Collector's item: Nikon's 87th F SLR camera up for auction on eBay

A rare Nikon F SLR camera with the original cloth-type shutter and a Nippon Kogaku Tokyo Japan 1:1.4 F = 50mm lens has surfaced in an eBay auction. Per the listing and product photos, this camera was the 87th unit to come off the production line; it was originally owned by the seller's deceased grandfather who is said to have collected hundreds of cameras during his lifetime. The Nikon F SLR was developed by Nippon Kogaku in the late 1950s and launched in 1959. The very first models off the pr...