![]() ![]() This changed with the Nikon F and the quick return mirror. At the time SLR’s were slow and unpopular because the mirror would stay up after an exposure and wouldn’t come down until you advanced to the next frame. After the success of their Rangefinder line, they took the S3 along with the most popular features on the market at the time and turned it into an SLR. ![]() In 1959, Nikon created their first Single Lens Reflex camera, the Nikon F. Even the Nikon F sometimes suffers from stuck shutters and loose focal planes, but the reason I say it will outlive you is because it is an all mechanical camera that doesn’t depend on a battery or any kind of electronic whatsoever the way todays digital cameras and even most film cameras of the past do. When you hold a heavy Nikon F you just feel like this monster could never be broken. The title of this article may be a strong statement, but the reason I stand by it is because this tank of a camera just feels indestructible.
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