HobbyGaia - Collections - Nikkormat FTn - When Nikon launches the legendary F Series in the late fifties, the world of photography has never been the same again, the Reflex system itself and Nikon itself stood out among the constructors of photographic machines. With such great success due to its superb construction and robustness, it is no wonder that it has accompanied the great events of the world such as NASA's travels. But Nikon F had a great inconvenience: its too high cost did not allow its mass dissemination!!!, and the solution was the construction of another machine, this time not professional, aimed at amateur photographers, with fewer resources and after several attempts, FT enters the market. And here comes a statement, or rather two: If the Nikon engineers wanted to build an economical machine and obviously of inferior quality, they made a gross design error, because Nikkormat FT, too, was built of the highest quality, and if they were intended safeguarding or reserving the Nikon name only for its professionals by giving it a different name, and putting its name only on the back, there was no such need, because it was precisely the professional photographers who quickly adopted it as a second body / machine , of her practically a minor sister of the famous F series !!!, and when years later this brand ceased its production, giving place to the Nikon's FM and FE left behind him a track of legend, I believe until the one day Nikon would honor it with a machine in its memory, placing this time side by side in the front the name Nikon, is almost a must !!!, reason why the Nikkormat FTn is one hundred percent recommended, for whom s and want to venture into the world of 35mm pho tography. And if any difficulty lies mainly in changing the lenses, check that they use the correct procedure: First - check that the pin of the machine that is going to enter the groove of the lens protrusion is positioned as far right as possible. Second - select the lens aperture in position 5.6f. Third - insert the pin into the groove of the lens. Fourth - turn the lens clockwise until you feel the click. Fifth - close the diaphragm to the minimum possible (maximum). Sixth - open the diaphragm to the maximum possible (minimum). The lens change has been completed, but you should check if it has been successful. Check that in the scale of 1.2 to 5.6 (maximum openings of several lenses) located in the body of the machine, the very small red dot indicates a value precisely equal to the maximum aperture of the lens, which indicates that as expected, the machine received the correct information of the lens used and everything came to a good end; otherwise, you should remove the lens and repeat all this sequence. And if you have any small signs of the years lived and there are so many, do not see everything in negative, remember that many have gone through extreme situations, such as the small features of this machine, which for years has faithfully accompanied an Italian lady on her long trips to Africa , unfeasible places to do any type of maintenance / repair, and chosen intelligently for its highest quality, not caring about the weight that exceeds one kilogram, for the benefit of its resistance, (still coupling a luminous lens 1: 1/4 f 50mm) and completely mechanical and manual not dependent on batteries !!!. (except for the luminous system)

A dozen !!!, good reasons to buy:

1 - Because it's a Nikon

2 - Because it uses the same type of Nikon F lenses

3 - Because it has depth of field preview

4 - Because it has a double luminous meter: Internal and External

5 - Because it allows the mirror block

6 - Because the shutter is extremely well constructed, metallic, mechanical and super robust, practically indestructible !!!

7 - Because it is totally metallic (+ 1kg), mechanical and manual.

8 - Because there is a change of speeds next to the optics, selectable in the same way as the aperture and focus, all with one hand, and without taking your eyes off the viewfinder !!!

9 - Because it was tested  in the Vietnam War

10 - Because it has a very well done drawing. (inspired FM/FE)

11 - Because it is strongly recommended for 35mm photography.

12 - Because it is essential in any collection !!!

In conclusion: If you want to go back to the old 35mm system, you want an economical, mechanical / manual, historical, indestructible, beautiful machine with a multitude of lenses available in excellent quality and at a good price, confident in his ability to dispense with all types of automatisms or want to learn a little more photography and do not mind taking more than a kilogram of metal, do not look any more, this may be your new / old camera! !!

