I always dreamed of getting a Canon F1 when I had FD lenses. I found the AE1(p) super frustrating to shoot manually because of their meter displays.

No idea if the price is good though.

I find the AE1P fun, and so far it seems like something completely different... We'll see when I develop the film.

As for the new F1, I'm curious... This guy is selling his new F1 and other stuff because he bought a Pentax 645.

I've never used the F1, but my pal ChatGPT says it's a good price for the condition.

This weekend went up to San Francisco or back to San Francisco. Way back. Fun time and with the M Monochrom (M9M) and the LLL 50mm f/1.5 Z21 (focus mid-frame and wider a challenge)

No masterpiece here, just my first roll of film with the AE1p, some examples

testing the camera/Gold 200.

While heading to Melissa's parent's house last weekend we visited the small town of Winters CA for the first time, and stumbled across their small car show in the early evening. So out came the M Monochrom (M9M) and LLL 35mm f/1.4 Double Aspherical "11873", shot mostly at f/2 for a classic, low res look.

It's a cute little town if you haven't been @TMoney

Edited September 4Sep 4 by blessingx

We’ve been many times. In fact, I start one of my usual bike loops from the Hotel Winters parking lot.

It is a little hidden gem for sure. Only about a 20 minute drive from where I live.

Edited September 4Sep 4 by TMoney

[Warning: way too many photos]

It's what I call "lowrider season", so hit the ever growing show in downtown San Jose yesterday (alway's good light when not behind skyscraper and tree shadows). For those going to be in San Francisco next weekend there's one there. As opposed to the photos above, went all color. The graffiti shots are with the ever reliable combo of Canon 6D Classic and Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM pancake. The main show's are with the Leica SL2 and very unpancake 16 elements, 3lbs Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4. And when you have a fast wide angle everything is a nail.

Edited September 7Sep 7 by blessingx

Yoshi

. o O Even though I only have one Nikon body and it's about to turn 21 years old, I think I'm going to buy a Nikkor 35mm F/2.

Ugh. I got Nikon'd. 20+ years of shooting Canon and the rapid decrease in my ability to see has made operating my D200 a challenge.

I was messing with the ISO and/r the WB buttons and fat fingered the QUAL (image size) one. For three days, I was shooting with my D200 at its lowest (2.5MP) setting vs. its native 10MP. I didn't lose anything spectacular, but it's certainly disheartening to learn one was shooting on "thumbnail" resolution.

I've got a Nikon D70. It's 22 years old now (2004).

The soft plastic bits are getting sticky but everything else works ok, including the battery (I think it's much newer).

Speaking of resolution options, Fuji continues to aim for a different audience...

That's odd - I thought the Instax were for film, but I'm not sure why you need this instead of a phone camera.

Futzing with the D200, special "thumbnail" edition:

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These are the original resolution as shot. Nice CMOS CCD color science at least.

Edited Wednesday at 01:35 AM4 days by Knuckledragger

^ hmmm. Am I the only one that can't see these?

59 minutes ago, Knuckledragger said:

These are the original resolution as shot. Nice CMOS color science at least.

CCD, right?

8 minutes ago, mikeymad said:

^ hmmm. Am I the only one that can't see these?

I can see.

Sorry - works now... 🤷

Tried on phone and pc before. Nice colors.

DOH. You're right. The D200 was one of the last CCD Nikon DSLRs and that is the reason it's so prized by collectors and eccentrics. The only CCD body that followed it was the entry level D3000.

I spy a honda fit. The d200 can do no wrong*

*As long as EV>10

The continuing Nikon D200 v. Fujifilm S5Pro (in a D200 body) battles are fun. I have the latter, but those D200 colors look great.

7 hours ago, mikeymad said:

^ hmmm. Am I the only one that can't see these?

I cannot see them either.

I wonder if Flickr is blocking certain countries? I'll try my VPN.

Hola, me llamo Arrastrando los Nudillos! ¿Dónde está la biblioteca? Mi amigo Brent tiene una cabeza gigante.

Erm, I mean. I am now using ProtonVPN, with Spain as the exit country. The images loaded slowly, but they did all eventually show up.

They loaded for me yesterday. Not today.

For instance: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55528102446_c0178ed055_o.jpg

Now they’re loading for me. Cosa de brujas.

Who cares what the Maryland State Fair awards it's photography prizes to, but for your enjoyment...

• ‘With 850 photographs submitted this year, Chamelin says it is difficult for volunteers to determine how every entry was made. He claims that he did not know that AI had been used to modify Alston’s photograph when it was submitted into the competition.’

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