Nikkormat FTN + Nikkor 50mm 1.4

Condition: Good

The Nikkormat FTN, a classic 35mm manual-focus SLR built with the rugged construction and dependable performance associated with Nikon’s professional-era cameras. Featuring a fully mechanical shutter, center-weighted TTL light meter, mirror lock-up, depth-of-field preview, and compatibility with pre-AI Nikon F-mount lenses, the FTN offers a hands-on shooting experience with excellent creative control. Its durable metal body and battery-independent shutter make it a reliable choice for everyday film photography, while its vintage design and access to a wide range of Nikkor lenses make it especially appealing to collectors, students, and photographers looking for a traditional mechanical Nikon camera.

Nikkormat FTN technical specs

• Type: 35mm manual-focus SLR

• Lens mount: Nikon F mount

• Compatible lenses: Pre-AI Nikkor lenses with meter-coupling prongs

• Exposure control: Fully manual, match-needle metering

• Metering: TTL center-weighted exposure meter

• Shutter: Mechanical vertical-travel metal focal-plane shutter

• Shutter speeds: 1 second to 1/1000 second, plus Bulb

• Flash sync: 1/125 second

• ISO range: ASA 12–1600

• Viewfinder: Fixed eye-level pentaprism

• Focusing screen: Fixed screen with microprism focusing aid

• Film advance: Manual lever

• Film rewind: Manual crank

• Self-timer: Mechanical

• Depth-of-field preview: Yes

• Mirror lock-up: Yes

• Flash connections: Accessory shoe and PC-sync sockets

• Battery: One 1.35V PX625 mercury battery for the meter

• Battery-free operation: Shutter operates without a battery

• Construction: Heavy-duty metal body

• Production: Approximately 1967–1975