Difference between revisions of "Nikon F2"
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There are different versions of the F2 depending on the finder attached to the body. The body comes in chrome or in black. The plain prism finder DE-1 also comes in chrome or in black. All other finders are in black only. | There are different versions of the F2 depending on the finder attached to the body. The body comes in chrome or in black. The plain prism finder DE-1 also comes in chrome or in black. All other finders are in black only. | ||
| − | * F2 has the plain prism finder DE-1 | + | * '''Standard F2''' has the plain prism finder DE-1 |
| − | * '''F2 photomic''' has the finder DP-1; uses semi-auto indexing so that the ''twist-twist'' must be done when mounting a lens | + | * '''F2 photomic''' has the finder DP-1; uses semi-auto indexing so that the ''twist-twist'' must be done when mounting a lens. The prongs on the lens communicates the aperture setting to the finder. |
* '''F2S''' has the finder DP-2; DP-2 is similar to DP-1 except it uses diodes instead of needles to show over- or under-exposure. | * '''F2S''' has the finder DP-2; DP-2 is similar to DP-1 except it uses diodes instead of needles to show over- or under-exposure. | ||
* '''F2SB''' has the finder DP-3; DP-3 is an improvement of DP-2 using silicon-blue cells. | * '''F2SB''' has the finder DP-3; DP-3 is an improvement of DP-2 using silicon-blue cells. | ||
* '''F2A''' has the finder DP-11, which is the auto-indexing version of DP-1. An auto-indexing finder does not need the lens' prong to indicate the aperture setting. | * '''F2A''' has the finder DP-11, which is the auto-indexing version of DP-1. An auto-indexing finder does not need the lens' prong to indicate the aperture setting. | ||
* '''F2AS''' has the finder DP-12, which is the auto-indexing version of DP-3. | * '''F2AS''' has the finder DP-12, which is the auto-indexing version of DP-3. | ||
| + | * '''F2T''' or '''F2 Titan''' is titanium-clad. | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/instructionmanuals.html F2A manual available on the Favorite Classics section of .kyphoto.com] | * [http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/instructionmanuals.html F2A manual available on the Favorite Classics section of .kyphoto.com] | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 18 February 2005
There are different versions of the F2 depending on the finder attached to the body. The body comes in chrome or in black. The plain prism finder DE-1 also comes in chrome or in black. All other finders are in black only.
- Standard F2 has the plain prism finder DE-1
- F2 photomic has the finder DP-1; uses semi-auto indexing so that the twist-twist must be done when mounting a lens. The prongs on the lens communicates the aperture setting to the finder.
- F2S has the finder DP-2; DP-2 is similar to DP-1 except it uses diodes instead of needles to show over- or under-exposure.
- F2SB has the finder DP-3; DP-3 is an improvement of DP-2 using silicon-blue cells.
- F2A has the finder DP-11, which is the auto-indexing version of DP-1. An auto-indexing finder does not need the lens' prong to indicate the aperture setting.
- F2AS has the finder DP-12, which is the auto-indexing version of DP-3.
- F2T or F2 Titan is titanium-clad.
