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It make me wonder just how many SLR cameras Nikon have made over the years...The list just seems to go on and on...................
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Shamelessly stolen from Wikipedia:
Film 35 mm SLR cameras with manual focus
* Nikon F series (1959-1972)(labelled in Germany as Nikkor)
Nikon FTN Single-lens reflex camera
* Nikkorex series (1960-1964)
* Nikkormat FT series (1965-1977) (known in Japan as Nikomat)
* Nikon F2 series (1971-1980)
* Nikkormat EL series (1972-1977) (known in Japan as Nikomat)
* Nikon EL2 (1977)
* Nikon FM (1977)
* Nikon FE (1978)
* Nikon EM (1979)
* Nikon F3 series (1980-1997)
* Nikon FG (1982)
* Nikon FM2 series (1982-2000)
* Nikon FE2 (1983)
* Nikon FA (1983)
* Nikon FG20 (1984)
* Nikon F-301 (1985) (known in North America as the N2000)
* Nikon F-601M (1990) (known in North America as the N6000)
* Nikon FM10 (1995)
* Nikon FE10 (1996)
* Nikon FM3A (2001)
Film APS SLR cameras
* Nikon Pronea 600i / Pronea 6i (1996)[19]
* Nikon Pronea S (1997)[20]
The Nikon Pronea 600i
The Nikon Pronea S
[edit] Film 35 mm SLR cameras with autofocus
Nikon AC-2E Data Link System (1993)
* Nikon F3AF (1983) (modified F3 body with DX-1 finder)
* Nikon F-501 (1986) (known in North America as the N2020)
* Nikon F-401 (1987) (known in the U.S. as the N4004)
* Nikon F-801 (1988) (known in the U.S. as the N8008)
* Nikon F4 (1988)
* Nikon F-401S (1989) (known in the U.S. as the N4004S)
* Nikon F-601 (1990) (known in the U.S. as the N6006)
* Nikon F-401X (1991) (known in the U.S. as the N5005)
* Nikon F-801S (1991) (known in the U.S. as the N8008S)
* Nikon F90 (1992) (known in the U.S. as the N90)
* Nikon F50 (1994) (known in the U.S. as the N50)
* Nikon F70 (1994) (known in the U.S. as the N70)
* Nikon F90X (1994) (known in the U.S. as the N90S)
* Nikon F5 (1996)
* Nikon F60 (1999) (known in the U.S. as the N60)
* Nikon F100 (1999)
* Nikon F65 (2000) (known in the U.S. as the N65)
* Nikon F80 (2000) (known in the U.S. as the N80)
* Nikon F55 (2002) (known in the U.S. as the N55)
* Nikon F75 (2003) (known in the U.S. as the N75)
* Nikon F6 (2004)
Rangefinder cameras
Nikon SP rangefinder camera
* Nikon I (1948)[21]
* Nikon M (1949)[22]
* Nikon S (1951)[23]
* Nikon S2 (1954)[24]
* Nikon SP (1957)[25]
* Nikon S3 (1958)[26]
* Nikon S4 (1959)[27]
* Nikon S3M (1960)[28]
* Nikon S3 2000 (2000)[29]
* Nikon SP Limited Edition (2005)[30]
* Nikonos line of underwater cameras (strictly speaking, these are "scale focus" cameras, except for the autofocus Nikonos RS, the last Nikonos camera produced).
