Michael Markey
Veteran
Well ...I`ve now sold this one too.
Still have two of the three lenses ...a 50/1.4 and an 85/1.4.
I sold the Yashica 28/2.8 along with the body.
Still have two of the three lenses ...a 50/1.4 and an 85/1.4.
I sold the Yashica 28/2.8 along with the body.
Cassady
Member
Here is my small Nikon outfit. Back to front, left to right: black Nikon FM2N with MD-12 motor drive and 24mm f/2.8 Nikkor AI-S lens, chrome Nikon FE2 with 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor AI-S lens, Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 AI-S lens, Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 AI-S lens with HK-14 lens hood. I'm still a rangefinder guy at heart, but I'm having fun with these. The lenses are fantastic on my Sony a7.
Greyscale
Veteran
kshapero
South Florida Man
I always wondered why Nikon (did others do it, too?) put that damned "Passed" label right on the front of the camera? Gaudy, stupid and just crappy. And, oh, if you tried to take it off, it always left smudges and glue. All and all a mystery to me.
ravilamir
Well-known
I always wondered why Nikon (did others do it, too?) put that damned "Passed" label right on the front of the camera? Gaudy, stupid and just crappy. And, oh, if you tried to take it off, it always left smudges and glue. All and all a mystery to me.
If you had done a search:
http://www.savazzi.net/photography/jcii.html
http://photo.net/classic-cameras-forum/00UtkI
http://nikonhistoricalsociety.yuku.com/topic/494#.VelB-X2KaRw
They are an assurance of quality Japanese products and were intended for exported cameras to be recognised as original and not copies of German cameras of the time.
CMur12
Veteran
As I understood the question, it wasn't about why the stickers existed, but rather why they had to be applied so conspicuously to the front of the camera. I only scanned your links, but I didn't see any reference to the location of the sticker on the camera body.
- Murray
lynnb
Veteran
lynnb
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Paulbe
Well-known
lynnb--love the Nikons! Thanks for posting.
Paul
Paul
Timmyjoe
Veteran
That F is sweet, Lynn.
kshapero
South Florida Man
my Nikons cup runneth over... most recent (and prized) early S/N F is front left.
by lynnb on Flickr
Nikon Paradise.
giganova
Well-known
1,000,000 Megapixel, so that's 1 Gigapixel, right?My trusty OM-1n with Tamron Adaptall 24mm f/2.5 (don't turn up your nose, Zuikophiles; it's a perfectly splendid lens, though it's out-resolved a tad by the camera's sensor.)
elmarman
Bail out the Brits too !
I have 'taken over' my Boy's Olympus OM2n and his Konica Autoreflex TC gear that he was given as he no longer has any interest in 'Old FILM cameras' -- his Mates all use their 'gadgets' to take photos and upload them to Facebook, Snapchat, instagram etc -- I have done some tests on B&W film and the Olympus Zuikos outperform the Konica Hexanons and Hexar lenses
OM2n set by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Konica set by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
OM2n set by Peter Elgar, on FlickrKonica set by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Timmyjoe
Veteran
For me, this is definitely camera porn. The bodies, the lenses, OMG!!
zhang xk
Well-known
Chinese SLR.
