His Nikon F3 titanium camera absorbed the blow, sparing his life.
A specially modified F3 was used by Industrial Light and Magic to film POV shots during the mine-car sequence in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Nikon | Patriarch Nikon | Nikon F3 | Nikon F | Nikon Coolpix P6000 | Nikon Coolpix 950 | Nikon Speedlight | Nikon Salon | Nikon NASA F4 | Nikon Indy 300 | Nikon F80 | Nikon F60 | Nikon F2 | Nikon Coolpix 5000 | Nikon Chronicle | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | Nikon AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8D | Nikon AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED | Built in '''Viewfinder''' of a Nikon D90 |
Kodak DCS - May 1991, later called DCS 100, first commercially available DSLR camera, Nikon F3 based body.