Photos from your Nikkormat.

[Uncle Bill]

Camera: Nikkormat FT2, Nikkor Ai 50 f2 lens.
Film: Ilford HP5 400, HC110 B.

Downtown Milton Ontario

Downtown Milton by Bill Smith, on Flickr

 

[Uncle Bill]

Ivy Arms, Milton On
Camera: Nikkormat FT2, Nikkor Ai 50 f2 lens.
Film: Ilford HP5 400, HC110 B.

Ivy Arms by Bill Smith, on Flickr

 

[chickentender]

Two shots of my late mother at Cannon Beach that I just had printed and mounted. These were taken by my dad on his Nikkormat FTn (which was passed down to me around 1990, used for many years, then lost to a thief from my car in Seattle '99 along with most of my Nikkor glass - another story) around 1981 with, I believe, a 50mm Nikkor (can't recall which one) on Kodacolor II 200. Two of my favorite of his.

canon beach, 1981 by Kevin Rosinbum (Eyewanders Foto), on Flickr

meet you up ahead by Kevin Rosinbum (Eyewanders Foto), on Flickr

 

[Uncle Bill]

Nikkormat Ftn, Nikkor H 50 f2 lens.
Film: Kosmo Mono 100, Rodinal 1+50

Spadina Circle University of Toronto by Bill Smith, on Flickr

Hotel Waverly by Bill Smith, on Flickr

 

[Highway 61]

Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor Ai 50mm f/2, Ilford PAN 100, D76 1+1.

 

[Bingley]

Long Sigh...
Big Drool...
Sublime!

What more could one want
A 24mm & a 50mm...Pure Magic

Indeed! Very inspiring thread and wonderful photos, Erik. I lucked into a beautiful FT3 from a member here, with a Nikkor 50/1.8, and I've purchased the Nikkor 24 to go with it. I need to get out and shoot with it now...

 

[Erik van Straten]

Great, Steve, I always wanted to know if the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 distorts. The f/2 distorts a tiny little bit, but too much for my taste.

In the old days, on a print, this was not much of a problem, but on a flat computer screen it is.

Erik.

 

[charjohncarter]

Erik, one of my dreams in early 1964 (February) was to buy a Nikkor/Mat/Rex. I can't remember which it was. Obviously, I never did but I do know that it had removable lenses and had a (new then) Copal shutter.

What is the difference and time line? Sorry to break into this thread.

 

[Bingley]

Thanks, Erik. I will load up the Nikkormat and go in search of brick walls or buildings with straight lines...

 

[Erik van Straten]

Erik, one of my dreams in early 1964 (February) was to buy a Nikkor/Mat/Rex. I can't remember which it was. Obviously, I never did but I do know that it had removable lenses and had a (new then) Copal shutter.

What is the difference and time line? Sorry to break into this thread.

I think you mean a Nikkorex. I do not know much about it exept that it was built by Mamiya.

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Thanks, Erik. I will load up the Nikkormat and go in search of brick walls or buildings with straight lines...

Good luck!

Erik.

 

[charjohncarter]

I think you mean a Nikkorex. I do not know much about it exept that it was built by Mamiya.

Erik.

Thanks, Eric.

 

[Ronald M]

$34 bought me a FTN , not pristine but works. Ft owned by me for 5 years now, $60.
Works well

FE2 is also in my collection. Three F2 also reside at my home. Lenses are from AiS and I use them on Digital.

Got to get out and use them more.

 

[dourbalistar]

From a test roll through a new-to-me Nikomat FTn. Does anybody know what the "mat" in Nikomat means in Japanese? Is it the same "mat" in Yashica-Mat?

Nikomat FTn, Nikkor-H Auto 50mm f/2 non-AI, Ilford HP5+.


2018.04.28 Roll #150-02102-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikomat FTn, Nikkor-H Auto 50mm f/2 non-AI, Ilford HP5+.


2018.04.28 Roll #150-02092-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[Uncle Bill]

Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H 50 f2 lens.
Film: Kosmo Mono 100, Rodinal 1+50.

King St. Just Weast of Portland by Bill Smith, on Flickr

510 Spadina Southbound by Bill Smith, on Flickr

Kennsington Market Sign by Bill Smith, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

2nd generation Chevelle Malibu 350, contemporaneous with the Nikomat FTn.

Nikomat FTn, Nikkor-H Auto 50mm f/2 non-AI, Ilford HP5+, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2018.05.05 Roll #151-02175-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[jssaraiva]

Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor H Auto 50mm f/2, 400-2TMY.

Erik.

Hi, I didn’t knew this thread and I have to say your work is amazing Erik, you are one of my favorite photographers now!

I found this thread looking for Nikkormat EL feedback, to have AE on my non AI lenses (35/2 O and 105/2.5) but apparently is not a popular model here...

 

[Erik van Straten]

Thank you, jssaraiva, I think that the electronic shutters of a lot of EL's have not survived, but most FTn's, FT2's and FT3's are still going strong.

Erik.

 

[xia_ke]

The EL is a great camera, but it took me a while to find one that was accurate. I haven't come across any shutter issues, but I have wound up with plenty that have inaccurate meters. They can still be used fine with a handheld meter, but without the AE, you might as well get an FTn/2/3. The EL2 supposedly has a much better meter (I think this was when they swapped from CDS to selenium cells?) that has weathered time well.