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Gear Talk => Camera Talk => Topic started by: herman k on May 19, 2026, 18:37:34

Title: information Nikon F2T
Post by: herman k on May 19, 2026, 18:37:34

Hi
Currently working on an article about the F2T and I'm looking for serial numbers of the F2T No Name and the F2H
If you have one, would you please share it with me?
Thank you .

Title: Re: information Nikon F2T
Post by: Birna Rørslett on May 19, 2026, 21:53:10

My camera is F2 9201294. With a matching DE-1 finder.

It's without any doubt the most robust Nikon camera I have ever used, and easily capable of breaking my ribs instead of shattering when mishaps occur in the field. The assertion is field tested, by the way :)

Title: Re: information Nikon F2T
Post by: herman k on May 20, 2026, 08:22:14

Thank you Birna,

Unfortunately, my F2T is missing its DE-1 finder ( anyone has one for sale???) and I use it with the DP-12 Photomic.

A Nikkormat can bruise your ribs too, also field tested. :)

Title: Re: information Nikon F2T
Post by: David H. Hartman on May 20, 2026, 11:53:50

The DE-1 finder was the non-metered prism finder for the Nikon F2. The reason I know that is I bought a Nikon F3HP and preferred the higher image magnification of the DE-2 finder for the F3. I found a mint DE-1 finder on eBay for $399.00 that was located in Japan so the shipping was expensive also. I should have bought a DE-1 back in the '80s.

The shutter and mirror slap vibration of the Nikon F3 is much lower than the F2 so my F2As is probably not worth fixing.

Dave

Title: Re: information Nikon F2T
Post by: Birna Rørslett on May 20, 2026, 16:14:12

My ribs broke ....

The DE-1 for my F2 Titan is deviating from the "standard" prism finder by being made in titanium with the same hammered surface finish as the camera itself. Strangely it carries no special marking to indicate its unusual nature.

Title: Re: information Nikon F2T
Post by: ggoodes on May 20, 2026, 17:21:52

For the F3T, Nikon gave a distinct model number for the Titanium finder (DE4, vs. DE3 for the standard High-Eyepoint finder).  I have seen some references (e.g. Mir) that the F2T finder was designated DE1/T to distinguish from the standard DE1, but not sure if that is definitive.

Title: Re: information Nikon F2T
Post by: herman k on May 20, 2026, 18:35:17

Never heard of a DE-1/T. I don't think it is a Nikon reference.
The titanium DE-1 for the F2T is just called the DE-1 by Nikon.
The F2H also had a titanium DE-1 , but this  DE-1 finder was silver-coated for maximum brightness, because the F2H had a fixed, semi-reflective (65% light transmission) pellicle mirror. Nikon also mention it as a DE-1


And, yes indeed, I'm searching for a titan DE-1

Title: Re: information Nikon F2T
Post by: herman k on May 20, 2026, 18:36:44

Quote from: Birna Rørslett on Today at 16:14:12

My ribs broke .....

You win, but I don't envy you.