Introduced in 1959, the Nikon Fcamera introduced the concept of the 35 mmsingle-lens reflex camera (SLR) system; that is to say, it introduced a lineup of the following interchangeable parts connected to the camera body: Title: Nikon F No. ... Title: Nikon F No. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nikon redirects here; there is also a leader of the Russian Orthodox Church named Patriarch Nikon. ... A camera is a device used to take pictures (usually photographs), either singly or in sequence, with or without sound recording, such as with video cameras. ... Simulated 35 mm film with soundtracks - The outermost strips (on either side) contain the SDDS soundtrack as an image of a digital signal. ... This cross-section (side-view) of the optical components of an SLR shows how the light passes through the lens assembly (1), is reflected by the mirror (2) and is projected on the matte focusing screen (5). ... A system camera is a camera with interchangeable components that constitutes the core of a system. ...
A lens with the "F" bayonet mount that is essentially used to this day. Nikon lenses are known as Nikkor lenses.
A viewfinder. The original pentaprism viewfinder did not contain a light meter. Later viewfinders were offered that included a meter. One such finder is known as the Photomic.
An interchangeable focusing screen.
A camera back. Variants were available that could support 100-foot bulk film instead of the standard 36 exposures.
An optional motor drive that advances the film automatically. In initial variants, this required a modification to the camera body.
One possible disadvantage the Nikon F had compared to other professional cameras was the fact the entire bottom and rear plate was made in one piece, and had to be removed to reload the camera. Even so, the camera was a mainstay of professional news photographers desiring a 35 mm SLR. The Nikon F was succeeded in 1972 by the Nikon F2 series. Photographic lens The zoom lens of the Canon Elph A photographic lens (or more correctly, objective) is an optical lens used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically or electronically. ... Nikon F-mount refers to Nikon Corporations lens mount for their line of Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras. ... In photography a viewfinder is what the photographer looks through to compose, and in many cases to focus, the picture. ... A pentaprism is a five-sided reflecting prism used to deviate a beam of light by 90°. The beam reflects inside the prism twice, allowing the transmission of an image through a right angle without inverting it (i. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Nikon F2 The Nikon F2 was a 35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by Nikon Corporation between 1970 and 1980. ...
Literature
Comon, P. (1996): Magic Lantern Guides Classic Series: Nikon Classic Cameras Vol.1 for F, Nikkormat Series, Fe, Fe2nd Fa (Nikon Classic Cameras), Magic Lantern Guides (ISBN 1883403316)
Koch, U.: Nikon F, Coeln, Peter (England) (ISBN 3950144307)
Koch, U. (2003): Nikon F. The Camera, Lindemanns (ISBN 3950144315)
Koch, U. (2003): Nikon F. The Lenses, Lindemanns (ISBN 3950144323)
Koch, U. (2004): Nikon F. The Accessories, Lindemanns (ISBN 3950144331)
Nikon lenses are usually known as Nikkor lenses, except for the "Series E" lenses of the early 1980's.
One possible disadvantage the NikonF had compared to other professional cameras was the fact the entire bottom and rear plate was made in one piece, and had to be removed to reload the camera.
The NikonF was succeeded in 1972 by the Nikon F2 series.
NikonF: The NikonF was developed in parallel with the Nikon SP/S3 and the two units share the same external body design and a number of parts (40% by one count).
Nikon F2: The F2 was designed to fix some of the ergonomic and mechanical flaws of the F. The finder doesn't vignette with long lenses, the prism finders now lock on, the wind lever is more comfortable, the shutter speed was increased to 1/2000 sec, and so on and so forth.
The F was acclaimed as an extremely rugged camera and for four decades through its various iterations (F, F2, F3, F4, F5), ruled supreme as the photojournalist's camera of choice for photography in harsh conditions - from the Antartic to the Sahara.
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