notnilc23's Review of Nikon F2 35mm SLR camera
30th Mar 2004
Overall Rating
- Value for money
- Photograph Quality
- Ease of Use
- Time Camera OwnedOver 1 Year
- Features
Robust, dependable, workmanlike, honest, no frills system camera.
Bad Points
If you want a fully manual photographic tool thats capable of handling any photopgraphic situation then it has no bad points. Its a no frills workhorse built for taking pictures in any situation.
General Comments
I've owned this Nikon F2 35mm SLR camera for the past 10 years and its never let me down and I doubt it ever will. No it isnt like the modern marvels that to my mind take away a lot of the photographers thinking. I've owned and used many SLR's Olympus OM1 Leica R3 and Mamiya RZ, ALL GREAT CAMERAS and all have their own merits but theres just something about the F2 that feels different. To my mind its easy to use at speed when your used to it and has never caused me any probs in that dept. Many say its a bit too heavy but hey, quality is never light in weight is it. Hand built to withstand anything the F2 and I'll be keeping with it for years to come. But what about digital..?...Ah well, heres one fella whos never been really won over by it. Its fast yes, no waiting about for films to be sorted but its just so clinical dont you think. Quality ? well can it really compare to a projected slide or a great print taken from Kodakchrome 25?.
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Web Links
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Nikon F2 Professional Series SLR camera - Index Page
System overview and instruction manuals available in HTML format. ... | Back | to Main Index Page of Nikon F2 Series SLR models; | Back | to Main Index Page of Pictorial History of Nikon SLRs
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Extension Tubes - Nikon F2 Macro-photography
Modern Classic SLR Series ; Macro/Close-up Photography with Nikon F2 Series bodies; ... | Back | to Main Index Page of Nikon F2 Series SLR models; | Back | Main Index Page of Pictorial History of
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Nikon F2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nikon F2 is a professional level, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. It was manufactured by the Japanese optics company Nippon Kogaku K. K. (Nikon Corporation since 1988) in Japan from September 1971 to June 1980. It used a horizontal-travel...
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Nikon F2 Finders
The Nikon F appeared in 1959, followed by the Nikon F2 in 1970. They are generally considered the most reliable of all mechanical 35 SLRs. The F2 is an improved F. Together they are the...
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Nikon F2 Specifications
Viewfinder: Nikon F2; Eyelevel finder DE-1 as standard; interchangeable with 8 other types, including 5 metered prisms ... Accessory shoe: Provided; special Nikon F2-type located at base of rewind knob;
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NikonLinks - Home Page
Nikon Users ... Other Nikon Equipment; Binoculars, Microscopes, etc. ... Nikon Users' Gallery; Nikon users images from around the world
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Nikon F / F2
Nikon F2: The F2 was designed to fix some of the ergonomic and mechanical flaws of the F. The finder doesn't vignette with long lenses, the prism finders now lock on, the wind lever is...
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Nikon F2 Reviews
So is the F2.... Having a computer in a camera make the decision for you is foolish. IMHO ... It is the best manual SRL ever made, and with the range of Nikon lenses and accessories, your only limit
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Nikon | Imaging Products | History of Products
History of Nikon Rangefinder Cameras ... History of Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) Cameras; Debut of Nikon F2 ... Nikon S3 Year 2000 Millennium Model
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Nikon 14-24mm f2.8 G First Test: Introduction
First test of Nikon 14-24mm f2.8 G on Canon 5D DSLR ... First look: Nikon 14-24mm f2.8 G ... > See also: Nikon 14-24mm v Contax N 17-35mm v Contax 21mm f2.8 Review
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