A few recent shots - Nikon FE

<p>Hi all,<br /><br />so I finally managed to put a roll through my trusty Nikon FE again :-) Whenever I use it, I'm delighted at the simplicity and small size of it - it just has all the basics in the right places. And as opposed to some of my other cameras, it actually has a meter inside and even does Aperture Priority :-) I guess this is as close to "point and shoot" that you'll ever get inside this forum.<br /><br />Anyway, I just scanned some of the best pictures on the roll and thought that I'd share them here... And end the "show" with a picture of the camera, of course :-)<br /><br />Thanks in advance for any and all comments !!<br /><br />Soeren</p><div></div>

<p>Next, my wife Pia and Asta sharing an intimate moment...</p><div></div>

<p>This is actually a large fibreglass Octopus-shaped slide - great fun :-)</p><div></div>

<p>Next, a portrait using a pre-AI 50/1.4 wide open. There surely must be a plane of focus hiding somewhere in all that bokeh :-)<br /><br />You can mount this on the FE by flipping up the AI indexing tab, but lose open-aperture metering. I've since had it AI-converted professionally, BTW, to overcome this issue.</p><div></div>

<p>This is Anton helping out in the kitchen creating "Anton's Sausage Dish" - sausages and tomatoes fried in a pan and served with Pasta</p><div></div>

<p>We travel a lot by train, since we don't have a car, so the kids always find a way to relax a bit...</p><div></div>

<p>This is Anton riding a "rope slider" of sorts - sorry but I don't know the proper name in English, but at least you can see that he's having fun. And Asta, too :-)<br /><br />The Sigma 28/1.8 is an AF lens and absolutely impossibly to focus manually due to the very short fosusing throw. Yuck :-(</p><div></div>

<p>Last, a couple of shots from the magnificent 45/2.8 Nikkor-P. Small, sharp, and sooooo smooth :-)</p><div></div>

<p>Rosemary is just two, but took only a few minutes to figure out how to use an iPad...</p><div></div>

<p>Last shot from the roll: We have a new swing in our garden, and all the kids have to try it out, of course...</p><div></div>

<p>Finally, a shot of the camera - as promised. The 28/3.5 is great and relatively small, while the 45P really deserves its "pancake" moniker. The 105/2.5 is much larger, of course - especially with the hood - but I could see myself going on a week-end trip with just the FE and the two shorter lenses.<br /><br />BTW, the film was Kodak BW400CN Professional, that I scan on a COOLSCAN IV ED - I never use anything else these days and hope that it will continue to be available from Kodak in the future...<br /><br />Thanks for looking :-)<br /><br />Soeren</p><div></div>

<p>Nice, especially Rosemary and the iPad.</p>

<p>Great shots and an elegant camera. Has some resemblance to my FTb. Some of the pictures have a sepia look.</p>

<p>That's a "rope swing" Anton is on.<br>

I fully understand why you don't have a car in Denmark, it's a mighty expensive thing to buy there. (150% tax.) Plus, they choose to make it possible to live without it.</p>

<p>Beautiful family and beautiful work. I spent all day yesterday roaming the countryside with an F4s and an ancient FT2, a few manual focus lenses and some HP5. It was a lot of fun roaming through some old barns. I'll put a few up when I get them souped. <br /><br />Rick H.</p>

<p>Thanks, all :-)<br /><strong><br />John</strong>, I'm not certain that it's just called a swing - he's actually going about 10 MPH horizontally along a very long cable, from which the vertical rope is suspended on a sort of pulley. Stupid me - I actually have a picture of that, so I'll stop babbling and post that instead :-) </p><div></div>

<p>Soeren, it looks like some sort of "zip line". Good series and some beautiful models,</p>

<p>I love the picture of the children on the train. Must dust off my FE and put a film through it.</p>

<p>Wonderful pictures, <em>all</em> of them. The FE is such a nice camera to use, quiet and smooth. I've got about half of a roll left in mine and hopefully I'll have something to share. Thanks for a great post, Soeren!</p>

<p>Great shots, Soeren. I hope you are putting copies of these photos into a family photo album. When your kids are grown, they will surely treasure these photos. Thanks for an enjoyable post.</p>

<p>Beautiful pictures indeed. I have heard only good things about FE. Your post is rather tempting me to get one. Great post. Thank you </p>

<p>Nice warm tones and an excellent approach to portraying children. You brought out spontaneous responses in the subjects. Thanks, sp.</p>

<p>I think we call that playground thing a "Flying Fox" down here...Lovely pix, <strong>Soeren</strong>, right up to your usual standard. "Asta and Pia" is a moment beautifully captured. Thanks for another fine post.</p>

<p>It looks like your 28/3.5 is the AI. That's the 28 Nikkor I use the most. It's very sharp.</p>

<p>Nice photos, especially the zip line on, a nice action shot. I have an FE2 that had previously<br>

been well used and is still going strong. A very nice well designed camera.</p>