two-grip pro body. Canon had already switched completely to in-lens AF drives with their EF mount. But because of those AF drives with in-camera motors that Nikon implemented back then, it was substantially slower focusing than the competing Canon semipro/pro SLRs of that time. To my knowledge, the 90Fx was the fastest focusing Nikon of its time until the F5 came out.
I think the standard focusing screen of the F90x is be quite good for manual focusing. But she mainly focuses those analogue SLRs manually, she is a really skilled after many years of photography. She later got a very good used one as a back-up. My wife has two F90x bodies for her Nikon gear, her first one being heavily used for a couple of years.