information Nikon F2T

[Birna Rørslett]

A glimpse of the "lost and found" DE-1 (left) vs. the standard model DE-1 (right). The difference in exterior finish is obvious when these units are seen up close. A gentle scraping off with a knife in a hidden spot discloses the different material, too.

Don't let the slanted perspective fool you into thinking there is a size difference -- I did this to allow the reflection of the finder face be visible.

[Bent Hjarbo]

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[ggoodes]

I love it that you found the "lost and found" DE-1 at a Loppemarked (flea market)!  Usually you are lucky to find a nice bottle opener, let alone a truly rare bit of Nikon kit!  And the fact that it was almost certainly "the" DE-1 missing from your F2T is crazy.

[herman k]

Birna, is your DE-1 for the F2T ( that magical finder) slightly indented at the right sight? The sight where the shutterspeed dial is??

Most, but not all so it seems, have that. I'm trying to figure out if they (Nikon) changed that during production.

[Birna Rørslett]

No, their outlines are identical. And symmetric.

I've looked through the cupboards and as it turned out, I had more variety of F/F2 finders than I remembered -- maybe I'm getting a bit old in the tooth? All versions of the DP-x finders are present, apparently. Plus 6X loupe and action finders, in addition to the plain/T prism finders and 6-7 F2 bodies -- most black, but one 'panda' stands out. It had slipped my find there were so many of these items. Oh well. Maybe time to arrange a garage sale?

[Erik Lund]

Please share some more images of your F2/F2T collection - when you have most of them uncovered 

[herman k]

No, their outlines are identical. And symmetric.

Thanks for checking !!

[herman k]

I've looked through the cupboards and as it turned out, I had more variety of F/F2 finders than I remembered -- maybe I'm getting a bit old in the tooth? All versions of the DP-x finders are present, apparently. Plus 6X loupe and action finders, in addition to the plain/T prism finders and 6-7 F2 bodies -- most black, but one 'panda' stands out. It had slipped my find there were so many of these items. Oh well. Maybe time to arrange a garage sale?

Okay, let me know when you're moving F2 stuff from the cupboards to the garage.

[ggoodes]

Okay, let me know when you're moving F2 stuff from the cupboards to the garage.

Me too!  I’ve always wanted an F2T to show my F3T “champagne” who’s boss!