Nikkor 3.5/3.5cm LTM on Canon P

[farlymac]

I’ve been wanting to test this combination for some time now. Canon P with Nikkor 3.5/3.5cm on Kodak BW400CN.

The lens worked flawlessly, even though the aperture control ring is off by half a stop. Good latitude in the BW400 helped the day. The camera however needs some work, as the shutter started acting up again.

I don’t chase trains. I usually just catch them as I happen to be in the area, or go to a particular place to get the shot I want. But I got caught up in the fact that the road I was on paralleled the railroad for some distance, and I could easily outrun it to the next crossing at the slow speed it was doing. Except where it crossed the road, which got me stuck when they decided to wait for another train to clear the interlocker at Lithia, and blocked the crossing before I got there. It was fun while it lasted.

Stuck At The Crossing by P F McFarland, on Flickr



I like this place in Nace, VA, and try to get a photo of it with whatever I have at the moment. It used to be the local store, with rooms for rent above it. Now it’s just another empty building.

Nace General Store by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Now here’s the shot I was wanting. I could have maybe waited just a little longer though until the lead engine was more in the crossing. Something to think about next time.

Rolling Home by P F McFarland, on Flickr

See all the photos at https://flic.kr/s/aHskkcs2JR

PF

 

[David Murphy]

Nice crisp shots - good shooting combo. I've used the Nikon rangefinder mount version before with great results - not sure if it's the same optical design.

 

[x-ray]

I see you're in Roanoke. Years ago I met O Winston Link there at a book launch of his last book of train photos. If you're not familiar with him you should check him out. His work is iconic of the golden age of trains. I believe there's an O Winston Link museum now.

Link was famous for his night scenes and lit them with huge banks of flash bulbs that would take days to setup. At the book intro I knew I would be able to meet him so I took a #11 flash bulb and had him autograph it. Amazing and beautiful work.

Museum website. http://www.linkmuseum.org

 

[farlymac]

Nice crisp shots - good shooting combo. I've used the Nikon rangefinder mount version before with great results - not sure if it's the same optical design.

Thanks, Dave. As far as I know it is the same design as the S mount ones.

PF

 

[farlymac]

I see you're in Roanoke. Years ago I met O Winston Link there at a book launch of his last book of train photos. If you're not familiar with him you should check him out. His work is iconic of the golden age of trains. I believe there's an O Winston Link museum now.

Link was famous for his night scenes and lit them with huge banks of flash bulbs that would take days to setup. At the book intro I knew I would be able to meet him so I took a #11 flash bulb and had him autograph it. Amazing and beautiful work.

Museum website. http://www.linkmuseum.org

You can't live in Roanoke and not know about O. W. L. But I knew his work way before I ever moved here. I didn't get to attend the event where they did a night shoot of him sitting on the front of the 1218 for Vanity Fair, but was able to get a photo of myself in the same position a short while later.

Hang on to that #11.

PF

 

[Luddite Frank]

"Trains that Passed in the Night", and "The Last Steam Railroad in America".


Two great collections of Link's work...


The Norkfolk & Western was quite supportive of his work.


Great pictures, P.F. - as for waiting for the lead engine to "get more into the crossing"... the story of my rail-fan picture taking.

On Labor Day, a buddy and I chased Nickel Plate 765 out of Steamtown, heading for East Stroudsburg. I was juggling a Canon G-1 Powershot (almost an antique!), and a Leica III-c... shooting a moving train with a knob-wind camera is always interesting !

 

[farlymac]

Ah, a Berkshire at speed! Hope you got some good ones, Frank. I used to hope they would fix the 763 at Roanoke, but finally it was sent off to where it belonged up north. We now have the 611 to chase, but not again until next year.

Thinking about sending it to YY, Dave.

PF