Camera Museum Melbourne - Nikon History

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Finally have time to organise more photos. This post is about Nikon. It is not my first camera but my first SLR was a Nikon FE, which is still around and working. In the museum I got to see a lot of classic Nikon which I will share with you here.

There was a cabinet full of Nikon cameras.





The Nikon range finder on top shelf, eventually develop into the first Nikon F



This is where Nikon getting into serious photography system, the Nikon SP with a 50mm lens f1.1



With the Nikon F most things were user adjust. Even if you want a light meter, it was a luxury to have those attachments.





These are Nikkorex, a forgotten line of "SLR" but not even sure if the lens is changeable.





Eventually F becomes the highly successful F2





This F2 with the special attachment has external motor to select the aperture, before automation in the F3



The F3 appeared and started "A" mode automation of F camera. Plus the EL if you cannot afford the F3.



In fact for most of us, instead of F line of Nikon, we had the Nikkormat. Manual camera, tough and strong and take Nikkor lenses. In HK, if you buy "water good" Nikkormat, you get the "Nikomat" Japanese version as seen in the second picture.





Nikon used to make a range of under water cameras, the Nikonos.



Some old pre AI and range finder lenses.



Early attempts of Nikon Speedlight.



Remember super 8 movie format? Here is the Nikon movie camera.



The F501 was the first mass market AF Nikon camera.
Hope you enjoy these photos!

waiking

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waiking 發表於 2013-1-20 21:24

                               
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I usually see these cameras in the books. Now to see them face to face, with the original box and instruction manuals, is a fantastic opportunity.

When I was young, the F2 was the current camera and see a lot in the windows of TST shops. I did not expect to see them again in real life.

My next post would be about Canon, in the pre-EOS era. All those mechanical Canon. I am not a Canon person so would need help to comment.

waiking

ovaries 發表於 2013-1-20 20:14

                               
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I usually see these cameras in the books. Now to see them face to face, with the original box and  ...

睇呢啲相機真係可以感覺到相機嘅演化

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This is the interior of this museum.

waiking

ovaries 發表於 2013-1-20 20:23

                               
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This is the interior of this museum.

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gooseling

A very nice and complete collection ! I had the Nikkomat, F2 ,F3 and 801 before  ,as well as a second hand
SP,which can use old Contax lenses. They were all sold later. A stroll down memory lane !

gooseling

Also, I had the rangefinder S2 (or S4?). These were all sold ,to buy a M6 system.

lomei

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gooseling

I had also the Canon RF with the 0.95 lens, with a part of the lens cut to accommodate the focusing system. This was bought from Chan Hung ,and later sold ! The pictures quality was not as good as the
Leica.

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gooseling 發表於 2013-1-20 23:15

                               
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I had also the Canon RF with the 0.95 lens, with a part of the lens cut to accommodate the focusing  ...

This Canon lens?

gooseling

回應 lomei #9 的帖子

Yes,count me in too !

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gooseling 發表於 2013-1-20 23:03

                               
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A very nice and complete collection ! I had the Nikkomat, F2 ,F3 and 801 before  ,as well as a secon ...

Contax camera of that era. Nikon made sure the lenses are interchangeable with Zeiss/Contax.

In fact Nikon had strong objection of its name because Zeiss Ikon was a famous camera brand at that time.

gooseling

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Yes ! Thank you very much ! I sold it because the lens started to have moulds growing into the balsam.At
that time ,there was no good anti-moisture cabinet on the market.Regrets !

gooseling

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Right ! Those were the Zeiss lenses for the S2 ,S4 and SP.The Contax RF cameras were good stuff too.

南嫖萬斬

巧多古董

fordmustang500

excellent, wish I can go there to visit!

kaka1228

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kaka1228 發表於 2013-1-21 08:57

                               
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waiking 發表於 2013-1-21 08:58

                               
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乃去D跳早市場大把乃買呀......