I picked up this Nikon F recently from Craigslist at a price good enough to where I could justify the purchase just for the plain eyelevel finder which I wanted to use on my F2.
As it turns out, the camera is in mechanically perfect condition sixty years after it was made. I never thought I would have one, so I'm thrilled at the possibility of actually putting it to use. I ran a quick test roll of Arista.Edu through the camera to verify my initial impressions.
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More to come.
5 comments:
The camera that started it all for Nikon. Looks like loads of fun!
It never occurred to me before now how much the F resembles the Nikon S rangefinder which I had in the early '60s. Really a nice link back to those days.
Oh dear, you've stoked my camera lust. This is just the F I'd want. Enjoy it! Looking forward to more work from you using yours.
Yes, I had a Nikon rangefinder as well and I still have an F body that needs a CLA at some point. Many people call the F a Nikon S with a pentaprism grafted on top!
No foam light seals in the back is certainly a plus. The mirror bumper looks new. The shutter is the quietest of any of my SLRs.
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