Nikon, in 1959, revolutionized the SLR industry and, writ large, professional and consumer photography. The Nikon F represented nothing short of a paradigm shift in photography and, to that end, is
one of the most important camera designs ever released to market.
This video 1 presents a general camera overview. Video 2 presents an in-depth discussion of how to use the camera. Video 3 discusses the Photomic TN metering prism.
Link to Video 2:
http://youtu.be/TnGucwdl6l0
Link to Video 3:
http://youtu.be/V3IObM1bzsg
Video Index:
Skip the Intro: 0:07
Camera Overview: 0:46
Camera's History and Market: 2:11
Camera Features -- Top: 4:09
Camera Features -- Front: 6:56
Camera Features -- Back: 7:45
Camera Features -- Bottom: 8:10
Camera Features -- Inside: 9:02
Notes: 11:14
Camera Don'ts: 11:44
Begging for Plus Ones: 13:45
Closing Thoughts: 13:41
References:
http://www.cameramanuals.org/nikon_pdf/nikon_f.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_F
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nikon_products#Film_35_mm_SLR_cameras_with_manual_focus
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/michaeliu/cameras/nikonf/ffinders/fmeterprism.htm
http://www.cameraquest.com/nfinder.htm
http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Nikon_F
http://imaging.nikon.com/history/chronicle/history-f/
http://www.destoutz.ch/typ_production_data_f.html
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