The Nizo FA 3

Specifications:

Lens: Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon
Focal Length: 8mm - 48mm
Aperture: f1.8 - 22
Focusing: 0.8m - infinity
Exposure: Built in with Manual and Automatic settings
Film Speeds: 12 - 400 ASA
Frame Rate: 12,16,24 & 48
Motor: Clockwork - 1 wind will allow approx 75 sec filming at 16fps
Light Meter Batteries: 1 x Wein Cell MRB625
Filter Size:
Film Capacity: 25ft

Filming Experiences:

The FA 3 was the first of the Nizo cameras to use the silver boxy shape which would become synomonous with the later classic Super 8 range of cameras and was devised shortly after Brauns takeover of Nizo.

I wish I could say that this is a classic too, with a fantastic Schneider Variogon lens it should be, but unfortunately I can't. Compared to other cameras I have used this one feels very cheaply made and the view finder is the worst I have ever come across. So small in fact it is like trying to look through a keyhole and in low light it is next to impossible to see anything at all!

All in all it would look good in a display case but I couldn't recommend it as a useable camera.

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