Nikon FA, Grand Prix '84 model
Camera
Nikon
Japanese, estab. 1917
Nikon FA, Grand Prix '84 model
1984
Gift of Jerome Friedman and Judith Sealander, 2018
2018.0115.0016
DescriptionGold plated example, serial #2003804, with 50mm f/1.4 AI Nikkor lens, serial #5509611.
TextNikon won the Camera Grand Prix in 1984 for the FA, the world's first camera to use a micro-processor for exposure calculation. Nikon called its new system AMP (Automatic Multi-Pattern). The FA could be used in four modes: Program, Shutter-preferred automatic, Aperture-preferred automatic, or Manual. Most modern DSLRs use some variation of this system for exposure calculation.
Label text, Selections from the Collection [Rotation 16]
Todd Gustavson, Curator
April 2021
Label text, Selections from the Collection [Rotation 16]
Todd Gustavson, Curator
April 2021
