Nikon S

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Nippon Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
DESIGNER: Fuketa, Masahiko
NATIONALITY: Japanese
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Japan, Tokyo
INTRODUCTION DATE: 1951
PRODUCTION DATES: 1951-1954
FILM TYPE: 35mm rollfilm
IMAGE SIZE: 24 x 34 mm.
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: 35mm rangefinder
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS:
  50mm f/2.0 Nikkor
  50mm f/1.4 Nikkor
INTERCHANGEABLE LENS: Yes    INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "1951-1954. First Nikon to be officially imported into the USA.
  Identical to the later Nikon M with flash sync (which the factory
  already called 'S'). The only difference is that the serial number
  no longer has the 'M' prefix. (#6094100-on). 24x34mm format.
  Replaced in December 1954 by the S2." (McKeown, 1994).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: N719.00007

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