Show Off Your Classic Nikon Gear


Nikon 35mm Manual Focus by Narsuitus, on Flickr

My Nikon F2 (camera on left) has no built-in light meter and no built-in motor drive. It does not need batteries except to power the add-on Nikon MD-1 motor drive that is located under the base plate of the camera and attached to the camera body by screwing into the tripod socket. The Nikon MB-1 battery pack is located under the motor drive and screws into the motor drive. My MB-1 battery pack holds 10 AA batteries and will last for over 30 rolls of 36-exposure film. With motor drive and battery pack, my Nikon F2 is may largest and heaviest 35mm camera.

My Nikon N2000 (camera on lower right) has a built-in light meter and a built-in motor drive. The light meter provides aperture priority exposure control, manual exposure control, and program exposure control (no shutter priority). The motor drive is powered by 4 AAA batteries. I have not yet tested it to determine how many rolls fresh batteries can handle.

My Nikon EM (camera on upper right) has a built-in light meter but no built-in motor drive. The light meter is primarily aperature priority. It has limited manual exposure control, no shutter priority exposure control, and no program exposure control. Without the optional motor drive that attaches to the bottom of the camera, the EM is my smallest and lightest Nikon 35mm SLR.
 
I realized I have not been maintaining my member requirements of regular gear porn.

So here is my 68’ F in its working clothes. 50/2.0 HN-4 Leather Strap.

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I’ve got a few of them in my strap bin. Flaky and short. Kinda like the strap attached to the full cases.

Not sure why I put “original” but I did assume there were earlier Nikon straps that are not sewn? Now that i think about it I’ve never really looked into original straps.

Your a wealth of knowledge buddy!
 
They are not so difficult to find as they were not used much. Most people used an ever-ready case. I think you got them for free with your camera.

I have one like this on my black S2, but it looks now quite different. Used a lot.

Erik.
 
Searching and can’t seem to find any available at the moment.

I’ll have to keep it on my radar.
 
Finally I've found an early All black Nikkor 50mm f/1.4.

As you can read in the books by Bob Rotoloni, these are rather special lenses. The first series is from 1953, before the appearance of the black Nikon S2, about 400 pieces. At that time the Nikon S was produced. The black Nikon S is extremely rare, only a few were made, so why the early all black Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 was made? Nobody knows. Maybe Nippon Kogaku had plans for a black paint Nikon S, a very heavy camera. This all black lens is very light, made from aluminium, only 113 grams.

It looks nice on the black Nikon S2 however.

Erik.

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Erik van Straten said:
Finally I've found an early All black Nikkor 50mm f/1.4.

As you can read in the books by Bob Rotoloni, these are rather special lenses. The first series is from 1953, before the appearance of the black Nikon S2, about 400 pieces. At that time the Nikon S was produced. The black Nikon S is extremely rare, only a few were made, so why the early all black Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 was made? Nobody knows.

It looks nice on the black Nikon S2 however.

Erik.

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Erik,
Very nice looking kit. Thanks for the photo & info...
 
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