I’ve shot a few examples of the same, here and there, over spans of weeks and months, and what has always struck me about the N2000 is just how quietly good it is.īut don’t confuse that with actual audible quietness. I’ve temporarily owned a dozen or more Nikon N2000s during my time as editor of this site and owner of a camera shop. Additional Features – Frame counter, film type window in film door, audible warning alarm for multiple events, self-timer, red indicator LED, hot-shoe for flash and monitor, tripod socket, exposure lock.Flash Sync – 1/125 second or slower with electronic flash.Film Advance and Rewind : Automatic film advance up to 2.5 frames per second manual rewind.Film Speed Range – ISO 25 to 4000 for DX-coded film ISO 25 to 3200 for non-DX-coded film.Exposure Compensation Control – Plus or minus 2 Ev in one-third stop increments.Viewfinder Info – Shutter speed LED readout Over- and under-exposure warning LED’s Ready light when using flash.Focusing Screen – Fixed Nikon Type K2 with central non-shading split-image rangefinder circle, microprism collar, and matte-/Fresnal outer field 12mm diameter reference circle denotes metering area.Viewfinder – Fixed eye-level pentaprism 0.85x magnification with 50mm lens approx.Shutter Speeds – Stepless speeds from 1 to 1/2000 second on Program, Program Hi, and Aperture Priority modes non-stepless Manual mode speeds from 1 to 1/2000th second Bulb mode for long exposures.Shutter – Electronic vertical-travel focal-plane shutter.Exposure Metering – Center weighted TTL metering, EV1 to EV19 at ISO 100 with f/1.4 lens.Exposure Modes – Program, Program Hi (for high speed shooting), Aperture Priority, Manual.Camera Type – Integral-motor 35mm single lens reflex (full frame, 24 x 36mm image area).(Tragic, because good lord, is that camera ugly.) Specifications of the Nikon N2000 The N2000 was quickly replaced by the far more modern and AF-equipped Nikon N4004s in 1987. Nikon was more than happy to push their manual focus past aside as AF was embraced by buyers in the lucrative entry-level market. That said, it was short-lived.īy the mid-1980s, the autofocus era had truly arrived. The N2000 was, and still is, a solid, well-equipped, highly capable film camera. It meters well, has multiple shooting modes, is equipped with one of the most versatile lens mounts in the history of photography, and can even beep at us when it’s angry. It’s powered by a common battery type (either four AAA batteries, or four AA batteries with an optional extended baseplate). It’s a compact SLR, lightweight, surprisingly robust, easy-to-use and easy on the eyes. It was the the first Nikon with DX-coding capability, and it was one of only four Nikon SLRs which was able to support the advanced exposure modes made possibly by Nikon’s AI-S F mount lenses (the others being the Nikon FA, the Nikon N2020, and the Nikon F4). It was the first Nikon camera to use polycarbonate plastic extensively in its construction. It was the first Nikon camera with an integral motor drive. In fact, the N2000 represents a number of “firsts” in Nikon’s lineage. As a replacement for the earlier Nikon FG, the N2000 was (and remains) a truly capable consumer-level camera with a number of surprising capabilities. What is the Nikon N2000įirst released in 1985, the Nikon N2000 (known as the Nikon F-301 in Japanese and European markets) is a manual focus 35mm film SLR camera using Nikon’s ubiquitous F mount lens system. Let’s move on, so that I can get back to what I love- squawking endlessly about cameras that I like. Why, then, don’t people squawk endlessly about it on YouTube? No idea. Which is strange, since the Nikon N2000 is better equipped than an F3, just as small as an AE1, and far more advanced than a K1000. Its popularity doesn’t come close to that of cameras like the Nikon F3, the Canon AE1 or the Pentax K1000, to pick three easy comparisons. While not exactly forgotten by true camera nerds (many of my friends in the camera blogosphere have written reviews of this relatively hidden gem), the Nikon N2000 certainly fails to garner the kind of wide acclaim foisted upon other SLRs from the era of manual focus SLR dominance. It quickly became my favorite thing- to discover and to write about wonderful cameras and lenses which most people have forgotten. At that time, many exceptional cameras could be found and bought for a tenth their original retail price, and yet they still functioned as well as the day they were made. Almost ten years ago, Casual Photophile sprung from the realization that there was a whole galaxy of cameras which nobody seemed to be talking about.
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