Nikon F3 | 35mm Film Camera

Nikon F3 with 50mm or 28–85mm Lens

The Nikon F3 is part of Cute Camera Co. Reserve, our collection of exceptional film cameras individually prepared for their next owner. Once your order is placed, we carefully select your Nikon F3 and your chosen lens from our reserve inventory and begin their final restoration. We clean, inspect, test, and service the camera and lens together before sending them home to you. Restored to order, especially for you.

Some cameras have a way of making you fall in love with taking photographs. The Nikon F3 is one of them. Originally built for working professionals, it brings beautifully tactile controls, a reassuringly solid feel, and Giorgetto Giugiaro’s unmistakable design to your everyday adventures. Turn the focus ring, wind the film lever, and take your time finding the frame. Aperture-priority mode lets you choose the aperture while the camera handles shutter speed, with manual exposure ready whenever you want more control. It’s a lovely companion for learning, experimenting, and making photographs that feel like you.

Now you can choose the lens that suits your kind of storytelling. The NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 is the classic everyday pairing, with a natural perspective and a wide maximum aperture for soft backgrounds, window-lit portraits, and lingering a little longer as daylight fades. The NIKKOR 28–85mm f/2.8-4D zoom gives you more ways to frame the day, moving from wide street scenes and group photos to tighter portraits without changing lenses. Choose the 50mm for its low-light flexibility and beautifully simple approach, or the zoom for travel and days when a little of everything catches your eye. Both options focus manually on the F3, keeping you connected to every photograph.

Why You’ll Love It

• An Icon You’ll Want to Take Everywhere: Professional heritage, satisfying controls, and that signature red accent make the F3 as enjoyable to hold as it is to photograph with.
• Your Choice of Lens: Pick the 50mm f/1.4 for everyday simplicity, soft backgrounds, and lower light, or the 28–85mm for flexible framing from wide scenes to portraits.
• A Little Help With Exposure: In aperture-priority mode, you choose the aperture and the F3 selects the shutter speed. Manual mode gives you control over both.
• The Joy of Shooting Film: Manual focusing and film advance invite you to slow down, notice the details, and enjoy making each frame.
• Restored With Love by Cute Camera Co.: Your camera and selected lens are restored to order, cleaned, inspected, and tested together.

What’s Included

• Restored Nikon F3 35mm film camera
• One selected lens: NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 or NIKKOR 28–85mm zoom, based on your selection
• Fresh batteries
• Beginner-friendly support from Cute Camera Co.
• 60-day easy returns