For Sale Nikkormat FTN Black Body Only 45$ shipped (Sold)

Devin@RFCo · Apr 26, 2021

Hello!

For sale is a nice Nikkormat FTN body in black paint.

Shutter is working at all speeds including slow speeds. Aperture level working. Advance working.

Unsure about the exposure meter as I do not have a battery suitable to test it. Compartment appears clean. Viewfinder is clean with some dust. Could definitely use some mirror damper foam.

Perfect all manual camera as it sits with very nice paint. Very modest edge brassing really looks the part.

Metal eyepiece is worn but included!

Asking 45$ Shipped anywhere in the USA

Devin@RFCo · Apr 26, 2021

15$ just to ship this beast. 2lbs with its packaging!

Add the 28mm in my other listing for an additional 40$ (85$ total) and have a stupid cool little noire kit.

summicron1 · Apr 26, 2021

Devin@RFCo said:
15$ just to ship this beast. 2lbs with its packaging!

Add the 28mm in my other listing for 40$ and have a stupid cool little noire kit.

this is confusing -- are you offering the camera for the cost of shipping? I buy cameras to donate to college students and would be happy to do that.

charlie

Devin@RFCo · Apr 26, 2021

Charlie,

simply saying I would include the 28 for an additional 40$

I’ll clarify my post

summicron1 · Apr 27, 2021

Devin@RFCo said:
Charlie,

simply saying I would include the 28 for an additional 40$

I’ll clarify my post

ah yes thanks. Lovely kit, very reasonably priced. Good luck with the sale.

Devin@RFCo · Apr 28, 2021

Bump. 40$ shipped this weekend. Out of town next week and would love to see this heading to a new home by then!

markjwyatt · Apr 28, 2021

Donald Qualls · Apr 28, 2021

I've got two of these (one black). They work fine with a 675 zinc-air hearing aid battery.

markjwyatt · Apr 28, 2021

Donald Qualls said:
I've got two of these (one black). They work fine with a 675 zinc-air hearing aid battery.

Cool. Is that the same as a Wein cell, or a different size?

Maybe I can try my Nikkor 50mm f1.4 non-AI lens finally! I bought a Nikkomat F but it jammed (looks really cool though). I am sure the Nikkormat is a better camera.

Donald Qualls · Apr 29, 2021

markjwyatt said:
Is that the same as a Wein cell, or a different size?

Wein cells are zinc-air, but they're manufactured with fewer air holes, so they last longer in low-current applications (like light metering) before they dry out and quit working. The 675 are made for hearing aids, where they'll exhaust in a few days. Their lifetime in devices like the light meter in a camera is limited by how long it takes the electrolyte to dry out. If you can carefully seal two of the four holes with something like nail polish when you first unseal the cell, you'll extend the life, but in general, they're good for a few weeks to a couple months in our application.

The other difference with a Wein cell is many of them (PX625 replacement, for instance) are sold with an adapter washer to give them the same shape as an original mercury cell and ensure they can only be installed in the correct polarity. Some folks keep the washer from a Wein cell and transfer it to 675 (for economy) or use an O-ring to ensure the 675 stays centered in the battery compartment.

In my FT-2, the 675 cells just drops in; I'll put an S76 in there next time I buy one, and have a meter battery that will last a year or more. Some FT-N have been converted to use the S76 cells -- unless you're willing to take the bottom plate off and look for a zener diode, you could test with an S76 against a 675 to see if the meter reads the same across a reasonable range.

markjwyatt · May 1, 2021

Donald Qualls said:
Wein cells are zinc-air, but they're manufactured with fewer air holes, so they last longer in low-current applications (like light metering) before they dry out and quit working. The 675 are made for hearing aids, where they'll exhaust in a few days. Their lifetime in devices like the light meter in a camera is limited by how long it takes the electrolyte to dry out. If you can carefully seal two of the four holes with something like nail polish when you first unseal the cell, you'll extend the life, but in general, they're good for a few weeks to a couple months in our application.

The other difference with a Wein cell is many of them (PX625 replacement, for instance) are sold with an adapter washer to give them the same shape as an original mercury cell and ensure they can only be installed in the correct polarity. Some folks keep the washer from a Wein cell and transfer it to 675 (for economy) or use an O-ring to ensure the 675 stays centered in the battery compartment.

In my FT-2, the 675 cells just drops in; I'll put an S76 in there next time I buy one, and have a meter battery that will last a year or more. Some FT-N have been converted to use the S76 cells -- unless you're willing to take the bottom plate off and look for a zener diode, you could test with an S76 against a 675 to see if the meter reads the same across a reasonable range.

Thanks. I can live without the meter, but if it works, it would be a nice bonus.

Donald Qualls · May 1, 2021

markjwyatt said:
I can live without the meter, but if it works, it would be a nice bonus.

Which, in a few words, explains why I prefer mechanical cameras. If they have a working meter, so much the better, but a Nikkormat FT family camera will still work if you completely remove the metering electronics.

For Sale Nikkormat FTN Black Body Only 45$ shipped (Sold)

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