Archive for March, 2009

Time to Change Cameras; Leica M8 for Sale

Posted in 29-March-2009 ¬ 21:38h.marcComments Off
Lots of camera changes around here. In the museum department, I sold my Mamiya medium-format RB67 SLR on eBay, and bought a Nikon TW2 from a nice fellow in Florida (advertising on his local Craig’s List) to replace the one I used to have but can no longer find. These cameras were in my January 2008 [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Shooting with My Nikon F

Posted in 15-March-2009 ¬ 19:31h.marcComments Off
I attached a 16mm f2.8 fisheye, loaded Kodak Gold 200, and went for a walk in downtown Boulder, including the library, where I took the photos below. The exposures seem to be off by at least a stop, but for all I know the shutter hasn’t been adjusted in 49 years. (I metered with my fairly [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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My Nikon F is Here!

Posted in 12-March-2009 ¬ 20:47h.marcComments Off
Now that I know the serial number, 6424073, I know (according to Richard de Stoutz’s terrific site) that it was made between July 1960 and January 1961. (You recall, of course, that To Kill a Mockingbird was published in July 1960 and President Kennedy was inaugurated in January 1961.) I tried a couple of lenses on [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Found My Nikon F

Posted in 9-March-2009 ¬ 23:16h.marcComments Off
Not one I lost, since I never had one. But I did find one to buy: Meter doesn’t work, true, but KEH, who I’ve happily dealt with a few times before, calls it “EX”, and its serial number starts with 64, which means it was made between 1959 and 1963. I’ll know when in that interval [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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The Ultimate Nikon Site

Posted in 7-March-2009 ¬ 11:12h.marcComments Off
Here’s a terrific site by what’s surely the world’s most complete collection of Nikon Fs. The level of detail is amazing, such as on this page of self-timer levers. Here’s another Nikon story I enjoyed. Haven’t found my own Nikon F yet. I found an early body for $150, but with no finder. A plain prism finder, if you [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Happy Birthday Nikon F

Posted in 5-March-2009 ¬ 21:31h.marcComments Off
I see that my last post here was on July 4. Since then lots has happened, of course, not least Obama’s election (his poster co-starred in that July 4 post). I’ve been too busy to write any great articles for my blog, but with Twitter now gaining prominence, with its 140-character limit, I suddenly no [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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