Japan

Nikon

The F mount ran from 1959 into the digital era, so old manual lenses still fit modern bodies with an adapter. Film-era bodies are serviced by independent shops, not Nikon.

Nikon’s long mount history is the reason used buyers keep coming back. A manual-focus AI lens from the 1980s mounts on an FM2 directly and on a Z body through the FTZ adapter. Nikon stopped servicing its film cameras years ago, so repairs on those go to independent technicians, who are plentiful because the mechanical bodies were built to be opened.

Products scored 3

Tech
Nikon Z6 II
The full-frame body with the fewest used-market catches: sealed, stabilized, and kind to old Nikon glass.
8.4
Tech
Nikon FM2
A fully mechanical shutter to 1/4000 that fires without a battery. The used SLR built to outlast its owner.
8.3
Tech
Nikon FE2
The FM2's sibling with aperture priority. Easier to shoot, but it needs a battery for everything except 1/250.
8.2