Talk:Nikon F2

message: I have removed the Type F, Type R and Type T (TV Format) focusing screen entries; the The New Nikon Compendium specifically states that they are Nikon F4, F3 and F3 screens, respectively.
gsandberg: This is not correct.
-the F screen was made for the Nikon F and will fit the F2, however it was discontinued when the Photomic T metering head was introduced. Also a type F screen was made for the F4 camera.
-the S and T screens were also made for the F2 camera (I own samples of both), however these screens were introduced as the related accessories came to market, not with the introduction of the F2 camera in 1971.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gsandberg (talk • contribs) 10:13, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

message: This article was POV-tagged over a month ago, yet the tagger has not posted anything to this talk page.  I would suggest the tag be removed until something is posted to clarify the dispute. Vancleef 09:47, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: POV Tag

message: Hi, Folks!
Just in case that it hasn't been already mentioned: It is NOT necessary to preset the aperture ring to 5.6 to mount a lens on
non-AI Photomic-Heads. This is only required on Nikkormats. Believe me, I've been using all F2- and Nikkormat-models, ever since Ebay made them very affordable ;-). (However, I don't know about the procedure on the Nikon F.)
If you need references on this: both Keppler's "The Nikon- and Nikkormat-Way" and Cooper's "Nikon and Nikkormat Handbook" should do.
195.160.248.22 (talk) 10:50, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Lens mounting

message: Now I'm a long time F2 owner and user but, bald statements like "During the 1960s, one professional level 35 mm SLR – the Nikon F – outperformed contenders like ..." seem pretty subjective (and the statement is not even sourced). Users of some of these other cameras might not agree - at least in some respects.  And was it only the Nikon F  - or SLR cameras as a whole - that  "managed to drive interchangeable lens, focal plane shutter, 35 mm film, rangefinder (RF) cameras, like the Canon 7S (1961), Contax IIA (1950), Leica M3 (1954) and Nippon Kogaku's own Nikon SP  (1957), into near extinction"?   Chris Fynn (talk) 06:30, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: To be honest, the article's a train wreck; it reads like the first draft of a blog post. Given a couple of hours I could fix it up good and proper, but I've seen how these fanatics operate on Wikipedia; I would be reverted immediately and the work would be a waste. A couple of years hence someone else will have a go, and the source of the plague will have either died or been arrested, and he won't be around to revert the changes. The trick is to identify the problem contributor and wait until they stop contributing, which in this case hasn't happened yet. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 18:36, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

text: Leica came into severe financial difficulties during the 60s because of Nikon. Not only were the Nikon lenses for the Leica mount during the 50s better than Leicas own lenses, many pros bought Nikkor lenses instead of Leica for their (pre-M-)Leicas, the later Nikon F was much more convenient and faster to use. That is why many pros switched from Leica to Nikon. There is plenty of evidence on the internet for that. Later (nearly too late), Leica reacted with it's own R-System 77.119.128.219 (talk) 09:18, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Objectivity

message: Is this really true? I remember it was only manufactured until 1980 or so.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Groewi (talk • contribs) 01:17, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: "It was manufactured [...] from September 1971 to June 2000."

message: 'The F-series do not share any major components except for the all-important bayonet lens mount ('F mount').' is definitely not correct. There are:
-) viewfinders interchangeable between F and F2
-) common film guiding axles, spools and film roll spools in F2 and F3
-) common film rewind cranks on F2 and F3
-) the same DOF-preview buttons on F3 and F4
-) the same film release buttons on F2 and F3
-) interchangeable focusing screens on F3 and F4
-) same battery lids on F2 and F3
-) common motor coupling flanges on F2 and F3....
The list probably goes on and on for components inside the cameras.178.165.131.90 (talk) 18:30, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Incorrect statement in 2nd paragraph