Why does the Canon F-1 seem to get relatively little love?

[benjiboy]

The M5 is definitely the outlier. But the M3 feels much smoother than the M4-2. The M7's shutter feels different to the other non electronic cameras. The Ms with the big shutter speed dial feel different than those with the small ones.
The angled rewind crank feels different to the much more solid straight rod. The solid advance lever Ms (M3, M2, MP, MA) feel different than the hinged ones. etc.
But they all feel great!

Back to the Canon F1. I always thought it was a very cool looking camera - especially the OG - but was confused by the naming convention. Three 'different' cameras all called F1, so I kinda lost interest and just went with Nikon. F, F2, F3...
Also Nikons were/are easier to find.

The green Canon F1n was the O.D (olive drab) not O.G. which I think was produced rather for its marketing appeal than anything else, and as far as I'm aware no military organizations ever bought them, although I know the U.S Navy bought the regular black ones.

 

[benjiboy]

I have a strong suspicion the F-1 is easier to repar and service than the FM3a, though. There's an article on the FM3a on the Nikon site (IIRC) and they describe how tightly packed is everything inside and how painful is to fit it in during assembly.

I suspect you're right about the Canon F1 and F1n since they are wholly mechanical Flavio, but I'm not so sure about the New F1 because of its electro/mechanical shutter, but I admit I'm no camera repairer.
Old Greg has made a good choice, the Nikon FM3a is a very fine camera, and I wish him well to use it.