Nikon F Photomic FTn 'Apollo' body, blackShop OnlineMore... | MINT | £5,000.00 |
NEAR NEW (99.5%) EXAMPLE. No 7372506. The name "Apollo" derives from Nikon's association with NASA during the Apollo space program when Nikon supplied both test equipment and equipment to be used on flights. The APOLLO Nikon F bodies all had serial numbers beginning with 72*** and 73*** and were the very latest and greatest of the amazing and truly iconic F generation (incorporating improvements as a result of years of professional feedback). F cosmetics changed late in production to match the then currently produced and just introduced F2. The Apollo F was updated with a plastic tipped F2 type advance lever and self timer, and stronger camera strap eyelets. Earlier Apollos had the standard F flash connection, later ones had the F2 type threaded PC connection. |
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Nikon F body, Satin-Chrome, Engraved Nippon Kogaku Tokyo Triangle LogoShop OnlineMore... | VG | £1,200.00 |
Nikon F body, satin-chrome serial no. 6413975, engraved Nippon Kogaku Tokyo triangle logo, cross hatched self-timer, Nippon Kogaku body cap. Complete in grey plush lined Nikon F gold box, scarce Nikon F hanging tag, first type original instruction manual (1959), several accompanying items of literature (Japanese language) |
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Nikon F body, black (Apollo version) + Nikon F-36 Motor DriveShop OnlineMore... | MINT | £6,500.00 |
C/w: instruction for Nikon F & F-36 (Japanese text) maker’s boxes for motor drive only. Nikon's first single lens reflex camera, and the first Japanese SLR to have interchangeable focusing screens, was designed to meet professional demands. Its features include an interchangeable viewfinder, titanium focal plane shutter, mirror lock, rapid-return mirror, removable back to allow attachment of an F-36 or F-250 motor drive, safety lock and rewind mark on the shutter release collar, film reminder dial for 20 or 36 exposures, self-timer lever with a start button, depth of field preview button, and a specially reinforced tripod socket. This was the first SLR with a 100% image visible in the viewfinder - what is seen in the viewfinder is what appears on the slide or negative. Electronic flash is synchronised at 1/60 sec.; the camera has a lift-and-turn ring on the shutter speed dial for synchro settings for other types of flash units, and direct contact for flash units on the hinged rewind crank.
The first Nikon F was introduced with a pentaprism finder and had the serial number 6400001; it can be recognised by the engraved capital F on the front. The first bodies can be identified by the hollow film advance lever, similar to that on the Nikon SP rangefinder camera. The name "Apollo" derives from Nikon's association with NASA during the Apollo Space Programme when Nikon supplied both test equipment and equipment to be used on flights. 35mm single-lens-reflex camera. Negative size 24 x 36mm Interchangeable eye-level finder with pentaprism supplied as standard equipment Type A interchangeable focusing screen supplied as standard equipment Vibration-free automatic instant-return mirror with locking-up feature Focal-plane shutter with titanium foil shutter curtain. Shutter speeds from 1/1000 to 1 second plus B and T Built-in calibrated self-timer can be set for 3- to 10-second delay, with markings for 3, 6 and 10 seconds Flash synchronization at any speed except T with flashbulbs and at speeds up to 1/60 second with electronic flash Depth-of-field preview button Nikon F bayonet-type lens mount Self-resetting frame counter Single-stroke film-advance lever winds the film, cocks the shutter and operates the frame counter Film-rewind crank folds flat when not in use Detachable camera back is interchangeable with Nikon F-36 Motor Drive backs Fixed take-up spool Tripod socket on the baseplate Film-speed reminder dial can be set for colour or black-and-white. ASA rating from ASA 25-1600 Dimensions: width 147mm, height 98mm, thickness 56mm (without lens) Weight: body without lens 685g
The F-36 is 'the F motor' and Japan's first motor drive for a 35mm reflex camera. It's equipped with a selector switch for L (2 frames per second), M1 (2.5 fps), M2 (3 fps), and H (4 fps only with the reflex mirror locked in the up position). Power is supplied by a separate 12-volt battery pack that holds eight AA batteries. |
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Nikon F body, chrome+ 5cm f/2 Nikkor-SShop OnlineMore... | VG | £7,500.00 |
Nikon F body no. 6400553, chrome, Nippon Kogaku logo, crossed hatched self-timer, first type eye level finder, c/w 5cm f/2 Nikkor-S tick marked lens & rare lens hood. Made in 1959 and thus under the first one thousand Nikon F cameras to ever appear in our stock. (RARE) The first lenses released alongside the Nikon F of 1959 were:
