Recommended reading

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๐Ÿ“ท Mark O’Brien surveys the entire line of Nikon Nikkormat cameras (Check out my review of the FTn here and the EL here.) Read The Nikon Nikkormat – Today’s Bargain?

Moo *EXPLORED*
Nikon Nikomat FTn, 50mm f/2 Nikkor H-C, Arista Premium 400, 2015

๐Ÿ“ท I don’t know how Mike Eckman finds all of these off-the-wall cameras, but he’s surely the master at it. Here he reviews a 1980s sort-of SLR from Konica. Read Konica Z-Up 80RC Limited (1989)

๐Ÿ“ท Mike Connealy weighs in on the current Reto Ultra Wide and Slim camera craze. You can call this camera a toy, he says, but that label belies this camera’s sophistication. Read What’s in a name?

๐Ÿ“ท 1980s and 1990s camera design could sure be funky. Stephen Dowling shares the funkiest. Read Ten of the quirkiest compact film cameras

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  1. Andy Umbo Avatar
    Andy Umbo

    Nice Nikkormat review! I owned a few in my day, the FT2 and FT3 was the way to go. All the pros I knew that shot Nikon had a few as back-ups, and would use them for personal work…

    1. Jim Grey Avatar

      Makes sense. They were tanks.

  2. Kodachromeguy Avatar

    June 7, 2022 update: Mike Eckman just posted a review of the Nikkormat FT3:

    https://mikeeckman.com/2022/06/nikkormat-ft3-1977/

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