NIKON KIU
Did you say Nippon Kogaku
Yeah, Dexdog.dexdog said:
Can you believe it, they put a L*%C@ finder on a Nikon!!
:bang: I think this may the Shop owners' collection about to go under the Hammer...
Kiu
NIKON KIU
Did you say Nippon Kogaku
Fred, tell 'em it's a baby blue that's faded
Kiu
kevin m
Veteran
One of life's mysteries, I guess. :angel:
cmogi10
Bodhisattva
Paulbe
Well-known
Fred--nikonhswm--you are surely trying to pull our collective legs: to wit--some fellow has 3000 Nikon NOS items--and you're unimpressed because it doesn't have the "period feeling?" You owned a custom bike shop, but closed it because customers wanted to "talk about their bikes?" You don't like to shop in B+H because--even though they have every photographic item known the "don't treat you special?" C'mon Dude--you are foolin' us--AND you sold a vintage Land Cruiser???? You've had too many experiences for us mortals. Tell you what--the Mayan calendar predicts a real event on 12/21/2012--whaddya think? Clue us in on that one and we'll be forever grateful!!!
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
Chrome S2's make excellent users.
migtex
Don't eXchange Freedom!
I'm dead!:angel:
:angel:
1948nikon
Established
Finder
Finder
Got a closer look at the turret finder it is in fact a Walz.
Finder
dexdog said:
Got a closer look at the turret finder it is in fact a Walz.
NIKON KIU
Did you say Nippon Kogaku
What do you guys think?
5 Nikon S2s and 2 Nikon S's in Chrome don't even impress me, let alone the Nikon Historical Society's Webmaster....
I am impressed by the Film Cassette in the box
Kiu
5 Nikon S2s and 2 Nikon S's in Chrome don't even impress me, let alone the Nikon Historical Society's Webmaster....
I am impressed by the Film Cassette in the box
Kiu
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
a chrome lens should be matched up with that chrome dial S2.
NIKON KIU
Did you say Nippon Kogaku
Fred,
You missed the
Now, I am impressed, 3 N->F adapters? Some without the sticky thingys!!
Kiu
You missed the
Now, I am impressed, 3 N->F adapters? Some without the sticky thingys!!
Kiu
jlw
Rangefinder camera pedant
Well, as someone said earlier, it wouldn't be impressive to find this assortment of stuff in a huge department store in Japan.
Having it turn up in an obscure corner of Australia is at least a bit interesting.
Also, one thing I like about the photo above, for example, is the fact that some of the accessories are still in boxes. Being a package designer by trade, I enjoy seeing the evolution of a brand's packaging over time. Okay, so I'm a geek, but I think that (for example) a lineup of the box for every Nikon from the I through the SP would be a fascinating display and an interesting slice of camera history...
[Side note: Ever stop to think about how the cushioning material in camera packages has evolved over the years?
I haven't seen a lot of camera packaging from the '50s, but back then it seems as if many cameras and accessories were sold in plush-lined leather cases that served in part as a protection medium. The camera-in-case was wedged into an insert made of die-cut cardboard or some kind of plush-finished paper material molded over cardboard, maybe with a small block of wood here and there to brace it.
By the '60s cases were becoming an extra-cost accessory, and many cameras came in "bricks" of expanded polystyrene foam with custom-molded cavities to hold the body and various accessories. The "brick" would slip into a printed cardboard sleeve, and then the whole thing was shrinkwrapped.
By the environmentally-conscious '80s, the foam bricks were beginning to be replaced by biodegradable molded-cardboard inserts, usually in combination with intricately-patterned folding cardboard panels to lock the inserts in place. It's a good thing the Japanese invented origami, because I'd think it would take a dedicated origamist to design these inserts!
The weirdest recent package I've gotten was the one that contained, I think, my Nikon D100... this suspended the camera body between two sheets of clear plastic stretched tightly within cardboard frames, holding the camera as if on a plastic mini-trampoline! I notice my more recent Nikons are back to the molded cardboard and origami, so I guess the "trampoline" concept wasn't a big success...]
Having it turn up in an obscure corner of Australia is at least a bit interesting.
Also, one thing I like about the photo above, for example, is the fact that some of the accessories are still in boxes. Being a package designer by trade, I enjoy seeing the evolution of a brand's packaging over time. Okay, so I'm a geek, but I think that (for example) a lineup of the box for every Nikon from the I through the SP would be a fascinating display and an interesting slice of camera history...
[Side note: Ever stop to think about how the cushioning material in camera packages has evolved over the years?
I haven't seen a lot of camera packaging from the '50s, but back then it seems as if many cameras and accessories were sold in plush-lined leather cases that served in part as a protection medium. The camera-in-case was wedged into an insert made of die-cut cardboard or some kind of plush-finished paper material molded over cardboard, maybe with a small block of wood here and there to brace it.
By the '60s cases were becoming an extra-cost accessory, and many cameras came in "bricks" of expanded polystyrene foam with custom-molded cavities to hold the body and various accessories. The "brick" would slip into a printed cardboard sleeve, and then the whole thing was shrinkwrapped.
By the environmentally-conscious '80s, the foam bricks were beginning to be replaced by biodegradable molded-cardboard inserts, usually in combination with intricately-patterned folding cardboard panels to lock the inserts in place. It's a good thing the Japanese invented origami, because I'd think it would take a dedicated origamist to design these inserts!
The weirdest recent package I've gotten was the one that contained, I think, my Nikon D100... this suspended the camera body between two sheets of clear plastic stretched tightly within cardboard frames, holding the camera as if on a plastic mini-trampoline! I notice my more recent Nikons are back to the molded cardboard and origami, so I guess the "trampoline" concept wasn't a big success...]
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
that Tower camera has the collapsable 50mm f2 Nikkor lens too.
furcafe
Veteran
Off-topic, the R-D1 packaging reminded me of that for the original Apple iPod (but in black as opposed to white).
jlw said:
kjoosten
Rocket Scientist
No Nikons, but as I recall there was some pretty creative post-processing detective work.
