Different day, different camera, what's yours today?

dave lackey

dave lackey

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Last Sunday morning, we took the granddaughters (ages 2 and 6) fishing at our lake with their parents. The girls caught a bunch of tiny sunfish and my daughter-in-law reeled in a 24" largemouth bass! What fun! And of course, the pictures will be enjoyed long after the bass was to the water.

So, today, I want to do something different. A different day, a different camera!

The camera: Nikkormat FTn Black Body with 50mm 1.8 lens loaded with Tri-X.

The plan: Fishing trip with the grandsons (ages 4 and 6) to the lake.

I really am looking forward to some quality time with the Nikkormat and can think of nothing more fun that to dedicate the whole afternoon shooting with it.:angel:

What camera are you going to use today for a change of pace?:)
 
I normally take my S3 to work with me just to have a camera handy, but today I switched it up and took my XA :)
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I've been giving my new-to-me IIIf RDST a lot of use recently, both because of the "new toy" factor and because if it had any issues, I wanted to find out soon so I could gripe to the seller.

It's a great camera to take along on day hikes: compact, wide range of shutter speeds, and allows for complete creative control. Shoot a roll of print film, develop it, then show pics of where I was to friends. Much easier to take an envelope of prints along with me than to lug a laptop around.

Now starting to dust off the Pentax MX again. It feels huge and clunky in comparison to the IIIf, but you just can't beat an SLR with a built-in meter for macro work.
 
I went downtown Milan today to visit a couple of exhibitions and took with me my Bessa R with the Heliar 50mm F2 (anniversary edition) and a delta 100. Took a few shots.
robert
 
Not sure yet...maybe the Spotmatic SP...I have a Vivitar 135mm lens mounted on it and it's loaded with...I'm guessing LegacyPro 400...
 
Always in the glove box is a Leica Mini Zoom. Often in the back of the car is a 9x12 and Welti, or a Moskva and a Weltini.

I sure wish I could get a chance to shoot them. sigh.
 
Tower 45 (Nicca 5L) with Hexanon 50/2.4 is in the bag today. LegacyPro 400. It's nice to take a Barnack out to catch a little spring.
 
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Tower 45 (Nicca 5L) with Hexanon 50/2.4 is in the bag today. LegacyPro 400. It's nice to take a Barnack out to catch a little spring.
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I have a question for everyone.. What exactly qualifies as a Barnack? When did everyone start calling Leica SM and copies that? Now, I know Oskar Barnack was the head of development for Leitz for the development of the first Leica camera and died in 1936, so can a copy made 20 years after his death really be called a "Barnack"? :confused:
 
same ol' r2m with 35/2.5 color skopar. might switch to the 50/2.5 cs for sport tomorrow. and if my film arrives, the fe2 with nikkor 50/1.8 could get some work - maybe in atlanta ...
 
M3 with CZ C-Sonnar 50, VC II meter and 2 stop ND Filter; Tri-X. Same as most days except for the lens (I usually mount an Elmar-M 50).

...Mike
 
A borrowed Canon Serenar 85mm f/2 and my trusty M7. The lens is tack sharp! Even wide open. (this shot isn't wide open, however.)

 
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I shot my F2 Eye-Level sporting 135mm NIKKOR-Q Auto with Fuji Pro160S today...did a few portraits and some weird angle architecture type stuff I guess...Sunny 16... :)
 
Didn't actually leave the house today but tomorrow I will be using FED 4 and Jupiter 9.
Same film as usual; BW400CN.
Rob
 
Today's about shot, but I'm thinking about shooting some E6 film and having it cross-processed as C-41, inspired by a thread I saw here this morning. I think the Contax IIIa with w-Nikkor 35mm 2.5.
 
RanceEric said:
I have a question for everyone.. What exactly qualifies as a Barnack? When did everyone start calling Leica SM and copies that? Now, I know Oskar Barnack was the head of development for Leitz for the development of the first Leica camera and died in 1936, so can a copy made 20 years after his death really be called a "Barnack"? :confused:
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Ultimately, any answer is opinion since there was no "Barnack" model unless you want to look into commemoratives. I consider a Barnack-style camera to be of the size and form of a pre-M Leica. That includes knock-offs. Being more definitive than that is like trying to pin down the term sedan or roadster to a particular auto manufacturer.
 
I drive to work so and my bag always goes with me. In it are my K20D + 50-135 lens plus 3-4 others depending on what I feel like taking. I shoot a lot of trains and the K20D + 50-135 is my "go-to" setup for that...very versatile for the kind of shooting I do. The "other" camera that goes with me all the time is my Digilux 2. It sits on the seat beside me, set up and ready to go so all I have to do is snap it on for grab shots...
 
dave lackey said:
So, today, I want to do something different. A different day, a different camera!

The camera: Nikkormat FTn Black Body with 50mm 1.8 lens loaded with Tri-X.
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I have only recently discovered the the Nikkormat FT, I've used it a bit, loved it. This is something I have yet to do with it; an outing with no other camera but the Nikkormat. I love the looks of this camera uncluttered by a flash mount. I love all my different SLR's (and the RF's too of course), my Pentax F, various Minoltas, Nikon F. They all have their different hefts and shutter nuances. I need to take the time to enjoy each of the them --- one at a time.
 
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