The sensitivity of the metering also is different between models. They vary in look and feel, with some models using the match needle for exposure and others with LED lights. Nikon F2AS Photomic which has the DP-12, 1977-1980.Nikon F2A Photomic which has the DP-11, 1977-1980.Nikon F2SB Photomic which has the DP-3, 1976-1977.Nikon F2S Photomic which as the DP-2, 1973-1976.Nikon F2 Photomic which has the DP-1, 1971-1976.

These are the models with appropriate prisms and dates produced: For example, with the DP-2 prism a F2 is designated as a Nikon F2S Photomic. During its nine year production cycle, a number of new prisms were introduced, which also changed the model designation. This is the model reviewed in this article. A F2 with a DP-1 finder is known as the Nikon F2 Photomic.

When introduced, the F2 came with two prism finder options, the DE-1 meter-less prism and the DP-1 which is a battery operated prism finder. It also has a variable shutter speed from 1/90 thsecond to 1/2000 thsecond. This was enabled by a redesign of the shutter itself with a horizontal titanium-foil shutter. Harbour watching, Nikon F2, Nikkor-H 50mm f/2 Auto, Kentmere 400Р”Р„nother key change is that the top shutter speed was increased from 1/1000 thto 1/2000 thsecond. By the late 1960РІР‚в„ўs the F was showing its age and in 1965 Nikon had already started work on its replacement. But like all good things, they get superseded. This set the reputation of Nikon as a leader in camera manufacturing and disrupted the thinking behind cameras for photojournalism since then.

Nikon introduced the Nikon F, a robust SLR with a lens compliment to cover all occasions. Rather than include the whole history, up to the introduction of their SLR in the late 1950s, there is a great and detailed article on Mike EckmanРІР‚в„ўs fantastic site here РІР‚вЂњ The Rotoloni Report 3, This is War!Р”Р„pril 1959 is where this specific back story really starts. This is to be expected by a company that has been around for just over one hundred years.Р’В Early on, it was a purely optical company with the name of Nippon KР•РЊgaku KР•РЊgyР•РЊ Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan Optical Company).Р’В It was formed through the dissolution of three other companies and in its early years was focused on supplying the Japanese Navy optical products. The history of Nikon will forever be ingrained in the history of photography.

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