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The '''Speed Magny''' is a large and rather impractical accessory designed to use 2.25×3.25 inch [[Polaroid]] peel-apart film packs, or 4×5 film backs with certain [[Nikon]] SLR cameras (beginning with the [[Nikon F]]). It is attached as a replacement for the standard back of the camera; and so different versions were made to fit particular Nikon models. The device is quite heavy and awkward, and the relay optics sacrifice approximately 5 stops worth of image brightness, as well as giving a vignetted image when using most lenses under 85mm in focal length. | The '''Speed Magny''' is a large and rather impractical accessory designed to use 2.25×3.25 inch [[Polaroid]] peel-apart film packs, or 4×5 film backs with certain [[Nikon]] SLR cameras (beginning with the [[Nikon F]]). It is attached as a replacement for the standard back of the camera; and so different versions were made to fit particular Nikon models. The device is quite heavy and awkward, and the relay optics sacrifice approximately 5 stops worth of image brightness, as well as giving a vignetted image when using most lenses under 85mm in focal length. | ||
| − | The Speed Magny was developed by the independent Mikami & Co., Ltd. but distributed by Nikon<ref>[ | + | The Speed Magny was developed by the independent Mikami & Co., Ltd. but distributed by Nikon<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/136094828@N04/38307878945 Speed Magny advertisement] from “U.S. Camera and Travel” magazine, July 1968, by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/136094828@N04/ Jerry Vacl] on Flickr</ref>. |
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| Speed Magny for Nikon F image by KEH Camera (Image rights) |
The Speed Magny is a large and rather impractical accessory designed to use 2.25×3.25 inch Polaroid peel-apart film packs, or 4×5 film backs with certain Nikon SLR cameras (beginning with the Nikon F). It is attached as a replacement for the standard back of the camera; and so different versions were made to fit particular Nikon models. The device is quite heavy and awkward, and the relay optics sacrifice approximately 5 stops worth of image brightness, as well as giving a vignetted image when using most lenses under 85mm in focal length.
The Speed Magny was developed by the independent Mikami & Co., Ltd. but distributed by Nikon[1].
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- ↑ Speed Magny advertisement from “U.S. Camera and Travel” magazine, July 1968, by Jerry Vacl on Flickr
