UNTESTED Vintage 1972 Nikkormat EL 52mm Camera with 50mm 1.14 Nikon Nikkor Lens

Description: This is an EL Nikon Nikkormat 52mm camera with a 50mm 1:14 2999252 Nikkor Nikon lens. Other than being able to wind and click the picture button, it has not been tested. The case and strap are both deteriorated, but included. The camera bolts into its case securely. The EL is the first Nikon that incorporated an electronically controlled vertical travel shutter. The shutter speed dial was moved to the camera top panel. Stepless shutter speeds from 4 sec to 1/1000 sec. Flash sync for electronic flash at all speeds up to 1/125 sec and for FP, M and MF type flashbulbs at all speeds from B to 1/1000 sec. Mirror Lock Up, Exposure (Memory) Lock, EV range EV1-EV18 (ASA 100), film speed from ASA 25-1600. TTL center weighted metering with manual exposure control. Produced in white/black chrome versions. In the 21st century, it’s weirdly unsettling to look at the back of a camera and not see a monitor. Pushing the white button on the back of the Nikkormat EL lit up the orange button, indicating the state of the battery. This is a relic that many modern photographers might not even recognize: a selectable X-sync vs FP-sync flash setting on the shutter speed dial of the Nikkormat EL. FP-Sync triggers the flash slightly early to allow a flash bulb to reach it’s full output. The mirror lock-up lever is situated above the lens release. It allowed use of optics that protruded into the body of the camera, and also allowed access to the battery under the mirror box. All the cameras made by Nikon during this era were built like tanks: steel frames, brass mounting rings, real glass pentaprisms, engraved and painted markings. It was a golden ago of camera-making for most camera makers, including Nikon.

Price: 99 USD

Location: Walton, Kentucky

End Time: 2024-10-25T20:45:48.000Z

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