Wingpilot wrote:
When I got into photography in 1967, Nikon was king, and I felt unworthy of a Nikon F, but wanted one badly. Nikon was the workhorse of photo journalists and other professionals, and I wasn’t there. Pentax was my go to, though, and I loved my Spotmatic. I still have my Pentax MX and have considered reconditioning it and doing some film again. But that Nikon F was very alluring.
I worked in a camera store and got my first Nikon F at cost. Also sold Bolex movie cameras; but that's another story.