Nikon FG-20

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Nikon FG-20
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Nikon FG-20 with Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8
Overview
MakerNikon
Type Single lens reflex
Released1984
Lens
Lens interchangeable lens, Nikon F-mount
Compatible lenses Nikon F-mount lenses supporting automatic indexing (AI) with some exceptions
Sensor/medium
Film format 35 mm
Film size 36 mm × 24 mm
Film speed ISO 25 – 3200
Film advancemanual
Focusing
Focus modesmanual
Exposure/metering
Exposure modesAperture priority auto exposure; manual
Exposure metering TTL metering, EV 1 to EV 18 at ASA/ISO 100 and with 50 mm f/1.4 lens
Metering modes center-weighted
Flash
Flash hot shoe
Flash synchronization 1/90 s
Shutter
Shutter electronically controlled with mechanical backup
Shutter speed range1s – 1/1000s; M90 (mechanical 1/90s); Bulb (B)
Viewfinder
Viewfinder fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder magnification0.86x with 50 mm lens at infinity
Frame coverage92%
General
Batterytwo SR44 or LR44, or one CR1/3N
Optional motor drives MD-14, MD-E
Dimensions 136 × 88 × 54 mm
Weight 440 g

The Nikon FG-20 is a 35 mm film single-lens reflex (SLR) camera with interchangeable lenses. It was released in 1984 by Nippon Kogaku K. K. (now the Nikon Corporation) as the successor to the earlier EM and FG cameras. It is actually a downgrade from its most direct predecessor, the FG, lacking the FG's program auto exposure mode. It uses the same vertical-travel metal focal-plane shutter as the FG, with electronically timed speeds from 1 to 1/1000 second as well as bulb and a mechanically timed 1/90-second speed.

The FG-20 could be considered a variant of the FG, as the differences between the two are the omission of program mode, exposure compensation dial, and TTL/OTF flash metering from the FG.

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Nikon FG-20 with Nikkor 50 mm f/1.4 Nikon FG-20 20070114.jpg
Nikon FG-20 with Nikkor 50 mm f/1.4