Outlasted the Nikon F4, the Nikon F5.... is the most talked about 35mm film camera in existence (that isn't $$$$$$ Leica).
The Nikon F3 is for me the best film camera ever made BUT commands. a high price therefor the AE1 still gets my vote for the cheaper option.
designer Giorgetto Giugiaro
Nikon F3 HP
(1980 ~ 2001)
History (By Ken Rockwell)
1980: F3 (DE-2 finder) introduced.
F3HP (DE-3 finder) introduced a couple of years later. It has more eye relief, but a little less magnification.
1982: F3T (titanium covers). The F3T was champagne from 1982-1985, then black.
1983: F3AF. The F3AF was Nikon's first AF SLR. It's a dead system that used a couple of dedicated lenses.
F3H: Pellicle mirror.
F3P: Militarized.
