The Nikon 35Ti was released in 1993, named quite simply after its 35mm lens and titanium clad body. It stood as Nikon’s entry into the budding luxury compact camera market, taking aim at the Contax T, Leica Minilux, Minolta TC-1 and Ricoh GR lines. The 35Ti functioned almost identically to its rivals, with one significant design difference setting it apart; analogue displays. While this feature is practically redundant, the novelty of having an analogue display, sharing more of a visual relationship with a luxury watch than a camera, was quite significant. The dials, displaying aperture, focal distance, exposure compensation and frames shot were actually reportedly made by the watch company Seiko, and unsurprisingly the addition of this ‘watch-like’ feature really does make the camera have a slightly elevated feel to its rivals.

Novelties aside, the symmetrical lens comprising six elements in four groups uses low-dispersion glass to reduce chromatic aberration (put simply, the edges of things in your images will have less of a ‘rainbow effect’ distortion) was very highly regarded. One such review from the 90s declaring it to have the best optical performance versus its rivals, not just in terms of sharpness but performance overall, likening it more to an SLR quality lens than that of a snapshot. The 35Ti has become an all-time classic for Nikon, and we haven’t yet mentioned its sister model, the 28Ti; which you should be able to deduce the differences.

Lens: Nikkor 35mm f/2.8 (6 elements in 4 groups)
Diaphragm: 7 blades
Aperture Control: Manual wheel / analogue display
ISO Range: Auto DX coding ISO 25 - 5000
Speeds: 2s - 1/500th
Shutter Count: Analogue display
Exposure Comp: +/- 2 stops
Multiple Exposure: No
Battery: CR123
Weight: 310g

This camera is offered in boxed condition with original pouch and wrist strap.   Shipping costs determined based on location, import fees are the responsibility of the buyer and will not be covered by Select / co. Shipping from the UK / EU possible.