The last of the “real “ FT series Nikkormats. The FT3 was the first
Nikon Camera body to incorporate Automatic Indexing for their new
series of AI lenses. A popular camera for both amateurs and
professionals, it was considered to have the best metering system of
any camera of the era but sadly the FT3 had the shortest production run
of any Nikon camera of just a few months in 1977 and was almost
immediately replaced later the same year by the Nikon FM with it’s more
compact body design.