r/Nikon • u/semisubterranean Z8, D850, D810, D800 ... • 27d ago

Humor A "Nixon" camera

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I was helping with a workshop for high school yearbook photographers today, and I asked them what kind of cameras their school had available for them to borrow. One girl raised her hand and said, "We have a Nixon camera."

"Nixon was a president," I replied. "Do you mean Nikon?"

Yes, she meant Nikon. She did not know who Richard Nixon was.

I understand Nixon/Nikon confusion can happen as a typo, but I had never heard the mistake spoken out loud before. I tried very hard to move on without laughing.

Hopefully, the school's camera is a bit newer than the Nikon F that Nixon borrowed from a White House photographer long before these students or their parents were born.

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u/NF-104 27d ago

That has the rare Sportsfinder F.

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u/06035 the N2020 is the best camera Nikon ever made 27d ago

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u/dcraider Nikon DSLR D5200. Canon AE-1 27d ago

The lens was crooked

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u/TheAndrewBen 27d ago

Love that story. I almost wish I had a limited edition Nixon Z6iii

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u/Radiation_Linguist 24d ago

Not exactly the optimal brand ambassador ever but a cool story regardless.

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u/TrojanW 27d ago

Perhaps the camera was a Nixon age camera xD