

It was also designed as a stand alone compact system camera while still sharing It was Nikon's firstĬompact camera and was designed to patch some apparent weaknesses found in some of The Nikon FM series SLR cameras, started with model Nikon FM. In taking Nikon back to technological advancement and positioned themselves withĪ strategic advantage over its competitions during the late '70. The 'AI' lens mount was one of the key elements

In '78) were introduced in a sequential order to fully take advantage of the newįeatures incorporated in the lens mount. Indexing (AI), an upgrade, innovative communication method between camera and lens, Year 1977 was indeed another historical year for Nikon. The mid range Nikkormat were slowly losing their leading edge - both in terms of While Nikon still reigned at the top with the professional Nikon

In 1976 Pentax's original ME and MX were crowned the world's most compact Canon also has a trend setting SLR camera in the fully automated Canon Introduced their first trio of mid compacts in a newly revised K-mount- the K2, KMĪnd KX. With their debut in 1972 started the mid-compact system SLR camera revolution. Early and mid 70 represented one of the most eventful times in the history in SLR
