Nikon F SLR Camera Body Chrome w/Photomic FTN Prism. Battery Tested & Works£111
Nikon F Photomic FTN
camera
The Nikon F Photomic FTN typically sells for £220 (median of 67 recorded sales, 1998–2026; solid evidence, wide spread).
Typical sale price
£220
median of 67 sales, 1998–2026
last 3 years: £128 (14 sales)
Solidwide spread
Middle half of sales: £135–£490
36 of the records are from 1998–2014, when an F Photomic FTN sold for about £446; since 2015 the typical price is about £150 (31 sales).
£255at auction (60 sales)
£126on eBay (7 sales)
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line. 1998–2014: £446 (36) · 2015–2026: £150 (31)
Latest sales All 72 →
Nikon F Photomic FTN 35mm Film Camera Body, Chrome, Nippon Kogaku (Parts/Repair)£48
● chrome◆ ▼ far below the rest
Nikon F Photomic FTN 35mm Film SLR Camera Body, Chrome, with Prism£112
Nikon F Photomic FTn 35mm SLR Film Camera Chrome£126
S/N 648xxxx [Exc+5] Nikon F Photomic FTN Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f1.4 Lens From JAPAN£159
○ version can’t tell+ lens
What it is
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Generated summary, 19 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
Questions
Does the price depend on whether the meter works?
Yes — a working FTN meter head lifts the value noticeably, while bodies with a dead meter tend to sell at the lower end of the range because buyers factor in the cost of a CLA.
Is the Photomic FTN worth more than a plain-prism Nikon F?
Not usually; the FTN head adds metering convenience but the market treats the two broadly similarly, with condition and cosmetics mattering more than finder type.
Facts
- Maker
- Nikon
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 67
- First sale
- 9 Jul 1998
- Latest sale
- 28 Sep 2026
- Median
- £220
- Middle half
- £135–£490
- Evidence
- Solid · wide spread
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Nikon F Photomic FTN: typical sale price £220, the median of 67 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £135–£490 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/n/nikon/f-photomic-ftn/