It offered no new gimmicks (like those of matrix metering, autofocus, or program shooting). It never introduced new technologies the way that certain cameras from Canon and Minolta did. Yes, the F3 is a truly amazing camera, but when we think of truly amazing products we often think of something that completely innovated an industry, or brought about a revolution. The F3 was never considered a technological innovator in the traditional sense. Simply put, the Nikon F3 is one of the greatest cameras ever made. But what is it about the F3 that makes people so sentimental? What makes it so special, so beautiful, that it so often causes people to stop and appreciate it? These interactions happen all the time, and they always leave me with a feeling of pride as I nod, and smile, and hold the F3 just a bit tighter. He stared at it with something that resembled reverence, even as he distractedly handed me his comparatively gargantuan D4.Īnd it wasn’t much later that a stranger in a coffee shop casually remarked that the F3 slung over my shoulder was “the best camera of them all. When he noticed the camera on the table his eyes took on a distant, sentimental glow as he recognized the F3. I was on vacation, strolling through New York’s Greenwich Village and snapping away when a man stopped me on the street and enthusiastically exclaimed, “Hey, is that a Nikon F3?” We talked a bit, he lamented selling his own F3 long ago, and as we parted he mentioned his happiness (but not his surprise) to see one still in use.Ī month later I was back home in Los Angeles eating at a Thai restaurant when another stranger asked me to take a photo of his family. And for us photo geeks, even cameras can be so captivating!
Works of art so beautiful that they demand a lingering gaze music so lovely that it pulls us into a different world. There are rare objects in this world that have the power to stop people in their tracks.
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