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Nikon 13.5cm finder, chrome for Nikon Rangefinder camerasShop OnlineMore... EXC+ £95.00

With leather Nippon Kogaku (triangle logo) case

Nikon 48mm Green filter, chrome rimShop OnlineMore... MINT £30.00

Comes with Nippon Kogaku plastic case, in blue and colour spots design maker's box.

Nikon 43mm 82A (Light Blue) black rim filterShop OnlineMore... MINT £20.00

c/w plastic case, light blue maker's box. This filter is for use with all Type F colour films when used with 3400 degree K photo-floods. Can also be used with Kodachrome, Ektachrome when taking pictures in light that is excessively red.

Nikon ever ready case for Nikon SP/S3 rangefinder, brown leatherShop OnlineMore... EXC++ £150.00
Nikon Flash Unit Model BC-5Shop OnlineMore... EXC £75.00

This is a cordless folding flash bulb unit with an indirect flash option, flash-ready indicator and bulb ejector. Accepts AG-1, M2 abd M5 flash bulbs, powered by 22.5v battery, c/w leather case

Nikon Flash Unit Model BC-IVShop OnlineMore... MINT- £225.00

Nikon BC-IV flash unit. A compact flash bulb unit with a folding reflector. For direct connection to the Nikon S2, S3, S3M, S4 and SP rangefinder cameras

Nikon Varifocal finder for Nikon rangefinder modelsShop OnlineMore... MINT- £495.00

The Varifocal Viewfinder is designed for use with 28mm - 135mm interchangeable Nikkor rangefinder lenses.

How to use: Slide the finder into the Nikon rangefinder camera’s accessory shoe. Set the indicators of the scale on the body of the finder according to the focal length of the lens being used. Focus the lens then set the parallax adjustment scale at the viewfinder base to match with the focus distance shown on the barrel of the lens. This near new example comes with original brown leather carrying case, instructions, inspection card and maker’s blue velveteen box.

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Nikon S3 camera, chrome, engraving on rewind handle + 5cm f/1.4 Nikkor lens, blackShop OnlineMore... VG- £995.00

In March 1958 Nikon announced an appropriate companion for the flagship Nikon SP and called their new camera the S3. It was built as an excellent second body back-up to your SP, and for this reason the two cameras are almost identical. It is important to emphasise that except for one feature, the SP and the S3 are absolutely identical! Many collectors do not realise this because that one feature change caused a rather large difference in the appearance of the two cameras. Because of the necessary second frosted window to illuminate the projected frame lines in the SP, Nikon chose to use a long front glass that stretches from the wide angle finder over to the frosted window and covers almost half of the camera face. This large window is what gives the SP its distinctive look but no other Nikon camera possesses.

For the S3 Nikon decided to use a different and less expensive finder system. Instead of projected, moving, frame lines the S3 uses etched lines for only the 35, 50 and 105mm lenses with parallax markings. Although the cameras look different at first glance, after close examination it becomes obvious that these two cameras are really the same. They share the same exact body casting, wind mechanism, auto-resetting frame counter, single non-rotating shutter dial, accessory shoe, rewind lever and assembly, PC socket (for flash), flash sync dial, self-timer lever and shutter mechanism and interchangeable removable back. The S3 uses the same S36 motor drive as the SP. It also accepts the same exposure meter and camera case. Except for the finders, these two cameras are identical in design and quality. This particular example has the <EP> engraving on the rewind handle which means ‘Export Permitted’.

**Please note there is 2 hair-line scratches on the rear element of lens otherwise in very good- condition**

Nikon S4 body + 5cm f/2 Nikkor-HCShop OnlineMore... VG £895.00

The Nikon S4 was introduced in March 1959. It was essentially a stripped-down version of the S3. Nikon discarded the self-timer and installed a manually resetting frame counter similar to the S2, removed the 35mm frame line from the finder leaving only those for the 50mm and 105mm lenses, and left off the motor drive coupling lug under the take-up spool. The S3 was supplied with a cloth shutter instead of titanium. The shutter speeds are from 1 to 1/1000th sec., B and T. Weight: 520g. When Nikon announced the S4 they ran into a real problem: Joseph Ehrenreich the owner and CEO of Ehrenreich Photo-Optical Industries would not import the S4 into the United States and Canada. He reasoned that he already had the hot selling Nikon SP and the second level S3 as a lower priced alternative to the SP. He was awaiting the forthcoming shipment of the Nikon F and he felt that the S4 would deprive them of sales of the S3.

