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The legendary award-winning Grays of Westminster is a charming period shop, specialising exclusively in Nikon. It offers what is probably the widest range of new and second-hand Nikon in the world. It is situated in a quiet location in central London and offers a fast and reliable mail-order service on any Nikon item - available to all world-wide destinations. Tax free shopping to non-European Community residents is also available.
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Grays’ Live Stream: An Homage to Nikon F4
In this Friday’s live stream , Becky and Konstantin talked about Nikon F4’s history, development and its importance in Nikon’s legacy. With industrial design by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the #NikonF4 was the first professional Nikon to feature a practical autofocus system. The F4 succeeded the F3, a manual focus camera introduced in 1980 but outlasted the […]
Development of Nikon F3
[…] Once the production of Nikon F2 (1971) was put on track, the designer team got down to product concept for the next-generation flagship model, later known Nikon F3. The Nikon F2 adopted the electronic circuits for exposure control and other mechanisms, though the shutter was the mechanically controlled, which had gained the absolute trust […]
Stop-Down Metering on Nikon Cameras
Becky Danese explains how to use your pre-AI lenses on compatible bodies and still meter! If you haven’t seen our video describing the difference between Pre-Ai, AI and AIS lenses, click here: http://bit.ly/2KaFLOy In the video: Nikon F3 Nikon FM3A Nikkor-Q 135mm f/3.5 Nikon F Photomic body, chrome
Is it a pre-AI, an AI or an AIS lens? How to tell.
Have you ever been confused with the different generations of Nikkor manual lenses? Becky Danese explains how to differentiate….she knows stuff. In the video (from our second-hand department): 50mm f/1.4 pre-AI 28mm f/3.5 AI’d 50mm f/2 AI 50mm f/1.4 AIS ———————————— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more videos! And follow us on Instagram: […]
Second Hand Picks of the Week
Autumn is finally beginning to show its colours, despite the unseasonably long summer (we’re not complaining) and now is an excellent time to venture out with your camera to capture those blue skies and golden leaves. Here are some of our favourite bodies and lenses on the shelves this week, but if you would […]
