Nikon F2

Nikon F2 Photomic (DP-1 prism)
Nikon F2 Photomic (DP-1 prism)
Overview
MakerNikon (Nippon Kogaku K. K.)
Type35 mm SLR camera
ReleasedSept 1971
Production1971-1980
Lens
Lens mountNikon F-mount
Sensor/medium
Film format35 mm
Film size36 mm × 24 mm
Focusing
Focusmanual
Exposure/metering
Exposuremanual
Flash
Flashnon-ISO hot shoe plus PC socket
Shutter
Frame rate4,3 fps with MD-2 motor drive
General
Dimensions152.5 × 65 × 102 mm
Weight840 g without lens
Made inJapan
Chronology
SuccessorNikon F3

The Nikon F2 is a professional-level, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. It was manufactured by the Japanese optics company Nippon Kogaku K. K. (Nikon Corporation since 1988) in Japan from September 1971 to 1980.[1] It used a horizontal-travel focal plane shutter with titanium shutter curtains and a speed range of 1 to 1/2000 second (up to 10 seconds using the self-timer) plus Bulb and Time, and flash X-sync of 1/80 second. It had dimensions (with DE-1 head, see below) of 98 mm height, 152.5 mm width, 65 mm depth and 730 g weight. It was available in two colors: black with chrome trim and all black. The F2 was adopted by both casual photographers and professional photographers, the latter of those especially photojournalists covering the later half of the Vietnam War.

The F2 is the second member of the long line of Nikon F-series professional-level 35 mm SLRs that began with the Nikon F (manufactured 1959–1974) and followed each other in a sort of dynastic succession as the top-of-the-line Nikon camera. The other members were the F3 (1980–2001), F4 (1988–1996), F5 (1996–2005) and F6 (2004–2020). The F-series do not share any major components except for the all-important bayonet lens mount ('F mount').

All Nikon professional F-series SLRs are full system cameras. This means that each camera body serves as only a modular hub.

  1. ^ "Nikon F2 Cameras". Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2017.