The Nikon S3 is a professional level, interchangeable lens,
35 mm film,
rangefinder camera
A rangefinder camera is a camera fitted with a rangefinder, typically a split-image rangefinder: a range-finding focusing mechanism allowing the photographer to measure the subject distance and take photographs that are in sharp focus. Most va ...
introduced in 1958. It was manufactured by the Japanese optics company Nippon Kogaku K. K. (
Nikon Corporation
(, ; ), also known just as Nikon, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging products. The companies held by Nikon form the Nikon Group.
Nikon's products include cameras, cam ...
since 1988).
The S3 is mechanically similar to the
Nikon SP
The Nikon SP is a professional level, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, rangefinder camera introduced in 1957. It is the culmination of Nikon's rangefinder development which started in 1948 with the Nikon I, and was "arguably the most advanced ...
except for a simplified viewfinder system. The viewfinder does not compensate for parallax error and the framelines are fixed (etched).
In 2000, Nikon introduced an updated, hand-assembled S3 model to celebrate the new
millennium
A millennium (plural millennia or millenniums) is a period of one thousand years, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting point (ini ...
. It was quite a production to produce S3s again, as all the original dies were long gone. The new
Nikkor
Nikkor is the brand of lenses produced by Nikon Corporation, including camera lenses for the Nikon F-mount.
Nikko parent company brand, from which the Nikkor brand evolved.
The ''Nikkor'' brand was introduced in 1932, a Westernised rendering of ...
50mm 1.4 lens for the new S3 is noticeably larger than original 50mm 1.4 lenses.
Specifications
* Shutter = Horizontal running rubber coated fabric curtain type focal plane shutter
* Shutter speeds = T, B and 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500 and 1/1000 seconds (regular interval graduation)
* Range marker = M inscription (XXINF - 0.9)
* Self-timer = Connect time variable system (the graduation of 3, 6 and 10 seconds it is attached)
* Pc socket = Time lag variable system, it aligns the synchronizer socket attachment and the speed light/write in 1/60 seconds less than
* Finder = Rangefinder type fixed 1x magnification finder (wide angle finder for 28mm and 35mm finder)
* Framelines = 35mm, 50mm, 105mm
* Film wind = Hand operated lever system, 136 degree revolution (multiple winds possible), with 15 degree extra withdrawal angles
* Film rewind = Manual Crank system
* Film = 135 Film (35mm film) with 36x24mm image size
See also
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Nikon
(, ; ), also known just as Nikon, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging products. The companies held by Nikon form the Nikon Group.
Nikon's products include cameras, camera ...
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Nikon I, M and S
The Nikon was the first camera introduced by the optical manufacturer Nippon Kogaku KK. It is a ''35mm'' rangefinder camera, in retrospect known as the ''Nikon I''. The original design was approved by September 1946, and the camera was released ...
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Nikon SP
The Nikon SP is a professional level, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, rangefinder camera introduced in 1957. It is the culmination of Nikon's rangefinder development which started in 1948 with the Nikon I, and was "arguably the most advanced ...
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Nikon S4 The Nikon S4 is a rangefinder camera produced by Nikon that was very similar to the Nikon S3 but had a slightly lower price. This was because it used a cloth shutter curtain (rather than titanium foil curtains) and it lacked the self-timer and moto ...
References
External links
Nikon S3 Millennium Model, by NikonNikon S3
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