Nikon F3
I've been wanting to get hold of a Nikon F3 SLR camera for some time now. It was first released in 1980 and was still being manufactured up until 2001. An extraordinary production run, and a sign of its popularity. It was regarded as the professionals' SLR, and the perfect successor to Nikon's F and F2 series.
Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha (日本光学工業株式会社 "Japan Optical Industries Co., Ltd.") was founded in 1917 making microscopes and optical instruments. After World War 2 it began making copies of Leica rangefinders. However with the development of the first commercially successful SLR, the Nikon F in 1959, the company really started to taste success in the camera world.
Previously I have described how the great pioneering Tasmanian nature photographer, Olegas Truchanas started using a Nikon F. www.flickr.com/photos/luminosity7/54189850260/in/album-72...
With the launch of the F3 Nikon moved into the world of electronic systems. In this case the battery powered a light meter and the electronically controlled Titanium shutter curtain allowed aperture priority for the first time. Still no autofocus though (this was being developed by Minolta). A feature of the F series cameras is that the prism can be removed and it can be shot as a waist level viewfinder. Nikon employed an Italian designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro, and for the first time the red stripe appeared on Nikon cameras.
The wonderful thing about this camera is that it allows use of a wide range of Nikkor AI and AI-s lenses. In my case I have paired this camera with a Nikkor 35-70mm f/3.5 AI-s. I bought the camera body from the Melbourne Camera Exchange, and then drove to Preston to Andy Chen's fantastic Times Camera to buy the lens. Andy's knowledge of cameras and lenses is outstanding and I have bought a couple of vintage Nikkor lenses from him in the past.
Over the next week I'll show you some of my photographs taken with the F3 and using Aero 100 35mm colour film.
Nikon F3: The Best 35mm Film Camera Ever Made
thedrunkweddingphotographer.com/summerimperfect/nikon-f3
Analog Insights: Nikon F3 Review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxu5Ie2dfso
Nikon F3
I've been wanting to get hold of a Nikon F3 SLR camera for some time now. It was first released in 1980 and was still being manufactured up until 2001. An extraordinary production run, and a sign of its popularity. It was regarded as the professionals' SLR, and the perfect successor to Nikon's F and F2 series.
Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha (日本光学工業株式会社 "Japan Optical Industries Co., Ltd.") was founded in 1917 making microscopes and optical instruments. After World War 2 it began making copies of Leica rangefinders. However with the development of the first commercially successful SLR, the Nikon F in 1959, the company really started to taste success in the camera world.
Previously I have described how the great pioneering Tasmanian nature photographer, Olegas Truchanas started using a Nikon F. www.flickr.com/photos/luminosity7/54189850260/in/album-72...
With the launch of the F3 Nikon moved into the world of electronic systems. In this case the battery powered a light meter and the electronically controlled Titanium shutter curtain allowed aperture priority for the first time. Still no autofocus though (this was being developed by Minolta). A feature of the F series cameras is that the prism can be removed and it can be shot as a waist level viewfinder. Nikon employed an Italian designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro, and for the first time the red stripe appeared on Nikon cameras.
The wonderful thing about this camera is that it allows use of a wide range of Nikkor AI and AI-s lenses. In my case I have paired this camera with a Nikkor 35-70mm f/3.5 AI-s. I bought the camera body from the Melbourne Camera Exchange, and then drove to Preston to Andy Chen's fantastic Times Camera to buy the lens. Andy's knowledge of cameras and lenses is outstanding and I have bought a couple of vintage Nikkor lenses from him in the past.
Over the next week I'll show you some of my photographs taken with the F3 and using Aero 100 35mm colour film.
Nikon F3: The Best 35mm Film Camera Ever Made
thedrunkweddingphotographer.com/summerimperfect/nikon-f3
Analog Insights: Nikon F3 Review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxu5Ie2dfso