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1959: Sons Harold and Melvin Shutan being shown the finer points of a new Nikon F by father Edwin, along with Robert “Mac” McElroy on the right. The Nikon F was introduced in 1959, became Nikon's best seller, and made Nikon the professionals choice. This particular Nikon F was brought to Shutan Camera on West Washington Street in Chicago by Joeseph Ehrenreich. Joe's company Ehrenreich Photo-Optical Industries (EPOI) of Garden City, NJ was the sole distributor for Nikon in the USA. In 1981, Nippon Kogaku, the Tokyo-based maker of Nikon cameras acquired EPOI. Soon after, Nikon USA was formed. View full size.
There was something magical in old Nikon gear. Those metal lens hoods were so cool, in either position.
I really miss that stuff.
My dad indulged in a rare splurge and got himself a Nikon F in the early sixties. His camera looked very much like the one in Edwin Shutan’s hands, including an identical lens hood. He also had an 8mm film projector, but not exactly like either of those on the shelf. Strange that both sons in this photo wear glasses while the father does not.
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