Canon FD Photo of the Month: December 2015

[Alex_Es]

<p>Merry Christmas everyone! Great shots! Keep on creating!</p>

[Bill C1664885404]

<p><strong>Canon FDn 17mm/4.0 is fantastic...has really opened up a lot of new opportunities.<br /><br /></strong><strong>Infrared shot of another small cove, IR colors SOOC.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/INFRARED/122015_A_IR%20Cove2%20Wide%20View%2028_PBBrt15Con15Sat50Wrm50PBS50_zpsob4x2i7f.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" /></strong><br /><br /><br /></p>

[rick_janes]

<p>Merry Christmas!<br>

A few from a pair of new (to me) old classics: black & whites are Ilford 400 in a black Canon RM, the color is Ektar 100 in a super-cherry black Canonflex RP with black-breechlocked Super Canomatic R 50/1.8...</p><div></div>

[rick_janes]

<p>The new filing cabinets are in!</p><div></div>

[rick_janes]

<p>Palm fan</p><div></div>

[rick_janes]

<p>Winter citrus, afternoon light.</p><div></div>

[rick_janes]

<p>A tree on high alert!<br>

It is a real joy to shoot with fully operational 50+ year-old FD ancestors, they were worth waiting for!</p><div></div>

[Bill C1664885404]

<p><strong><strong>Canon FDn 300/4.0L + Canon FD 2x-A Tele-Extender</strong></strong><br>

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<strong>First time in 38 years (since 1977) that the Full Moon has coincided with Christmas day.<br /></strong><strong>Didn’t look like I was even going to be able to see the moon much less shoot it with all our days of constant rain & heavy clouds / overcast.<br /></strong><strong>But at 7:00pm tonight, I noticed the rain tapering off, the overcast separated, and to my complete surprise the moon appeared in the opening right overhead.</strong><br /><strong>I was able to run out, set up and shoot it from my driveway...w</strong><strong>on’t happen again in my lifetime.</strong><br>

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/SCENICS/MOON%20SHOTS/2015%20MOON%20SHOTS/122515%20PM%20Christmas%20Full%20Moon%2042_PBHiDefBrt25Con10Wrm25PBS50_zpsy6lq2lz1.jpg" alt="" /></p>

 

[jim_bielecki1]

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<p>A few from a pair of new (to me) old classics: black & whites are Ilford 400 in a black Canon RM, the color is Ektar 100 in a super-cherry black Canonflex RP with black-breechlocked Super Canomatic R 50/1.8...</p>

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<p>A black Canonflex RP. Not bad! Chrome Canonflex's are unusual, but black ones are rare, especially with a black-breechmount lens. I have a RP and an original Canonflex. Beautiful, no-nonsense cameras. I still enjoy using them.</p>

[rick_janes]

<p>Jim, a quick shot of my rare black-bodied Canons: the RM, the RP with black-breeched Super Canomatic, and a VI-T rangefinder with black 50/1.2, black meter and accessory grip. All of 'em are fully functional, which is more than I can say for the iMac after this morning's El Crapitan "upgrade".<br>

How naïve were camera makers to build gear of such longevity? But I really appreciate their proud dedication to QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP.</p><div></div>

[jim_bielecki1]

<p>To find a black RP and RM is something. There’s a seller on eBay who says that Canon only made 75 black RP’s and 75 black RM’s. I don’t know if this is true, but only way you look at it, they’re rare cameras. Congrats!</p>

[Alex_Es]

Great photography this month ! Like the old black Canon collection !

[Alex_Es]

<p>Ow! 2016 is hours away! A Happy FD New Year! We'll hit the first of January with a fresh POM. Thank you all for your excellent contributions throughout 2015 !!</p>