sc_rufctr
Leica nuts
"Gentle Giant"
is a (formerly?) famous rock-group of the 70ties. The CD in the first picture is - in my opinion - suitable to this hulk of a camera.
It was a long quest to find a pristine F-1, Motor Drive MF and the EE-Finder.
All is in fully working order and YES, I take pictures with it ;-)
It looks very heavy and bulky, but it is a pleasure to work with it! In contrast to the New F-1, you have- besides continuous metering - a real AE-lock.
Greetings to all RFF Members and a happy New Year!
Peter
Thanks Peter
I immediately thought of Starsky and Hutch when I saw this.
FrankS
Registered User
Timmyjoe
Veteran
That's a great camera Peter. Except for the EE-Finder, I've got the same one though mine doesn't look as nice. Probably because it's one of my two workhorse cameras that I shoot with constantly in the studio. I've got it loaded with B&W which looks spectacular with that 85mm 1.2L. The D700 takes care of the color chores.
Happy Holidays everyone.
Best,
-Tim
Greyscale
Veteran
Konica FS-1 with Kiron 28~210mm 4.0-5.6 Macro Zoom by Greyscale3, on Flickr
Konica FS-1 with Konica Hexanon AR 40/1.8 pancake lens by Greyscale3, on Flickr
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kshapero
South Florida Man
Mackinaw
Think Different
My Olive-Drab F-1. With a FD 55mm F1.2 aspherical.
Jim B.
Jim B.
Mackinaw
Think Different
No, it's one of 2,002 OD F-1's Canon made in 1978. See:
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/canonf1/html/odf1.htm
Jim B.
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mathomas
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My "new to me" Contax RX:
GSNfan
Well-known
kshapero
South Florida Man
Always wanted one but never did.
mathomas
Well-known
Keep it in mind. It's a very nice rig. I wrote a bit about it over here (but maybe you know all about the RX already):
http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22198
unohuu
Established
sykotec
Well-known
hey, did you grab that out of my camera cabinet??
oh, wait - mine still has the sync socket cap, and yours doesn't have all that mud in the focusing ring......
neat to see someone else shooting the 'lowly' 50/1.8 AF-D on a manual focus camera tho. i actually leave a 50/1.2 AIS at home in all but the faintest light, 'cuz that little plastic thing beats it in size, weight, AND performance.
oh, wait - mine still has the sync socket cap, and yours doesn't have all that mud in the focusing ring......
neat to see someone else shooting the 'lowly' 50/1.8 AF-D on a manual focus camera tho. i actually leave a 50/1.2 AIS at home in all but the faintest light, 'cuz that little plastic thing beats it in size, weight, AND performance.
menos
Veteran
I think, the 50 1.8 Ai-s is even nicer to pick up, when size, budget and handling are requested.
It comes even cheaper, than the 1.8 AF-D, but it has got the silky smooth, perfect handling of the most expensive Nikkors, which is marvelous.
Mine stays with me, even though, there are faster, more expensive or more desireable 50mm in my bag.
It pairs wonderfully with a small, light FMx body or even with big and heavy rigs like a F3 with motor or a D3.
The Nikon AF-D lenses really feel like toys in workmanship and operation, when compared to their Ai-s counterparts.
tokengirl
Established
The newest addition to my ever-growing family:
keepright
matthew
Very, very nice.
kshapero
South Florida Man
Nice article.
hans voralberg
Veteran
@Tokengirl: What aperture did you use to get both the lens and the WLF in focus with that OOF background?
photo_fred
photo_fred
Jeez Frank, alot on Nikons there but no F2.
gb hill
Veteran
My $16.00 ebay find.
