Nikon Nikkormat FTN
The Nikkormat FTN is a 35mm SLR introduced by Nikon in 1967, sitting below the professional Nikon F in the range while sharing the same Nikon F bayonet mount. It was positioned as a more affordable, all-mechanical body aimed at enthusiasts, featuring through-the-lens centre-weighted metering.
At UK auction today, hammer prices for the Nikkormat FTN typically fall in the £40–£150 range, with a median around £90 on recent results — wholesale levels before buyer's premium, not retail. Condition is the main driver of value: tatty examples with dead meters sell for well under £50, while clean, fully working bodies with a kit lens can push towards the upper end of that range. Because so many were made, a Nikkormat FTN is rarely worth chasing unless the cosmetics and meter are genuinely sound.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
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| Oct 2025 | £88 | Chiswick Auctions | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 268) Title: Nikon Nikkormat Cameras for Spares or Repair.
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Comprising a black FTN with signs of normal use (replacement chrome battery cover). Shutter firing and meter responsive. With a Pre-Ai 50mm f1.4 ... read more |
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| Feb 2024 | £150 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 385) Title: Two Nikon Nikkormat SLR Cameras
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Two Nikon Nikkormat SLR Cameras, a Nikkormat FT N, shutter working, meter responsive, self timer working, body G, with Nikkor 28mm f/2 Ai lens, |
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| Oct 2023 | £40 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 482) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FTN SLR Camera
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A Nikon Nikkormat FTN SLR Camera, chrome, serial no 4100286, shutter working, meter responsive, self timer working, body G-VG, with Nikkor 43-86mm |
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| Jan 2023 | £94 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 128) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FTn 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
chrome, 1967-75, serial no. 4662616, with a Nikon Nikkor-S.C. Auto f/1.4 50mm lens, shutter working, body G-VG, lens G-VG with a Soligor Wide-Auto |
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| Oct 2022 | £44 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 149) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FTN 35mm SLR Camera
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chrome, 1967-74, serial no. 4037678, with a Tamron BBAR MC f/2.5 28mm lens, shutter working, body G, lens G-VG Note: Lot imported under Temporary |
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| Nov 2003 | EUR 104 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_23088) Title: Nikon Nikkormat FTN
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Schwarzes Nikkormat FTN-Gehäuse, Modell 1 in gutem technischen Zustand Estimate: EUR 36,212,480 - EUR 4 |
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| Jun 1998 | £184 | Christie's | |
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Auction: LEICA AND 35MM CAMERAS (Lot 135) Title: Nikkormat FTN no. 3954971
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Nikkormat FTN no. 3954971 Estimate: £20 - £180 |
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