Erik van Straten
Veteran
Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H Auto 50mm f/2, TriX.
What became of her I really don't know, but she was a promising artist in the early seventies.
Erik.
What became of her I really don't know, but she was a promising artist in the early seventies.
Erik.

Flat Twin
Film Shooter
I cannot find that thread either. What a shame, it was great.
I wish that I had something to offer this latest thread but I don't.
Keep posting Eric!
Regards
Simon
I wish that I had something to offer this latest thread but I don't.
Keep posting Eric!
Regards
Simon
Dirk
Privatier
Fantastic image, Erik!
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Thank you, Dirk!
Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H Auto 50mm f/2, TriX.
Erik.
Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H Auto 50mm f/2, TriX.
Erik.

Erik van Straten
Veteran
Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H Auto 50mm f/2, TriX.
Erik.
Erik.

Erik van Straten
Veteran
Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H Auto 50mm f/2, TriX.
Erik.
Erik.

Erik van Straten
Veteran
Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H Auto 50mm f/2, TriX.
This is the German photographer Hannes Wallrafen who lives in The Netherlands and who became blind eight years ago. I knew him quite well in the early seventies when he studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam.
Erik.
This is the German photographer Hannes Wallrafen who lives in The Netherlands and who became blind eight years ago. I knew him quite well in the early seventies when he studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam.
Erik.

Erik van Straten
Veteran
Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H Auto 50mm f/2, TriX.
Erik.
Erik.

Joe AC
Well-known
Excellent work Erik!
Joe
Joe
TennesseJones
Well-known
These are glorious Erik, great thread.
68degrees
Well-known
Personally if you really want a Nikkormat then I'd go for the FT3. They are all pretty indistructable however the auto AI is handy. The only thing I've had with a couple was slow mirrors but I've had an F2 like that so it's just an age thing. A quick service and it's good to go for another 30 years.
I gave up on them after I got F and F2's as the viewfinder was too dim in comparison. They are an ideal budget film camera for someone who still wants to shoot film and not worry about dropping, forgeting or getting their camera stolen. I've bought a few for less than 50 euro. Cheapest I bought was an FT2 with a K 50 for 15! It worked superbly.
can anything be done to make the FT3 brighter? do fm2 screens fit? etc ?
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Thank you Joe and TenesseJones!
I've never seen that the screens of the Nikkormat are more dim than those of the F or F2. The screens are superb, especially those of the Nikkormat EL.
One of the features of the FTn I like is how the shutter speed is indicated in the viewfinder.
Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H Auto 50mm f/2, TriX.
Erik.
I've never seen that the screens of the Nikkormat are more dim than those of the F or F2. The screens are superb, especially those of the Nikkormat EL.
One of the features of the FTn I like is how the shutter speed is indicated in the viewfinder.
Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H Auto 50mm f/2, TriX.
Erik.

Erik van Straten
Veteran
Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor N Auto 24mm f/2.8, Orwo NP20.
Erik.
Erik.

Erik van Straten
Veteran
Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor N Auto 24mm f/2.8, Orwo NP 20.
Erik.
Erik.

Highway 61
Revisited
Very, very, very nice work Erik.
Since 2012 I'm the happy owner of a mint chrome FTn which came as a free rear cap for the equally mint Nikkor-O 35/2 lens I bought off eBay for $65...
Lately I cleaned it all and replaced all the foams, installed a NOS 625PX battery I still had somewhere, fitted it with an AN-1 strap, and now I begin to use it on a regular basis with some real joy in spite of the shutter loudness.
Since 2012 I'm the happy owner of a mint chrome FTn which came as a free rear cap for the equally mint Nikkor-O 35/2 lens I bought off eBay for $65...
Lately I cleaned it all and replaced all the foams, installed a NOS 625PX battery I still had somewhere, fitted it with an AN-1 strap, and now I begin to use it on a regular basis with some real joy in spite of the shutter loudness.
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Thank you, Highway!
I have a mint BLACK FTn on wich I am very proud. I do not use it just to keep it mint.
Erik.
I have a mint BLACK FTn on wich I am very proud. I do not use it just to keep it mint.
Erik.
Highway 61
Revisited
The black FTn is Bernard Plossu's mythic signature...


Erik van Straten
Veteran
The original FTn in black is something very special to me. The only Nikon that is even more special to me is the black S2.
Erik.
Erik.

Erik van Straten
Veteran
Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor N Auto 24mm f/2.8, Orwo NP 20.
Erik.
Erik.

Highway 61
Revisited
Erik, all those photos shot in (I assume) Spain back in the 1970's are fantastic.
Really.
Photographic simplicity and emotional masterworks.
Really.
Photographic simplicity and emotional masterworks.
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