#Nikon l35 af filter size full#

Of course, like me, the Nikon 元5af turned 33 this year, so the question is, how well has it stood up to the sands of time? There have been a hell of a lot of cameras since the Nikon 元5, not least it’s two successors the 元5AF2 and AF3. I have no idea if this is right, I don’t speak Japanese, but handling and using this ‘Pikaichi’ camera I can tell that one thing is true, Nikon put a lot of effort into making this camera something a little more than its competitors. Reading bits here and there online about the Nikon 元5af though, whats clear is that when Nikon launched the it, they took similarly high levels of pride in it, to the extent in fact that they called it ‘Pikaichi’, which apparently means ‘top notch’. I should point out that although it was released in my lifetime, the Nikon 元5af hit the market in 1983, which was actually the year I was born, so funnily enough I don’t remember how the market felt about the camera compared to its rivals in the same way as I remember the digital D3. In fact, I think it was probably a little bit of a shock to the system for Canon who seemed to be on the back foot for the few years that followed.

Of course those who were interested in such things will remember that when Nikon eventually released the long awaited D3, there was very little in the way of disappointment.

#Nikon l35 af filter size full#

They are yet to release any professional specification small interchangeable lens camera to compete with the likes of the Sony A7 cameras, they were later to the full frame digital camera market compared to Canon, and looking back at this camera they were also later to the autofocus compact camera party.

Nikon regularly seem to be late to the party. 1 The Nikon 元5af – Nikon’s first AF compact (is getting old).