My FTn belogs to the later versions because it has black plastic covers both on the film advance lever and the self-timer lever. The camera body is made of die-cast aluminum alloy and finished in chrome plating and assembled of 685 separate components. The FTn was introduced and marketed in 1967, continued to serve even after later models were introduced.The 2nd generation of the Nikon F, the F2 was eventually discontinued in 1975, that has shown how popular it was. It differs from the more sophisticated Nikon models only in that it does not accept the motor drive backs and has a non-removable pentaprism viewfinder and fixed focusing screen, which has a 4 mm circular microprism surrounded by a 12 mm diameter matte surfaceĭesigned with sharp and clear-cut lines, still seen in Nikon FM3a (Introduced in February 2001), the external appearance of the Nikkormat camera body gives an overall feeling of mechanical precision and dependability associated with professional use. It accepted all the interchangeable Nikkor lenses during those time and is still usable with many of today's AI & AIS lenses. Many of the users who could´nt afford the more expensive and professional system oriented Nikon F & F2, used this camera as an entry model into the Nikon SLR system. Nikkormat FTn was based upon the body of the original Nikkormat FT. This camera was the first in a popular series of successful Nikon mid-range cameras. (1988 Corporate name changed to Nikon Corporation.)ġ965 Nikon introduced the Nikkormat FT. Nikkormat FTn The story of Nikon begun inġ917 when three of Japan's leading optical manufacturers merged to form aĬomprehensive, fully integrated optical company known as Nippon Kogaku K.K.
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