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Nikon SP

Nikon SP

$981.00 USD
$981.00 USD
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Used item, no tax.
Tested and inspected with special tools and machinery. Working correctly after professional repair or service. Any flaws present will be noted and will not affect typical use.
The lens lock lever plate has been replaced. Shutter and cocking mechanisms cleaned and lubricated. Shutter speeds and curtain speeds adjusted and tested. Curtain brakes cleaned and lubricated. Curtain brakes tested. Focusing mechanisms cleaned and lubricated. Rangefinder adjusted and tested. Viewfinder cleaned.
Has some general wear from use. The main viewfinder has edged coating damage on the inside from removed fungus. Is not visible when used. The second viewfinder has some visible haze inside. The flash sync mechanism is missing several parts and does not work. The titanium shutter curtain has some marks but work as intended. The distance scale is in feet.

Details: Nikon SP

35mm manual focus Nikon S mount rangefinder camera made by Nikon introduced in 1957. Has a dual viewfinder with frame lines for 6 different focal lengths. The main viewfinder (50mm, 85mm, 105mm, and 135mm) has a 1x magnification and parallax-corrected frame lines. The second smaller viewfinder (28mm and 35mm) has non-parallax corrected frame lines. When paired with the S-36 motor drive the camera can advance the film with a rate of 3fps. It was the first rangefinder to have a motorized film advance. Has two bayonets for mounting lenses and a pc-sync port. The shutter was originally made of fabric but was changed to titanium in 1959. Metal body available in chrome and black.

  • Shutter: Horizontal cloth or titanium focal plane, 1s - 1/1000 + T and B
  • Size: 136 x 82 x 46mm
  • Weight: 583g
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Nikon SP

Nikon S System

Nikon S is the name for the Nikon rangefinder camera system, but it's essentially a modified Contax/Kiev mount. After World War II, both Contax and Leica's designs became available to the public, and many Japanese countries attempted to produce their own rangefinders. Most, like Canon or Leotax, chose to follow Leica's footsteps and use the Leica M39 mount, but Nikon followed Contax. Nikon produced 8 different Contax-pattern rangefinders between 1948 and 1960. 

Despite being extremely similar, Nikon S cameras cannot use all Contax lenses. Wide-angle lenses work normally, but slight differences in flange distance make lenses of 50mm and above incompatible.

In the 2000s Nikon released some limited edition fully working replicas of Nikon S3 and SP cameras with lenses. In 2002 Cosina released the Bessa R2S camera and a series of lenses with the Nikon S bayonet mount.

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