These lenses were marked in centimetres rather than millimetres. Perhaps less well-known is that the infrared focusing point is designated with a red "R" whereas on later lenses it is marked merely with a red dot, and that the focusing scale is marked in feet only. Further, the focusing and aperture numbers are marked with small “ticks" in order to precisely indicate the position of each setting. This explains why certain lenses in the series are described as being "tick marked". These small details disappeared as early as 1960. We are occasionally asked what the letter following the word "Nikkor" on the inside edge of the lens filter rim means. Each Nikkor lens has certain markings indicating the optical design. These letters were codes indicating the number of elements (individual pieces of glass) in each lens. The letters are derived from Latin and Greek words denoting numbers:
Thus the Nikkor-P 10.5cm lens is constructed with five elements. |
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Nikon F High Speed + F-36 motor driveShop OnlineMore... | VG | £18,500.00 |
Nikon F High Speed camera no 7289894 + F-36 motor drive no 152308, optical finder for 135mm, 180mm & 300mm lenses + 50mm f/2 Nikkor-H.C no 2211718 & battery pack VG £18,950.00
In 1971 there was an update to the Nikon/Nikkormat Handbook in which stated the announcement of a new motor drive for the Nikon F-series cameras. This motor drive permitted shooting up to seven frames per second (fps). It was a modified version of the Nikon F-36 motor drive, which, with its maximum rate of four fps, would remain in production. The announcement reads:
“The seven fps rate [on the motor-drive] is controlled by a button on the front switch unit; the reflex viewing mirror must be in the lock-up position and only shutter speeds 1/250 to 1/1000 sec. can be used. Shooting rates of two to four fps and single frame are governed by a second button at the rear with an optical zoom viewfinder which had a range of 135-300mm. You could select the zoom range by rotating the rear dial as well as being able to adjust the built-in dioptres. Parallax could be adjusted just below the eyepiece by moving a lever to the focused distance. There were two variations of the Nikon F High Speed camera, the 7 fps of the unit(shown here). At two fps, permissible shutter speeds are 1/8 to 1/1000 sec.. At three and four fps, speeds are 1/125 to 1/1000. A remote control socket is incorporated. Accessories include a battery pack, power cord and eye-level finder with an accessory shoe. Limited deliveries are expected in late 1971.”
The Nikon F High Speed 7 fps was supplied announced in 1971 and the 9 fps in 1976. The 7 fps version was Nikon’s first High Speed Camera and was used at the Winter XI Olympic Winter Games held from 3rd to 13th February 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Among collectors it has become known as the Nikon F High Speed Sapporo. Only 54 examples of the 7 fps camera were made, making it one of the rarest and most desirable of all Nikon cameras. |
Nikon F4S bodyShop OnlineMore... | EXC | £495.00 |
Nikon's most versatile film camera body. This high end professional camera, The F4s being equipped with MB21 high speed battery pack, was made available with no less than 4 battery packs (MB-20 standard, MB-21 High Power, MB-22 mains driven, and MB-23 heavy duty) and 4 finders (pentaprism, waist, action and 6X magnification) and a whole range of specialist screens. The body represents Nikon's great and successful attempt at dominance of the autofocus market. |
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Nikon F4S bodyShop OnlineMore... | UNUSED | £995.00 |
Nikon's most versatile film camera body. This high end professional camera, The F4s being equipped with MB21 high speed battery pack, was made available with no less than 4 battery packs (MB-20 standard, MB-21 High Power, MB-22 mains driven, and MB-23 heavy duty) and 4 finders (pentaprism, waist, action and 6X magnification) and a whole range of specialist screens. The body represents Nikon's great and successful attempt at dominance of the autofocus market. Through the years, photography has seen the development of advanced features such as high shutter speeds, fast flash synchronization, multi-segment metering and more. And through these years, professionals have asked for these features in their cameras, but they could not be made available. The reason was simple. Reliability and high performance - not advanced features - are the hallmarks of a Nikon professional camera. So, until such features could be made to perform to Nikon professional standards, they would not be offered. Now, without sacrificing strength, reliability or performance, Nikon has combined a selection of the most desirable features into an exciting new professional 35mm SLR... the new F4. Imagine.
