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OBJECT TYPE
35mm/single lens reflex
DATE
1978
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2010.0213.001
MANUFACTURER
Nikon
MODEL
FE
LOCATION
Japan

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General Information

Serial #
FE 3004716
Part Number
1
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Predominantly black & grey metal and synthetic camera body; selected areas have black imitation leather trim.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
14.0 cm
Width
5.0 cm
Height
9.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Photography
Category
Still cameras
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Nikon
Country
Japan
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
Period
Unknown
Canada
Owned and used by Canadian film maker Bill Mason, who achieved international recognition for his wilderness and canoeing documentaries in the 1960s and 1970s. Among equipment used by Mason for production stills, shooting record, publications, etc
Function
Used to record still images on photographic film.
Technical
The Bill Mason collection consists of typical cameras and other equipment in the 16 mm format widely used by documentary film makers in Canada in this period. Nikon FE is a compact 35mm single-lens-reflex camera with aperture-priority automatic exposure control with shutter speeds from 1/1000 second down to 8 seconds; interchangeable focusing screens; and accepts the optional MD-11 [2010.0214] for motor-driven exposures up to 3.5 frames per second. It is also compatible every [contemporary] accessory in the Nikon system. [Ref. 3]
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
"Nikon" marked on camera body front, above lens housing. "FE 3004716" stamped into camera casing back. All controls, etc. labelled. "IS MOTOR DR./ OFF" printed by hand in green marker on masking tape label applied to camera body, near flash shoe mounting. "MADE IN JAPAN" stamped into base. "M2505 271135 08" crudely incised in base.
Missing
Unknown- camera body appears complete.
Finish
Predominantly black & grey metal and synthetic camera body; selected areas have black imitation leather trim.
Decoration
N/A

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