Nikon FG
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Single lens reflex |
| Released | 1982 |
| Intro price | $322.50 |
| Lens | |
| Lens | interchangeable lens, Nikon F-mount |
| Compatible lenses | Nikon F-mount lenses supporting automatic indexing (AI) with some exceptions |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Film format | 35mm |
| Film size | 36mm x 24mm |
| Film advance | manual |
| Film rewind | manual |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | manual |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Program, Aperture priority, Manual |
| Exposure metering | silicon photodiode light meter, TTL metering, EV 1 to EV 18 (f/1.4 at 1s to f/16 at 1/1000s at ASA/ISO 100 and with 50mm f/1.4 lens |
| Metering modes | 60/40 percent center-weighted |
| Flash | |
| Flash | hot shoe only |
| Flash synchronization | 1/90s; normal sync. only |
| Compatible flashes | Dedicated Nikon hot shoe mounted flashes with TTL capability; other non-dedicated hot shoe flashes; non-hot shoe flashes with adapter |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | electronically controlled, double speed mechanical backup |
| Shutter speed range | 1s – 1/1000s (P, A, M); M90 (1/90s); Bulb (B) |
| Continuous shooting | 3.2 frame/s (High), 2 frame/s (Low) with MD-14; 2 frame/s with MD-E |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | fixed eye-level pentaprism |
| Viewfinder magnification | 0.84x |
| Frame coverage | 92% |
| General | |
| Battery | two SR44 or LR44 |
| Optional data backs | MF-15 |
| Optional motor drives | MD-14, MD-E |
| Dimensions | 139 x 86 x 53 mm |
| Weight | 490g |
The Nikon FG is an interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. It was manufactured by Nippon Kogaku K. K. (Nikon Corporation since 1988) in Japan from 1982 to 1986.
The FG was the successor to the Nikon EM camera of 1979 and the predecessor of the Nikon FG-20 of 1984. These three cameras composed Nikon's first family of ultra compact 35mm SLR camera bodies. Although the FG had a much less advanced shutter than the more expensive Nikons of the day, it had a very sophisticated electronic design compared to earlier electromechanical Nikons.