furcafe
Veteran
I have 1 from that serial # batch, but never looked to see whether it has the F features. Will have to take a closer look next time I use it.
Highway 61
Revisited
Actually the key feature for that last batch of SPs is the flat selftimer lever.
The previous batch (which could have been the last one) SPs had all those Nikon F features but for the selftimer lever which was still knurled.
Funny thing is that the Nikon Fs of the first batch hadn't that flat selftimer lever, but a knurled one like the SPs of the previous batch.
And a cloth shutter.
The previous batch (which could have been the last one) SPs had all those Nikon F features but for the selftimer lever which was still knurled.
Funny thing is that the Nikon Fs of the first batch hadn't that flat selftimer lever, but a knurled one like the SPs of the previous batch.
And a cloth shutter.
NIKON KIU
Did you say Nippon Kogaku
Once the Nikon F was produced, seems Nikon SP's parts got mixed together. Look at this thread Jon started:
http://nikonhistoricalsociety.yuku.com/topic/2082
The SP, being a Pro Camera is one of the models Nikon upgraded as the production continued. Just like they upgraded the firmware on their last Nikon film camera, the F6
Kiu
Not true. the first F's had a unique self timer with sharp edges and slanted (not vertical) lines. If you saw an early F with the SP self timer, someone interchanged parts. It did not leave the factory like that.
Stephen
