A brief
outline of the Nikkormat FS manual focus SLR film camera
This page is
dedicated to the Nikkormat FS camera produced by
Nikon between 1965 and 1971. The fame of the
Nikon F camera had
made the ownership of a Nikon desirable to many
amateur photographers but the price was not so
desirable, Nikon tried to meet this demand with the Mamiya
built Nikon branded Nikkorex
F, unfortunately the camera was only average at
best.
Nikon designed and produced the Nikkormat to replace
the Nikkorex F,
it was produced in two variants, the Nikkormat FS
without a built in light meter and a mirror lockup
and the
Nikkormat FT
with a built in meter and mirror lockup. The combination of the Nikon
name and a built in exposure meter made the
Nikkormat FT
highly successful commercially leaving the non
metered Nikkormat FS virtually unsellable.
Unlike it's illustrious cousin the
Nikon F, the
Nikkormat FS features a shutter speed control dial
coaxially mounted around the lens mount, some people
like this, some hate it, if you are considering
purchasing one of these cameras try one first! |
