Nikon F (Three Volume Set) by Uli Koch

SKU 2822-KOCH(SET)


By Uli Koch. ENGLISH text. An artistically designed slip-case holds the three 8 3/4 x 11 1/4"  volumes:
 "The Camera“, "The Lenses“ and "The Accessories. 610 fascinating pages total and more than 820 photographs, including 150 color pictures, highlight detailed images of the most successful professional camera in the 1960s and early 1970s. Numerous tables with serial number information and valuable data supplement this invaluable reference for collectors and users of this unique camera system. 
The first volume: "The Camera" describes the numerous mechanical and cosmetic changes of the famous Nikon F body production run, including "special bodies". Also included is a little known chapter in Nikon's history: The German "Nikkor" story. The author describes in great deatail both the competitive dispute and the legal ramification with Zeiss Ikon during the 1960's.
The broad range of Nikkor Lenses made the Nikon F so successful.  The volume entitled "The Lenses" is dedicated to this perfect and innovative production line. Many tables and photographs describes them in detail.
High quality and innovative accessories was another part of the incredible triumph of the Nikon F System, which is described in detail in volume "The Accessories".The tremendous success of the Nikon reflex camera was based on the Nikon F, considered by many as the flagship photographic instrument in the long and colorful history of Nikon.
The Publisher of this Nikon F trilogy is Peter Coeln, owner of the “Leica Shop” in Vienna, an outstanding expert of historical camera equipment. This trilogy represents his first publication.

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