Despite this set-back, Nikon decided to go ahead with production and sold them to the home market. The total number of S4s produced was 5,898, ranking it as the lowest production Nikon rangefinder since the Nikon M! It is important to bear in mind that with the exception of those few features that were removed, the Nikon S4 is of exactly the same quality as the SP/S3 models.

Nikon SP body, chrome + 5cm f/1.4 Nikkor lens (black finish)Shop OnlineMore... EXC £2,000.00

This item has recently had a full service.

The Nikon SP emerged at the end of the 35 mm Rangefinder Era as arguably the most advanced  rangefinder of its time.   It competed directly with the other great rangefinder systems: the Leica M3, the Zeiss Contax IIA, and the Canon 7sZ.
The SP Achieved Many Firsts:
1) The Nikon SP was the first 35mm Rangefinder with SIX built in framelines. The combined RF/VF window had projected parallax frames for the 50/85/105/135. To the left of the main window was the wide angle window, showing non parallax corrected views of the 28 and 35. This was in 1957! It took Leica 23 YEARS to equal this feat with the M4P in 1980.     The SP has a unique look due to its very large RF/VF window.   It stretches across half the camera's  face.  SP's are instantly recognizable.
Many don't realize that the SP's viewfinder is in some ways superior to that of the M3. The 35mm and 28mm frames are largely useless in the M2/4/5/6 for glasses wearers. In contrast, the SP's 35mm and 28mm frames are easily seen wearing glasses.
The  photographer selects the 50, 85, 105 or 135 frameline   by rotating the frameline dial which rotating around the rewind crank.   Each frameline is color coded (unlike Leica), and each succeeding frameline coexists with larger framelines, creating kind of a tunnel effect which can quickly be followed.   For example, if you are using the 50 frame, only the 50 frame will be visible. Switch to the 85, and it appears in addition to the 50..and so on. The selected frame is thus always the smallest frameline visible.     While the framelines in the Leica M2 have an elegant simple three position finder with no frame overlap, the later M4-P and M6 finders are relatively cluttered and confusing with two noticeably different framelines being visible at all times (28/90, 35/135, 50/75).   The SP's finder system appears to us to be more pleasing and less confusing.
2) The Nikon SP was the first Japanese camera to have a single, non-rotating shutter speed dial.
3) The Nikon SP had the first reliable professional quality motordrive. This was a really big achievement at the time, and one of the milestones of 35mm Photography.
4) The Nikon SP had the first and we understand the ONLY Brightline Illuminator (AA battery powered) which illuminated projected framelines in low light.
5) The Nikon SP was the first 35mm camera  with Titanium shutter curtains(over the last half of its production).  Though untried at the time, Titanium curtains  proved  themselves incredibly tough and durable.
6) During its production, SP boasted the longest lens range of any 35mm Rangefinder System, from 21/4 to a 1000/6.3!
7) Nikon was the first (and for many years the only) rangefinder system  to offer a Macro lens in the 50/3.5 Micro-Nikkor.   Other interesting and now rare lenses included the 21/4, the 25/4, the 50/1.1, the 85/1.5, the 85/2 Black, the 105/2.5, the "mountain" 105/4, the 180/2.5 for reflex housing, and the huge 500/5 and 1000/6.3.
The earlier Nikon RF lenses were all chrome. They match up with the earlier Nikon I/M/S/S2 models. Towards the end of the S2 production, Nikon started switching to lighter weight black lenses. Some lenses were made in both chrome and black, a few were made in black only.
For reference see: http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/rangefinder/sp.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_SP also http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/htmls/models/htmls/s2_s4.htm. OUR EXAMPLE IS FULLY GUARANTEED AND IS IN LOVELY CONDITION!
Nikon S3M Rangefinder Camera, chrome with S72 motor driveShop OnlineMore... EXC++ £35,000.00

The Nikon S3M was released in March 1960. It was the last Rangefinder camera made by Nikon and remains unique in that it is the first, and only, half-frame Nikon camera ever made.

According to Robert Rotoloni in his magnum opus, 'The Complete Nikon Rangefinder System,' only about 100 Nikon S3M 'sets' ever existed (S3M plus motor drive). Not only is the S3M the most unique of all Rangefinder cameras but also the rarest, with a complete set including proper motor even rarer.

