Key Features
Aperture-Priority Automatic [A] exposure control
Viewfinder with 100% picture coverage
TTL flash control with Nikon Speedlights
Accepts the MD-4 Motor Drive which fires at up to 6 frames per second (fps)
Complete interchangeability of five finders, 22 focusing screens and camera backs including the MF-14 Data Back, MF-18 Data Back and the MF-6B Camera Back
F3 high-eyepoint features DE-3 high-eyepoint Viewfinder
Successors of this camera are Nikon F4 (1988) and Nikon F5 (1996)
 
 
Exposure control
Aperture-Priority Auto [A] and Manual [M]
Shutter speed
Stepless from 1/2,000 to 8 seconds on Aperture-Priority Auto [A]; quartz-timed, 1/2,000 to 1/8 second on Manual [M]; X (1/80 second), M60 (mechanical 1/60 second), B (long exposure) and T (time exposure)
Exposure metering
Center-Weighted, TTL full-aperture metering; EV 1 to 18 at ISO 100 with f/1.4 lens
Power requirements
One 3V CR1/3N lithium battery, or Two 1.55V SR44 silver-oxide batteries, or Two 1.5V LR44 alkaline batteries
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 148.5 x 96.5 x 65.5mm (5.8 x 4.0 x 2.6 in.)
Weight (body only without batteries)
Approx. 715g (25.2 oz.)