Nikkormat FTN - Surprisingly Good

The Nikkormat seems to be the forgotten Nikon SLR film camera from the 1960s and 1970s, people are always talking about the Nikon F in it's various versions but rarely about the Nikkormat. I got my Nikkormat FTN for a bargain price, and since then I've seen plenty more copies being sold at similarly good prices. It's understandable at the time that professional photographers would want some of the extra features offered by the more expensive Nikon F, but nowadays when people are largely buying film cameras to use as a hobby camera it's a bit of a surprise that the Nikkormat doesn't see a bit more of the limelight. Start 00:00 History 01:49 Fitting The Lens 03:12 Controls & Features 04:32 Loading A Film 08:05 Viewfinder 10:09 Gallery One 10:56 Copal Square Shutter 11:59 Gallery Two 13:09 Summary 14:28 Outro 15:15 Some other videos you might like: Nikon F-501    • Nikon F-501 / N2020 - 80s Icon Complete Wi...   Yashica FR-1    • Yashica FR1 - 10 years ahead of the compet...   Canon Canonet Mk1    • Canon Canonet Mk1 - 1960's Rangefinder Camera   If you've enjoyed this video and you'd like to help support the channel, you can make a one off, no obligation donation, using the PayPal link below: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Grump... Outro Music "As Yet Untitled" by GrumpyTim (available to download from GrumpyTim's Bandcamp page) https://grumpytim.bandcamp.com/ Gallery Music "Fallout Zone" by GrumpyTim (available to download from GrumpyTim's Bandcamp page) https://grumpytim.bandcamp.com/ http://www.grumpytim.com