Its on the internal glass in the front of the camera that sits above the mirror.
I believe you mean the focusing screen. While this is an interchangeable part on higher-end Nikon cameras, it's not on the N90s. Your local authorized Nikon repair center may be able to replace it, if they can get a spare.
Before repair, bear in mind that the focusing screen will not directly affect any of your pictures. Due to the very nature of a SLR, when you take a picture the mirror flips up next to the focusing screen to let the light from the lens through to the film, bypassing the focusing screen and the rest of the optical viewfinder system. If the scratch isn't very big then while annoying it won't affect camera operation. If the scratch is very large, on the other hand, it may affect the exposure metering and, of course, your viewing.
Testimonial: "Thank you for the help, the scratch isn't bad enough to bother me that much, I was only concerned because I thought it may come through on my pictures. Hopefully were both thinking of the same part. Thank You. "
SOURCE: I got a nikon n90s body. The shutter and mirror
With that much gone wrong you'd be better to sell it for spares and buy another. A good used and fully functional example of an F90x (=N90s in North America only) typically goes for anywhere from £20 to £80 on ebay and I've had two which only cost me the petrol needed to collect them from FreeCycle/Freegle. Both of the free ones came with a number of lenses and other accessories as well. Note that some examples go for ridiculous money on auction websites, but that only shows that there are still folks with more money than common sense. I would never consider paying above £50 for a perfect example and would only go to higher prices depending upon what else was included.
Your camera will cost far more than £80 to repair and that's without the cost of buying one or more parts donors but you can expect to get between £5 and £30 for it on an auction website, provided it actually attracts bidders. The F90x/N90s was discontinued eight years ago and spares are no longer readily available as it was not a professional grade model. You'll only find most of them as NOS (new, old stock) parts which surface from time to time as repair outlets close or have a clear out of forgotten bits and pieces.
The prices I've quoted are for the UK; in North America you can typically expect
to pay around 20% less and in mainland Europe around 15% more.
It's a great camera when it works, but was not built to last and yours appears to have reached the end of it's service life.
Sorry this is probably not what you hoped to hear, but I hope that my posting has been of some use to you. Please return the favour by rating my answer.
Testimonial: "Thank you. I just wanted to hear another opinion about the camera. There is a strange thing to hear about getting a camera for nothing there!!. "
SOURCE: I have a Nikon N90s /film 35mm slr. I haven't
If the switches and contacts are dirty that would do it. If that happens the cost of service may exced the cost of buying a used one.
SOURCE: What does FEE mean? The camera won't take a
FEE error message displayed on SLR camera LCD
Description
If the cameras LCD screen displays "FEE" in the area where the aperture is normally displayed, please ensure that the lens is attached to the camera correctly. This error message will appear if the lens is not attached correctly to the camera or if you are not using a CPU lens such as the Nikon AF or Nikkor P lenses. Alternatively, if the lens has an aperture ring, it may not be set to f22 (or the highest aperture number on the aperture ring - normally marked in orange). Select the aperture number marked in orange on the lens and lock it using the aperture locking switch to prevent this occurring again. The FEE error message
Set to F22, or the highest aperture number - normally marked in orange. Note the locking switch.
If the above did not resolve the problem and you still experence the the error display FEE, please contact your local Nikon office. Before doing so please also check the following.
That the EE servo coupling highlighted above on the lenses has not been broken.
That the F-min switch highlighted above on the camera body has not been broken. If either of the two items above are broken please contact your local Nikon service center.
The FEE error message
Set to F22, or the highest aperture number - normally marked in orange. Note the locking switch.
If the above did not resolve the problem and you still experence the the error display FEE, please contact your local Nikon office. Before doing so please also check the following.
That the EE servo coupling highlighted above on the lenses has not been broken.
That the F-min switch highlighted above on the camera body has not been broken. If either of the two items above are broken please contact your local Nikon service center.
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Im trying to find the exact part name so I can see if I can replace it or not but can not find it in any diagram Ive looked at.
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