Nikon heard you. The new Nikon F4. Designed to take professional photographers into the future. If the "perfect picture-taking machine" could be invented, with the F4 it has been. |
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Nikon F5 bodyShop OnlineMore... | MINT | £595.00 |
C/W: instruction manual, F5 neck strap, maker’s box Nikon’s most expensive film camera (when sold side by side with the F6 prior to discontinuation the F5 at around £2500 was the more expensive body). The multi-award winning Nikon F5 is the benchmark against which all other SLR cameras are judged. The F5 is the only film camera in the world that uses a 1005 pixel RGB metering sensor to measure the colour of a scene for supreme exposure accuracy. It features high speed Autofocus at up to 8 frames per second (with MN-30 Ni-MH battery) and is housed in an aluminium-alloy body with a titanium viewfinder. It can take standard, action, waist and magnification finders and a vast range of screens. Intelligent, fast and tough enough for the most challenging of assignments.
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Nikon F6 bodyShop OnlineMore... | MINT- | £2,175.00 |
Unboxed. Comes with strap. Nikon's ultimate film body. Produced in limited batches and the only top-quality 35mm film body produced by a major Japanese manufacturer. Incorporating all the advances of the F5 and fitted with a multi-control back as standard. Superb technical excellence. |
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Nikon F6 bodyShop OnlineMore... | MINT- | £2,175.00 |
Unboxed. Nikon's ultimate film body. Produced in limited batches and the only top-quality 35mm film body produced by a major Japanese manufacturer. Incorporating all the advances of the F5 and fitted with a multi-control back as standard. Superb technical excellence. |
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Nikon F6 bodyShop OnlineMore... | MINT | £2,500.00 |
Nikon's ultimate film body. Produced in limited batches and the only top-quality 35mm film body produced by a major Japanese manufacturer. Incorporating all the advances of the F5 and fitted with a multi-control back as standard. Superb technical excellence. Boxed. Comes with:
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Nikon F2AS Data camera, black + MF-10 Data Back, c/w MD-2/MB-1 Motor Drive + DS-12 EE Aperture Control AttachmentShop OnlineMore... | MINT | £6,500.00 |
NEAR NEW OUTFIT! Fitted with a 50mm f/1.4 Ai lens. Exceptionally rare and almost unheard of in this condition. The body, lens, data back, motor drive and aperture control unit appear unused The extensive range and versatility of the F2 body configuration is typified by a special camera product available for advanced scientific/industrial applications - the Nikon F2 Data 36-exposure Camera Set. Consisting of a slightly modified standard F2 Nikon body equipped with finder choice, plus a Databack MF-10 for 36-exposure operation. This set provides the most advanced step yet available for precision, 35mm recording techniques. The design of the MF-10, enables the superimposition at the left edge of the frame of picture and/or exposure-related information, including date, time, etc.; and data back – equipped cameras, are capable of operating with both colour and black-and-white films.as the body included with each set is virtually standard (only with a special focusing screen and film mask, differentiate these bodies), it offers all normal camera, functions, including non-data operation, finder/lens inter-change, automatic exposure control operation via the DS-12 control unit, automatic maximum aperture indexing operation with Al-type Nikkor lenses, motorized photography, flash photography and more. Also, when used with the motor drive unit, the data-back-equipped camera is capable of providing continuously data-annotated recording at speeds to one frame per second (1 fps) regardless of the firing speed of the motor drive.
Special camera body features Although virtually identical to a standard F2 configuration, the F2 Data body provided with each data camera set is specially fitted with two unique elements to ensure the most precise data recording operation. The focusing screen included with each camera (designated Type S) offers all the features of the popular Type A screen, but with the addition of an etched marking denoting the area of data superimposition; with this screen, composing can be performed with full knowledge of the "data area," thus, eliminating the possibility of cropping off an essential part of the subject matter. Also, a special masking plate is fitted at the picture frame (removable for non-data operation) to prevent exposure of the data area by the subject image, this special feature ensures that the data area has sufficient contrast for easier reading. Note that factory alignment of the masking plate and the databack are performed during camera assembly; thus, bodies and backs are not interchangeable.
