Brad Cloven
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Nikon FM2n, 200mm F/4 AI, Fuji Velvia 50. Moonrise, Lake Huvsgul, Mongolia.
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For the 28th. Gobi Desert oasis town. Nikon FE, 50mm 1.8 AIs, Provia 100, cropped only.
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Film Camera Week for July 28
Brad Cloven replied to Mike Gammill's topic in Classic Manual Film Cameras
NIkon FE, 50mm f/1.8 AIs, Provia 100. Strawberry seller, Tsetserleg, Mongolia.
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Film Camera Week for July 28
Brad Cloven replied to Mike Gammill's topic in Classic Manual Film Cameras
Nikon FE, 200mm f/4 AI, f/5.6 x 1/1000th, Kodak Portra 400. Taikhar Rock area, Nadaam Festival, Mongolia. -
Film Camera Week for July 28
Brad Cloven replied to Mike Gammill's topic in Classic Manual Film Cameras
Nikon FM2n, 24mm f/2.8 N.C. @ f/8 x 1 sec. Edited for horizon and cropped the bottom. Original Fuji Velvia 50 colors. Karakorum, Mongolia.
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Nikon FE, 50mm 1.8, Fuji Provia 100. Strawberry Seller, Tsetserleg, Mongolia.
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Nikon FM2n, 50mm f/1.8, Kodak TMax 100. Khongor Els, Mongolia.
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Nikon FM2n, 24mm f/2.8 N.C. @ f/8 x 1 sec. Fuji Velvia 50 film. Processed and scanned by NCPS. Corrected for horizon and cropped from bottom. Color is original.
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The 55mm 2.8 is regularly reviewed as THE SHARPEST NIKON 50 EVER. You lose a stop or two of speed at 2.8. And it's bigger and heavier. But it's macro / micro. So there are some tradeoffs. Many / most of the 55s focusing rings become stiff due to the drying of their original lubricant. I have two that are darned near frozen, and I have a self-imposed project to try to correct that with some disassembly, cleaning and re-lubing. If you have one that is loose so far, good for you! If it's working, never sell that 55mm. You'll regret it. Get a regular 50mm 1.8 also, and put a hood out in front of it. In my tests of the 50s (about 8), a hood that controls for ambient light from obtuse angles really sharpens things up. OBTW - I have about 12 Nikon film camera bodies in my collection. I took the FM2n on my trip-of-a-lifetime to Mongolia because it is reputed to be among the most reliable film bodies ever produced. So, your body / lens combo is a total classic.
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John: I've done these by the dozen by now. The kits from John Goodman are the best. Sometimes he has been out of the business, and other times back in the business it seems. If he's "In", you want his kits. If he's "Out", they can be reasonably copied from craft-store materials, but without the good pre-cuts, and probably with less well considered materials. If he's not doing the business anymore, please let me know and I'll give you some ideas of how to mimic his superior stuff.
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Back from Mongolia. Oh my. Will be posting here and in the weekly thread for awhile. Karakorum Monastery. Nikon FM2n, Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 N.C. @ f/8, Velvia 50. Straight scan by NCPS, no edits.
