Sorry but I couldn't resist ;-)

[Hans Mulders]

Yesterday the postman delivered this nice one.
A Nikon F2AS in almost mint condition. Serial number shows it's manufactured beginning of 1978.
Almost 40 years old.
I do have Olympus OM Gear but somehow this nice piece kept attracting me and finally I couldn't resist anymore.
The lens also is clean, no scratches, fungus ect. works smooth and even with F2 the viewfinder is surprisingly bright.
Now I have to sell some Olympus stuff to free some money for a 28 and 105 lens.

 

[mono]

Looks nice, congrats!

 

[mpirie]

VERY nice.......always hankered after an F2 with the DP-12......every since i was a kid!

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I understand, as much I don't like SLRs, Nikon F series are tempting.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Enjoy

 

[jimjm]

You're gonna love it. Probably one of the best-built cameras ever made. Some don't like the looks of the F2 metered finders, but to a kid who grew up in the 70's, it's what a "pro" camera is supposed to look like.

The DP-12 is probably the ultimate in terms of metering capability and reliability. Luckily there are lots of good techs out there like Sover Wong who can keep these running for years. If you get a 28/2.8 lens, I can recommend the AIS version over any others. Any version of the 105/2,5 is great - early models are a Sonnar design, later AI/AIS are Gauss design.

I've got an F2 with the prism finder, an F2A and a black F2 with the DP-1. The black one was bought "as-is" for parts as the exterior was beat to heck. There's all kinds of warps and dents in the exterior sheet metal - kinda looks like it went thru a disposal. I didn't expect it to function, but it's worked flawlessly. I stuck an old tattered black F prism finder on it, and it looks like it's been thru several wars.