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HobbyGaia - Collections - Nikkormat FTn - When at the end of the fifties, Nikon launched on the market  the legendary Series F, the world of photography was never the same, the Reflex system imposed itself and Nikon itself, stood out among the camera builders. with so big  success due to  your superb construction  It is robust, it is no wonder that it has followed the great world events, such as the NASA trips, from a neighbor.  But the Nikon F had a big drawback: its too high cost did not allow its mass dissemination!!!, and the solution was to build another machine, this time non-professional, aimed at amateur photographers,  resources and after several attempts, FT enters the market. And here comes a finding, or rather two: If Nikon engineers intended to build an economical and obviously lower quality machine, they made a gross design error, because the Nikkormat FT, too, was built to the highest quality, and if they intended to safeguard or reserve the Nikon name only for  her professionals giving her a different name, and putting her name only on the back, there was no need, because it was precisely the professional photographers who quickly adopted her as a second body/machine, making her practically a smaller sister of the famous series F!!!, and when years later this brand ceased production, giving way to Nikon's FM  and FE left behind a trail of  legend, I even believe that Nikon will one day honor her  with a machine in his memory, this time putting the Nikon name side by side on the front, it's almost an obligation!!!, so the  Nikkormat FTn is 100% recommended for anyone who wants to venture into the world of 35mm photography. And if any difficulties have mainly in the change  of lenses, if they are of the F series, check that you are using the correct procedure: First - check that the pin of the machine that will enter the groove of the objective projection is positioned as far to the right as possible. Second - select the lens aperture in position  5.6f. Third - Insert the pin into the groove on the metal projection of the objective. Bedroom -  turn the lens clockwise until you feel the click. Fifth - close the diaphragm  to the minimum possible (maximum f). Sixth - open the diaphragm as far as possible (minimum f). The lens change is complete, but you should check if it was successful. Control yourself on the scale from 1.2 to  5.6 (maximum apertures of different lenses) located on the body of the machine, the tiny red dot marks a  value precisely equal to the maximum aperture of the lens, which will indicate that, as expected, the machine received the correct information from the lens used  and it all  came to a good end; otherwise, you should remove the objective and repeat this entire sequence.  And if you have  any small sign   of the years lived and there are so many, don't see everything in a negative, remember that many have gone through extreme situations, such as the small traits of this machine, which for years faithfully accompanied an Italian lady on her long journeys through  Africa, unthinkable places to carry out any type of maintenance/repair, and therefore intelligently chosen for its very high quality, not worrying about the weight that exceeds one kilogram, in favor of its resistance, (coupled  plus a bright 1:1/4 f 50mm lens) is completely mechanical and manual  not dependent on batteries!!!. (except for the lighting system)

A dozen !!!, of good reasons to buy it:

1 - Because it's a Nikon!!!

2 - Because it uses the same type of lenses as the Nikon F!!!

3 - Because it has  depth of field preview!!!

4 - Because it has a double brightness meter: Internal and External!!!

5 - Because it allows the  mirror block!!!

6 - Because the shutter  It is extremely well built, metallic, mechanical and super robust, practically indestructible!!!

7 - Because it is completely metallic (+1kg),  mechanics and manual!!!

8 - Because it has the speed change next to the optics, selectable in the same way as the  opening  and focus, all with one hand, and without taking your eyes off the viewfinder!!! 

9 - Because he proved himself in the Vietnam War!!!

10 - Because it has a very well done design. (inspired FM/FE)!!!

11 - Because it is strongly recommended for 35mm photography!!!

12  - Because it is essential in any collection!!!

In conclusion : If you want to come back  to the old system  35mm, intends to be an economical, mechanical/manual machine (not dependent on batteries), historical,  indestructible, beautiful, with an infinity of lenses available of excellent quality and at a good price, trust your skill,  dispensing with all kinds of automatisms or want to learn a little more about photography  and don't mind taking more than a kilogram of metal with you, find one in good condition and at a good price, look no further, forget about everything else and  take it with you, because the Nikkormat FTN will be  your new/old camera!!!  

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