Pawn shop, Tac. Lots of old Nikon stuff out there and all the lenses are interchangeable. Model or year of camera and lens don't matter*, they all mate up.
Older FM (full manual) models, and others, make excellent student camera (student = serious student). Maybe $100 for a nice body, probably get the 50mm lens for $50, lenses can go for $20 to $2,000+ and that's really** what takes the picture, the body holds and transports film (** and has the shutter etc).
So for the price of a modest digital point and shoot you can get a classic Nikon (used, sure, but they don't make them any more so you have to go used, and why not go with the best?)
BTW pretty cool bird. Would not want it mad at me.