Digital compact cameras
* Nikon Coolpix series
Digital single lens reflex cameras
Nikon D3 camera body
Nikon D200 camera with Nikkor lens and Nikon "speedlight" flash
High-end (Professional) - FX/Full Frame sensor
* Nikon D3, August 23, 2007
* Nikon D3X, December 1, 2008
* Nikon D3S, October 14, 2009
High-end (Prosumer) - FX/Full Frame sensor
* Nikon D700, July 1, 2008
High-end (Professional) - DX sensor, high resolution
* Nikon D1, June 15, 1999
* Nikon D1X, February 5, 2001
* Nikon D2X, September 16, 2004
* Nikon D2XS, June 1, 2006
High-end (Professional) - DX sensor, high speed
* Nikon D1H, February 5, 2001
* Nikon D2H, July 22, 2003
* Nikon D2HS, February 16, 2005
High-end (Prosumer) - DX sensor
* Nikon D100, 21 February 2002
* Nikon D200, 1 November 2005
* Nikon D300, 23 August 2007[31]
* Nikon D300S, 30 July 2009[32]
Midrange (Consumer) - DX sensor
* Nikon D70, 28 January 2004
* Nikon D70S, 20 April 2005
* Nikon D80, 9 August 2006
* Nikon D90, 27 August 2008[33]
Entry-level (Consumer) - DX sensor
* Nikon D50, 20 April 2005
* Nikon D40, 16 November 2006
* Nikon D40X, 6 March 2007
* Nikon D60, 29 January 2008
* Nikon D5000, 14 April 2009
* Nikon D3000, 30 July 2009
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Well It dont look like I will be collecting them all then LOL...
The Nikon guys have really been busy over the years
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oh and dont forget the fm half frme ,,( just in case you start collecting )
http://www.cameraquest.com/nffm2half.htm
anyone got one laying around they dont want ?
http://www.cameraquest.com/nffm2half.htm
anyone got one laying around they dont want ?
Totally agree with you. I had a Pentax MX myself which I bought back in 1983 at a cost of £130 including the 50mm f/1.7 lens (found the original receipt in a loft clear out not long ago). I changed over to Nikons in the early 1990's, but when I bought the MX, the Nikon's were very expensive indeed - around the £300 mark including the 50mm lens if I remember correctly for the FM2.
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I also liked the Olympus OM 4TI..as it had a fantastic metering system..but at over £1500 it was way out of my reach at the time as I had a family to support and was working every hour god sent to make ends meet
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been offered a FM3a with the 43mm pancake lens all boxed cheap....bit I am sadly going to have to give it a miss for now ..with the impending bills graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Its under £300 with the pancake lens..and everything is boxed like new.....
I might be letting the FM go too as I really need to concentrate on more glass
Very true. At dealers, mint condition examples now sell for more than what they cost when they were available new. Even reasonably good condition models can fetch around the £500 mark at places like Grays and Ffordes, which is about what they cost brand new in around 2006 when Nikon stopped making them.
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Please don't say it's a black one!
At current prices that's a steal.
No idea........... I just spoke over the phone when enquiring over something else...just after I mentioned it I got a PM regarding it..so I passed them the contact no on ..looks like somebody will be getting a bargain
.....There is a black one on the bay at the moment
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Has anybody noticed the price of the Nikon manual focus bodies has started to go up in price over the last year or so...
Quality film cameras have been priced as low as they'll ever go in recent years. I'm a camera user, not a collector but I'd be prepared to bet Leica, good Nikons and other top-end kit values will only go one way, and it ain't down.
I can even see manufacturers re-making cult cameras once demand exceeds supply of particular models. Get in now would be my advice.
(the management accept no responsibility for market conditions, the price of cameras can do down as well as up. Just an opinion, yadda, yadda.)
I think we're on the cusp of the back-lash towards film, TBH...lot of people using digital have decided to 'learn proper photography' and are amazed at how inexpensive film kit is to buy compared to even 'budget' digital gear...
Generally speaking, good quality cameras in very good or mint condition will command quite a high price at dealers. We've already mentioned how the FM3 can sell for as much as what they cost new (or even more in some cases), but even an FM2 can fetch between £350 and £400 for a mint condition example at some used camera dealers. These cameras were discontinued in 2001 and on a price list I have dating back to 2000, a chrome body was listed as £399 and £429 for the black version.
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Most makes of cameras have gone up in price on the bay, gumtree.com is worse...there's a FM3a going for £380 and a Konica Autoreflex Tc going for a silly price of £100.
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well its starting to look like the older Nikon's could be a good investment going on the resent sales figures
I hear what you're saying, but take inflation into account and I think they're still well-priced for what they are compared to a 'new' DSLR... especially as with a film camera there's less sense of built-in obsolescence...
Also with no more being manufactured, we'll soon be seeing an increase in prices for Mint examples as rarity-value increases...
