Nikon's minister to three emperors - F3

F3, as most longevity nikon professional SLRS, continuous production about 20 years, and has won the praise of long lasting. This kind of excellent camera, since the 80 s, beat the Canon new F - 1, pentax LX and Olympus OM - 4 ti, clueless, and repeatedly shown to the world the nikon solid strength, the position of dominance, and promising future!

Experienced 35 mm SLRS by mechanical to electronic, by MF to AF of change, witnessed the nikon empire is glorious, also witnessed the rise of Canon empire later. Experience the changeful 20 years, F3 is still full charm of the active on the stage on, a lot of players, with home for F3 is still add dote on. The nikon imperial minister to three emperors, in public service, but also for some quite high requirements of professionals, to provide a series of modifications version. Can say, F3 model change, special version introduced frequent, have calculate going up is 35 mm camera of the crown. Many of the Photography Equipment, for F3 frame a large family.

F3 these many of the derived version, some with titanium alloy shell; Some add the AF system; Some have waterproof function; And with a hall purpose high speed even pat. Even the very popular CCD photosensitive element, was also KODAK join F3 fuselage, made a special MF digital camera: KODAK DCS - 100.

In this great derived version, F3 and F3HP is everybody the most familiar model, but also the largest production and sales model.

In F3 launch soon, titanium metal package of F3 -- F3 / T, as a slightly professional some model, appear in nikon product catalog. F3 / T about two versions: titanium metal color and later launch of the black version.

The two version except appearance color difference beyond, basic no other difference. Production is large, is also very big ownership. However, in China I saw the black F3 / T, and the amount is not little still. But titanium color F3 / T, I just came to Canada after, just have seen.

Another slightly professional F3, it is a waterproof processing F3P.

This kind of Camera accessories relative to the F3 speaking, where a lot of changes. First of all, in the viewfinder on the heat boots, and for this type of viewfinder named: DE - 5; Heightening the shutter speed dial, in addition, cancelled multiple exposure and autodyne, no mechanical shutter line jack, film counter the small window, also to round. Power supply switch also have changes. There are Numbers, begins with P. In addition, there are some more or less small changes. This kind of special point F3P, should be accept reservation, aimed at professional users design and manufacture. Recently, on EBAY often see new F3P sale, the price is lower than the imagination of many.

In order to conform to the trend of the AF, nikon launched Outdoor Equipment

This kind of internal through great changes F3AF, cooperate with DX - 1 viewfinder, can realize automatic focus function. Although the effect is not ideal, but at the time, really no small achievement. Now, however, it seems that the first paragraph nikon professional AF SLRS, appearance is really some weird.

In addition, F3 and a few higher grades of derived version: only accept scheduled F3H and F3L.

F3H adopted fixed semitransparent mirror, in the fit MD - 4 h motors, highest can amount to 13 zhang/SEC (say 13.5 a/s) high-speed even pat.

Make me have been at a loss, this kind of very rare special version, there are actually two kinds:

As for the mystery, I'm afraid nobody can explain.

F3L due to the launch of the time is late, so the market can still run into, but not too much just.

In Beijing I will see a, with complete packaging, displayed in display ark, price: 16000 RMB. This is one of the very popular in the F3P after improvement products. Compared with F3P, differentiation only lies in: F3P is aluminum alloy shell, and F3L is titanium alloy shell.