Nikon F3 35mm SLR Camera Body

Article number:	1690
Availability:	In stock (1)
Delivery time:	Ships Same or Next Business Day

Type of Camera: 35rnm single-lens-reflex

Picture Format: 24mm x 36rnm (standard 35mm size)

Lens Mount: Nikon bayonet mount

Shutter: Horizontally traveling quilted titanium focal-plane shutter

Shutter Release Button: Electromagnetically controlled: switches meter on when depressed halfway (after power switch is turned on), meter then remains on for 16 sec. after finger is taken off button and turns off automatically; threaded to accept standard cable release

Backup Mechanical Release Lever: Trips shutter at 1/60 sec. regardless of shutter speed dial setting (except "T"); used when batteries become weak or exhausted, or none are installed in the camera

Automatic Exposure Control: Aperture-priority automatic exposure control; stepless shutter speeds from 8 sec. to 1/2000 sec.

Manual Exposure Control: Quartz digital control for 16 shutter s{leeds from 8 sec. to 1/2000 sec., including "X" (1/80 sec.); "B" and "T" also provided, as well as 1/60 sec. mechanically controlled speed

Mechanical Shutter Control: Possible at "T" setting on shutter speed dial or at 1/60 sec. when using backup mechanical release lever

Viewfinder: Interchangeable eyelevel pentaprism type DE-2 as standard; 0.8X magnification with 50mm lens set at infinity; virtually 100% frame coverage

Eyepiece Shutter: Provided; prevents stray light from entering viewfinder through the eyepiece .

Focusing Screen: Type Kas standard; interchangeable with 19 other types

Exposure Metering: Through-the-lens center-weighted meter- ing with an 80/20 balance; silicon photo diode (SPD) and meterin~ circuits incorporated into camera body; meter works WIth all interchangeable viewfinders and focusing screens

Metering Range: EV 1 to EV 18 (i.e., £1.4 at 1 sec. to f11 at 1/2000 sec. with 50rnm £1.4 lens and ASA/ISO 100 film)

Film Speed Setting: ASA/ISO 12 to ASA/ISO 6400

Accessory Shoe: Provided; special Nikon type located at base of rewind knob; accepts SB-12 Speedlight Unit or SC-12 TTL Sensor Cord from SB-ll/SB-14 for TTL direct flash output control; flash couplers are available for mounting ISO-type or F2-type direct mounting flash units

Flash Synchronization: Speeds up to 1/80 sec. with electronic flash; with SB-12 (or SB-ll and SB-14 when connected via the SC-12 TTL cord), flash sync is automatically set to 1/80 sec. when shutter speed dial is set to "/\', or 1/125 sec. or above; at manual shutter speeds of 1/60 sec. or slower, flash sync speed corresponds to that setting; threaded sync terminal provided for off-camera or multiple flash photography

Viewfinder Display: Liquid crystal display (LCD) shows shutter speed; on Auto, +2000 indicates overexposure, -8- underexposure; on Manual, "Mil appears with "+" indicating overexposure, ••-" underexposure, and ••-+" correct exposure; LED ready-light glows when SB-ll, SB-14