It is unfortunate that a company as big as NIKON is going down the drain. The fault does NOT lay with their products or their craftsmen and women. It lies directly with poor management. One lousy executive who has other plans than keeping the company afloat can, and have done, major damage to otherwise viable companies. It is a damned shame that NIKON may very well be on it's way out. I have used NIKON cameras and lenses since the mid 70's.
I started with the F2 AS, F 3, D 70, D200, and now the D-4S. Their lenses are superb, the feel of the cameras in my hands are great, but 1 bad apple is lousing the entire corporation up. In MHO !
The fact that there is a screen should answer your question
Grab it while it's still available. But the variety of "G" lenses built for digital probably wont work on it. I had an F2 and absolutely loved it until a coupling in the photomic head went bad. There were no parts available at the time. Good luck with your find.
Nice look of that old man in the heavens
I bought a used 500 MM F8 Nikkor Reflex mirror lens, (the smaller of the bunch). It is built strong, but, alas, the images are soft. But that's what you get for buying sight unseen.
Sight unseen will never sell it. Post some photos please.
Fantastic Art Work, both inside and out. This could rival The Vatican's artwork.
A real bummer, but due to cell phones and advancing technology, it was not unexpected. I loved their service, but all things must pass.