[nikomat 8193] ....earliest F2 serial# in Japan?

[Shin SUGIYAMA <ssugiya@biol1.bio.nagoya-u.ac.jp>]

すぎやま　です
オオニシさん、ARIさん、
スイスの知人のところにある早期のF2の巻き上げに金属の指当てがある話を昨日しま
したが、
メールで確認したら、以下の相違点をリストしてきました。
例の15台を持っている人です。
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このMLで確認されている最早期のF２は何番ですか？



From: Sover
To: ssugiya@biol1.bio.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Subject: AW: early F2
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:46:32 +0200
MIME-Version: 1.0

Hi Shin,

Here are the differeces I found on my #7101090 F2 to #711xxxx F2's.

1) The wider tip is not plastic but white metal painted black, looking
almost exactly like the plastic tip on #711xxxx and later F2's.

2) The buttons on the lens release and depth of field preview is rounded on
the edges. Like #7102xxx F2's.

3) The strap eyelets are smaller than later F2's, but bigger than the F's.
Like #7102xxx F2's.

4) The screws (to release the prism) in the screen chamber is not slotted
but flat.

5) The counter sunk for the base plate is not as deep as later F2's so the
screws protrude slightly.

7) The chassis and camera back is very slightly different.

6) Some internal variations which you can only see if you take it apart.

The DP-1 that came with this F2 is #201xxx which is also very early.

I have been doing some research on early F2's since I bought the #7101090
with the metal tip. The tip on #7102xxx F2's is again different. It is much
flatter and more rounded, but I don't know if it is metal or plastic as I
don't have one. Do you know anybody has one like this ?

I know a seller for a 'used' condition #71001xx F2. I haven't seen it but
the asking price is US$3000 plus shipping.

What is the earliest known F2 in Japan ?

Regards,

Sover