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OBJECT TYPE: SLR
DATE: 1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1365.001

MANUFACTURER: Nippon Kogaku K.K.
MODEL: NIKKORMAT FT2
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 5455935
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY WITH LEATHERETTE COVERING; SHINY METAL TOP AND BOTTOM; SYNTHETIC, METAL AND GLASS LENS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 15.0 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: 9.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Nikon
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Tokyo

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY THE 1970'S AND 1980'S
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.
Function: USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES
Technical: IMPROVEMENTS OVER NIKKORMAT FTN: ACCEPTS ALL NIKKOR OPTICS FROM 6MM TO 200MM; CENTER-WEIGHTED METERING; "K" SCREEN; NEW BATTERIES FOR IMPROVED COLD WEATHER OPERATION; HOT-SHOE FLASH; METAL FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER WITH 1/125 SEC.X-SYNC; NEW ASA SETTINGLOCKING DIAL [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON CAMERA: 'FT2 5455935/ Nikon JAPAN/ Nikkormat/ MADE IN JAPAN/ B 1 2 4 8 15 30 60 125 250 500 1000/ 5.6 2.8 1.2/ ASA 12 [TO] 1600'/ ON BATTERY COVER: '1.5V/ for FT2'/ PRINTED AROUND LENS: 'Nikon NIKKOR 24mm 1:2.8 508600'/ SCALES: 'ft 10 5 3 2 1.25 1/ m [infinity] 3 15 1 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.3/ 22 16 11 8 5.6 4 2.8'
Missing: CAMERA STRAP; FILM LOADING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE; BATTERY HAS BEEN REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF
Finish: SHINY METAL TOP & BOTTOM WITH BLACK LEATHERETTE COVERING AROUND BODY. BLACK LENS HOUSING
Decoration: N/A

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Nippon Kogaku K.K., Camera, 1975, Artifact no. 1995.1365, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1995.1365.001/

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