Nikonos III

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The Nikonos III underwater camera from Nikon succeeded the Nikonos II in 1975. This version added a bright-line viewfinder as well sprocket-gear frame spacing (which had been missing from prior Nikonos models). Despite a slight increase in body size, this would be the final model derived from the original French Calypso design inspired by Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Its purely mechanical design gives it a reputation for robust reliability.

In 1980, Nikon would start from a "blank slate" and create its own original design, the Nikonos IV-A offering (battery-dependent) autoexposure.

Links

• Evolution of Nikonos from Nikon.com
• Nikonos III manual (PDF) from Mike Butkus' OrphanCameras.com
• Nikonos III from Karen Nakamura's Photoethnography.com
• Nikonos III troubleshooting, by Bob Warkentin at Southern-Nikonos.com
• Nikonos I, II, & III from Photography in Malaysia

With 80mm telephoto mounted image by Narsuitus (Image rights)

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