If you want another solid camera, get a hold of a Topcon Super D. The Nikon F was the camera of choice for all the U.S. Armed Forces except the Navy. They chose the Topcon Super D.
On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Charles Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Aug 13, 2013, at 14:18 , Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Aug 13, 2013, at 08:24 AM, Charles Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Aug 13, 2013, at 10:14 , Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I acquired a 1972 black paint Nikon F Photomic FTn body last year via a >>>> friend. The Nikon F Photomic FTn was my first SLR camera, and is still one >>>> of my favorites. I always wanted a black paint one! I still have a few of >>>> my favorite Nikkor lenses, still like 'em a lot. I fitted plain prism >>>> finder and a type A screen ... My favorite configuration for a Nikon F. >>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9500779621/lightbox >>>> It took me a year to finish a roll of Ilford XP2 Super 36 exposures ... I >>>> shot the first half of the roll with a pre-AI Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 (1969 >>>> vintage) and the latter half of the roll with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AI-S >>>> (1978 vintage). No great art here, I was mostly just testing the camera to >>>> see what shape it is in ... pretty darn good, it seems. These old Nikon Fs >>>> are certainly durable lumpkins... :-) >>> >>> Is that what this is? >>> >>> http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2004/nikon/nikon1.jpg >>> >>> I inherited this from a friend whose dad passed a number of years ago, and >>> I have no idea what to do with it. >> >> Yes indeed, that's a classic chrome Nikon F plain prism. Take a look at the >> serial number ... first two digits are the year of manufacture. >> >> If you have no desire to take photos with it, you should pass it on to >> someone who does. They're great cameras. >> > > It has some sorta light-sensor prism thingie that sits atop it as well. > Engages with the slot/slit in the lens, if I recall correctly. > > DOM appears to be 1964? > > http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2004/nikon/nikon2.jpg > > I'd be happy to send it off to any interested parties for the cost of > shipping. It's been in my hands since I took this small gallery of photos of > it back in 2004. > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - [email protected] > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