Buy now, even if just to invest...I am very seriously considering putting £1500 aside now to buy a few more camera bodies and MF lenses to keep me going into my dotage...
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Anybody got any idea what a nikon FM is worth ?
I an considering putting mine up for sale along with some other stuff
I an considering putting mine up for sale along with some other stuff
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its not mint ..but its clean..just needs the focusing screen cleaning...well I am happy at that price as I was looking for less than half that for the body
Yes you're absolutely right. You only have to take a look at Grays' website to get an idea what a mint condition F2 or F3 sell for, which they appear to have at the moment. Fantastic cameras to own, and will last a lifetime.
My wife tells me it's fashionable for students to carry a film camera as a kind of jewellery, even though they're of the digital generation. There's already evidence eBay cameras are going into collection rather than use and while it seems there's a never-ending supply of quality stuff right now, I reckon this will be a short lived golden age for picking up clean examples and they'll quickly become expensive or beaten up oldies only on the bay.
One for the glass case and one (or a handful) to use seems the best bet.
One for the glass case and one (or a handful) to use seems the best bet.
And that's the real point - as long as film exists, these cameras are never going to be obsolete in the sense that a 5-year old DSLR is now...
Very true. I know nothing about digital SLR's but Nikon (as well as other manufacturers I'd imagine) seem to bring out replacement models quite regularly. But it's interesting to note that the good old F3 was in production for 21 years (1980-2001), and as you rightly say, they will never become obsolete and will hold their resale value too.
Been having a similar chat with regard digital cameras over 'there' just recently...
Some (inluding myself) are of the opinion that as technology plateau's the frequency of camera releases will slow to previous levels we 'enjoyed' with film...maybe a bit more, maybe every 6-7 years instead of the 18-24 months we've seen up until now...
As improvements in colour profiles etc. become available they'll be issued as firmware upgrades and not as entirely new cameras...
The current D3/D3x is basically the same chassis as a D1, which was closely modelled on the F5...
Some (inluding myself) are of the opinion that as technology plateau's the frequency of camera releases will slow to previous levels we 'enjoyed' with film...maybe a bit more, maybe every 6-7 years instead of the 18-24 months we've seen up until now...
As improvements in colour profiles etc. become available they'll be issued as firmware upgrades and not as entirely new cameras...
The current D3/D3x is basically the same chassis as a D1, which was closely modelled on the F5...
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your right there ...personaly I think its just a sales con...firmware upgrades should be the way to go till they cant do no more..then bring a new model out..
The speed digital cameras lose there value as the latest models appear in the shops is disgusting
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***Some (inluding myself) are of the opinion that as technology plateau's the frequency of camera releases will slow to previous levels we 'enjoyed' with film...maybe a bit more, maybe every 6-7 years instead of the 18-24 months we've seen up until now...***
erm Camera companies are running a business and have to find ways of separating Joe public from his money..................................
erm Camera companies are running a business and have to find ways of separating Joe public from his money..................................
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In the film days new technology was always coming out..but it never devalued the older models ..till the appearance of auto focus
Its strange but now the price of the auto focus camers is steadily dropping and the good old manual focus ones are going up in price..
I guess people just love the simplicity and reliability of the good old manual focus cameras
Its strange but now the price of the auto focus camers is steadily dropping and the good old manual focus ones are going up in price..
I guess people just love the simplicity and reliability of the good old manual focus cameras
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They're also much, much sexier. 
Unless it's a Leica M9
. But even that doesn't have the same charm as a well used M4.
Unless it's a Leica M9
. But even that doesn't have the same charm as a well used M4.
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They're also much, much sexier.
Unless it's a Leica M9
there kind of like women...the less they have on them ..the sexier they look
That'll be why Nikon and Canon used to issue a new Pro-model every 15 years then...
Things always move faster at the budget-end of the market...I'm talking 'proper' cameras here...
there kind of like women...the less they have on them ..the sexier they look
Exactly - when it came time to part with one of my Leicas, it was the newer M6-TTL that had to go in favour of the older, pared-down M6...
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Great thread, there's something so cool about those old Nikons!