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Roll #25 was split between 2 events. First, my FD took delivery of a new Ladder truck. I'm very proud of this fleet, as I've been involved with the design of all 3 rigs. They have worked out very well for us and our citizens. Later the same week, I attended a microcar meet at… Continue reading Week 25 – Split Roll
Back in Week 11, Beth and I took advantage of the early spring sunshine to take a box camera to one of our picturesque local cemeteries. I also took along my Nikon FG and some black and white film. After trudging around in the snow enjoying the wrought iron and shadows, we stopped to haunt… Continue reading Week 14 – . . .and then it doesn’t
The N65 performed as expected on vacation. I primarily used the Automatic and Night Scene modes. Night Scene uses the flash to illuminate the foreground subject, while a slow shutter speed captures the darker background, like this:These next two were taken within minutes of each other and demonstrate how the light meter can be fooled.… Continue reading Nikon N65 – week 61 results
Introduced in 2001, the N65 was among the last of Nikon's consumer-level film SLR's. It's plastic body sports full automatic modes, built in flash, manual overrides, and autofocus capability. In short, it does everything you might expect from a modern SLR. The N65 is one of my guilt cameras. Mrs. Mack505 gave one to me… Continue reading Week 61 – Nikon N65
I like the FG. I'm not sure why they aren't more popular. It has full manual settings, yet the addition of aperture priority and program automatic modes make it easy to shoot in almost any conditions. I defeated the handy size of the FG's body by fitting one of my large zoom lenses and taking… Continue reading Nikon FG – Week 57 results
Produced from 1982 to 1984, the FG was Nikon's entry into the compact SLR market. It features aperture priority and full automatic exposure in addition to manual mode, and it uses all of the standard Nikon lenses. Shutter speed is indicated with a series of LED's in the viewfinder, showing speeds from 1s to 1/1000.… Continue reading Week 57 – Nikon FG
I am a Nikonian. This was my first 'good' camera, a gift from my then-future mother-in-law in the 1990s. It remains my go-to camera after over 15 years. The FM2 is an all-mechanical metal SLR introduced in 1983. Although it has a battery to power the light meter, it is possible to shoot without it.… Continue reading 52 Cameras – Week 21 – Nikon FM2
My results with the pinhole cap on my Nikon FM2 were mixed. I remember it being sharper in the past, but I did most of my shooting without a tripod this spring. Shooting a pinhole on an SLR is a bit odd, as the viewfinder and meter are useless. I used my neck strap and… Continue reading 52 Cameras – Week 9 results – Pinhole Nikon
April 28 was World Pinhole Day. I don't have a dedicated pinhole camera, but last year I created a pinhole cap for my Nikons. A simple plastic body cap replaces the lens; I punched a pinhole from a Coke can, secured it with duct tape, and -Voila!- pinhole! This year I fitted it to my… Continue reading 52 Cameras – Week 9 – Pinhole Nikon
The scene: a famous central Florida amusement park.The time: dusk on a hot July eveningThe setting: your intrepid blogger and his family stand in a milling crowd of thousands, awaiting the nightly fireworks show. The lights go down, the music reaches a crescendo, and thousands of people raise their digital cameras to the sky and… Continue reading (Not So) Wordless Wednesday #11
Notes from Mosquito Hill 