These were great, the Nikon S2 never had these refinements. The film counter also automatically resets each time you open the film chamber. In a time where many cameras have their slow and fast speeds set using 2 separate dials the Nikon SP only has a dial to set all of its speeds from 1s to 1/1000s. No other camera did this and it took Leica many years to match this while Canon took a few years to get that in their rangefinder system. This now has a total of 6 separate frame representations in one camera. If you thought that this was boring then wait until you see what is beside the main viewfinder, the Nikon SP has a smaller 2nd viewfinder where the 35mm frame lines are and the whole area of that mini-viewfinder represents 28mm. It also has parallax-correction to help you accurately compose your frame. What makes it such a wonderful camera is its revolutionary viewfinder and how it can display 4 different frame lines on-demand. The Nikon F was heavily-based on the Nikon SPвЂ™s chassis, if you are familiar with using older Nikon SLR cameras then transitioning to the Nikon SP should be easy. ItвЂ™s handling is great because itвЂ™s the basis for the Nikon S3. The Nikon however, is a real camera that was made without compromises as youвЂ™ll see later. The build quality is terrible, akin to YashicaвЂ™s Electros which were made for the lower-end of the consumer market. Some will say that the Canon 7 is a better camera, I though so as well until I took one apart and discovered that itвЂ™s just a toy compared to the Nikon SP. ItвЂ™s am ambitious camera thatвЂ™s made to challenge whatever the Germans had. It debuted in 1957 to replace the Nikon S2. They donвЂ™t cost as much as Leicas so their prices are still realistic and within-reach for most photographers. This is a fine machine but acquiring one in nice shape can be a bit difficult these days but you can get lucky. The Nikon SP is a very handsome camera and many photographers consider it to be the Cadillac of NikonвЂ™s rangefinder system. You can find the original or reissued ones for sale online, these are never sold cheap and theyвЂ™ll appreciate in the coming decades. It was then reissued in 2005 together with the W-Nikkor.C 3.5cm f/1.8 as a kit for a limited time. This spelled the end for the Nikon SPВ but many still use them well into the 1980s up until today because of its nice handling and reliability.

The rangefinder camera system (35mm format) that had so far dominated the market in the years leading to 1960 was met with a big challenger in the form of the Nikon FВ and the SLR system quickly overtook rangefinder camera sales until it became the the dominant system in 35mm photography. There were prototypes made that will surpass the Nikon SP but none went into production so we can consider this to be the last of its kind. The Nikon S3 came after this, itвЂ™s just a cheaper derivative so a few things were omitted. This is NikonвЂ™s best rangefinder camera, this represented the ultimate development of NikonвЂ™s rangefinder camera system. We are going to talk about the awesome Nikon SP today. Some people will be upset by my last statement but IвЂ™m sure that many people will agree with me. It has set the bar so high that it remained as the king of Japanese rangefinder cameras to this day. Speaking of luxury, todayвЂ™s camera was the luxury version of any Japanese camera back in its day. Do you like onion rings with that? Hell, yes. I always crave for a Whopper whenever I see one of their restaurants. TheyвЂ™re juicier, fresher and thicker in my opinion. The burgers are grilled and they have better quality, too. Hello, everybody! Have you been to a Burger King lately? I love their food, it is the luxury version of McDonaldвЂ™s for me.

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