The Nikon 35Ti: A Camera So Retro, It Might Actually Be a Pocket Watch (With a Lens Attached)

By someone who just spent more on a film camera than a new iPhone


Introduction: When Nikon Decided to Make a Camera for Watch Nerds

Let’s cut to the chase: the Nikon 35Ti is the James Bond of 90s film cameras. Sleek titanium body? Check. A lens sharper than Bond’s wit? Check. A top-plate gauge cluster that looks like it belongs on a Rolex? Double check.

Released in 1993, this titanium-clad gem was Nikon’s flex to the world: “Oh, you thought pocket cameras had to be plastic? Hold my aperture ring.”


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