Nikon FG-20
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.
 Nikon FG-20 with Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Single lens reflex |
| Released | 1984 |
| 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 advance | manual |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | manual |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Aperture 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 range | 1s – 1/1000s; M90 (mechanical 1/90s); Bulb (B) |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | fixed eye-level pentaprism |
| Viewfinder magnification | 0.86x with 50 mm lens at infinity |
| Frame coverage | 92% |
| General | |
| Battery | two SR44 or LR44, or one CR1/3N |
| Optional motor drives | MD-14, MD-E |
| Dimensions | 136 × 88 × 54 mm |
| Weight | 440 g |
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.
External links
Media related to Nikon FG-20 at Wikimedia Commons