Data entry Nikon Databack MF-10 offer three separate devices for entering data–the timepiece unit, the dating unit and the memo plates. The timepiece unit is a miniature 3-hand clock with main-spring-powered movement for up to 24 hours of continuous operation. The dating unit offers control of data information and features year/month/day selection via click-stopped thumb-wheel controls. The memo plates are available for entry of hand-written information such as lens settings, shooting location, type of film, etc.; a set of ten memo plates is provided for rapid operation in situations requiring rapid change of data information. All units fit into special mounts at the rear of the databack for error-free installation.
Data superimposition mechanism The special design of Nikon Databacks incorporates a high-intensity, short-duration electronic flash capable of synchronization at any shutter speed. The film is illuminated from the rear via a precision 10mm f/1.8 lens (4 elements in 4 groups) incorporating an iris diaphragm for control of exposure to match the requirements of the film in use. The flash unit also features a rapid recharge circuit that enables continuous exposure operation at the rate of one flashing per second letting the condenser be fully charged for every flashing; and when motor drive operation is performed at faster speeds, proper data area exposure is maintained intermittently, giving approximately one superimposed frame per second for every 2-5 frames without data printing.
Unmanned photography capabilities Nikon Data cameras are also designed to permit remote control or unmanned operation, as is often required for general data photography applications.
The databack-equipped camera can be operated with motor drive, DS-12 EE Aperture Control Unit, flash (via the second sync terminal provided), any of the various remote control devices available to F2 Nikon cameras and external power a socket is provided) for the finest results under virtually any shooting condition including low-light photography.
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Nikon F3H (High Speed) bodyShop OnlineMore... | NEW | £9,500.00 |
RARE - COLLECTOR'S GRADE - POSSIBLY THE LAST BRAND NEW F3H IN THE WORLD! BOXED AND COMPLETE WITH OUTER SHIPPING CARTON, REAR SHUTTER GUARD (TO BE REMOVED PRIOR TO FIRST ROLL OF FILM INSERTION), AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL. In June 1996, Nikon released the Nikon F3H (the "H" stands for "high speed"), a single-lens reflex film camera intended for press photographers. Based on the Nikon F3 and its MD-4 motor drive, both of which Nikon had released in 1980, the F3H was capable of high-speed continuous shooting at up to 13 fps. Like the earlier F2H it uses a fixed pellicle reflex mirror that transmits 70% of the light through it to the film and reflects the remaining 30% into the viewfinder. The camera has the familiar HP (High Eyepoint) finder with accessory shoe and a type B focusing screen is supplied as standard. When the MD-4H motor drive is powered by an MN-2 NiCd battery, the camera is capable of high-speed continuous shooting at 13 fps at shutter speeds of 1/1000 second and above. When the motor drive is powered by eight AA alkaline batteries, the camera is capable of high-speed continuous shooting at 7.5 fps at shutter speeds of 1/250 second and above. [Lens not included.] |
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Nikon F3/T body, (titanium, black)Shop OnlineMore... | MINT- | £1,900.00 |
Nikon introduced a titanium version of the F3, the F3/T, in 1982 to emphasize its professional status. All the usually vulnerable parts are made of titanium and it was supplied with the titanium DE-4 HP (High Eyepoint) type finder. Initially the camera was available in a champagne coloured finish, although a black version was offered later. The camera can be identified by the addition of a 'T' after the F3 logo and its serial number is prefixed with a 'T' otherwise all specifications were identical to the standard F3HP, except for its weight which was reduced by 20g. |
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Nikon F3/T body (titanium, champagne)Shop OnlineMore... | MINT- | £1,895.00 |
Nikon introduced a titanium version of the F3, the F3/T, in 1982 to emphasize its professional status. All the usually vulnerable parts are made of titanium and it was supplied with the titanium DE-4 HP (High Eyepoint) type finder. Initially the camera was available in a champagne coloured finish, although a black version was offered later. The camera can be identified by the addition of a 'T' after the F3 logo and its serial number is prefixed with a 'T' otherwise all specifications were identical to the standard F3HP, except for its weight which was reduced by 20g. |
