A coworker yesterday morning told me that a local thrift store we both frequent had just gotten in a few cameras -- and not stupid little point-and-shoots. So I went over there during lunch, and sure enough, they had a little Agfa Silette, two first-generation Polaroids, a mid-1980s cheesy plastic Minolta, and [dramatic pause] a chrome Nikon F Photomic FTn kit.
Long story short, I bought the Nikon kit, and some discounts they were offering knocked it down to a reasonable price. The kit contained the camera, everready case, a Soligor 28mm/2.8 lens, two Kenko teleconverters, some filters, and a hard kit case. Except for the previous owner having scrawled his name and Social Security number on the bottom plate, the camera is in near-mint condition, and the amazing thing is that the Photomic FTn metering head still works! That's almost unheard of.
From the papers that were included with the camera, it seems the original owner evidently bought the camera from a camera shop in Tokyo while he was living (stationed?) in Guam.
Most importantly, the hubby didn't put up much of a fuss about this purchase.
