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| Handbook of the Nikon System |
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The name 'Nikon' means the same in any language - a universal camera system that is unique in its scope, reliability and,
above all, in its continuity for over thirty years. An investment in Nikon is indeed an investment for life.
The authors of the Nikon Compendium have provided in one book a most comprehensive guide to this vast Nikon system. It will be an invaluable companion to any Nikon owner, whether a user of new or old equipment, or a collector of those Nikon SLR camera which are fast becoming classics. |
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| Here is the guide that describes virtually every Nikon item available on the market, aids identification, gives tips on using it, and explains just what fits with which. The book also describes the limitations of usage are when cameras, lenses or accessories from one generation are married to items from another. |
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Introduction Chapter 1 The Early Years 1917 - 1958 The way it all began The rangefinder cameras Nikon M - Two more millimetres Nikon SP - Preparing for the F Nikkorex - The unknown Nikon Chapter 2 The F-Series Nikon F The serial number reveals the date of manufacture Nikon F2 Nikon F2 Titan Nikon F2 Data Nikon F2 H Nikon F3 Incorporating the electronics in the body Nikon F3 HP Nikon F3 T Nikon F3 P Nikon F3 AF Nikon F4 The first F-model with autofocus Nikon F4S and F4E Chapter 3 The Nikkormat-Models Nikkormat FT Nikkormat FS Nikkormat FTN Nikkormat FT-2 Nikkormat FT-3 Nikkormat EL Nikkormat ELW Nikon EL-2 Chapter 4 The Modern Classics Nikon FM Nikon FE Nikon FM-2 Nikon FE-2 Nikon FA Chapter 5 The Nikons for Everyman Nikon EM Nikon FG Nikon FG-20 Chapter 6 The New Generation Nikon F-301 or N2000 New features, new design Nikon F-501 / N2020 Nikon F-401 / N4004 Nikon F-401s / N4004s Nikon F-401x / N5005 Nikon F-801 / N8008 Nikon F-801s / N8008s Nikon F-601 / N6006 Nikon F-601M / N6000 Nikon F-90 / N90 Bambus im Rhein-Main-Gebiet |
Chapter 7 The Accessory System Viewfinder and viewfinder systems Exposure meters for the Nikon F The first Photomic Nikon`s typical back and forth Photomics for the F2 Viewfinders for the F3 Viewfinders for the F4 Special viewfinders for the F-models Action Finder Magnification Finder Viewfinder accessories Interchangeable focusing screens Motor-drives F-Motor-drives F2-Motor-drives F3-Motor-drive Aperture control attachments Motor-winder AW-1 Motor-drives for FM, FE, and FA Motor-drives for EM, FG, and FG-20 Motor-drive accessories Remote-control units Camera backs Camera backs for bulk film Data-backs Multi-control backs Nikon close-up accessories Close-up lenses Extension rings Bellows attachments General accessories Chapter 8 The Speedlights From flashbulbs to electronic flash Flashguns in the Nikon system SB-1 to SB-10 The TTL era The multiflash system Adaptors for every feasible combination Chapter 9 The Lenses The Nikon bayonet The A-type The C-type The K-type The N-type The Ai-S-type The E-series The AF-type Characteristics of Nikon lenses Standard lenses Wide-angle lenses Telephoto lenses Mirror lenses Zoom lenses Standard zooms Wideangle zooms Special-purpose lenses Fisheye lenses Shift lenses GN-Nikkor Noct-Nikkor Micro-Nikkors UV-Nikkors Medical-Nikkors Teleconverter AF- Teleconverter Filters and lens accessories Filters for black-and-white photography Filters for colour photography Special-purpose filters Lenshoods Miscellaneous lens accessories Chapter 10 The Nikonos Program From the Calypso to the Nikonos RS The last model in the Calypso design Nikonos-IV: a new concept The problems solved: Nikonos-V The underwater-SLR: Nikonos-RS Nikonos Speedlights Appendix All Nikon SLR-Cameras at a glance All Nikon lenses at a glance Battery requirements Nikon letter-codes Index |
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Nikon Compendium Handbook of the Nikon System by Rudolf Hillebrand and Hans-Joachim Hauschild Hardbound. 7-5/8 x 10''. 198 pp. over 220 clear photos ISBN 1-897802-02-1 First English Edition April 1993 Hove Books 34 Church Road, Hove East Sussex BN3 2GJ Copyright © 1993 English language edition by Hove Books Copyright © 1991 German edition by Verlag Photographie AG, CH-8201 Schaffhausen English translation: Rolf Krueger Editor: Dennis Laney Design and typesetting: Facing Pages Cover photo: Erwin Stegmann Printed in Wales by Macdermott & Chant Ltd., Welshpool British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 1 897802 02 1 This publication has not been sponsored in any way by Nikon. Information and data in this book is correct to the best of the authors' and publisher's knowledge. Because use of this information is beyond the authors' and publisher's control, all liability is disclaimed. |