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Nikon F3/T body (titanium, champagne)Shop OnlineMore... | UNUSED | £2,750.00 |
RARE - COLLECTOR'S GRADE! BOXED AND COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL MANUAL AND PAPERS, ALSO COMES WITH BASE PROTECTOR AND SHUTTER GUARD (TO BE REMOVE PRIOR TO FIRST TIME SHOOTING.) Nikon introduced a titanium version of the F3, the F3/T, in 1982 to emphasize its professional status. All the usually vulnerable parts are made of titanium and it was supplied with the titanium DE-4 HP (High Eyepoint) type finder. Initially the camera was available in a champagne coloured finish, although a black version was offered later. The camera can be identified by the addition of a 'T' after the F3 logo and its serial number is prefixed with a 'T' otherwise all specifications were identical to the standard F3HP, except for its weight which was reduced by 20g. |
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Nikon FM2n body with 50mm f/1.4 AIS (matching serial numbers), Dragon Millennium Edition KitShop OnlineMore... | UNUSED | £2,500.00 |
RARE - COLLECTOR'S GRADE - BRAND NEW! Serial № 0069/2000 To celebrate the new Millennium Year 2000 (The Chinese Year of the Dragon), Nikon released the Nikon FM2 Millennium Edition. The camera has special markings: a Chinese-style golden Dragon sits above the self-timer and has matching serial numbers for the camera body and 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor AIS lens. The Dragon is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar, and the only animal that is legendary. The Year 2000 is a Chinese Golden Dragon Year. It is presented in a rich gold maker’s box with a red satin lining, a white outer shipping carton, warranty card, instruction manual and certificate of authenticity signed by Mr. Michio Kariya, President Nikon Imaging Company, Japan. The Dragon is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar, and the only animal that is legendary. The Year 2000 is a Chinese Golden Dragon Year. |
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Nikon FM2n LAPITA cameraShop OnlineMore... | NEW | £7,000.00 |
ULTRA RARE - COLLECTOR'S GRADE! BOXED AND COMPLETE WITH INSTRUCTION MANUAL (JAPANESE TEXT), SPECIAL EDITION LAPITA STRAP, NIKON WORLDWIDE SERVICE WARRANTY CARD AND A CERTIFICATION PAPER OF AUTHENTICITY ALONG WITH OTHER ORIGINAL PAPERWORK. (COMES WITH SHUTTER GUARD INTACT TO BE REMOVED BEFORE FIRST USE.) Nikon FM2 LAPITA Limited Edition, only 100 units made. Rarer than the Nikon Year of the Dog, Year of the Dragon or any Titanium limited edition. The LAPITA was a special order made under the request by a Japanese magazine (小学館) in the year 1999. Sales began in the year 2000. Only 100 units available before Nikon discontinued the FM2 model. Comes with genuine cow leather in orange colour and with a strap with LAPITA wording on it. INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN PERHAPS THE LAST BRAND NEW LAPITA IN THE WORLD. |
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Nikon F3HP bodyShop OnlineMore... | MINT- | £985.00 |
Nikon F3HP body. Comes with: box, manual, original registration document and other papers. Nikon’s finest manual focus 35mm flagship body. These bodies have a quartz controlled mechanical shutter and interchangeable finders and could be mounted with standard, HP (high eyepoint), action, waist level and magnification finders. Aperture-priority automatic and manual exposure control from 1/2000 sec. to 8 seconds. ASA/ISO 12 to 6400. With a larger viewfinder eyepiece, you can see the entire frame, including all exposure information, at a glance…with your eye up to 25mm (approx, one inch) away Depth-of-field preview. The body could also accept twenty two different focusing screens and was the most versatile Nikon with the widest range of accessories.Weight (without lens) about 700g. |
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Nikon FM2/T BodyShop OnlineMore... | MINT- | £1,195.00 |
