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Nikon F - Camera

Nikon F - Camera

Manual focus F mount 35mm SLR released by Nikon in 1959. It was one of the most advanced cameras of its day with features like interchangeable prisms and focusing screens, depth-of-field preview button, mirror lock-up capability, single-stroke ratcheted film advance lever, and a titanium-foil focal plane shutter. Slightly different changes in design were made over the years of production. This is the version with an unmetered prism, often referred to as "plain prism". Metal body available in silver and black.

  • Shutter: Horizontal titanium-foil focal plane, 1s- 1/1000s + B + T
  • ISO reminder range: 50-400/10-32, 10-400, 25-1600 (depending on the year it was made)
  • Size: 160 x 83 x 54mm
  • Weight: 604g
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Nikon F

Nikon introduced their first SLR, the Nikon F, in 1959. Alongside it they unveiled a series of lenses and a new lens mount that would carry them to professional success for the next decades. To this day, all Nikon DSLRs use the Nikon F mount.

In the beginning, Nikon lenses communicated aperture information to the body using a metal coupling fork, affectionately known as "bunny ears". Soon after, Nikon began using a similar system that automatically told the camera the maximum aperture of the lens. This Automatic Indexing (AI) system stuck around for decades in lenses and is still found on Nikon's high-end professional DSLRs even though new lenses communicate this information electronically.

With only minor compatibility issues (don't use a pre-AI lens on AI bodies or modern digital cameras), Nikon F lenses and bodies are pretty much interchangeable.

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Nikon F - Camera Price History
Date Sold SKU Quality Control Price Image
07 Feb 2024 T61725 € 599,00 Nikon F - Camera Image
26 Jan 2024 E19493 € 917,43 Nikon F - Camera Image
02 Jan 2024 E19745 € 509,74 Nikon F - Camera Image
15 Sep 2023 E17828 € 448,99 Nikon F - Camera Image
11 Jul 2023 T47190 € 699,00 Nikon F - Camera Image
25 May 2023 E18437 € 599,00 Nikon F - Camera Image
25 May 2023 E18796 € 599,00 Nikon F - Camera Image
14 Mar 2023 E18402 € 1.019,41 Nikon F - Camera Image
09 Mar 2023 T33777 € 599,00 Nikon F - Camera Image
06 Mar 2023 T37604 € 449,00 Nikon F - Camera Image
01 Mar 2023 E18403 € 899,00 Nikon F - Camera Image
20 Nov 2022 T31210 € 599,00 Nikon F - Camera Image
13 Sep 2022 T24094 € 599,00 Nikon F - Camera Image
31 May 2022 T16325 € 449,00 Nikon F - Camera Image
26 Dec 2021 A75147 € 533,11 Nikon F - Camera Image