Nikon F
Introduced in
1959, the
Nikon F SLR introduced the concept of the
35mm camera
system; that is to say, it introduced a lineup of the following interchangeable parts connected to the camera
body:
- A lens with the "F" bayonet mount that is essentially used to this day. Nikon lenses are known as Nikkor lenses.
- A viewfinder. The original pentaprism viewfinder did not contain a light meter, but later Photomic finders did.
- A focussing screen.
- A camera back. Variants were available that could support 100-foot bulk film instead of the standard 36 exposures.
- An optional motor drive that advances the film automatically. In initial variants, this required a modification to the camera body.
