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Nikon I no. 609352

Details

Nikon I no. 609352
24 x 32mm., chrome, (lacks some body leathers), the baseplate engraved with serial number and MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN, with a Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-H·C f/2 5cm. lens no. 8117, in maker's ever ready case

Literature

Rotoloni (1983), Nikon Rangefinder Camera, pp. 7-9, 59, 94-95.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Condition: 6D(iv)
Cosmetic: Restoration required, parts may be broken or missing.
Mechanical: Normal use and wear.
Lenses: Signs of fungal growth.

According to production data camera number 609352 was made in February 1949 as part of a batch numbered 609351-609435. Around 400 Nikon I cameras were made in total. The lens with this camera is part of the 811 series of collapsable 50mm. f/2.0 Nikkor-H lenses. Rotoloni has recorded serial numbers in the range 81116 to 8111700. This number range includes screw lenses.

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