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Compatible Camera Type:. Because that stupid metal cap contains a magnifier. The idea is use the high magnifier RF to focus, and to then use the auxiliary viewfinder to view. In practice it works quite well, though it take a bit of getting used to it.
No other RF has used the idea since, might be a good year to revisit it. Nikon even made a separate magnifier attachment which fit into the shoe, allowing other viewfinders to benefit of this idea besides the Variframe. Unfortunately, I don't think these wonderful gizmos were exported out of Japan. Presumably the S stands for "Synchronized" for fla sh--i.
The S is pretty much the same as the M in form and function, which is described elsewhere on this site in detail. Serial numbers range from about to Production ran from to A slow working camera with knob advance and rewind and a double lock detachable back, the S still has the advantage of a relatively bright rangefinder image. Compared to the earlier M, the S has smaller advance and rewind knobs, but a larger shutter guard.
Strangely, both share the a non-standard 24x34mm format. To its credit, the S is noticeably better made than the earlier M or Nikon One. The S continued the Nikon tradition of having a serial number on the inside of the back, as well as on the top plate. Make sure they match up when you are buying one, as mis-matches reduce the value considerably. The S shutter usually needs servicing if it is in original condition.
Shutter curtain replacements are not uncommon. Notice the bumps underneath the back leather -- a common aging problem not only for the S, but for the M and One as well.
The S shares the double prong sync connections of the earlier synced M. The S camera connections are labeled on the top plate, the M camera connections on the top plate sides.
Today the S flash connectors are hard to find. No Nikon electronic flash units were made for the S - -or for any Nikon rangefinder for that matter -- only flash guns for the now hard to find flash bulbs. Robert Rotoloni was probably the first to point out the rare variations of the S in his superb book Nikon Rangefinders.
Production is unknown, but in my experience is slightly more than cameras. That would make the serial numbers approximately to
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