Not quite. A lot of professionals used Pentax 35mm film cameras. David Bailey, Pentax S1A series camera in New York with Jean Shrimpton which ushered in a new way of thinking at Vogue. Pentax lenses were great and the bodies combined a lot of features available at that time. Even James Stewart used one in Rear Window, at least on the publicity poster, etc. Eve Arnold, no less used Leica rangefinders and Pentax slr's on the set of 'The Misfits' as well as other assignments. The Nikon F2 shutter is like a gun going off.
Wasn't the F actually named for the "f" in "reflex"? Nikon did not name it the "R" though because most East Asian languagues - Japanese included - did not have an "r" sound.
Tendo Pereira , I've managed to get all my Nikon F finders from eBay. Search for "Nikon Finder" but read the description to make sure it still meters light correctly.
The nikon F does not have the titanium leaf shutter. It still has the more traditional horizontal cloth shutter. The camera you're thinking of is the Nikomat/Nikkormat series. They have a vertical titanium leaf shutter. The special thing about having a vertical shutter rather than a horizontal one is that due to the shorter travel distance of the shutter due to the aspect ratio of the camera, you can sync your flash to 1/125 sec rather than the longer 1/60 sec like most other cameras.
no problem. If you ever get the chance to own a Nikomat/Nikkormat, I would highly recommend it. They are basically a slightly streamlined Nikon F with the Titanium shutter and without the removable prism. The Nikomat/Nikkormat also has a less fiddly mirror lockup and a more reliable built-in meter. The Nikomat is the Japanese version, and the Nikkormat is the US version. They use the same lenses, and their shutter mechanisms are even more reliable than the F mechanisms were. I own both a F and a Nikomat, and they are both great cameras.
I have 4 Nikon f's ranging from earliest to the last, and none of them have titanium shutters. Nor have I ever seen a photo of an original f with a titanium shutter. Also, I have the original repair manual, for the entire range, which lists a cloth shutter. The only Nikon of the era that I am aware of that has a titanium shutter is the Nikomat/Nikkormat.
Look again at your F's, you will see small vertical indents in the Titanium foil. This is the same type of shutter used later on the F2 and F3 and it travels horizontally like a cloth shutter. The copal square vertical shutter on the Nikkormat was carried over into mid range Nikon's like the FM/FE series but was not adopted on the professional F's until the F4. The Nikkormat metal shutter is not titanium, Nikon's first titanium vertical shutter was the honeycomb shutter in the FM2. Page 5 of the Nikon F Instructions states "Don't exert force against the shutter curtain of the camera, which is made of extremely thin titanium foils, as it may damage the curtain." courtesy of www.butkus.org or see this link imaging.nikon.com/history/chronicle/history-f/index.htm
Wow, you packed so much info in this vid! I had no idea about the meaning behind the 'F', like most people thought it stood for 'film' haha.
filmismorefun I went a bit random in part two and ramble on about batteries for 10 minutes ha ha
Haha- unscripted is always better anyways!
Super video - I'm on the verge of getting one of these myself. Keep up the great work!
jonathan dowman thank you, with feedback like that, I'll be sure to make more videos 😁
Not quite. A lot of professionals used Pentax 35mm film cameras. David Bailey, Pentax S1A series camera in New York with Jean Shrimpton which ushered in a new way of thinking at Vogue. Pentax lenses were great and the bodies combined a lot of features available at that time. Even James Stewart used one in Rear Window, at least on the publicity poster, etc. Eve Arnold, no less used Leica rangefinders and Pentax slr's on the set of 'The Misfits' as well as other assignments. The Nikon F2 shutter is like a gun going off.
Canon F-1 review next!
Damn.. Now I want one🤔
I still have my F as well as a D850
Too right . Good man
Wasn't the F actually named for the "f" in "reflex"? Nikon did not name it the "R" though because most East Asian languagues - Japanese included - did not have an "r" sound.
Thats a beauty! I just got one here in Brasil. It was a fining! Could you give us info where to get the waist-level finder and that photometer?
Tendo Pereira , I've managed to get all my Nikon F finders from eBay. Search for "Nikon Finder" but read the description to make sure it still meters light correctly.
On the outside of the shutter button there’s an A and an R. What does this stand for?
A = advance film , R = rewind film 👍🏻
Nice review
Can you record on it
Lisa-Marie Gaming lol
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Yea it does 4k video at 240fps if you can adapt a big enough bulk film back onto it.
The nikon F does not have the titanium leaf shutter. It still has the more traditional horizontal cloth shutter. The camera you're thinking of is the Nikomat/Nikkormat series. They have a vertical titanium leaf shutter. The special thing about having a vertical shutter rather than a horizontal one is that due to the shorter travel distance of the shutter due to the aspect ratio of the camera, you can sync your flash to 1/125 sec rather than the longer 1/60 sec like most other cameras.
Thanks that's great to know
no problem. If you ever get the chance to own a Nikomat/Nikkormat, I would highly recommend it. They are basically a slightly streamlined Nikon F with the Titanium shutter and without the removable prism. The Nikomat/Nikkormat also has a less fiddly mirror lockup and a more reliable built-in meter. The Nikomat is the Japanese version, and the Nikkormat is the US version. They use the same lenses, and their shutter mechanisms are even more reliable than the F mechanisms were. I own both a F and a Nikomat, and they are both great cameras.
Most Nikon Fs have titanium foil shutters, only the very earliest F's have cloth shutters.
I have 4 Nikon f's ranging from earliest to the last, and none of them have titanium shutters. Nor have I ever seen a photo of an original f with a titanium shutter. Also, I have the original repair manual, for the entire range, which lists a cloth shutter. The only Nikon of the era that I am aware of that has a titanium shutter is the Nikomat/Nikkormat.
Look again at your F's, you will see small vertical indents in the Titanium foil. This is the same type of shutter used later on the F2 and F3 and it travels horizontally like a cloth shutter. The copal square vertical shutter on the Nikkormat was carried over into mid range Nikon's like the FM/FE series but was not adopted on the professional F's until the F4. The Nikkormat metal shutter is not titanium, Nikon's first titanium vertical shutter was the honeycomb shutter in the FM2. Page 5 of the Nikon F Instructions states "Don't exert force against the shutter curtain of the camera, which is made of extremely thin titanium foils, as it may damage the curtain." courtesy of www.butkus.org or see this link imaging.nikon.com/history/chronicle/history-f/index.htm
ни х-я непонятно, чо он там плёл