Originally Posted by
m.photog
There was a story years ago about a Nikon sales rep who went on stage at a trade show to talk about his product. The Canon guy had just finished a lengthy demonstration of his wares. The Nikon guy tells his name, holds up a Nikon F3 as I recall so everyone can see it. He then holds the camera at arms length and drops it on the stage. The audience gasps as he picks up the camera and takes a few shots of the audience and announces he will be in his booth if anyone has any questions
Maybe an urban legend or maybe not.....
This demo trick would be inadvisable with either an earlier Nikon F, or a Canon F-1, out of concern for damaging the stage.
BTW, I still own a couple of Nikon F3s (as well as a couple of N90s bodies, an F2, an FE and an FM). Too bad I don't shoot 35mm film anymore.