Nikonos II

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The Nikonos II is the successor to the original Calypso underwater camera, licensed to Nikon and re-introduced as the Nikonos. The Nikonos II was made from 1968-1975, and aside from the II markings beside the viewfinder, it adds a fold-out film rewind crank. A version branded as Calypso/Nikkor II was sold in Europe.

The Nikonos II can be used at depths up to 50m (160feet, 26.67fathoms). It uses 35mm film with a 24x36mm capture size, has a focal-plane shutter with vertical travel and X & FP sync possible (highest X-sync 1/60), shutter speeds 1/30,1/60, 1/125,1/250,1/500 and Bulb, zone focusing with a useful depth of field scale, the viewfinder has 35mm coverage and parallax correction marks for close ups. The body is die cast aluminium alloy sealed with O-ring gaskets.

In 1975 it was succeeded by the Nikonos III.

Specifications

Dimensions (body only) 99mm x 129mm x 47mm

Weight (body only) 540g

Standard kit lens W-Nikkor 35mm (f/2.5-f/22) 6-elements in 4 groups, focusing in air from 0.8m to infinity.

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