The Nikon film SLR cameras date back to 1959 and the launch of the Nikon F. If you weren't paying attention, there were quite a few Nikon film SLRs (underlined models link to a review on this site):
- 1959 — F
- 1962 — F Photomic
- 1967 — F Photomic TN, Nikkormat FT, Nikkormat FS, Nikkormat FTN
- 1971 — F2 Photomic
- 1972 — Nikkormat EL
- 1973 — F2S Photomic
- 1974 — F Photomic FTN
- 1975 — Nikkormat FT2
- 1976 — Nikkokrmat ELW
- 1977 — Nikkormat FT3, EL2, F2A, F2AS, FM
- 1978 — F2 High Speed, FE
- 1979 — EM
- 1980 — F3
- 1982 — FM2, FG
- 1983 — FE2, FA, F3AF
- 1984 — FG-20
- 1985 — N2000 (F-301)
- 1986 — N2020 (F-501)
- 1987 — N4004 (F-401)
- 1988 — N8008 (F-801), F4, F4s
- 1990 — N6006 (F-601), N6000 (F-601M)
- 1992 — N90 (F90)
- 1993 — FM2 Titan
- 1994 — N90s (F90x), N50 (F50), N70 (F70), N70D (F70D)
- 1991 — F4E
- 1995 — FM10
- 1996 — F5, FE10
- 1999 — F100, N60 (F60)
- 2000 — N65 (F65), N80 (F80)
- 2002 — N55 (F55)
- 2003 — N75 (F75), FM3a
- 2004 — F6
What do the N and F mean in the later model names? An N model (e.g. N90) is a camera officially imported into the US, an F model (e.g. F90) is the international version of the camera and not warranted or repaired by NikonUSA.