My camera came without a case, so I bought the bottom half of an everreadyĬase out of the junk bin of a used camera store. Leica lenses of the period, most are still clean, clear, and free of scratching The coating on the Nikkors was very tough and unlike the Zeiss and The camera came standard with a 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor S-C coated Lenses, you need to use an external viewfinder.īut because it isn't designed for multiple focal lengths, the finder is brightĪnd uncluttered. The viewfinder only has brightlines for 50mm lenses. Using the text or images on this website without permission on an ebay auction or any other site is a violation of federal law. These Nikons were built very solidly and most unitsĪre in fine working condition, even 50 years after they were made. (especially for the extra rare models or black painted units), the S2 usuallyĭepending on the condition. The other S series, which sometimes fetch over $2000-5000 in the used market That you should be able to pick one up for a fairly reasonable price. This coupled with the popularity of the camera at the time means The features are simple and the construction Within all of the Nikon rangefinders, the S2 is most probably both the easiest Of the film gate size to 24x36mm which required a redesign of the shutter. So the S2 is theįirst real revision of the Nikon rangefinder, necessitated by the expansion
The 'S' is the 'M' + flash synchronization. The I (pronounced 'one') has a 24x32 mm film gate, the M has a 24x34 film gateīut is basically an I with the gate expanded and the sprocket counter set collectorsĭid not know about the Nikon I and M because they were not issued export permitsīy the post-war Occupation Forces. Is the Nikon I, the Nikon M, and the Nikon S before it. * It is actually the fourth rangefinder Nikon produced. Using the text or images on this website on an ebay auction or any other site is a violation of federal law. The S2 was followed by the Nikon SP and Nikon The use of a standard PC sync terminal (instead of a custom one), electronicįlash X sync abilities, totally redesigned shutter mechanism, and other minorĬhanges. Lever wind (instead of knob wind), a rewind crank (instead of rewind knob),
It can be consideredĪ major revision of the S model, with a bigger, brighter viewfinder window, Of the Nikon rangefinders, with over 56,000 units manufactured. The S2 was very well received and was the most popular The Nikon S2 was the second in the S series* produced by the Nikon corporationīetween 19.
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