Nikon EM + Vivitar 2,8/28mm | Analogue camera

Nikon EM with the Vivitar 28mm 1:2.8 lens is a single-lens reflex camera (SLR) for beginners, with interchangeable lenses, for 35 mm film. It was produced by Nippon Kogaku KK (today Nikon Corporation) in Japan from 1979 to 1982 (available as new from a dealer until about 1984). The camera was designed and introduced to the market for the growing pool of new photographers entering the market for buying SLRs. [ 1 ] The EM uses a Seiko MFC-E focal-plane shutter with speeds from 1 to 1/1000 second plus B and X synchronization of 1/90 second. It measures 86 mm (3.4 in) in height, 135 mm (5.3 in) in width, 54 mm (2.1 in) in depth and weighs 460 grams (16 ounces). Unlike most Nikon cameras of that era, it was available only in black. The EM camera does not have a fully manual exposure mode, but was designed with inexperienced photographers in mind who could not easily master the intricacies of shutter speeds and aperture values. Significant changes were also made to the mechanical and electrical components of the EM camera to reduce production costs compared with previous Nikon cameras: dimensional tolerances were not as stringent, there were no ball bearings in the film transport mechanism, and a high-quality titanium shutter was not available.