Boxed with manual. The Nikon FM2/FM2n's reputation as a tough, rugged and reliable camera was further enhanced when, during late 1993 Nikon introduced the FM2/T. It is identical to the standard FM2n, including its aluminium alloy chassis, except that the titanium is used for the top and base plates and the camera back. No other specifications were changed and the FM2/T accepts all the same accessories. Type of camera: 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) focal plane shutter camera Picture format: 24 mm x 36 mm Lens mount: Nikon F bayonet mount Shutter: Vertical-travel, metal focal plane shutter Shutter speed settings: 1 sec. ~ 1/4000 sec., B (bulb); 14 fixed settings in all Self-timer: Set/cancel type provided; approx. 10-sec. shutter release delay Viewfinder: Eye-level type, with 93% frame Viewfinder display: Shutter speed, f/number, and LED exposure display for overexposure +, correct exposure o and under- Focusing screen: Split-image microprism type (Type K2) provided as standard; matte type (B) and matte with horizontal and vertical line etchings (E) optionally available. Mirror: Quick-return type Film advance: Lever provided; 30° standoff angle and 135° winding angle Automatic film advance: Possible with optional Motor Drive MD-12 Multiple exposure lever: Provided, disengages frame counter for correct count Frame counter: Additive type (S, 0~ 36); automatically resets to S when camera back is opened Film rewind: By crank provided after film rewind button is pressed Flash synchronization: Built-in hot shoe for mounting flash unit; sync cord terminal also provided; 1/250 sec. sync Ready-light: Provided inside the viewfinder Exposure meter: TTL centre-weighted full aperture exposure measuring system using a pair of SPD's (silicon photodiodes) as photoelectric element; measures from EV 1 to EV 18 at ASA/ISO 100 and with 50mm f/1.4 lens (i.e., from 1 sec. at f/1.4 to 1/4000 sec. at f/8 Film sensitivity range: ASA/ISO 12~6400 Power source: Choice of one 3V lithium battery, two 1.55V silver-oxide batteries, or two 1.5V alkaline-manganese batteries Exposure meter switch: Light pressure on shutter release button switches meter on; meter stays on for approx. 30 sec. after finger leaves button, then automatically switches off Battery power check: LED exposure display inside viewfinder lights up when the exposure meter is switched on if there is sufficient power (i.e., the shutter speed dial should be set anywhere except B) Camera back: Pops open when the film rewind knob as the camera back lock is pushed; detachable; memo holder provided. Dimensions (camera body only): Approx. 142.5mm (W) x 90 mm (H) x 60 mm (D) Weight (camera body only): Approx. 540 g |
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Nikon FM2/T BodyShop OnlineMore... | MINT | £1,195.00 |
The Nikon FM2/FM2n's reputation as a tough, rugged and reliable camera was further enhanced when, during late 1993 Nikon introduced the FM2/T. It is identical to the standard FM2n, including its aluminium alloy chassis, except that the titanium is used for the top and base plates and the camera back. No other specifications were changed and the FM2/T accepts all the same accessories. |
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Nikon FM2/T Year of the Dog 1994Shop OnlineMore... | UNUSED | £5,000.00 |
ULTRA RARE - COLLECTOR'S GRADE - NUMBER 62 OF 300 EVER MADE! PERHAPS THE LAST BRAND NEW ONE REMAINING IN THE WORLD. BOXED AND COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL PAPERWORK, CHINESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION BOOKLET AND WARRANTY CARD. (STILL HAS IT'S SHUTTER GUARD INTACT TO BE REMOVED PRIOR TO FIRST USE.) The Nikon FM2/FM2n's reputation as a tough, rugged and reliable camera was further enhanced when, during the late 1993 Nikon introduced the FM2/T. It is identical to the standard FM2n, including its aluminium alloy chassis, except that the titanium is used for the top and base plates and the camera back. No other specifications were changed and the FM2/T accepts all the same accessories. There's also been a couple of special limited editions of the camera; the Year of the Dog version of which only 300 units were produced, was released in 1994 and has a picture of a dog’s head engraved on the front place next to the FM2/T badge. The Dog occupies the eleventh position in the Chinese zodiac. The 12 zodiac animals are, in order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Each year is related to a Chinese zodiac animal according to the 12-year-cycle. Years of the Dog: …1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030… |
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Nikon FM3A body, SilverShop OnlineMore... | MINT- | £1,400.00 |
