Fa camera retro
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In an era in which SLRs were seen as chunky and hard-to-use for the average hobbyist, the AE-1 was a compact, inexpensive SLR that used electronics to make pro-level photography accessible to everyone, no matter their skill level. The arrival of the AE-1 in 1976 completely flipped the entire 35mm SLR market on its head. The story of the Nikon FA really starts with its rival, Canon, and the camera that started (or more accurately, catalyzed) the whole consumer SLR arms race – the Canon AE-1. Nikon, Canon, And The Fickle Consumer Market It was a camera that was too good to be true, but man was it good.
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Its own time at the top was sadly short-lived.
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It reached unprecedented heights in its day and set the stage for every tech-focused SLR that came after it. It was once Nikon’s great hope of the tech-obsessed 1980s, their greatest achievement in 35mm SLR technology, the camera that would bury their conservative, staid reputation forever. The entire story of the Nikon FA follows much the same path. One day the FA’s shutter just seized up and the camera stopped firing without any warning. It’s a magnificent camera, and means quite a lot to me. It has delivered incredible results for me nearly every time I’ve shot it. Not only is it the greatest expression of Nikon’s dogged perfectionism of the 1980s and perhaps the most influential camera of its generation, it’s also one of the easiest, most purely fun cameras I’ve ever shot. It’s a beautiful machine in pristine condition, purchased at the peak of its abilities. Whenever I look over at the shelf and my Nikon FA which sits there, I can’t help but feel a little sad.