Nikon F3, For Left Handed Operation

[RonVol]

I bet you've never heard of this very rare and special model.

(It's probably a few days too early for this kind of story  )

Source - http://nikonclassics-michalke.de/blog/?p=1242

[Hugh_3170]

I did ask for this did I not?   

Neat never-the-less.

I notice in the article (in German), that a certain Dr. William Hoax was involved...........

 

[Hugh_3170]

And speaking of the Germans, this is what the Exakta left hand department came up with many years ago:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kine_Exakta_Typ_3_Bj._1938_-2745.jpg#/media/File:Kine_Exakta_Typ_3_Bj._1938_-2745.jpg

 

[Erik Lund]

 

[Erik Lund]

Mamiya ZE-X
http://herron.50megs.com/ZE.htm
Now thats left hand

[Hugh_3170]

Erik, it sure is.

Thanks for this.

Mamiya ZE-X
http://herron.50megs.com/ZE.htm
Now thats left hand

[Roland Vink]

They were assembled using special left-hand screwdrivers

[Bill De Jager]

Kodak made special left-handed film for them, to be processed on left-handed machines in the lab.  Of course, the people operating the machines also had to be left handed.

[Hugh_3170]

Roland, I understand that they had the following company supply them with special JIS versions of their left hand screwdrivers to do the assembly. 

Link:  http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=51

They were assembled using special left-hand screwdrivers

[Matthew Currie]

Kodak made special left-handed film for them, to be processed on left-handed machines in the lab.  Of course, the people operating the machines also had to be left handed.

The only problem was that they never got around to dedicated enlargers, and all the prints came through upside down.

[richardHaw]

the F3L exists.
i see then name in documentation from time to time.