▁of ▁release ▁was ▁N ikon ' s ▁lowest - pr iced ▁SL R ▁on ▁sale ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁It ▁was ▁noted ▁by ▁some ▁review ers ▁that ▁the ▁F 6 0 ' s ▁wheel - based ▁interface ▁was ▁easier ▁to ▁use ▁than ▁the ▁push button ▁interface ▁of ▁the ▁F 5 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁variant ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁F 6 0 D ▁or ▁N 6 0 D , ▁which ▁added ▁a ▁date / time - im print ing ▁facility ▁was ▁also ▁available . ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁The ▁F 6 0 ▁body ▁was ▁made ▁from ▁poly car bon ate ▁and ▁metal , ▁and ▁available ▁in ▁both ▁" ch amp agne ▁silver " ▁and ▁black . ▁It ▁features ▁compatibility ▁with ▁most ▁older ▁Nik kor ▁F - mount ▁l enses , ▁except ▁A FS ▁and ▁pre - AI ▁l enses . ▁However , ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁aut of ocus ▁and / or ▁T TL ▁meter ing ▁is ▁not ▁supported . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁of ▁the ▁F 6 0 ▁include ▁the ▁' T ' ▁Time ▁setting ▁- ▁where ▁a ▁first ▁press ▁of ▁the ▁sh utter ▁release ▁opens ▁the ▁sh utter , ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁clos es ▁it , ▁and ▁AF ▁ser vo ▁tracking ▁in ▁' S port ' ▁mode . ▁The ▁camera ▁also ▁supports ▁five ▁different ▁flash ▁modes , ▁including ▁' slow ' ▁for ▁low ▁light ▁scenes . ▁The ▁film ▁speed ▁is ▁only ▁automatically ▁adjust able ▁by ▁D X ▁encoding . ▁ ▁Notable ▁om issions ▁include ▁depth - of - field ▁preview ▁and ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁remote