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Here is the link to Nikon's own,official "Story" underlying the development of their 50mm f/2 lens in F-mount.
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I kept one, and still use it as a body cap on an old,collectible Nikon of that era! The focusing helicoid on these tended to get kind of loose and slicked-up after a good period of use-your lens looks very minty! Be glad the FE you got came with the 50/2 and not the later Series E 50/1.8, which is more prone to flare and has lower contrast. I owned two of the 1974-77 versions, which were really good lenses for me. From March of 1977 to January of 1979, these lenses were made in three separate runs, in factory Ai dress your lens in the 3,7XX,XXX range appears to have been made in the last year of AI production.
#NIKON FE SERIAL NUMBER YEAR CODE MANUAL#
There were quite a few of these type made with the RIFR or rubber-inset focusing ring style from 1974 to 1977 that yours lens has.this lens is actually a pretty good, solid optical performer, and it performs well as a manual focusing lens-it has a nice "throw". versions had the metal, ribbed focusing rings.
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Before I go, you can check out a full video review of the FE2 (by me!) right here.No, I think you're right and I was wrong.I just checked my serial number book.that does appear to be an original Ai model.there were both Ai and earlier, non-AI versions of your lens's design style, with the rubber rings.the Nikkor-H and H-C. I’m enjoying running this camera during my portrait sessions and hope to get many years of use out of this camera. If I were shooting inanimate objects, I could probably be content with the Nikon F3, but the shutter and sync speeds are just not what I need them to be. It puts a check in every box I find important to have in a film camera. The FE2 is a fast, durable, beautiful manual SLR camera that comes in at a decent price ($175-$200 for a mint copy on eBay). My thumb rests perfectly behind the open film lever allowing me to rapidly advance to the next frame and just as quickly shut the camera off. This is an intuitive approach that just works. To turn the camera off, simply shift the film advance lever towards the camera. To turn on the camera you simply flick out the film advance lever. I am a big fan of the “power switch” being on the film advance lever. Everything is within reach and running the camera is effortless. It has a metal alloy body that is small, tactile, and with ideally located controls. I understand, looks mean nothing compared to the image being produced, but I like my cameras to inspire me to pick them up, hold them, and shoot them!
Sure, the Nikon F3 is visually appealing, but, in my opinion, the FE2 is an all-round more attractive camera. The FE2 is a beautiful camera! I own the silver and black model and absolutely love it. Sometimes machines that perform well don’t necessarily have the looks to match their functionality. Works like a charm and delivers consistent results that meet my expectations regarding image quality. I focus and recompose and the key to that working properly is to lock the exposure value prior to recomposing. I notice very little difference between the exposures on my Nikon FE2 and my Nikon F3 (The F3 has a 80/20 center-weighted meter). While it is a 60/40 center-weighted meter, it is still sparingly accurate. Regarding the light meter, it’s a Rockstar. It has aperture priority, intuitive exposure lock, and a solid 60/40 center-weighted metering. I need my camera body to enable me to lock the exposure settings, while in Aperture priority and know the image will be properly exposed. I want to set the camera to “A”, the aperture to f/1.4, and start shooting. I dial over and under exposures in by locking it in with the EV dial (no shutter speed shuffling required). I know I want to shoot max aperture so there is no need for me to constantly set my shutter speed. Camera review: the Nikon FE 2 - EMULSIVE Close Search for:
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