<p>I started with a Nikon Ftn, then went though all the F cameras to the F5. Nikon was one of the first professional cameras that had a motor that would let a Photojournalist shoot sports or news at a fast speed. They designed the cameras for professionals with things like large capacity backs. The lenses were sharp and contrasty and were built like tanks. Nikon Professional services took very good care of staff photographers at newspapers and magazines. If you had a camera fall into a creek on a assignment, soaked in a hurricane, they would repair it quickly and give you a loaner if they could not. The long glass was fast and well made as well, with the F mount allowing you to keep using older lenses. I am no longer a staff Photographer for a major paper, but my Nikons took me around the world and never let me down. I still freelance and I am still shooting with a D3s and a D810 and still using 20 yrs old Nikkor lenses. </p>