In US price lists from 1960, it is described as follows: "An S3M camera, specially adapted for 18x24 single frame photography. Takes 72 pictures on a standard 36-exposure roll. Viewfinder provides correct viewing field for 35mm, 50mm and 105mm lenses. Other features are the same as the Nikon S3. The S3M is equipped with with an (S72) electric motor drive taking single, 2, 3 or burst exposures up to 72 frames at the rate of 4 per second."

The 'M' designation meant that it was designed for motorised use. Only 195 units were produced of which only 50 were made with a chrome finish.

The viewfinder of the S3M is unique to this model. Each etched frame line is keyed individually by sliding the chrome lever on the back of the camera next to the viewfinder. It is click-stopped for each frame line and the focal length is also visible below the frame.

Nikon M c/w 5cm f/2 Nikkor-HC lensShop OnlineMore... EXC++ £5,000.00

In 1948 Nikon’s very first camera, the Nikon Model One was destined for only a brief production run. Its 24 x 32mm format proved unpopular with the GHQ of the Occupation Forces under General MacArthur, who would not allow the camera to be exported to the USA because the 24 x 32mm format was not compatible with Kodachrome slide mounts. It was replaced by the Nikon M (the M standing for mutatio – Latin for change or alteration). The M used a 24 x 34mm format, but it was still smaller than the 36 x 24mm employed by Leica.
The camera is marked “Made in Occupied Japan”, a sign of the times following the 1945 Armistice. This very fine unsynched example is complete with a 5cm f/2 Nikkor-HC lens, a leather ever-ready case, an instruction manual, a Nikon Accessories leaflet and the original maker’s box. Serial Number M6091994

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2.8cm f/3.5 W-Nikkor-C, BlackShop OnlineMore... EXC+ £475.00

Comes with its leather case.

Only the second wide angle lens to be designed for the Nikon Rangefinder system the 28mm came out in late 1952 and was listed until 1964 making it the longest running optic in the Nikon R/F lens system. Some 10,500 lenses were produced over the period. The lens comprised of 6 elements with a rear element unusually larger than the front as part of an arrangement designed to yield exceptional sharpness. See Robert Rotoloni - "The Complete Nikon Rangefinder System" page 170.

Aperture range: f/3.5 - f/22

Angle of view: 74°

Focusing range: 3ft (0.9m) to Infinity

Filter size: 43mm

Weight: 3.6 ounces (113 gm)

3.5cm f/1.8 W-Nikkor-C, blackShop OnlineMore... MINT- £995.00

Aperture range: f/1.8 –f/22

Angle of view: 62°

Elements: 7

Focusing range: 3ft to infinity

Filter size: 43mm

Weight: 160g

As with any lens system as extensive as Nikon’s, there are some models that simply stand out above the rest, either for because of speed, features, rarity or uniqueness. One such lens is the 35mm f/1 .8 W-Nikkor C which overshadows the slower 35mm and the 28mm and is nearly as sought-after and as the 25mm and the 21mm Nikkors. It was one of the fastest wide angles available from any manufacturer during the 1950s. Its development was completed in January 1956 and was ready for market by June. A truly modern lens, both optically and mechanically. It benefits from the use of rare earth lanthanum1 glass which allowed for an unusually flat field and excellent correction despite its fast speed. All of these features considerably decreased vignetting over other wide-angle formulas of the period the 35mm f/1.8 W-Nikkor was the fastest production wide angle lens ever made for the Nikon rangefinder system.

All together only 6,901 lenses were made in Nikon Mount (Robert Rotoloni, The Complete Nikon Rangefinder System, Page 188). Introduced 1956 and discontinued mid 1964 with only some 1000 lenses being produced each year.

According to Rotoloni "...it is apparent that the f/1.8 is not a common lens, nor is it easy to locate...professionals...quickly embraced it and many saw heavy use.”

1 Lanthanum is a ductile and malleable silvery white metal that is soft enough to be cut with a knife. It is the second most reactive of the rare-earth metals after europium.

13.5cm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q Black (new style).Shop OnlineMore... MINT- £295.00

Superlative condition Numbered 279962. Comes with caps. Late model.

13.5cm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q Black (new style).Shop OnlineMore... EXC+ £265.00

Numbered 273541. Comes with lens caps. Late model.

5cm f/1.1 Nikkor N (Internal Mount)Shop OnlineMore... EXC++ £3,750.00

The very impressive 5cm f/1.1 Nikkor-N lens was announced in February 1956 and was exhibited in Tokyo. The 5cm f/1.1 was a very radical lens for its time, consisting of nine pieces of glass, some of which were very thin split elements and others containing rare earth components.

