Typology of the Nikon F Camera Body Caps
Camera Body Cap Type 1
- 1959-68 (Germany til 1970)
- black plastic
- outside NKT-logo
- inside «Nikon» and «F» and «JAPAN»
Camera Body Cap Type 2
- 1969-76
- black plastic
- outside «Nikon» (bold italics)
- inside Antiqua-F and «MADE IN JAPAN»
Camera Body Cap Type 3 (BF-1)
- 1976-86
- black plastic
- index dot laid out with white colour
- outside «Nikon» (bold italics)
- inside «BF-1» and «MADE IN JAPAN»
Camera Body Cap Type 4 (BF-1A)
- 1986-2000
- black plastic
- for AF bodies (not damaging the contacts)
- outside «Nikon» (bold italics)
- inside «BF-1A» and «MADE IN JAPAN»
Camera Body Cap Type 5 (BF-1A)
- 2000-200?
- black plastic
- for AF bodies (not damaging the contacts)
- outside «Nikon» (bold italics) and «OPEN» with arrow
- inside «BF-1A» and «MADE IN JAPAN»
Camera Body Cap Type 6 (BF-1A)
- 200?-
- black plastic
- for AF bodies (not damaging the contacts)
- outside «Nikon» (bold italics) and «OPEN» with arrow
- inside no inscription
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