ivanuskokovic
Established
RFF,
Somewhere at some point in time I've seen Tom Abrahamsson with an all black soft release (AR-1 Style) for the Nikon F or F2.
However, I have NEVER seen one for sale.
If somebody can point me in the right direction as to where I can find one for purchase, I'd be forever thankful. I am looking forward to outfitting a black Nikon F with one of these or my black Nikon F2AS.
Thanks for your time and efforts.
Kindly,
Ivan Uskokovic
Somewhere at some point in time I've seen Tom Abrahamsson with an all black soft release (AR-1 Style) for the Nikon F or F2.
However, I have NEVER seen one for sale.
If somebody can point me in the right direction as to where I can find one for purchase, I'd be forever thankful. I am looking forward to outfitting a black Nikon F with one of these or my black Nikon F2AS.
Thanks for your time and efforts.
Kindly,
Ivan Uskokovic
Tom A
RFF Sponsor
Ivan, I got a handful of these in Tokyo some years ago. It was at one of the big camera shows and I was not a Nikon product. I have been looking at the possibility to make my own, with some improvement (spring loaded) and dome shaped top. It is considerably more complicated than the M- style Soft release as it requires 4 different parts in clouding the spring. RFf would be first to know about if and when they are done.
Evanjoe610
Established
As far as I remember, Nikon never made them in Black. I have several of the original Nikon AR-1 Soft Shutter Release. Also have the cheaper generic ones I bought for$1 each...
And of course several of Tom's soft Shutter release...
And of course several of Tom's soft Shutter release...
JMQ
Well-known
Ivan, I have the AR-1 permanently mounted on my F2. I have never seen it in black. The release is black, but the screw in part is chrome.
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
Tom, such a device would be most desirable to a lot of people here. The AR-1 fits the screw mount Leicas (with the collar removed, of course), so that would be a wonderful accessory for the Barnack set.
B-9
Devin Bro
The AR-1 actually does not fit barnacks all that well (atleast IIIc onward)
I use one on my IIIf RD ST and if tightened fully, it causes enough friction on the release that the camera will actually slip instead of winding. I use a few small rubber washers to keep the AR-1 off the release.
I would not reccomend using an AR-1 on a Leica. I can't speak for the generic's, as they may work better being a bit different in design.
I use one on my IIIf RD ST and if tightened fully, it causes enough friction on the release that the camera will actually slip instead of winding. I use a few small rubber washers to keep the AR-1 off the release.
I would not reccomend using an AR-1 on a Leica. I can't speak for the generic's, as they may work better being a bit different in design.
Noserider
Christiaan Phleger
YES and Tom if you could make them a lot lighter that would be great! The chrome plated brass is quite heavy.