Kelsomatic
TPF Noob!
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Hello all, first time posting here so thanks for having me. I picked up a Nikkormat FTN with a 50mm 1.4 (in pretty fantastic condition) for $15 at a garage sale a few months back. This is the first film camera I've ever purchased, and I knew nothing about it on purchase other than that it looked pretty. Just picked up some film and am halfway through the first roll.
Looking for info on how to properly operate the camera I began to notice a theme: Not a single Nikkormat FTN on the internet seems to look quite like mine! I'm not sure if maybe this was cobbled together with pieces of silver and black versions, or if it's something special. As you can see in the pictures below, it's the silver version but has a black plastic film winder knob on top (don't know the proper terminology, excuse me), a black plastic lens mount, logo panel, and shutter speed ring.
NikkormatFTN1.jpg
NikkormatFTN2.jpg
NikkormatFTN3.jpg
I've been digging for about an hour now and can't find one that looks just like mine, and I'm just super curious if anyone knows what's up! Thanks!
Looking for info on how to properly operate the camera I began to notice a theme: Not a single Nikkormat FTN on the internet seems to look quite like mine! I'm not sure if maybe this was cobbled together with pieces of silver and black versions, or if it's something special. As you can see in the pictures below, it's the silver version but has a black plastic film winder knob on top (don't know the proper terminology, excuse me), a black plastic lens mount, logo panel, and shutter speed ring.
NikkormatFTN1.jpg
NikkormatFTN2.jpg
NikkormatFTN3.jpg
I've been digging for about an hour now and can't find one that looks just like mine, and I'm just super curious if anyone knows what's up! Thanks!