The 9 Most Important Nikon Cameras Ever.

​The 9 most important Nikon cameras ever

A brief history of the brand . . .

A "Snapshot" of the brand, no pun intended . . .

How could that author neglect to include the Nikon F in that list? The F is the father of all Nikon SLRs; it may even be fair to say that it is the father of all modern SLRs regardless of brand. Surely it is the most important SLR ever made, either by Nikon or any other manufacturer. The majority of other cameras in that list would never exist if not for the success that Nikon had with the F.

I want to think that the F2 also belongs on that list. It may not be as revolutionary as its immediate predecessor, the F, but it certainly represents an important step in refining the technology that the F introduced; and surely it is more important than several of the other cameras that were included. I may be a bit biased as far as the F2 goes. I've never owned an F, but an F2 is among my most prized material possessions.

Bob Blaylock said:

How could that author neglect to include the Nikon F in that list?

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Right, the V1 is more important than the F? (it has already been forgotten). Or the D70, the cause of the DSLR explosion? ROFL

I feel certain that each of us idiots has our own opinions.

For them to completely ignore the Nikon F completely destroys any credibility this list may have had. I am speechless. This list is a joke.

STM said:

For them to completely ignore the Nikon F completely destroys any credibility this list may have had. I am speechless. This list is a joke.

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It certainly doesn't help the credibility of this list or its author.

Can anyone, does anyone, rationally disagree with my claim that the F is the single most important SLR that Nikon ever made?

Bob Blaylock said:

It certainly doesn't help the credibility of this list or ts author.

Can anyone, does anyone, rationally disagree with my claim that the F is the single most important SLR that Nikon ever made?

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Maybe the kid writing it just never heard of it? It is 50 years old after all.

Bob Blaylock said:

Can anyone, does anyone, rationally disagree with my claim that the F is the single most important SLR that Nikon ever made?

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WayneF said:

Maybe the kid writing it just never heard of it? It is 50 years old after all.

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He'd heard of the SP. It's even older than the F, and not as well-known. I don't disagree at all with the inclusion of the SP in that list.

He also knew of the F5 and the F6. Surely, in knowing of them, he had to wonder, at least, about the series of ancestral models that preceded them, going back to the F and the F2.

It's like a Rolling Stone list, it's absolutely valid to the person who wrote the piece and almost no one else.

He probably read Rockwell to learn about an SP.


Here is the list from Nikon:

Nikon Imaging | Legendary Nikons

I do not have a Nikon I, the S3M, an F4, or a Titanium Nikon.

The others on that list, I have. Plus a lot that did not make it onto the list. Anyone else have a Nikon E3? It's Nikon DSLR from 1997, full-frame acheived by using relay optics. Not a focus screen...

The SP is my favorite followed by the F2AS. Both Black.

Despite what the article states, the Nikon SP went out of production in the early 1960s. The S3 came back for a brief run for the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. The S3-2000 was introduced in 2000 as a celebration of the new millenia, and the SP-2005 was brought out as a labor of love and pride. I have the S3-2000, but my original SP's are so good, never bought the SP-2005. I've compared them side-by-side (a friend bought one), and the 50 year old viewfinder in mine was just as bright and clear. THAT is a tribute to Nikon. The 50mm F1.4 lens on the S3-2000 is incredible.

That is a very twisted list! It should have included the F which started Nikon off in SLRs and the Nikkormat which brought Nikon SLRs to the average guy. But he did include the Nikon 1???