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Nikon FE

What a Nikon FE actually produces — 14 photographs shot on one by members here.

Nikon · 35mm · 14 photographs

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The Nikon FE is the automatic sibling of the Nikon FM. It was introduced in 1978 with the same compact, all-metal body, but adds aperture-priority automatic exposure. You set the aperture, and the camera picks the shutter speed — anything from 8 sec to 1/1000, set steplessly in auto.

The shutter is electronically controlled, so the camera needs its batteries. Two small cells in the base keep it going for a long time, and without them it still fires mechanically at 1/90 sec and on B. That is a usable fallback, not a second camera, so carry spares.

The meter is center-weighted and shown as a pair of needles in the finder: one for the speed the camera has chosen and one for the speed you have dialed. That display makes it easy to switch to manual and keep the camera's suggestion in view. Focusing screens are user-interchangeable.

It takes AI and AI-S Nikkor lenses, which are plentiful and still sensibly priced. The FE2 that followed added faster speeds and flash sync, but for most people the FE does everything they will ask of it. Loaded with Portra 400, it is one of the easiest Nikons to recommend.

Images taken with the Nikon FE

Leaded Glass of Reims Cathedral Leaded Glass of Reims Cathedral PahaPlager · Kodachrome 64 Toledo Cityscape at Nightfall Toledo Cityscape at Nightfall PahaPlager · Kodachrome 64 Baker Lady of Capilieri Baker Lady of Capilieri PahaPlager · Kodachrome 64 Objet d'Art Objet d'Art PahaPlager · Kodak Ektar 100 Upstream from Lewiston Idaho Upstream from Lewiston Idaho PahaPlager · Kodachrome 64 So, Like, How Much Do You Want For This Nag? So, Like, How Much Do You Want For This Nag? PahaPlager · Kodachrome 64 Autumn in Asquins Autumn in Asquins PahaPlager · Kodak Kodachrome Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum PahaPlager · Kodak Tri-X 400 Museum Museum VolkerE · Kodak Tri-X 400 Early Autumn in the Central Massif of France Early Autumn in the Central Massif of France PahaPlager · Kodachrome 64 Third to Last Homely House Third to Last Homely House PahaPlager · Kodachrome 64 The cathedral of Vezelay The cathedral of Vezelay PahaPlager · Kodak Tri-X 400 Chalet in Fall Chalet in Fall PahaPlager · Kodachrome 64 Mary with the Baby Jesus Mary with the Baby Jesus PahaPlager · Kodak Tri-X 400

Lenses people use on it

Taken from what members recorded on the frames above, in their own wording. Counts, not recommendations.

20mm Nikkor 4
105mm Micro-Nikkor 2
80-200 Nikkor 2
135mm Nikkor 1
80-200mm Nikkor zoom @ 135mm 1
Nikkor 80-200 @ 200mm 1
Nikkor 80-200 Zoom 1
Nikkor 85mm 1
Nikon 2,8/28 1

Film shot on it

Each one links through to every frame on that stock, from any camera.

Kodachrome 64 8 Kodak Tri-X 400 4 Kodak Kodachrome 1 Kodak Ektar 100 1
More Nikon:
Nikon FM2 → Nikon F3 → Nikon F2 → Nikon F → Nikon F2A → Nikon N2000 → Nikon F100 → Nikomat FTn → Nikon N75 → Nikon FM →