#NIKON S2 RANGEFINDER CAMERA FULL#

The company prepared accessories as a system, and the motor drive used in the SLR camera was also a world's first (enabling continual shooting at 3.6 frames per second).ДЄfter the war, Japan had deployed an American micro-file system for saving bulk documentation on microfilm, but because many more strokes are required for writing Japanese characters than the alphabet, the lens resolution of the system was insufficient. In addition to shutter speed, the achievement of a complete coupling system combining aperture with the Nikon exposure meter was a world's first. Titanium (0.02mm thick) was adopted for the shutter curtain for the first time in the world.

#NIKON S2 RANGEFINDER CAMERA FULL#

The Nikon F takes full advantage of the SLR characteristic of being able to actually project onto the film what the user sees in the viewfinder by making the finder's field of view 100%.

This system is the world's longest used lens mount originally designed for 35mm SLR cameras. This was the 'Nikon F mount' which is also used with new digital single-lens reflex cameras вЂ“ a technology that has been handed down for more than half a century. Looking ahead to the future, a 44mmвЊЂ (34mmвЊЂ for the Nikon S) internal diameter was also adopted to enable use of larger aperture lenses. The bayonet mount was made of stainless steel to sufficiently withstand the weight of a telephoto lens. However, major technical hurdles had to be surmounted in developing the mirror box and pentaprism mechanism, such as the need to switch the optical axes of photograph and viewfinder systems at high speed with a mirror. Newly developed were main components such as the mirror box, pentaprism and bayonet, while the rest could be said to be the same as the SP. Nikon cameras advanced continually until their robustness and sophistication went on to attract renown, making Nikon a global brand.Д«ringing together Nikon's optical and precision technology, the Nikon F drew a major reaction from around the world, and was in production for 15 years up to 1973, with more than 800,000 units produced вЂ“ effectively solidifying the Nikon and NIKKOR brands. After that, the camera continued to evolve into the S2, SP, and to the single-lens reflex Nikon F. Nevertheless, they overcame issues one by one and made improvements leading to the Nikon M model of 1949 and the Nikon S of 1950. Designers had to field complaint after complaint, and find effective solutions on a daily basis. At the time, supply could not keep up with the strong demand for domestically produced cameras, but the real battle began the moment the camera went on sale.

The Nikon Model I was highly anticipated after being advertised in magazines and via other channels before its release. This camera contained original inventions such as small radial ball bearings used for the shutter release, and was the result of overcoming many tough challenges, from research through to marketing. Less than two years after the completion of blueprints in September of 1946, the first Nikon camera, the Nikon Model I, was launched in March of 1948.

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