I started working as a drag racing photographer around about 1975. I recall that a lot of the shooters were using Nikon F. There may have been one or two with Spotmatics, but the screw mount was basically shunned. I had a screw mount Mamiya and sometimes struggled with lenses. When the Pentax 6x7 came out, a number of the top shooters switched over to that camera. One or two shot Hasselblad as well. However, Nikon was clearly number one. Paul
> Hmm... Makes me wonder why the Simon and Garfunkel song "Kodachrome" > mentioned having a Nikon camera... > > Tom C. > > > > > > >From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax... > >Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 19:27:54 +0200 > > > >Toralf wrote: > > > > > I don't know much about the cameras of 1975, > > > > > >I do. > > I bought my first slr at that time and checked out every camera system. > >Nikon was ultra conservative, crude and based on 60' technology. No one who > >wanted the latest bought Nikon at that time. They sure had some respect but > >most of us young folks wouldn't be seen with a Nikon as they were strictly > >for boring old farts. Progressive brands were Pentax, Minolta and Olympus. > >Canon was to be seen as progressive the year after. > > > > > >Pål > > > > > >
