<s>
The	O
Nikon	O
F-801	O
(	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
N8008	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
market	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
June	O
1988	O
and	O
manufactured	O
until	O
1991	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
improved	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F-801s	I-Algorithm
(	O
N8008s	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
early	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
its	O
autofocus	O
mechanism	O
is	O
slow	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
modern	O
standards	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
improvement	O
on	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
an	O
autofocus	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
-	O
the	O
F-501	B-Algorithm
(	O
N2020	B-Algorithm
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
reliable	O
and	O
durable	O
,	O
typical	O
of	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
designated	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
range	O
usually	O
reserved	O
for	O
amateur	O
cameras	O
(	O
indicated	O
by	O
the	O
non-single	O
digit	O
after	O
the	O
F	B-Algorithm
,	O
eg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
not	O
F3	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
F-801	O
was	O
built	O
to	O
a	O
high	O
standard	O
and	O
incorporated	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
professional	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Fully	O
programmed	O
automatic	O
exposure	O
,	O
Aperture	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
,	O
Shutter	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
and	O
fully	O
manual	O
exposure	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
Multi-Control	O
Back	O
MF-21	O
,	O
allowing	O
freeze-focus	O
,	O
data	O
imprinting	O
,	O
and	O
automatic	O
exposure	O
bracketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F4	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
F-801	O
is	O
broadly	O
compatible	O
with	O
most	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
AI	O
and	O
AF	O
F-mount	O
lenses	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
features	O
are	O
unavailable	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
lens	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-CPU	O
(	O
AI	O
and	O
AI-S	O
)	O
lenses	O
are	O
supported	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
Manual	O
and	O
Aperture-Priority	B-Algorithm
exposure	O
programs	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
using	O
centre-weighted	O
metering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer	O
G-type	O
lenses	O
are	O
usable	O
with	O
the	O
Program	O
and	O
Shutter-Priority	B-Algorithm
exposure	O
programs	O
(	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
them	O
in	O
Manual	O
or	O
Aperture-Priority	B-Algorithm
programs	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
at	O
minimum	O
aperture	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
F-801	O
continued	O
the	O
trend	O
established	O
by	O
earlier	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
F-301/N2000	O
and	O
F-501/N2020	O
in	O
not	O
being	O
provided	O
with	O
an	O
ISO-standard	O
cable	O
release	O
socket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
complexity	O
(	O
900	O
parts	O
,	O
two	O
microcomputers	O
,	O
and	O
eight	O
ICs	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
F-801	O
(	O
N8008	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
successor	O
the	O
F-801s	O
(	O
N8008s	O
)	O
enjoy	O
an	O
enviable	O
reputation	O
for	O
extremely	O
reliable	O
performance	O
and	O
durability	O
,	O
a	O
weak	O
point	O
of	O
many	O
mid-level	O
AF	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
F-801	O
provided	O
a	O
semi-professional	O
autofocus	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
manual-focus	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FE2	I-Algorithm
SLR	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
manufactured	O
until	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
F-801	O
led	O
to	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
camera	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designated	O
the	O
F-801S/N8008S	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
the	O
F-801s	O
sat	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
consumer	O
range	O
of	O
autofocus	O
cameras	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
F-401	B-Algorithm
and	O
F-601	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
advanced	O
and	O
expensive	O
professional	O
autofocus	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
included	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F4	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
