I’ve been intrigued by this lens ever since I read about it. First, it has a special, concave front element which is very rare in camera lenses. Second, it’s radioactive because of Thorium Dioxide used […]
Tag: F2
Nikon F2 – A Legendary Film Camera, And Why I like It
I’ve been trying several Nikons lately (again) and wanted to talk about one of my favorites, the F2. The F2 was released in 1971 and manufactured in several variations until 1980. Like the F, the […]
A Grand Progression
I hadn’t looked at my Nikons for quite a while, until about a week ago. I was taking some photos with a few Nikon film cameras from the 70’s through the 2000’s – the FE, […]
Nikon F2: Finishing what the Nikon F started.
In a previous post, I claimed that the Nikon F was the start of something great. Well, moving forward to 1971, the Nikon F2 continued, and some would say, finished what the F started. The […]
What’s So Special About The Nikon F2?
Nikon F2 was king of professional cameras in the 1970s. It seemed to me that almost every professional photographer used, or wanted to use, a Nikon F2. Why was the F2 so popular? I believe […]
Mostly Film Photography (GotFilm.org) 