Boxed. Nikon's final manual camera. Built incorporating Nikon's 50 years of manual camera manufacture and thus the ultimate all-manual reflex camera. The Nikon FM3A is an interchangeable lens, focal plane shutter, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. It was manufactured by Nikon Corporation in Japan, on small-volume assembly lines, from 2001 to 2006. The camera was available in two colours: all black, and satin chrome. The FM3A was the successor to the renowned Nikon FM2N camera of 1984 and was the last member of the successful, semi-professional line of Nikon compact 35 mm SLRs. The other members were the Nikon FM (released 1977), FE (1978), FM2 (1982) and FE2 (1983). They (and the Nikon FA) all used the superficially similar (but not identical) rugged copper aluminium alloy chassis and high-quality Nikon vertical bearing-mounted metal shutter and ball-bearing mounted film advance, but with improved feature levels, minor external controls and cosmetic differences. The major improvements in the FM3A compared to the FM2n are the hybrid electro-mechanically controlled aluminium-bladed focal plane shutter, the aperture priority auto-exposure mode, the match-needle exposure control system and provision for through-the-lens (TTL) off-the-film (OTF) electronic flash automation. In other words, the FM3A merged the robust mechanical systems of the FM2n with the proven, reliable electronic exposure controls of the FE2. The FM3A is built to a high level of workmanship and material quality. It shares the advantages of the FM and the FM2n, both generally regarded as two of the most reliable cameras ever built (both in terms of operation under extreme conditions and in day-to-day reliability reports from repair shops and magazine surveys). It has an extremely strong body of copper silumin alloy. The electronics are well protected within the body and of extremely high quality, including the flexible circuits. The FM3A's film transport consists of high-strength hardened metal gears and moving parts, mounted on clusters of ball bearings. The vertical metal shutter utilises precision tapered high-strength aluminium alloy blades and oil-less self-lubricating bearings. The guide rails are made of stainless steel. The mirror is made of titanium. It is large to reduce chances of vignetting with super-telephotos of up to 800 mm, and uses the same mechanism found on Nikon's pro F2, with some improvements designed to further reduce effects of vibration and mirror bounce. The FM3A accepts all of the Nikkor lenses with the Nikon F bayonet mount that support the Automatic Indexing (AI) feature (AI, AIS), first introduced in 1977.[2] The chrome FM3A was often sold in a kit that includes a colour coordinated chrome finished Nikkor 45mm f/2.8P lens. This special flat "pancake" lens was manually focused on the FM3A, but contained a CPU which could communicate focal distance to Nikon's later autofocus (AF) camera bodies. Other accessories for the FM3A include the Nikon MD-12 motor drive (automatic film advance up to 3.2 frames per second), as well as the Nikon MF-16 databack (sequential numbering, time or date stamping on the film), and the various compatible Nikon TTL flashes (SB-15, SB-16B, SB-20, etc.) In manual mode, the camera is completely mechanical in operation, and only requires batteries for the light metering information system. In aperture priority mode, the batteries continue to power the meter, but are also utilized for shutter timing and the exposure control electronics. The FM3A's metering information system consists of a match-needle system using two needles pointing along a vertical shutter speed scale on the left side of the viewfinder to indicate the readings of the built-in 60/40% centre-weighted silicon photo diode light meter versus the actual camera settings. This system can be traced back to the Nikkormat EL (Nikomat EL in Japan) of 1972. The viewfinder also has Nikon's fully-interchangeable bright focus screen with various options for focus. During the mid-1990s, a demand arose among some photographers for a quality manual-focus alternative to the 35mm autofocus SLR camera. These cameras required complex computer and processing mechanisms, and especially in their amateur and consumer versions, were known for neither their ruggedness nor a long service life. Nikon owners began to demand a durable, precision-made camera with the AE electronic features and prized construction of the discontinued Nikon FE2, which had begun to skyrocket in value on the second-hand market. Nikon responded to this phenomenon with a revival of their classic FM/FE series design. |
E&OE
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*Definition: Nikon digital SLRs have either an FX or a DX sensor. The FX sensor, measuring 24x36mm, is roughly equivalent to the size of the 35mm film frame. The DX sensor is smaller, measuring 15.8x23.6mm.
DX-NIKKOR lenses are engineered and optimized for use on Nikon DX-format D-SLRs and are designed to cover the smaller image area of the DX sensor. When a DX lens is mounted on an FX-format Nikon D-SLR, the cameras DX-Crop Mode is automatically engaged, introducing a 1.5x magnification (cropping) factor.
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