Condition:

• Like new with an open box, it shows little to no signs of wear
• Including MB-21 Motor Drive, Body Cap, Box
• Ref # 169021

Uses 6x AA, to 6x NiCd

The Nikon F4 was the follow-up to the highly successful F3, advancing the professional SLR market by quite a leap. It was the first Nikon F-series camera to have a truly capable auto-focus system (complete with focus tracking), while it still retained the ability to use all manual-focus Nikon F mount lenses made since 1959.

It was the first professional Nikon to utilize a vertical-travel metal-blade shutter (with a shutter balancer to minimize noise and camera bounce), and it was the fastest F ever with motorized film transport and burst shooting of up to 5.7 frames per second. The included battery grip also offers an additional vertical shutter release button and grip for using the camera in portrait orientation.

It offers controls and displays that are somewhat transitional from SLRs to DSLRs, in that the F4's electronics, LCD viewfinder display, autofocus, programmed auto-exposure, and matrix meter looked toward the future while also retaining dedicated analog dials for shutter speed, lens aperture, metering pattern, and exposure compensation.

Like previous F-series cameras, the F4 features a high degree of customization to specific tasks, with various remote controls, film backs, and viewfinders available. While it is a complex camera with over 1700 parts, the F4's high-quality mechanical and electronic components, as well as weather sealing and tough construction, make it one of the most reliable and long-lived professional SLRs.

It is one of the most full-featured 35mm film SLRs ever made and will allow any photographer to take any kind of image imaginable. This truly is an exceptional machine, the likes of which are extremely rare today.