Specifications

Type
SLR camera
Production
from 1972
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Lens mount
Nikon F
Shutter
Vertical metal focal-plane shutter, mechanical and electronic
Shutter speeds
4 s – 1/1000 s, B
Flash sync
1/125 s
Metering
TTL centre-weighted (CdS)
Exposure modes
manual, aperture priority
Focusing
focusing screen
Film speed
ISO 25–1600
Battery
4LR44 · powers meter and electronic speeds, mechanical backup speed without battery
All batteries for Nikon
Weight
780 g

Good to know

Without a battery, the shutter fires mechanically at 1/90 s only, whatever the shutter speed dial is set to, and the meter won’t work. [1]

The battery compartment sits inside the mirror box, so to change the battery you have to take the lens off and flip the mirror up. [1]

To switch the light meter off, fold the film advance lever back against the body. [1]

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Sources

  1. Nikkormat EL: Instruction Manual
  2. Nikon: Our Product History, 1970's
  3. Nikon-Herstellerkatalog: Nikkormat EL, Section II, Sheet 21
  4. Nikkormat EL: zeitgenössischer Kameratest von 1974, Scan des Living Image Camera Museum

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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