2006
12.22
12.22
A co-worker dropped a gift on my desk today: a black Nikon “F” with motordrive.
Whoa.
It apparently sat on a shelf in his house for a number of years gathering dust (quite literally as I can attest to). Prior to that it was owned by a professional news photographer and it shows some substantial wear and tear. The serial number is quite early (6482469) so seems to indicates that this camera is most likely older than I am.
The one down side is that 3 batteries have leaked in the motordrive’s battery pack and are pretty much corroded in place. He had tried WD-40 to get them out (yikes).
So this thing is very dirty, very banged up, smells a bit funny… and is simply the coolest gift ever.
Gotta love it. I had an FE that I absolutely loved. Motor drive and all. It fell from a counter top, and never was the same. *sigh*