Talk:Nikon F2

I have removed the Type F, Type R and Type T (TV Format) focusing screen entries; the The New Nikon Compendium specifically states that they are Nikon F4, F3 and F3 screens, respectively.

gsandberg: This is not correct. -the F screen was made for the Nikon F and will fit the F2, however it was discontinued when the Photomic T metering head was introduced. Also a type F screen was made for the F4 camera. -the S and T screens were also made for the F2 camera (I own samples of both), however these screens were introduced as the related accessories came to market, not with the introduction of the F2 camera in 1971.

POV Tag

This article was POV-tagged over a month ago, yet the tagger has not posted anything to this talk page. I would suggest the tag be removed until something is posted to clarify the dispute. Vancleef 09:47, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Who says this?

To the person (Vancleef?) who asked "Who says this?" of my statements in the F2 article: "lenses with a 'meter coupling shoe' (or prong, informally called 'rabbit ears')" and "the F2's interchangeable viewfinders (colloquially called 'heads')."

I presume that you mean "Who has actually used these terms in the manner described? Show me a citation using these terms." and not "Who certified these terms for use in the manner described? Show me an authority allowing the use of these terms." because no one certifies colloquialisms – they're just used in informal speech or writing.

Here are six citations showing "rabbit ears" and "heads" in use (three for each). I hope that they satisfactorily answer your question.

"Non-AI [Nikkor] lenses are identifiable by their solid meter coupling shoes, the famous 'rabbit ears.'" (quotation marks in original) on page 146 of Comen, Paul. Magic Lantern Guides: Nikon Classic Cameras; F, FE, FE2, FA and Nikkormat F series. First Edition. Rochester, NY: Silver Pixel Press, 1996. ISBN 1-883403-31-6.

"The [Nikon F2 Photomic's] meter couples with lenses that have a meter coupling shoe (rabbit ears) via a meter coupling pin, which extends from the prism to the lens' meter coupling shoe for semi-automatic indexing (as on the early Nikkormats)." on page 32 of Peterson, B. Moose. Magic Lantern Guides: Nikon Classic Cameras, Volume II; F2, FM, EM, FG, N2000 (F-301), N2020 (F-501), EL series. First Edition. Rochester, NY: Silver Pixel Press, 1996. ISBN 1-883403-38-3.

"The [Nikon Series E 28 mm f/2.8] lens was not provided a meter coupling prong (rabbit ears) on its aperture ring and may not be usable for full aperture metering with non-Ai Nikon SLR camera bodies." from leofoo. "Nikon Series E Lenses - 28mm f2.8 & 35mm f2.5" http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/emfgfg20/eserieslenses/htmls/283550mm.htm retrieved 3 February 2003; rechecked 16 July 2007.

"Each camera, [Nikon] F and F2, required a different motor drive, bulk film back and metering heads but did accept the same lenses and interchangeable viewing screens." from page 80 of Anonymous. "Nikon F3: Successor to Nikon F2 and F" pp 80-86. Modern Photography’s Photo Buying Guide '85. reprint from Modern Photography, June 1980.

"The [Nikon F2's] film advance lever operates with a single 120º stroke and, at the 20º position, switches on the exposure meter in those bodies fitted with a Photomic head." from page 24 of Stafford, Simon and Rudi Hillebrand & Hans-Joachim Hauschild. The New Nikon Compendium: Cameras, Lenses & Accessories since 1917. 2004 Updated North American Edition. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2003. ISBN 1-57990-592-7.

"Photomic AS Finder (DP12) Nikon's best and most expensive meter head for the F2." from Gandy, Stephen. "Nikon F2 Meters & Finders" http://www.cameraquest.com/ff2finde.htm retrieved 14 December 2004; rechecked 16 July 2007.

Most of these sources have already been bibliographically cited in the References section of this article. If you wish to cite them as footnotes, please do so.

Also, contributer 204.126.130.10 is incorrect in saying "F2 never had a hot shoe." The Nikon F2 always had a hot shoe. It was not a standard ISO configuration hot shoe atop the viewfinder such as on most other 35 mm SLRs, but it was a hot shoe nonetheless. Surrounding the film rewind crank was an accessory connector shoe with an electrical contact for direct flash synchronization with the Nikon SB-2, -6 or -7E flashes. (Most of this was already in the Accessory section of the article.) Standard ISO foot flash flashes can be mounted to this unique-to-Nikon shoe via the Nikon AS-1 Flash Unit Coupler - no sync cord is required. See pages 233-236 in Stafford, Hillebrand & Hauschild; The New Nikon Compendium and pages 45-49 in Peterson; Nikon Classic Cameras, Volume II.

I have changed the box to say "non-ISO hot shoe plus PC socket." I have also amended the flash information to make this all more explicit. Paul1513 14:37, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

The "who said this" is not meant to offend you, just to signal that a reference to the citation is needed.

You can put one with

<ref>Stafford, Simon and Rudi Hillebrand & Hans-Joachim Hauschild. The New Nikon Compendium: Cameras, Lenses & Accessories since 1917. 2004 Updated North American Edition. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2003. ISBN 1-57990-592-7 , page 24</ref>

right after the statement, for instance. This will automatically generate a note. Cheers ! Rama 15:01, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Lens mounting

Hi, Folks! Just in case that it hasn't been already mentioned: It is NOT necessary to preset the aperture ring to 5.6 to mount a lens on non-AI Photomic-Heads. This is only required on Nikkormats. Believe me, I've been using all F2- and Nikkormat-models, ever since Ebay made them very affordable ;-). (However, I don't know about the procedure on the Nikon F.) If you need references on this: both Keppler's "The Nikon- and Nikkormat-Way" and Cooper's "Nikon and Nikkormat Handbook" should do. 195.160.248.22 (talk) 10:50, 19 June 2008 (UTC)