Nikon S2

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Nippon Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
DESIGNER: Fuketa, Masahiko
NATIONALITY: Japanese
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Japan, Tokyo
INTRODUCTION DATE: Dec 1954
PRODUCTION DATES: 1954-1958
FILM TYPE: 35mm rollfilm
IMAGE SIZE: 24 x 36 mm.
APPROXIMATE MANUFACTURED QUANTITY: 56,000+
SERIAL NUMBER RANGE: 61xxxxx
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: 35mm rangefinder
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS:
  50mm f/2.0 Nikkor
  50mm f/1.4 Nikkor
INTERCHANGEABLE LENS: Yes    INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "Dec. 1954-early 1958. New features include rapid wind lever, shutter
  to 1000, crank rewind, and larger viewfinder window permitting 1:1
  viewing. The top plate steps up over the new larger viewfinder, but
  the accessory shoe remains on the lower level, unlike the later S3.
  Over 56,000 produced which is more than any other Nikon rangefinder
  camera. It was the first to have the 24x36mm format, available in
  black or chrome, and accepts a motor drive." (McKeown, 1994).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: N719.00005

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 329.//