Nikon F2
Nikon F2
All cameras come with a 3 month warranty from purchase date.
This kit includes:
— Nikon F2 Body
+ Original Nikon Camera Strap
Description:
All of the various versions of the Nikon F2 were the world's top professional 35mm SLRs from 1971 through 1980, and by some people's recollection, the top 35mm SLR of all time.
The Nikon F2 is so good that many photographers — preferred to pay more for used Nikon F2s in the early 1980s after they were discontinued than to pay less for a brand-new Nikon F3 with which Nikon replaced it. The Nikon F3 was electronic, and was not trusted to meet professional demands under all conditions. Time proved the F3 just as reliable, but in the early and middle 1980s, electronic cameras were deemed suitable only for amateurs. The Nikon F2 was the king of newspaper and magazine photography of the 1970s.
Its development in part was fueled by cameras developed for NASA for Apollo and SkyLab missions.
The Nikon F2 is an extraordinarily well made all-mechanical SLR. The F2 system includes all sorts of interchangeable finders, focus screens, 250-exposure backs and motor drives.
The F2 is so well made that every one I've seen still works perfectly, and has never required any service to stay that way. This is far better than LEICA, every one of which I've seen from this era has required service. It all comes down the lubricants. Nikon uses lubricants which seem to last forever, while LEICAs need to be cleaned out every 20 years because they get gummy or dried-out.
Source: https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f2.htm
Nikon F2
All cameras come with a 3 month warranty from purchase date.
This kit includes:
— Nikon F2 Body
+ Original Nikon Camera Strap
Description:
All of the various versions of the Nikon F2 were the world's top professional 35mm SLRs from 1971 through 1980, and by some people's recollection, the top 35mm SLR of all time.
The Nikon F2 is so good that many photographers — preferred to pay more for used Nikon F2s in the early 1980s after they were discontinued than to pay less for a brand-new Nikon F3 with which Nikon replaced it. The Nikon F3 was electronic, and was not trusted to meet professional demands under all conditions. Time proved the F3 just as reliable, but in the early and middle 1980s, electronic cameras were deemed suitable only for amateurs. The Nikon F2 was the king of newspaper and magazine photography of the 1970s.
Its development in part was fueled by cameras developed for NASA for Apollo and SkyLab missions.
The Nikon F2 is an extraordinarily well made all-mechanical SLR. The F2 system includes all sorts of interchangeable finders, focus screens, 250-exposure backs and motor drives.
The F2 is so well made that every one I've seen still works perfectly, and has never required any service to stay that way. This is far better than LEICA, every one of which I've seen from this era has required service. It all comes down the lubricants. Nikon uses lubricants which seem to last forever, while LEICAs need to be cleaned out every 20 years because they get gummy or dried-out.
Source: https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f2.htm
Nikon F2
All cameras come with a 3 month warranty from purchase date.
This kit includes:
— Nikon F2 Body
+ Original Nikon Camera Strap
Description:
All of the various versions of the Nikon F2 were the world's top professional 35mm SLRs from 1971 through 1980, and by some people's recollection, the top 35mm SLR of all time.
The Nikon F2 is so good that many photographers — preferred to pay more for used Nikon F2s in the early 1980s after they were discontinued than to pay less for a brand-new Nikon F3 with which Nikon replaced it. The Nikon F3 was electronic, and was not trusted to meet professional demands under all conditions. Time proved the F3 just as reliable, but in the early and middle 1980s, electronic cameras were deemed suitable only for amateurs. The Nikon F2 was the king of newspaper and magazine photography of the 1970s.
Its development in part was fueled by cameras developed for NASA for Apollo and SkyLab missions.
The Nikon F2 is an extraordinarily well made all-mechanical SLR. The F2 system includes all sorts of interchangeable finders, focus screens, 250-exposure backs and motor drives.
The F2 is so well made that every one I've seen still works perfectly, and has never required any service to stay that way. This is far better than LEICA, every one of which I've seen from this era has required service. It all comes down the lubricants. Nikon uses lubricants which seem to last forever, while LEICAs need to be cleaned out every 20 years because they get gummy or dried-out.
Source: https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f2.htm