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DAY 222 | HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY |
The Nikon F
F STANDS FOR “FAST AND FLEXIBLE”
In 1959, building on the success of the German Exakta, the Contax, and the Leica Single-Lens Reflex cameras that emerged in the ’40s and ’50s, Japan-based Nikon started a revolution with the Nikon F.
The new Nikon dramatically improved upon the standards of the leading brands, working faster and weighing less. However, the biggest difference was that Nikon produced a variety of interchangeable lenses and accessories for the F so that it was a camera body that could be adapted in any number of ways. The cameras had Nikon’s now-signature “F” bayonet mount and were ...
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