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spudpotatohead on "Is this cool or what??: a ultra rare Nikon SS-F2 body"

spudpotatohead — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:02:29 +0000

Sold for $224.50 and on its way to Australia

spudpotatohead on "Is this cool or what??: a ultra rare Nikon SS-F2 body"

spudpotatohead — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:56:54 +0000

Well, I decided to put it up for grabs with no reserve:

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Lets see what the market thinks its worth

spudpotatohead on "Is this cool or what??: a ultra rare Nikon SS-F2 body"

spudpotatohead — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:49:17 +0000

A film camera is a light tight box with a hole in it, so yes, it can be used as a regular F2 camera. The film transport is just more reliable than a stock one, and the focussing screen can't be changed, so your viewfinder will always have the grid. Personally I use architectural grids all the time so that I can keep horizons level and such so for me it would work out great

NSXType-R on "Is this cool or what??: a ultra rare Nikon SS-F2 body"

NSXType-R — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:52:20 +0000

Is there any practical use if you decide not to use it for photographing animation cells?

Maybe use it like a regular F2?

Or is it modified so much that it'd be useless for that?

spudpotatohead on "Is this cool or what??: a ultra rare Nikon SS-F2 body"

spudpotatohead — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:28:32 +0000

I picked it up from a guy who was retiring and wanted to move all of his gear. It was pretty used up stuff, but when I saw the SS-F2, I had to have it. If it was mint I'd keep it with the rest of my pristine pieces, but instead I'll offer it up to the masses. I'll list it Sunday night.

TJGilbert21 on "Is this cool or what??: a ultra rare Nikon SS-F2 body"

TJGilbert21 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:40:34 +0000

I want one! I've never heard of one of these before. This camera combines two of my greatest passions: animation and photography!

jbl on "Is this cool or what??: a ultra rare Nikon SS-F2 body"

jbl — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:54:34 +0000

Where did you find this toy?

NikoDoby on "Is this cool or what??: a ultra rare Nikon SS-F2 body"

NikoDoby — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:12:44 +0000

This is what it says on mir:

"a special grid in the viewfinder that was fixed(not removable) and was aligned so you could be assured that something centered in the viewfinder would be centered when projected on the screen."

I'm guessing the chart aided in lining up the image with the projector somehow?

spudpotatohead on "Is this cool or what??: a ultra rare Nikon SS-F2 body"

spudpotatohead — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:37:02 +0000

Here's a target that was inserted in the index of the film door. Its a piece of film mounted to a paper and shows an image of the focussing screen with a number 4 in the centre. The film also shows the body serial number and indication that a DP-1 viewfinder is used.

Perhaps this is used for registration?

http://host.spudstravels.com/ssf2-target.jpg

NikoDoby on "Is this cool or what??: a ultra rare Nikon SS-F2 body"

NikoDoby — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:54:57 +0000

I fixed it for you but you changed it back.

spudpotatohead on "Is this cool or what??: a ultra rare Nikon SS-F2 body"

spudpotatohead — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:53:54 +0000

Additional shots:

http://host.spudstravels.com/ssf2-front.jpg
http://host.spudstravels.com/ssf2-back.jpg
http://host.spudstravels.com/ssf2-top.jpg
http://host.spudstravels.com/ssf2-screen.jpg
http://host.spudstravels.com/ssf2-base.jpg
http://host.spudstravels.com/ssf2-open.jpg
http://host.spudstravels.com/ssf2-door.jpg

NikoDoby on "Is this cool or what??: a ultra rare Nikon SS-F2 body"

NikoDoby — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:52:29 +0000

Looks like your copy needs a lot of cleaning and or repair

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonf2/f2/variants/f2slidemagic/index.htm

spudpotatohead on "Is this cool or what??: a ultra rare Nikon SS-F2 body"

spudpotatohead — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:47:54 +0000

Unbelievably, I came across a Nikon SS-F2 body the other day. I couldn't believe my eyes to finally see one of these rare creatures. I had only heard about these guys and never knew anyone that had ever physically seen one before.

Apparently these were custom modified bodies used for photographing animation cells. They have a custom gridded focussing screen that is precisely positioned and immovable for exact line up of the images.

The only photo I ever saw of one was on MIR's site and it was a DE-1 finder. This one utilizes a DP-1 finder.

Its in decent shape, but far from mint. The seals all need replacing, 1 sec doesn't retract the mirror (but all other speeds sound to be in the ballpark). There is some gunk on the 2 leading corners of the mirror (not visible thru viewfinder). The meter is jumpy.

I'll be posting it on the bay this weekend and we'll see what the market thinks it is worth. Should be interesting to watch!