Nikon F4s - Camera

Autofocus F mount flagship 35mm SLR released by Nikon in 1988. The F4 is a pro-grade body with weather sealing, PSAM + Ph exposure modes, matrix metering with switchable center-weighted as well as spot modes, and a single point AF. It was the second professional autofocus camera Nikon made, but the first to be built for it from the ground up as the F3AF was a modification of the existing manual focus body. Balanced metal-bladed shutter has a top speed of 1/8000s and fully motorized film transport will advance the film to keep up with the maximum frame rate of 5.7 frames per second. All Nikon lenses are compatible with the F4 except the G-series lenses which only work in program and shutter-priority modes. Image stabilization on VR lenses also cannot be activated. Matrix metering is supported even with the older AI and AI-S manual focus lenses. While all F4 bodies can take any of the three available battery grips, Nikon named the bodies differently depending on which grip the camera came with from the factory. Bodies are still identical across all variations: F4 (MB-20 w/ 4 batteries), F4s (MB-21 w/ 6 batteries) and F4e (MB-23 w/ 8 batteries). Other features include a self-timer, mirror lock-up, AE and AF lock buttons, automatic film rewind, 1/250s flash sync, and +/-2 exposure compensation. Many accessories were available: 4 interchangeable finders and over 10 different focusing screens, 3 additional changeable backs, eyepieces like diopters, a variety of macro accessories, and remote releases. The F4s grip, the MB-21, came in at least two known cosmetic/ergonomic variations. Metal and plastic body available in black with a red accent.

• Shutter: Electromagnetically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane, 4s - 1/8000s + T + B + X
• Continuous shooting: 5.7 fps (MB-21 and MB-23)
• ISO range: 6 - 6400 and DX-coded: 25 - 5000
• Size: 169 x 139 x 77mm
• Weight: 1280g