Nikon F35mm SLR, Nikkor-S 50mm f/1.4

Launched in 1959, the Nikon F established the 35mm SLR as the dominant professional camera system. Its incredibly robust body, bayonet F-mount lens system, and interchangeable viewfinders set the template that every professional SLR would follow. Vietnam War photographers like David Douglas Duncan carried Nikon Fs into combat, and the camera's reliability under extreme conditions became the stuff of legend.

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