Lomopedia: Nikon FG

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Battery operated cameras make easy work of the usual mechanical operations of older film cameras. Microchips, circuit boards, and automated features make the photographer’s work easier but the Nikon FG was designed to cater to automatic and mechanical camera fans alike.

Nikon FG © Riveredger via Flickr, Image used under Creative Commons license

Introduced by Nikon in 1982, the FG was the first SLR from Nikon to have the Automatic Exposure setting and TTL or through-the-lens metering for flash exposure control. These two features helped put the FG way above its predecessor, the Nikon EM when it comes to utility and convenience.

Of course, that’s what you can expect from a camera born in the SLR camera arms race of the early ‘80s. The FG was Nikon’s answer to Canon’s AE-1 Program and Olympus’ OM-2.

Nikon FG © Bre Larow via Flickr, Image used under Creative Commons license

The Nikon FG can be considered an all-around SLR. Shooting 35 mm film, it is relatively easy to load up on film and shoot. It also has an LED warning system that advises the user of under or overexposure of shots. It also features a wide range of shutter speed settings that are fully metered even in manual mode.

These features atop the compact, lightweight but durable aluminum alloy and plastic body made the Nikon FG a popular choice among amateur photographers during its heyday.

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Technical Specifications

Film Format: 35 mm
Material: aluminum alloy die-cast, plastic exterior
ISO Setting: ISO 12 to ISO 3200
Viewfinder: direct optical viewfinder with LED warning lights Flash: hot shoe
Lens: 50 mm f/1.2 Nikkor lens
Shutter Speed: 1 to 1/1000 second
Focusing: Auto-exposure, Manual, Bulb mode
Meter: TTL meter
Power: 2 1.5V silver oxide batteries

Information used in this article was sourced from Camerapedia and MIR.

écrit par cheeo le 2014-10-27 dans #équipement #lomopedia #35mm #review #slr #nikon-fg #lomopedia

2 commentaires

  1. vato
    vato ·

    The Nikon FG is my favorite slr, I like everything about it! It has a great design and size, and has all the functionality I need to completely have fun with a camera. I have 2 of them, one black and one silver and I love using them. If someone is interested to get one, I'm selling one on my website: shop.vintagecameraclub.com/product/nikon-fg-35mm-slr-camera…

    Thanks Cheeo for writing about this very nice camera.

  2. camerafreak
    camerafreak ·

    The Nikon FG is a very underrated camera. Like the user above, I have two, one silver and one black. I use them as backups for my FM2s. They are a bit delicate compared to the FM2s but I like them because they are compact, lightweight, and easy to handle. I see the FG as kind of a baby F3. They are very nice to use in the manual mode. They have some very good features, such as 1/90 second mechanical shutter speed and TTL flash. The EM and FG-20 were misses but Nikon got it just right with the FG.

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