Show Off Your Nikon RF

[jonmanjiro]

Hi Jon, good to see you still keep an eye on RFF from time to time 🙂

Here's another gear pic hot off the press!


Nikon SP 2005 and W-Nikkor 2.5cm 1:4

 

[markwatts]

I really like that lens Jon. Mine is not in quite as pristine a condition as yours but it does have the hood (yes, I know it is not needed). You have no idea how much black tape holds that hood onto the lens.

 

[alfredian]

Filed film-gate notches (for RBSINTO)

Filed film-gate notches (for RBSINTO)

I know it's a month further on, but a rather common reason to file notches into the film gate was so the press room's darkroom people & the photo editors could tell from the proofs and prints which photographer took the shot and would get the credit. Newspapers did this to their cameras, apparently.

A year or two ago a Leica M4 was up on eBay with notching - the owner, formerly with a newspaper, explained the notches for bidders.

 

[Tom A]

I know it's a month further on, but a rather common reason to file notches into the film gate was so the press room's darkroom people & the photo editors could tell from the proofs and prints which photographer took the shot and would get the credit. Newspapers did this to their cameras, apparently.

A year or two ago a Leica M4 was up on eBay with notching - the owner, formerly with a newspaper, explained the notches for bidders.

I do file notches in my cameras to differentiate between them. I usually shoot with either 2 or 3 bodies and if one acts up - I can quickly spot which one it is by checking my "notch list". Case in point - just realized that my S3 Millenium managed to aquire a sun burn in the shutter. It is miniscule and probably would have been difficult to find if I could not determine the body from the notches. It was a choice of three bodies - and I would probably have had to shoot tests with all three to identify it.
Why didn't Nikon put titanium shutters in the Millenniums'!

 

[rbsinto]

I know it's a month further on, but a rather common reason to file notches into the film gate was so the press room's darkroom people & the photo editors could tell from the proofs and prints which photographer took the shot and would get the credit. Newspapers did this to their cameras, apparently.

A year or two ago a Leica M4 was up on eBay with notching - the owner, formerly with a newspaper, explained the notches for bidders.

Thanks for clearing this up. I assumed it was for identification of some sort.
My notched S3 is a beater, but not as bad as I would have expected from a body used professionally.
When the Toronto Star newspaper switched to auto focus cameras, they sold all the manual focus equipment to Henry's, a large camera store that put it all up for sale. I saw some of the bodies and lenses and they all looked and felt like they had been sandblasted and smashed with hammers.

 

[KHW]

A rare accessory for Nikon SP.

 

[Phil_F_NM]

I made a frameline illuminator inspired by the Nikon design for Leica M back when I was out in Iraq. I used scrap of mild steel then welded a loop onto it which held an LED light for a keychain. In the LED light, I capped it with a small metal disk and drilled a hole in the side. Covered the hole with a bit of red gel. Worked perfectly for me when I needed it (a lot of activities were held at night in the cooler air, in very low light due to mandatory black-outs. It came in handy for this photo among a few others:

Marine reading mail in the Fallujah interim government office building, November, 2004.

Phil Forrest

 

[KHW]

My version on Nikon S

My version on Nikon S

This is a simple project.

 

[Tveljus]

I humbly add my first true Nikon rangefinder, which I recieved just a few hours ago! A good-looking chrome dial Nikon S2 with E.P.-engraving, here sporting the rigid Heliar 50/3.5 from the Bessa R2S NHS-set:

And here it is with the Nikkor 85/2, russian turret finder and my friendly black Nikon F Apollo, also with 85/2 – although in a tad more modern version:

Unfortunatly the S2 needs a rangefinder calibration which I can't perform myself at the moment (seems like all my cameras needs rangefinder service at the moment!), but I'm happy nonetheless. 🙂

 

[KHW]

My new project: full brassing Nikon S.

 

[malkmata]

I had been enjoying this thread for a log time, finally got a chance to contribute.

Nikon S2 by malikmata52, on Flickr

 

[Vickko]

My new to me S2

 

[Erik van Straten]

Beautiful camera, Vick, and how I love your lens, and, even more, that 5cm finder ...

Erik.

 

[thompsonks]

I know how rare the finders are and wonder how much of the viewfinder is blocked without one?

Kirk

 

[Range-rover]

As one being in the Nikon S2 club those are great looking camera's


Range

 

[Vickko]

My personalized black SP

 

[Tom A]

Trying out a LED powered lightpanel (www Waferlight.com) for table top shots. Took some of my more battered Nikon Rf's out as subjects. Interestingly enough, I like chrome Nikon Rf's more than I like chrome M's! Ok, a nicely brassed S3 or SP has its own charm - but even a dented and bashed SP looks good in chrome! Shot with a Leica R6 and the Macro-Elmar 60mm f12.6 on ORWO UN 54 (a moviestock from orwona.com), developed in PCK.

 

[mynikonf2]

Very nice family portrait! I agree with you about fancying chrome Nikon RF's more than chrome M's. Thanks for posting this.

 

[Range-rover]

Trying out a LED powered lightpanel (www Waferlight.com) for table top shots. Took some of my more battered Nikon Rf's out as subjects. Interestingly enough, I like chrome Nikon Rf's more than I like chrome M's! Ok, a nicely brassed S3 or SP has its own charm - but even a dented and bashed SP looks good in chrome! Shot with a Leica R6 and the Macro-Elmar 60mm f12.6 on ORWO UN 54 (a moviestock from orwona.com), developed in PCK.

Nice shot, Your right about the chrome Nikons they do look better, and
they stand out, I got a lot of looks Saturday at the Photoexpo New York
show.

Range

 

[Vickko]

Thanks Erik

That finder has a whole story behind it, and, a whole lot of the story that I don't know.

Beautiful camera, Vick, and how I love your lens, and, even more, that 5cm finder ...

Erik.