Nikon Slr Cameras

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 40. Chapters: Nikon F, Nikon F2, Nikkormat, Nikon FA, Nikon FG, Nikon FE, Nikon FM10, Nikon FM2, Nikon FM3A, Nikon F3, Nikon EM, Nikon FE2, Nikon F6, Nikon F5, Nikon F90, Nikon F-501, Nikon F4, Nikon F-601M, Nikon F-801, Nikon F80, Nikon F60, Nikkorex, Nikon F100, Nikon F65, Nikon F-301, Nikon F70, Nikon FG-20, Nikon F75, Nikon F55, Nikon F50, Nikon F-401. Excerpt: The Nikon F2 is a professional level, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. It was manufactured by the Japanese optics company Nippon Kogaku K. K. (Nikon Corporation since 1988) in Japan from September 1971 to June 1980. It used a horizontal-travel focal plane shutter with titanium shutter curtains and a speed range of 1 to 1/2000th second (up to 10 seconds using the self timer) plus Bulb and Time, and flash X-sync of 1/80th second. It had dimensions (with DE-1 head, see below) of 98 mm height, 152.5 mm width, 65 mm depth and 730 g weight. It was available in two colors: black with chrome trim and all black. The F2 is the second member of the long line of Nikon F-series professional level 35 mm SLRs that began with the Nikon F (manufactured 1959¿1974) and followed each other in a sort of dynastic succession as the top-of-the-line Nikon camera. The other members were the F3 (1980¿2001), F4 (1988¿1996), F5 (1996¿2005) and F6 (2004¿present). The F-series do not share any major components, All Nikon professional F-series SLRs are full system cameras. This means that each camera body serves as only a modular hub. The Nikon F2 is an all-metal, mechanically (springs, gears, levers) controlled, manual focus SLR with manual exposure control. It was completely operable without batteries. The F2 was the replacement for Nikon F. It did introduce many new features (a faster 1/2000th second maximum shutter speed, a swing open back for easier film loading, a wider assortment of detachable finders and metering heads, a dedicated 250 exposure film back, a larger reflex mirror to ensure no vignetting, and a shutter release relocated to the front edge of the camera for better ergonomics). It also offered a detachable motor drive, something the F only had as a custom modification. This was the last all mechanical Nikon Pro camera. The F2 accepts all lenses with the Nikon F bayonet mount (introduced in 1959 on the Nikon F camera), with certain limitations or