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View Poll Results: Which Nikon Rangefinder camera is your favourite?
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Nikon I
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1.13% |
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Nikon M/ Nikon M synch
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1.13% |
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Nikon S/ Nikon S 8 digit
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3.76% |
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Nikon S2/ Nikon S2 in black
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34.21% |
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Nikon S3/ Nikon S3 "Olympic"/ Nikon S3 in black
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6.77% |
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Nikon S3M/ Nikon S3M in black
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1.88% |
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Nikon S4
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2.26% |
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Nikon SP/ Nikon SP in black
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63 |
23.68% |
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Nikon S3 2000
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9.77% |
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Nikon S3 2002 in black "Limited edition"
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5.26% |
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Nikon SP 2005 in black "Limited edition"
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15.41% |
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I like them all, one of each, may be two
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As i suppose win S2. |
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07-31-2007
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#26
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As i suppose win S2.
As i suppose win, in this moment, S2.
Is a great shooter, i have had many S2, need no cla, need no particular attention.
When i buy a blooked one, only a liitle of oil and shutter become new.
I prefear S2 BD is the most beauty S2, S2 black have a particular fashion but is very expensive.
Guys,don' forget to make a visit on classified, i'm selling my,duplicate, Nikon S2 BD outfit....big price i suppose  .
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08-30-2007
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My vote for the S2 because it was the S2 which turned Nippon Kogaku ahead of the Contax IIa, technically and in sales-
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09-26-2007
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#28
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Did you say Nippon Kogaku
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I NEED MORE VOTES??
HELLO!
Kiu
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09-27-2007
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#29
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xayraa33 is offline
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why?
do you want the SP to win ?
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09-27-2007
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#30
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sans bokeh
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Kiu, I can't, in good faith, vote on this issue, because I am unworthy. You see, I have ever owned only 2 Nikons, an S and SP. Worse than that, I am not a "nikon loyalist", having wantonly used 21mm and 35 mm lenses made for the Contax on my sacred Nikon cameras.
That said, I much prefer the SP to the S
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09-27-2007
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you are not too bad, I foolishly used a Jupiter 12 on my S2..and I really enjoyed it.
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09-27-2007
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Did you say Nippon Kogaku
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Originally Posted by dexdog
Kiu, I can't, in good faith, vote on this issue, because I am unworthy. You see, I have ever owned only 2 Nikons, an S and SP. Worse than that, I am not a "nikon loyalist", having wantonly used 21mm and 35 mm lenses made for the Contax on my sacred Nikon cameras.
That said, I much prefer the SP to the S
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You better Vote Dexdog, or I am going to ask joe to make this thread a sticky.
Or even worse, I may flood all the forums with polls 
You don't want that to happen, do you? 
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09-27-2007
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sans bokeh
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Originally Posted by NIKON KIU
You better Vote Dexdog, or I am going to ask joe to make this thread a sticky.
Or even worse, I may flood all the forums with polls
You don't want that to happen, do you?
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Kiu, are you implying that the (Nikon) terrorists will win if I do not vote?
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09-27-2007
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actually, my favourite nikon rf is one with a red skin on it...beauty, eh?
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09-27-2007
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That poll is too rich for my blood! Where's the garden variety chrome S2 or S3?
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09-28-2007
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For me, it's got to be the M, mainly because I have one.
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09-28-2007
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Did you say Nippon Kogaku
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That poll is too rich for my blood! Where's the garden variety chrome S2 or S3?
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Right there next to the black S2 and black S3....
The poll only allows 12 choices.
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09-28-2007
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Originally Posted by NIKON KIU
Right there next to the black S2 and black S3....
The poll only allows 12 choices.
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10-07-2007
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#39
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Did you say Nippon Kogaku
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come on people, one doesn't need to own one to vote for one 
Kiu
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10-09-2007
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it looks like my fav, the S2 is the winner so far.
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Hard not to love an SP |
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12-20-2007
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Hard not to love an SP
The SP was so ahdead of it's time.. The feature set it had were stunning in the photo workd. Much like the V8 Ford in 1932.
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12-20-2007
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Originally Posted by dreamsandart
Thinking about a Nikon RF for years (being into Leica), the SP was really my only desire - and a black one of course - to go along with my BP M4 as the 'best of the best'.
Well, got the SP 2500 kit and a nice Zeiss Tessar for something 'classic' in look, and then split an S3 kit to keep the 50 millinium lens. But the past week found a nice S2 BD with a 2/50 Nikkor and now I feel 'complete'
Both are different, and both have a style their own, a good couple in contrast - I'm a happy Nikon RF camper |
I love Nikon SP's, but NOTHING beat the "feel" of operating a Leica.
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12-20-2007
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I love Nikon SP's, but NOTHING beat the "feel" of operating a Leica.
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12-22-2007
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Did you say Nippon Kogaku
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I love Nikon SP's, but NOTHING beat the "feel" of operating a Leica.
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other than the fact that everything turns the wrong way
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12-22-2007
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I can't believe the Nikon I, the camera that started it all, didn't get a single vote 
Since the poll is closed now, feel free to reply to this thread with your favourite choice.
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12-22-2007
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can't believe the Nikon I, the camera that started it all, didn't get a single vote
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Really it was the lenses that started it all. The Nikon One was okay for its time, but nobody much wants to use one. You hardly even hear of anyone using a Nikon S as a daily user, even though they're so common and affordable. Instead, people prefer the S2 and later, because that's when Nikon really began refining the basic package into something unique and classic.
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12-22-2007
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the S2 was a great design.
it really made a difference at the time of its introduction in late 1954 early 55.
there was nothing like it, and it even gave the Leica M3 a run for its money.
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12-23-2007
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The S2 is the camera Zeiss-Ikon should have been made.
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12-27-2007
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I'd have to go with the S2. It happens to be the only one I own, but I also specifically chose it when I decided to get a Nikon RF.
Something about the curve under the RF window makes it seem more elegant to look at. Even if the later models are more user friendly, and durable, they're more stark looking to me.
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01-09-2008
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I can only speak to the ownership of a S2, I tried a friends SP and while it was novel it was not anthing to kill for. The S2's I have found are always in good shape and seem to be like tanks. I like to use of the viewfinders as they seem to be accurate.
The biggest factor for the Nikons is the magnification factor, as I do not like to M2 style of diminished reproduction. I own a M3 and M6 .085 as well for the same reasons. I could only get a Nikon RF about a year or so ago. It is easier to focus and when many people see it almost beg to have a shot taken with such an old nikon.
When I send them the "snap" they seem to really get a kick out of it. the Nikon lense have a very visiblly different fee. A almost kind of grit texutre but sharp. A pronounced roundness to the subject. Also they seem do do a very good job of layers of deep tones that are distinct.
I just shot a test roll using both the F2 and F1.4 50mm lenses and also test shots with the 105mm From wide open on each down to F4 Moving one full stop at a time, while comparing the visual differences of each at same F stops.
I would like to have a modern SP with the 35mm F1.8 and compare it to the same lens I have from the old production series.
The overall feel and balance of the camer is better than my leica's and also quiter. However it is an arisitc tool and that complements my Leica's creative performance. Kind of like apples and oranges. Both from trees but worlds apart.
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