Show Off Your Classic Nikon Gear

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Nikon F-36

Nikon F-36

Folks: this is pure Heavy Metal :angel:


NIKON F-36 by CustomM8, on Flickr

 

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Nikon S2

Nikon S2

And this is my lovely S2 :angel:


Nikon S2 by CustomM8, on Flickr

 

[paulfish4570]

my F2a and FE2, both courtesy of RFF members:

got a hankering for a de-1 finder ...

 

[dave lackey]

Nice, Paul!

 

[dave lackey]

Two early nikkormat FTn's, one with a 105mm 2.5 (sonnar design) and the other with a 50mm 2.0, but there's a 58mm 1.4 on the way

Cool, Johan...dontcha just love the FTn? One solid, simple camera! Loving mine!

 

[dave lackey]

My F3/T with the pancake was an elegant machine....

 

[jarski]

Folks: this is pure Heavy Metal :angel:

looks like made for army use

 

[rbsinto]

So many of these cameras look pristine. Does everyone swaddle their gear in blankets or keep them in ever-ready cases to keep them from getting marked up?
Some of my stuff looks like it has been through the wars.

 

[kshapero]

 

[RanceEric]

So many of these cameras look pristine. Does everyone swaddle their gear in blankets or keep them in ever-ready cases to keep them from getting marked up?
Some of my stuff looks like it has been through the wars.

hahaha.. My S3 and F3 are both beat to hell.. along with some of my f-mount lenses. The pristine gear is nice, but I like my gear to show its been used

 

[rbsinto]

I wasn't complaining, but rather just making a comment based on observation.
I gave up a long time ago worrying about what my equipment looks like, after deciding that its all just tools for taking pictures and not works of art. So as long as it is mechanically and optically sound, the aesthetics don't matter. Nicks, bumps, scratches and paint loss don't affect my pictures.

 

[Flat Twin]

Nikon F2, Nikkor-N 35mm f1.4

Nikon F2, Nikkor-N 35mm f1.4

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/for...com/people/sdifaz/]Flat Twin[/url], on Flickr Nikon F2, Nikkor-N 35mm f1.4 by Flat Twin, on Flickr

 

[keytarjunkie]

Finally found a photo..! I still have a F Photomic but it's not the same.

 

[migtex]

nah I'm fighting not to post anything....

 

[trincam]

Brand new Nikkor 13.5cm f3.5. Still in plastic. Plus Nikon SP boxes..no camera...yet.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25316266@N07/

 

[kennethcooke]

I have a couple of M6's with an assortment of Summicron M optics and an considering trying a Nikon S3+ 50mm f1.4. This would entail trading in one of my beautiful M6's which make the decision really hard although the fact that I haven't gone for it sort of is giving me the answer.

 

[mynikonf2]

Classics...

Classics...

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/for...com/people/sdifaz/]Flat Twin[/url], on Flickr Nikon F2, Nikkor-N 35mm f1.4 by Flat Twin, on Flickr

That is a very nice example of the first production run (1970), "Nippon Kogaku Japan" labeled, Nikkor-N, 35/1.4 lens. These are the 9-bladed version and are not all that common, with a total production run of only 2697 of the "NKJ" labeled lens (serial #'s began with 350001). They are a massive, solidly built lens, not like the lenses produced today. A true classic piece of Nikon history that is mated to another historic classic, the F2. Thanks for sharing them.

 

[nikon_sam]

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[AndysRollei]

Here is the latest addition to my Nikon gear.

Nikkormat ELW

Fitted with my one Nikkor lens 28mm f/3.5

Andy