Very Super Vintage Nikon I No. 60924
Nikon Kenkyukai Tokyo Meeting Dr. Manabu Nakai Special Study Nikon I Deep Research
Tokyo meeting under the Autumn sky Professor Dr. Manabu Nakai I would like to introduce Dr. Nakai to you. Dr. Manabu Nakai is a professor of the University of Toyama, national university in Japan. His specialty is tribology. Tribology is the science and technology of friction, lubrication, and wear. He is also a specialist very well informed about the cameras. He wrote the following articles in the Syashin-Kogyo magazine. Those articles are very popular among the camera enthusiast in Japan.
You can see his topic in the Nikon Kenkyukai website. Michio Akiyama had known that Dr. Nakai is researching about Nikon I. Akiyama invited Dr. Nakai to the Nikon Kenkyukai Tokyo meeting, and researched Nikon I together. We rushed into the very exciting special Nikon study.
Professor Dr. Manabu Nakai, the University of Toyama
Dr. Manabu Nakai with Nikon S2 JARE1 Super Special Nikon S2 Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition Model 1956 First of all, we saw some Nikon historical cameras. Nikon S2 JARE1 Super Special is a special camera by which Nippon Kogaku adjusted by mechanical remodeling for the first Japanese Antarctic research expedition of 1956. Of course, the lubricant for the extremely low temperature is used for it. The main appearance features are as follows.
(1) Shutter Speed Dial
(2) Film Rewind Crank Hub
(3) A-R Ring
(4) Shutter Button
Please look at a special 1/500 shutter dial, a special cut film winding crank hub and a shutter button cover A-R ring. These features allow for easier use someone wearing thick gloves.
Nikon S2 Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition Model
Film rewind crank hub
Ultra Rare JARE (Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition) Model 1956 In the summer of 2017, "The Antarctic and Arctic Exhibition" was held at the Tamagawa Takashimaya department store in Tokyo. The exhibition was held from 22 July to 16 August 2017. There was Nikon S2 Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition Model exhibited there. It was the special Nikon S2 actually used in the Antarctic research expedition in 1956 and 1957.
Nikon S2 Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition Model Nikon S for Press Special The following is a special Nikon S camera for the press and photojournalist. You can see a special modified film winding crank. This Nikon S Press Special might have worked on the battlefield. They are very beautiful vintage special Nikon historical cameras.
Beautiful Nikon S for Press Special
Beautiful Nikon S for Press Special Nikon F Radio Remote Control Unit Outfit By the way, let's have a coffee break. There are very rare Nikon F radio remote control unit outfit on the table. It is very difficult to find this full outfit in the used camera shop now.
Nikon F Radio Remote Control Unit Outfit
Left, a Transmitter and Right, a Receiver
Nikon Transmitter has 3 Functions
Left, MW-1 and Right, MW-2 Radio Remote Control Unit Nikon I Special Study
Dr. Manabu Nakai published the research monograph
concerning Nikon I by his longtime great research.
Please read the following books, the Syashin-Kogyo magazines,
if you want to know the details of Dr. Nakai's special research.
Very hot lecture of interesting Nikon study started
The most most young Nikon I No. 60924 !!!!!!!!!
Top cover of Nikon I No. 60924
Nikon I No. 609199
Nikon I No. 609345
Nikon I and Nikon I
Vintage Nikon I on the Red Carpet
MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN Happy Study with Dr. Nakai The Nikon Kenkyukai had Nikon I cameras gather for this special research with Dr. Nakai. You can see the Nikon I super collection.
It was very hot lecture of interesting Nikon
Dr. Nakai is measuring the size of film gate of Nikon I
Researching the mechanism of bottom cover of Nikon I
Dr. Nakai and Nikon I with his camera
The mechanism of bottom cover of Nikon I
Inside of Nikon I and film gate mechanism
Nikon I Data Book by Kenkyukai Dr. Nakai and Nikon Kenkyukai Tokyo meeting
Dr. Nakai and Nikon Kenkyukai Tokyo meeting
A happy, interesting lecture and very deep Nikon meeting was over.
May 2007 and Jun 2007 issue of Shashin Kogyo
Nikon I and Nikon M Special Report
Special thanks to;
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