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There a lot of info here – what did you find most interesting?
The fact that they work without transistors.
It is funny how all this old stuff that don’t have any kind of electronics are seen now. I have a gramophone that feels like black magic, specially with how loud that thing can be.
I have an F3 which was 2 generations after the F. It is hands down, the best looking, the best feeling and the best sounding camera I have.
The camera was so successful it was in production for 20 years from 1980 - 2000. That kind of a run is unheard of in today’s tech environment. In fact, it’s successor, the F4, was released while the F3 was still being sold (1988) and was discontinued (1997) before the F3.
If you’re interested in this stuff this website is a treasure trove of information: https://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/htmls/models/htmls/slrmain5979.htm
I miss my old Pentax ME Supers
Seeing things like this makes me wish there was a digital “film” canister that had a battery and MicroSD card and a full frame image sensor board that plus into it. You would be able to load it in any old SLR body and shoot digital full manual as film.
They do. It’s expensive.