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Nikon · 35mm film
Nikon EM
The EM is a compact, manual-focus Nikon with aperture-priority exposure. You choose the aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed. Its designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro, also designed the professional F3.
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Is it your kind of camera?
For a small manual-focus SLR with simple aperture-priority controls.
Set the aperture and focus yourself. The camera chooses the shutter speed for most photographs.
Keep in mind There is no normal range of manually chosen shutter speeds. The fixed backup settings are limited.
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- Nikon
- Model
- EM
- Film format
- 35mm
- Camera type
- SLR (single-lens reflex)
- Exposure
- Aperture priority, with fixed 1/90 s and Bulb settings
- Shutter
- Electronic, mechanical 1/90 s and Bulb settings
- Battery
- Needed for automatic exposure, 1/90 s and Bulb work without a battery
- In the gallery
- 1 sample photo
- Camera source
- View specifications ↗
Photographs made with the Nikon EM
The film, lens, exposure, developing, and scanning all influence the image. Select a photo for a closer look and its full credits.
Your first roll
The lens, power requirements and film to get started with this model.
- Lens
- Nikon Series E 50mm f/1.8 AI-S
This compact manual-focus lens has an aperture ring and AI-S coupling.
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- Power
- Two LR44 or SR44 cells for automatic exposure
Test automatic exposure with fresh batteries as well as checking the mechanical backup.
- Film
- Kodak Gold 200, 35mm, 36 exposures
36 full-frame photographs per roll. A film lab can develop the roll and scan your photographs.
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Choose an aperture around f/5.6 or f/8 for an outdoor walk and watch the shutter-speed indication. Open the aperture if the speed gets too slow.
How to load your first roll
