Nikon single
lens reflex film cameras
Introduction
The Nikon
F, F2, F3, F4, F5 and - to a lesser degree - the F6 were designed as
a camera system or as a system camera for professional photography.
Each sturdy camera body can be ´dressed´ with viewfinders,
screens, backs, motor drives and many more. Although Nikon introduced
its own flashes in 1951 the Nikon F, F2 and F3 needed an extra flash
connector to make use of the flash! The standard viewfinders of those
cameras don't have a flash or accessory shoe. Only the Nikon F4 and
later models do have one. The Nikon F and Nikon F2 are fully mechanical
cameras; they only need batteries for the exposure meters built in the
various available viewfinders. The Nikon F3 and later models do need
a battery, although the Nikon F3 has one mechanical shutter speed -
in case of emergency - only!
Note
1: Nikon SLR cameras offering auto focus have a built-in autofocus
sensor that will work only when lenses are in use having a maximum aperture
of at least f/5.6. If slower (= higher f-number) lenses or lens-teleconverter-combinations
are used, auto focus may fail.
Note
2: To celebrate or commemorate certain achievements Nikon Corporation
presented - in a limited number - some gold-plated cameras, like the
Nikon FM and Nikon FA. Although these cameras seem to be fully working,
they will be hardly used.
Nikon SLR
cameras for professional use
All
Pro's in black!
From front:
Nikon F, Nikon F2, Nikon F3, Nikon F4, Nikon F5 & Nikon F6
Main technical
specifications of the above mentioned cameras can be found here
Note:
To find out which Nikkor lens fits which professional Nikon SLR click
here
Production
data of all Nikon SLR film cameras can be found here
Nikon's first
professional SLR camera
the best mechanical
camera ever build?
Nikon´s
first professional electronic camera
the most versatile
Nikon ever made
top film model
laying the foundation of Nikon´s professional digital SLR
the last and
best modern film SLR
Nikon SLR
cameras for semi-professional and amateur use
Early 1960
Nikon introduced an SLR camera for the amateur photographer. This camera
- Nikkorex - was build in cooperation with an other Japanese camera
manufacturer: Mamiya. 6 years later the production of that camera was
stopped. The much more successful Nikkormat series were introduced in
1965. That series was extended with the first electronic camera (EL).
All later cameras had a very different success, until the digital reflex
cameras were introduced in 1999.
Note:
to find out which Nikkor lens fits which amateur manual focus Nikon
SLR click here
to find
out which Nikkor lens fits which autofocus Nikon SLR click here
an unfortunate
attempt to interest the amateur photographer
a successful
range of amateur cameras
Nikon's first
compact camera series
the odd man
out
series of
motorized cameras for amateur and professional use
series of
motorized and fast auto focus cameras for fun and sports
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