Tag: Nikon F3
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Imposing doorsNikon F3HP, 50mm f/2 AI NikkorFoma Fomapan 2002016
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Shooting Foma Fomapan 200
I guess lots of film photographers look down their nose at ISO 200 film. Get off the fence, they say: go ISO 100 for best sharpness in daylight and ISO 400 for low light. 200 is the ISO of uncertainty and compromise. After having shot miles of inexpensive, highly available Fujicolor 200, I don’t understand the…
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LionNikon F3HP, 50mm f/2 AI NikkorFoma Fomapan 2002016
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GlencoeNikon F3HP, 50mm f/2 AI NikkorFoma Fomapan 2002016
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Watching over IndianapolisNikon F3HP, 50mm f/2 AI NikkorFoma Fomapan 2002016
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Captured: Tunnel
I usually frame, focus, meter, and hope for the best. Practice has improved my odds considerably, making hope less a part of my photography strategy. But given that I shoot with whichever of my classic cameras feels right on a given day, it’s hard for me to know most of them deeply and be sure…
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In the military cemetery Nikon F3HP, 50mm f/2 AI Nikkor Kodak Plus-X 2015
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Strolling with a Nikon F3 and Kodak Plus-X
The more Kodak Plus-X I shoot, the more I love it for its rich blacks and low grain. I wish I could shoot it forever. Alas, Kodak discontinued it four years ago. It was only through the Film Photography Project’s cache of cold-stored expired stock that I had any at all. But now it’s out of…
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Lamp Nikon F3HP, 50mm f/2 AI Nikkor Kodak Plus-X 2015
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Shooting Fujifilm Superia X-tra 400
I love a bargain. Whenever a store has a Clearance sign, I am drawn to it like a magnet to iron. So drawn one day at my neighborhood Walgreens, I found a four-pack of Fujifilm Superia X-tra 400 for $3.97. No matter that the box was pretty ratty, or that the expiration date was just a couple…
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58th & Victoria Nikon F3HP, 50mm f/2 AI Nikkor, Arista Premium 400 (exp. 11/2011) 2014
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Nikon F3
A review of the brilliant Nikon F3, a pro system 35mm SLR that could well be the best one ever.