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My example never missed a beat. My FTN has gone, traded in for a neat little Pentax MX — whose meter display and shutter speed dial work in the same direction, not in perverse contra-rotation — but not before it had acted as gateway to half a dozen Nikkors, plus an FE, an FG and an FM2N.

The big old FTN had stopped winning the which-one-do-I-take-out contest since I found I appreciate lates modernity like LEDs, aperture-priority and split-image focusing. Never a problem metering with a modern battery, though — even with slide film. Now, if I got an EL, I could still use them and get aperture-priority too…. Good stuff Josh. I use a black Nikkormat FT2. I gave my silver one to my nephew after the Canon A1 he bought died.

These cameras are so well made it is crazy that the Pentax K fetches much more money. Back in the day the K was the budget beginner option, with the Nikkormat being a mid level camera with pro level build.

Guess people have forgotten about that.. The Nikkormat FTn was my first camera, bought used as a 20 year old camera in I still have it, it still works perfectly. I joke that it could probably pound a Canon AE-1 into a fine powder and still take perfect pictures. Once I solder in a diode, I prefer the FTn for three reasons. Yes, generally agree, prefer the all metal flat film advance lever to the later plastic tipped version.

The flash shoe of the later models can be removed, but then the resulting hole in the prism housing must be closed. Black electrical tape can be used but while easy and simple is a little inelegant.

Found that out the hard way. Never tested them to see if they were buoyant. I went onto eBay after reading this great article and was surprised at their low cost. I hope the posting leads people to pick up one with a lens and shoot some film. Great article, I live in Manchester, UK and in our Covid lockdown this article has brought a welcome relief from the obsession with dire news. Thank you I have a Nikkormatt and will be loading film today to capture the time we live in in the lenses of a classic.

When I decided to get into shooting film a few years ago the first camera that I used was a Nikomat EL. Mine still travels in my camera bag at all times. Great article! I loved learning more of the history of not only my camera, but the entire Nikkormat line. The FTn has a build quality that needs to be experienced in person. Even the film counter window is a tiny glass portal gem.

Simplicity and durability exemplified, still mind blowing that these cameras were mass produced at this quality level. Including the legendary one on the F3.

And the Nikkormat meters seem more reliable than the wonky electrics of the F2. The black FT2 is my favorite. While the Nikkormats were undoubtedly solidly made, they did have some bizarre quirks that are not mentioned in the article. Bizarre, overly complicated and frankly crazy. In the , a friend of mine was going off travelling and asked for a recommendation of a reliable camera.

I was using an EL2 and FTn, ans suggested she bought a mechanical Nikkormat because batteries may be hard to get where she was going.

A few days later, she showed me her new camera. It was a spotless, immaculate black FT2, with a similarly superb 50mm f1. It was gorgeous! She also got a wide and a tele Nikkor lens. Some months go by, and I get a call from my friend who is back from her travels and we meet up for coffee.

She has been all over place and spent a lit of time in India. Of course, I ask about the camera, and she looks a bit sheepish. She takes something camera-like out of her bag and puts it on the table. It is her Nikkormat, but bashed, scraped and the rewind crank has gone! The tale was that in India, her group got too close to a herd of elephants, and had to make a quick dash away.

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