Nikon F2 + DE-1 Eye-Level Finder + Nikkor-SC Auto 50mm F1.4

The Nikon F2 is the last all-mechanical professional SLR Nikon ever built, and by broad agreement the finest. Made from 1971 to 1980, it runs entirely without batteries: titanium shutter curtains, speeds from 1s to 1/2000s plus Bulb and Time, a self-timer that doubles as a long-exposure timer to ten seconds, and an engineering standard that has kept these working for half a century.

This one wears the DE-1 eye-level finder — the plain, unmetered prism. It gives the F2 its slimmest, cleanest profile and shows you nothing but the image: no needle, no LEDs, no numbers. You meter with a handheld meter, a phone app, or experience, and for a lot of photographers that is exactly the appeal. Most F2s left the factory with a Photomic head instead, so the DE-1 is the less common choice and collector interest has followed. Paired here with the Nikkor-S.C Auto 50mm f/1.4, seven elements of multicoated glass, and recently CLA'd — cleaned, lubricated and adjusted.

Specifications

• Body: Nikon F2 — fully mechanical 35mm SLR, produced 1971-1980
• Shutter: Mechanical titanium-foil horizontal focal plane, 1s to 1/2000s + Bulb and Time
• Flash sync: 1/80s
• Self-timer: Mechanical, also gives timed exposures to 10 seconds
• Finder: DE-1 eye-level prism — unmetered, so the camera carries no light meter
• Power: None required anywhere in this kit
• Mount: Nikon F
• Lens: Nikkor-S.C Auto 50mm f/1.4 — "S" for seven elements, "C" for multicoating
• Lens design: 7 elements in 5 groups, Gauss type with lanthanum glass
• Lens blades: 7
• Lens filter thread: 52mm
• Lens weight: 306g
• Lens indexing: Pre-AI, with the meter-coupling prong

Condition

• Cosmetic: Body in excellent+ condition with very little sign of age and use. The DE-1 finder has a small dent on the front — very minor, with no effect on viewing. Lens serviced and cleaned recently, clean and free of fungus, haze or scratches.
• Functional: Recently CLA'd and fully functional. Lens working well with smooth rings.

Included

• Nikon F2 body with DE-1 eye-level finder
• Nikkor-S.C Auto 50mm f/1.4 lens
• Nikon strap
• Lens cap

A freshly serviced mechanical F2 with clean multicoated glass and not a single battery or circuit in the whole kit. These were built for photographers who needed a camera to work in places where nothing else would, and fifty years on this one still does.