Travel with a beaten F1

<p>Wall in Antigua in the morning</p><div></div>

<p>And in the afternoon</p><div></div>

<p>Some trees in the jungle</p><div></div>

<p>Made me some special discount</p><div></div>

<p>And her mother</p><div></div>

<p>And the other daughter</p><div></div>

<p>Lastly a statue in front of the guest house.Tonight I will develop the B&W rolls.<br>

Thank you for all the words,just thought it will be fun to post some travel snapshots</p><div></div>

<p>Alan, I bet you could sell that "powerline removal filter" on ebay. I love the "will not be available in 34mm drop in" text, made my morning. Tom lol</p>

<p>Mihail, what an awesome series of pictures! This was just like experiencing the place through your photographs. What great color! I have a very large soft spot for the F-1 as I think it's a fantastic camera. Thanks for posting these, and I hope you post more.</p>

<p>Mihail, they're getting better as you go. Those latest portraits are fine, and I really like the 24mm shot. Good light, color, and composition.</p>

<p>Man, everybody on the forum is better at portraiture than I!</p>

<p>Alan I seriously doubt that I am better than you at portraiture.Just make them laugh somehow.I don't even know spanish so after talking with people there my hands were hurting.<br>

Last batch of pictures I don't want to monopolize this</p><div></div>

<p>The cemetery without the phone lines</p><div></div>

<p>Antigua interior court</p><div></div>

<p>Lake Atitlan</p><div></div>

<p>The market</p><div></div>

<p>The "hand made" artifacts</p><div></div>

<p>Some picturesque rest area</p><div></div>

<p>And again and goodbye!Next week from New York City with an FTb!!</p><div></div>

<p>What an enjoyable collection, you have a great eye for the local ambiance!<br>

That ol' F-1 may be beaten but it's far from defeated...</p>

<p>Loved the entire set. I have an old F-1 with a useful range of lenses and it's still my first choice when I am shooting people or portraiture. There's something about it's simplicity that encourages me to experiment more with compositions.</p>

<p>The photos are wonderful. I especially like how the blues turned out. I have two questions.<br>

1. What film did you use.<br>

2. How did you solve the mercury battery problem? (assuming you have the original F-1).<br>

<em> </em>I have each of equipment items you have, but comparing my typical results with yours, I especially want to credit the photographer rather than the gear. I am an MIT educated engineer, and I understand most of the physics, but my wife and children, who don't know an f stop from a door stop, produce more pleasing photos. I guess you have to born with the talent.</p>

<p>Thank you for the words.The film types are Kodak 100G for all the landscapes and Fuji 400 NPH for people.These work for me great and I see no reason to change them.The battery I bought it from ebay ,there are a lot of people selling them for about 4 dollars(called Wein).It works fine,I never bothered to check the meter against others,etc.Just follow the needle,tried a roll and it worked great.</p>

 

<p>Nice shots. I love traveling with an F-1, but i sold all my beaters, so it's only Nice F-1s for me thank you.</p>