that first camera

In 1966 at the age of sixteen, I bought a used Nikon S Rangefinder from Norton's Camera on lower Main.  I was working part-time, after school, at a photo studio - darkroom assistant for a dollar an hour.  The Nikon S was the first Nikon camera officially imported to the U. S. and was a big hit with the photojournalists at the time. It sported a 50mm Carl Zeiss-Sonnar f 1.5 lens. And, it was fast for it's day.

Used - I probably paid around a hundred for it. But, it kept me busy and got me through those tough years of high school. Recently, while reorganizing my current darkroom, I came across this old friend. Funny how I somehow managed to keep this.