numanoid
I'm 'Special'...
Reged: 27/01/2002
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Loc: Co.Durham
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I've never had a Nikon,never even handled one,shame on me,(would love a classic Nikon one day!) but anyway looking at,or rather drooling over a pic of a FM3A i noticed its lens had the weird 2 pronged device near the aperture barrel. I've noticed this before and always wondered what it was for. Is it some kind of metering coupler and if so why would a modern film camera need such a thing?
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Fen
BAD WOLF
Reged: 12/03/2002
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Loc: London'ish
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Q - What's that thing found on older lenses?
A - Leica Users 
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geepee
Reged: 26/09/2002
Posts: 1566
Loc: Bolton, Gt Manchester
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Larry, this Wiki article on the F2 explains their use. The are referred to as "rabbit ears".
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numanoid
I'm 'Special'...
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Larry, this Wiki article on the F2 explains their use. The are referred to as "rabbit ears".
Cheers for that, the F2,what a camera! Oh I love these old cameras!! Sometimes it makes you wish digital had never happened!(Or we could back to the 70s!)
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GeoffR
Reged: 31/05/2003
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Loc: Bucks
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Personally, I wouldn't want to go back to the '70s. If forced I would be an Olympus user though, the Nikons of the day were not quite as competitive as the OM1, which explains why I had an OM1 up to 1990. No I am happy to be in 2008 with Digital imaging and film available.
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Rhys
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Reged: 15/01/2004
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Loc: York (home of the speedbump)
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Q - What's that thing found on older lenses?
A - Leica Users
I was going to say mould - but that's close enough 
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numanoid
I'm 'Special'...
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Loc: Co.Durham
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I just love that era photographically speaking. Technology was coming to the fore but there was still a lot to do. There's something about photographing out on the streets in the 60s and 70s that appeals to me.
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