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| Bob, his wife and the borrowed Nikon |
The guy laying on the ground is Bob. He had just slipped on a small patch of ice. His wife is looking down, asking if he is hurt.
This picture would be a lot better if I had taken one step to the left. You would have a clear view of the happy look on Bob's face.
He's holding up the camera to show that it never hit the ground. The camera is a brand new, Nikon F with the Photomic meter attachment. In February of 1970 that was a very expensive camera and it wasn't Bob's.
We worked in a camera store. Bob was my Manager. The pay was pretty typical for a retail store but there were a couple of valuable benefits for a photographer. There were significant discounts on film processing and equipment purchases. Borrowing equipment from the store was the best benefit. It didn't cost anything to borrow equipment. You just signed for it. Of course, you were responsible for bringing it back in the same condition that it had left the store.
That camera was worth more than a couple of months of Bob's pay. That's why, when he fell, he didn't let the camera touch the ground. In case your wondering, Bob wasn't hurt. On Monday Bob, the camera and I all returned to work in the condition we had left the store.
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