This stunning f/1.1 lens would reign supreme as the fastest lens made by the big four 35mm rangefinder camera makers, until the Canon 50mm f/0.95 lens was introduced in the early 1960s.

The 5cm f/1.1 Nikkor-N weighed 12.25 ounces (355gm) and it could be stopped down to f/22 with click stops. It used a 12-blade diaphragm and had an angle of view of 46 degrees and a focusing range of 3ft (0.9m) to infinity.

The first version of this lens had an internal mount the same as that found on their normal slower range of lenses, and is known as the ‘Internal Mount f/1.1’. However, this lens was so heavy, that its weight could distort the camera mount and cause rangefinder error. This engineering problem was overcome in June 1959, when a 5cm f/1.1 lens was released with a redesigned barrel with an external mount, such as those found on the wide-angle and telephoto Nikkor lenses. The optical formula is identical to the internal mount version and both lenses used the same 62mm accessories and only the rear cap differed.

Factory records state that 1,046 internal mount lenses were made (835 in Nikon bayonet mount and 211 in Leica screw mount) and 1,547 of the external mount version. The 5cm f/1.1 stands as one of the most impressive looking lenses made by Nikon and is certainly one of the most sought-after by collectors.

This example is an internal mount version.

5cm f/1.1 Nikkor N, External MountShop OnlineMore... EXC £3,750.00

The very impressive 5cm f/1.1 Nikkor-N lens was announced in February 1956 and was exhibited in Tokyo. The 5cm f/1.1 was a very radical lens for its time, consisting of nine pieces of glass, some of which were very thin split elements and others containing rare earth components.

This stunning f/1.1 lens would reign supreme as the fastest lens made by the big four 35mm rangefinder camera makers, until the Canon 50mm f/0.95 lens was introduced in the early 1960s.

The 5cm f/1.1 Nikkor-N weighed 12.25 ounces (355gm) and it could be stopped down to f/22 with click stops. It used a 12-blade diaphragm and had an angle of view of 46 degrees and a focusing range of 3ft (0.9m) to infinity.

The first version of this lens had an internal mount the same as that found on their normal slower range of lenses, and is known as the ‘Internal Mount f/1.1’. However, this lens was so heavy, that its weight could distort the camera mount and cause rangefinder error. This engineering problem was overcome in June 1959, when a 5cm f/1.1 lens was released with a redesigned barrel with an external mount, such as those found on the wide-angle and telephoto Nikkor lenses. The optical formula is identical to the internal mount version and both lenses used the same 62mm accessories and only the rear cap differed.

Factory records state that 1,046 internal mount lenses were made (835 in Nikon bayonet mount and 211 in Leica screw mount) and 1,547 of the external mount version. The 5cm f/1.1 stands as one of the most impressive looking lenses made by Nikon and is certainly one of the most sought-after by collectors.

This example is an external mount version.

5cm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor for Nikon RangefinderShop OnlineMore... MINT £5,000.00

The 5cm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor lens for the Nikon rangefinder camera was introduced in May 1956. It has an aperture range of f/3.5 – f/22, an angle of view of 46°, 5 elements in four groups and a focusing range of 3ft (0.9m) to infinity (extended) or 1.5ft (0.45m) – 3ft (collapsed), however,it is not used for general photography in the collapsed mode; the filter size is 34.5mm and it weighs 4.8 ounces (145gm). The total production was 1,188 comprising of 901 in a bayonet mount and 287 in a Leica screw mount. Nikon used the same optical formula four years later for the reflex version of the Micro-Nikkor which is one of Nikon’s finest and most popular lenses, leading to a whole series of lenses right on up to the 200mm f/4 version.

The 5cm /3.5 Micro-Nikkor is available only in a chrome collapsible mount. Being an apochromatic lens it also has a high degree of colour correction, assuring precise focus of all prime colours on the film plane. When mounted on one of the Nikon copy stands, such as the SA or PA, with the lens in its extended position it can be used from 1/20 reduction to life-size. When the lens is collapsed it offers reduction ratios from 1/6 to 1/20.

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We offer a 14 day money-back approval on all second-hand equipment purchased from Grays of Westminster. This means that if the item fails to live up to your expectations for any reason whatsoever, you may return it within 14 days of purchase for a full refund (this does not include postage charges). If, however, you are happy with your purchase it will be covered by a full one-year warranty. Or, if you are a standard subscriber to Nikon Owner magazine the warranty period is extended to 18 months or 24 months if you are a Gold subscriber. For full details go to: www.nikonownermagazine.com

*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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