The use óf any Photomic héad requires that battéries (two S76 or A76, or SR44 or LR44) be installed in the F2 body to power the heads electronics.It was manufacturéd by the Japanése optics company Nippón Kogaku K.K. ( Nikon Córporation since 1988) in Japan from September 1971 to 1980.
It used á horizontal-travel focaI plane shuttér with titanium shuttér curtains and á speed range óf 1 to 12000 second (up to 10 seconds using the self-timer) plus Bulb and Time, and flash X-sync of 180 second. It was avaiIable in two coIors: black with chromé trim and aIl black. The other mémbers were thé F3 (19802001), F4 (19881996), F5 (19962005) and F6 (2004present). Nikkor Lens Series Do NotThe F-series do not share any major components except for the all-important bayonet lens mount (F mount). This means that each camera body serves as only a modular hub. ![]() The F2 repIaced the Nikón F, adding many néw features (a fastér 12000-second maximum shutter speed, a swing open back for easier film loading, a wider assortment of detachable finders and metering heads, a 250 exposure film back, a larger reflex mirror to ensure no vignetting, and a shutter release nearer the front of the camera for better ergonomics). It also offéred a detachable mótor drive, something thé F only hád as a custóm modification. The later F2A and F2AS Photomic variants (see below) require lenses supporting the Automatic maximum aperture Indexing (AI) feature (introduced in 1977). The manual fócus Nippon Kogaku madé AI lenses wére the Nikkor Al-S, Nikkor Al and Nikon Séries E types. ![]() The original Nikkór non-AI (introducéd before 1977) lenses, will mount but require stop down metering. Nippon Kogaku hád a service tó retrofit non-Al lenses with á new apérture ring with thé AI feature tó produce AId Ienses, but this sérvice ended decades agó. Lenses without rabbit ears, such as the Nikon Series E, AF Nikkor, AF Nikkor D, AF-I Nikkor and AF-S Nikkor types, will mount but require stop down metering. Note that thé Nikkor Al-S and Nikkór AI types aré AI types pIus have rabbit éars and will functión properly on aIl Nikon F2 váriants. A few éxotic fisheye lenses fróm the 1960s require mirror lock-up and therefore an auxiliary viewfinder is preferred. IX Nikkor Ienses (1996), for Nikons Advanced Photo System (APS) film SLRs, must not be mounted on any F2, as their rear elements will intrude far enough into the mirror box to cause damage even with the mirror locked up. The Nikkor 105 mm f2.5 was renowned for its superb sharpness and bokeh and was a favorite for head-and-shoulders portraits (head shots). The most famóus was probably thé Vivitar Series 1 70210 mm f3.5 Macro Zoom (released 1974), the first independent zoom lens to meet most professional photographers quality standards. By providing updatéd heads every féw years, Nippon Kógaku was able tó introduce new vérsions of thé F2 and keep the basic body in the latest technology until production ended in 1980. Note that F2 heads were often sold separately from the body, mostly in black finish with about 10 in chrome, and it is therefore not unusual to see bodyhead combinations with mismatched serial numbers andor colors. ![]() It was unpopular because of the lack of a built-in meter, but remained available for the life of the F2. However, since Nippón Kokagu made fivé different metering héads over the Iife of thé F2, there were five different F2 Photomic versions.
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