I flew into Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, late in the night to be unceremoniously whisked off to spend the next 15 days in quarantine in a 3×4 meter hotel room. I was there on a work assignment that was going to last a few months hence I brought along my trusty workhorse; Nikon F3HP […]
Tag: Nikon FM3A
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The Making of Hitchcock’s California: Vista Visions From the Camera Eye, by Robert Jones with Aimee Sinclair
Hitchcock’s California is a photographic tribute to Alfred Hitchcock by Aimee Sinclair and myself, along with an essay by Hitchcock film historian Dan Auiler. The book features a portfolio of eighty panoramic photographs — shot on the Hasselblad XPan system — that revisit locations from the Golden State the legendary director used in filming many […]
Posted inNikon Film Camera Reviews
Camera review: 14 years with the “invisible” Nikon FM3a
In January 2006, after 5 or so years of film photography with a combination of cheaper cameras (e.g., a Minolta SRT-101, a Fed-3 and an old Mamiya 35mm), I bought a like-new Nikon FM3A for $429 USD on eBay. Since then it has shot hundreds (if not thousands) of rolls of film, and has accompanied […]
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Travelling with film: My Sri Lankan travelogue
I suspect it’s a common dilemma, you’ve booked a holiday with your partner (and or family/friends) and there’s no doubt the destination was influenced by potential photographic opportunities. How on earth are you going to balance wanting to take lots of photos with what other people want to do?!
Posted in35mm format, Photography
Photography: Kodak EKTACHROME E100 comparison #04: EI 100, EI 200 and EI 100 XPRO (35mm format)
Kodak (new) EKTACHROME E100 comparison #04
EKTACHROME E100 at EI 100: Ricoh GR1s (C-41 cross process)
EKTACHROME E100 at EI 100: Nikon F100 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D (E-6 development)
EKTACHROME E100 at EI 200: Nikon FM3A + Nikkor 50mm
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Photography: Kodak EKTACHROME E100 comparison #03: EI 100, EI 200 and EI 100 XPRO (35mm format)
Kodak (new) EKTACHROME E100 comparison #03
EKTACHROME E100 at EI 100: Ricoh GR1s (C-41 cross process)
EKTACHROME E100 at EI 100: Nikon F100 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D (E-6 development)
EKTACHROME E100 at EI 200: Nikon FM3A + Nikkor 50mm
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Photography: Kodak EKTACHROME E100 comparison #02: EI 100, EI 200 and EI 100 XPRO (35mm format)
Kodak (new) EKTACHROME E100 comparison #02
EKTACHROME E100 at EI 100: Ricoh GR1s (C-41 cross process)
EKTACHROME E100 at EI 100: Nikon F100 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D (E-6 development)
EKTACHROME E100 at EI 200: Nikon FM3A + Nikkor 50mm
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Photography: Kodak EKTACHROME E100 comparison #01: EI 100, EI 200 and EI 100 XPRO (35mm format)
Kodak (new) EKTACHROME E100 comparison #01
EKTACHROME E100 at EI 100: Ricoh GR1s (C-41 cross process)
EKTACHROME E100 at EI 100: Nikon F100 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D (E-6 development)
EKTACHROME E100 at EI 200: Nikon FM3A + Nikkor 50mm
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Photography: ‘lil stunner – Shot on Kodak EKTACHROME E100 at EI 400 – 35mm format
‘lil stunner
Shot on Kodak EKTACHROME E100 at EI 400Color reversal (slide) film in 35mm formatPush processed two stops.
Read the Kodak EKTACHROME E100 first impressions review – EI 100, 200, 400 and 800 tested.
‘lil stunnerShot on Kodak
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Film stock review: Kodak EKTACHROME E100 – shot at EI 100, 200, 400 + 800 first impressions
Here’s a quick look at a recent shoot of new Kodak EKTACHROME E100 shot at box speed, then up to EI 200, 400 and 800 – one, two and three-stops of push processing. *1
The images below form part
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Photography: Bound – Shot on Fuji Provia 100F RDP III at EI 100 (35mm format)
Bound
Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP
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Photography: Stuffed – Shot on Wittner Chrome 200 at EI 200 (35mm format)
Stuffed
Shot on Wittner Chrome 200 at EI 200Color reversal (slide) film in 35mm format
StuffedShot on Wittner Chrome 200 at EI 200.Color reversal (slide) film in 35mm format.
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Photography: Tussled – Shot on Fuji Provia 100F RDP III at EI 100 (35mm format)
Tussled
Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP
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Photography: In the shadows – shot on Efke KB25 at EI 25 (35mm format)
In the shadows
Shot on Efke KB25 at EI 25Black and white negative film in 35mm formatNikon FM3A / Nikkor 50mm f/1.2
Development notesFF No.1 Monobath: 21°C/70°F, 06:00 (N)1 minute presoak, 30 seconds initial agitation, 1 inversions
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Photography: Longan – Shot on Efke KB25 at EI 25 (35mm format)
Longan
Shot on Efke KB25 at EI 25Black and white negative film in 35mm formatNikon FM3A / Nikkor 50mm f/1.2
Development notesFF No.1 Monobath: 21°C/70°F, 06:00 (N)1 minute presoak, 30 seconds initial agitation, 1 inversions / 30
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Photography: 1000 layers – Shot on Lomography Color Negative 800 at EI 800 (35mm format)
1000 layers
Shot on Lomography Color Negative 800 at EI 800
Color negative film in 35mm format
Nikon FM3A / Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AI-S
1000 layersShot on Lomography Color Negative 800 at EI 800.Color negative film in 35mm format.Nikon
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Photography: Spray – Shot on Efke KB25 at EI 25 (35mm format)
Spray
Shot on Efke KB25 at EI 25
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Nikon FM3A / Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 / Nikon BR-2A + BR-3
Development notes
FF No.1 Monobath: 21°C/70°F, 06:00 (N)
1 minute presoak
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Photography: Journey’s end – Shot on Efke KB25 at EI 25 (35mm format)
Journey’s end
Shot on Efke KB25 at EI 25
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Nikon FM3A / Nikkor 50mm f/1.2
Development notes
FF No.1 Monobath: 21°C/70°F, 06:00 (N)
1 minute presoak, 30 seconds initial agitation
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Photography: Old timer – Shot on Efke KB25 at EI 25 (35mm format)
Old timer
Shot on Efke KB25 at EI 25
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Nikon FM3A / Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AI-S
Development notes
FF No.1 Monobath: 21°C/70°F, 06:00 (N)
1 minute presoak, 30 seconds initial
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Photography: Confusion – Shot on Efke KB25 at EI 25 at EI 25 (35mm format)
Confusion
Shot on Efke KB25 at EI 25
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Nikon FM3A / Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 / Nikon BR-2A + BR-3
Development notes
FF No.1 Monobath: 21°C/70°F, 06:00 (N)
1 minute presoak
