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Model Nikon S
| Release date in Japan |
1950-12 |
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| Discontinuation date |
1955-01 |
| Price in Japan | 1951-01 74,400 yen (with 5cm F1.4) 54,300 yen (with 5cm F2) 1952-04 81,200 yen (with 5cm F1.4) 60,900 yen (with 5cm F2) 1953-06 79,040 yen (with 5cm F1.4) 59,280 yen (with 5cm F2) |
| Camera type | Focal-plane Coupled rangefinder 35mm camera |
| Film format | 135 |
| Picture size | 24 x 34mm |
| Dimensions (W x H x D)(approx.) | 136 x 78 x 42.5mm |
| Weight (approx.) | 775 g (with 5cm F1.4) |
| Finder construction | Inverted Galilean type |
| Finder magnification (approx.) | 0.6 x |
| Finder frame | Entire field of view for 5cm lens |
| Frame coverage (approx.) | 85 % |
| Focusing | Coupled rangefinder |
| Range finder base length | 60 mm |
| Effective base length (approx.) | 36 mm |
| Shutter type | Horizontal-travel forcal-plane shutter |
| Shutter curtain | Rubberized silk cloth |
| Shutter speed setting | Rotary dial High speed / low speed co-axial |
| Shutter speeds | T, B, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/20, 1/30, 1/40, 1/60, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500 |
| Flash sync. contact | F (Fast), S (Slow) |
| Self-timer | None |
| Film advance | Knob |
| Film rewind | A-R lever and knob |
| Frame counter | Manual reset |
| Note | Black body available |
| Accessories |
| Special mention item |
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| The model equipped two flash sync. contacts ("F" and "S") to "Nikon M". Other specifications were almost same as the "M". From "Nikon Camera" ("Nikon I") (1948) to this "Nikon S", the body construction was basically same, and the body of "Nikon S2" (1954) was newly designed.
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