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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | 35 mm rangefinder camera |
| Lens | |
| Lens | interchangeable lens, Nikon 'S' bayonet mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Film format | 35mm |
| Film size | 36mm x 24mm |
| Film advance | manual |
| Film rewind | manual |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | Split and superposed-image rangefinder |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Manual (M), and Bulb (B) |
| Exposure metering | no integrated meter |
| Flash | |
| Flash | PC Sync |
| Flash synchronization | 1/60s |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | mechanically timed |
| Shutter speed range | 1s to 1/1000s with Bulb and 1/60s flash-sync |
| Continuous shooting | 1 FPS manual wind, 3 FPS S-36 motordrive |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Etched frameline viewfinder |
| Viewfinder magnification | 1x |
| General | |
| Optional motor drives | S-36 motordrive |
| Dimensions | 136mm width×81mm height×43mm depth |
| Weight | 590 g |
| Made in | Japan |
The Nikon S3 is a professional level, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, rangefinder camera introduced in 1958. It was manufactured by the Japanese optics company Nippon Kogaku K. K. (Nikon Corporation since 1988).
The S3 is mechanically similar to the Nikon SP except for a simplified viewfinder system. The viewfinder does not compensate for parallax error and the framelines are fixed (etched).
In 2000, Nikon introduced an updated, hand-assembled S3 model to celebrate the new millennium. It was quite a production to produce S3s again, as all the original dies were long gone. The new Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens for the new S3 is noticeably larger than original 50mm f/1.4 lenses.
Specifications
- Shutter = Horizontal running rubber coated fabric curtain type focal plane shutter
- Shutter speeds = T, B and 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500 and 1/1000 seconds (regular interval graduation)
- Range marker = M inscription (XXINF - 0.9)
- Self-timer = Connect time variable system (the graduation of 3, 6 and 10 seconds it is attached)
- Pc socket = Time lag variable system, it aligns the synchronizer socket attachment and the speed light/write in 1/60 seconds less than
- Finder = Rangefinder type fixed 1x magnification finder (wide angle finder for 28mm and 35mm finder)
- Framelines = 35mm, 50mm, 105mm
- Film wind = Hand operated lever system, 136 degree revolution (multiple winds possible), with 15 degree extra withdrawal angles
- Film rewind = Manual Crank system
- Film = 135 Film (35mm film) with 36x24mm image size
See also
References
- Nikon Owner Issue 19 History of Nikon Part XVI by Gray Levett
- Nikon S3 2000 Commemoration model
- "Nikon | Imaging Products | Product Archive".
External links
- Nikon S3 Millennium Model, by Nikon
- Nikon Rangefinder Cameras, by Nikon
- Nikon S3
- Photoethnography Nikon S3
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