On today’s offer we have a superb condition S3. It is in such fine condition that you’d wonder if it was ever even touched before, with the shutter protection also still in place. All of the surfaces and finishes are absolutely perfect. This is an entirely mechanical camera hand assembled in Japan and it looks like it’s straight off the production line all the way back in 2000.
K7650 – Nikon S3 Y2K
Nikon S3 Year 2000 Millennium Model
Number of units produced: Approx. 8,000
35mm coupled rangefinder focal-plane shutter camera
Nikon S Mount
Mechanical rubberised silk cloth focal-plane shutter speed up to 1/1000
Nikkor-S 50 mm f/1.4, lens cap, and lens hood
Manual aperture adjustment from F1.4 to F16
Comes as a full set with original box, papers, it also comes with the original leather case and box.
Overall condition: 9.9/10; unused.
Nikon S3 Y2K
It is in such fine condition that you’d wonder if it was ever even touched before, with the shutter protection also still in place. All of the surfaces and finishes are absolutely perfect. This is an entirely mechanical camera hand assembled in Japan and it looks like it’s come straight off the production line, all the way back in 2000.
The more you delve into the rich history of Nikon and discover all the incredible stories of manufacturing advancements, triumphs over competition, and how they were used countless times to capture history in the making, the more you gain a greater appreciation of not only the company, but what they have done to bring us to the point we are at today – A pocket sized, super complex image capturing device conveniently on our smartphones. Nikon was one of the main companies that paved the way to modern camera technology, but in the late 90’s, when film camera development almost entirely ceased, they had the crazy idea to remake a camera from their history books, the S3. If you haven’t already read the story of Nikon painstakingly remaking this S3 for the year 2000, I highly recommend checking it out here:
http://nickhacko.blogspot.com/2021/05/they-dont-make-them-like-they-used-to.html
