I have used this and find it effective but it is awkward. Canon pursued their love affair with the bottom trigger winder. The Canonflex has a “standard” layout except for the film advance mechanism.
However, you will often see references to “Apollo” Nikon F’s or Nikon “Photomics”. Throughout production the camera was simply the F. Photomic is the name of the finder, not the camera. The finder on my camera is the Photomic FTn. The final finder was the Photomic FTn which came out in 1968 which boasted a 60% center weighted TTL meter. Then in 1965 Nikon came out with the Photomic T which had a match needle TTL meter. It had a built in CdS meter which measured ambient light. Over the production period three additional view finders were produced which contained internal light meters. This was not given a new model name but collectors have given them the name “Apollo” after the Apollo space program although these cameras have no connection to that program. Changes included a plastic tip on the winding lever and self timer lever as well as a threaded PC socket.
In 1973 cosmetic changes were made just before production ended. The Nikon F was so successful that it was produced from 1959 through to 1973.
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