farlymac
PF McFarland
Loaded some Kodak T-Max 100 in the camera, dumped it in the Domke bag full of Nikkor AI and AI-S lenses, and headed out into the smoke filled environs of Roanoke County, VA for an afternoon. A cold front started to clear out the smoke, leaving a lot of clouds in its wake. Made for some dramatic skies though, and later on they broke a bit to let in some more light.
I used the 28/3.5 AI and 35-105/3.5-4.5 AI-S lenses because 1; the 28 came on the camera, and 2; I didn’t want to be changing lenses much as my hands got colder with the temperature dropping twenty degrees throughout the afternoon.
The camera worked just fine, except for the fact the winding lever will not stand-off by itself when the meter is turned on, so I have to use my thumb to keep it engaged while making a reading in portrait mode. And an AR-1 on the shutter button is overkill, as I accidentally tripped it, wasting the last frame on the roll. Next time I’ll just use a low button.
Exposures were good, but with the extreme lighting in the earlier frames I had to do some corrections as I either exposed for the shadows or highlights, figuring to fix it later in post.
There was some weird fault with the film on the leader, and the first two frames.
What The...? by P F McFarland, on Flickr
Only needed to do some dust spotting on this one.
Autumn Sky by P F McFarland, on Flickr
I like the way the 28/3.5 AI has such low distortion.
Barred by P F McFarland, on Flickr
The 35-105/3.5-4.5 AI-S is great for grab shots out the truck window.
Greener On Their Side by P F McFarland, on Flickr
Good light means not having to make concessions on exposure.
Roanoke River NS Railroad Bridge by P F McFarland, on Flickr
See the rest of the photos at https://flic.kr/s/aHskLSRgUw
PF
I used the 28/3.5 AI and 35-105/3.5-4.5 AI-S lenses because 1; the 28 came on the camera, and 2; I didn’t want to be changing lenses much as my hands got colder with the temperature dropping twenty degrees throughout the afternoon.
The camera worked just fine, except for the fact the winding lever will not stand-off by itself when the meter is turned on, so I have to use my thumb to keep it engaged while making a reading in portrait mode. And an AR-1 on the shutter button is overkill, as I accidentally tripped it, wasting the last frame on the roll. Next time I’ll just use a low button.
Exposures were good, but with the extreme lighting in the earlier frames I had to do some corrections as I either exposed for the shadows or highlights, figuring to fix it later in post.
There was some weird fault with the film on the leader, and the first two frames.
What The...? by P F McFarland, on Flickr
Only needed to do some dust spotting on this one.
Autumn Sky by P F McFarland, on Flickr
I like the way the 28/3.5 AI has such low distortion.
Barred by P F McFarland, on Flickr
The 35-105/3.5-4.5 AI-S is great for grab shots out the truck window.
Greener On Their Side by P F McFarland, on Flickr
Good light means not having to make concessions on exposure.
Roanoke River NS Railroad Bridge by P F McFarland, on Flickr
See the rest of the photos at https://flic.kr/s/aHskLSRgUw
PF
Huss
Veteran
There was some weird fault with the film on the leader, and the first two frames.
Looks like the camera strap got in the way.
Nice shots, I really like my Nikkormat.
kshapero
South Florida Man
Heavy as hell, but capable as Heaven.
gb hill
Veteran
I really liked the barn photo. The oops photo wasn't bad either.
oftheherd
Veteran
As always, nice photos from you. It is obviously very picturesque in the Roanoke area. I most envy you the time to go photographing.
farlymac
PF McFarland
farlymac
PF McFarland
As I said, this runs across four frames, two of which were on the leader. And being an SLR, it's kind of hard to get the strap in the way without noticing it.
The Nikkormat is my favorite, mostly for sentimental reasons, as it's the first Nikon model I ever had. Put a whole month's pay into my first one. They've gotten less expensive since then.
PF