RARE APEX BIG F NIKON F 1963 SLR CAMERA (SERIAL 6524881) EYE LEVEL VIEW FINDER CHROME BODY WORKING WITH NIKKOR-S AUTO F=50MM LENS
AN EARLY 1963 NIKON F (AN APEX BIG F) WITH CHROME BODY. WITH PLAIN PRISM: COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE APEX BIG F, THE VIEWFINDER HAS NO LIGHT METERING, THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIER VERSIONS OF THE NIKKON F CAMERAS.
WITH EYE-LEVEL VIEW FINDER AND ENGRAVED 'NIPPON KOGAKU TOKYO'. (THE EARLIEST NIKON F HAD NIPPON KOGAKU ENGRAVED ON THE TOP PLATE. CAMERASMADE AFTER 1965 HAD NIKON ENGRAVED IN ITS PLACE.)
GOOD OPTICS (FEW DUST PARTICLES) AND IN WORKING CONDITION (CLEANED AND TESTED BY RADIOLENS PRETORIA IN APRIL 2021).
COMES WITH A NIPPON KOGADU JAPAN LENS:
A NIKKOR-S AUTO F = 5CM (FOCAL LENGTH 50 MM), 1:2 (MAX APERTURE), NIPPON KOGAKU JAPAN LENS, SERIAL NUMBER 574106. This lens was introduced with Nikon's first single lens reflex camera, the Nikon F, in June 1959 and the SERIAL NUMBER RANGE IS 520001 - 584394 (LAST KNOWN SERIAL NUMBER). ITS PRODUCTION TERMINATED IN JANUARY 1964. Since 1932 Nikon named its lenses Nikkor. Each lens carries the factory name Nippon Kogaku Japan, in 1970's replaced by Nikon. Furthermore the focal length and maximum aperture is engraved in the filter ring. SOME LENSES LIKE OURS CARRY AT THE SIDE OF THE LENS BARREL INSCRIPTIONS LIKE LENS MADE IN JAPAN. OLDER LENSES HAVE AN ADDITIONAL AUTO INSIDE THE FILTERRING, WHICH REFERS TO THE FITTED AUTOMATIC APERTURE.
HISTORY OF THE NIKON F SLR CAMERA: THE NIKKON F IS THE GRANDDADDY OF ALL SLR CAMERAS. In fact, in many ways, it was the best SLR Camera ever made and it is still better than a lot of cameras that came out way later. Nikon F is a 35mm film SLR camera, manufactured by Nippon Kogaku K. K., Japan ( Nikon Corporation since 1988), and produced between 1959-74. It introduced the world to the F-Mount (bayonet-style mount) that Nikon still has trouble letting go of today. The Nikon F remained in production for 14 years. Since its inception in 1959, Nikon F has been in continuous production until May 1974. The serial number of the fuselage has been 6400001to 7451052. In 1965, a total of 862,600 units were produced.
Why the letter F? According to legend, the letter F was the only prominent letter in the word reflex that was easy to pronounce in any language.
INDESTRUCTABLE TANKS: TAKE IT THROUGH A RIVER! GO TO THE ARCTIC! GET SHOT AT IN THE BATTLEFIELD! CHANCES ARE THE CAMERA WILL SURVIVE, EVEN IF YOU DONT.
DATE OF PRODUCTION: SERIAL NUMBER 6524881 THIS CAMERA WAS PRODUCED BETWEEN NOV 1963 AND FEB 1964.
CONDITION: CAMERA WAS CLEANED AND TESTED BY RADIOLENS IN PRETORIA AND JUDGED TO BE MECHANICALLY IN WORKING CONDITION. IT WAS NOT FILM TESTED THOUGH.
THIS CAMERA WAS MY GRANDDADS. HE WAS AN JOURNALIST AND USED THIS CAMERA FOR WORK.
Appearance is still beautiful. Tiny scuffs and scrapes from normal use. Numbers on shutter speed dial has some paint scrapes.
The Finder and Lens Optics has some dust particles but there is no funges and no problem in shooting (shutter is working).
REGARDING THE 50MM LENS. NO LENS CAPS.
The aperture (light exposure) ring moves perfectly.
The action of the focus ring itself is smooth.
The lettering painted on the focus and aperture rings is shiny and completely intact.
SIZE: 15CM WIDE 9,5CM HIGH 9,5CM DEEP. I HAVE NIKON F ACCESSORIES ALSO FOR SALE INCLUDING AN NIKKOR Q 135MM LENS.
