Tag: Nikon
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Research: is there really a difference between real and simulated film photographs?
To answer this question, I researched the foundations of film and digital photography; and which factors can influence the style of the results for my bachelor thesis.
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5 Frames… At night Kodak VISION3 500T 5129 (EI 1600 / 35mm format / Nikon FA)
Since I started shooting film 2 years ago, I have wanted to shoot Motion Picture Stock and have it processed in its native ECN-2 chemistry.
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Photography: Guardians at the door #02 – Shot on Fuji Pro 400H at EI 200 (35mm format)
Guardians at the door #02 Shot on Fuji Pro 400H at EI 200. Color negative film in 35mm format. Nikon F100 / Nikon Nikkor 85mm f1.8 AF-D Guardians at the door #02Shot on Fuji Pro 400H at EI 200.Color
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Photography: Thirsty work – Shot on Kodak Pro Image 100 at EI 400 (35mm format)
Thirsty work Shot on Kodak Pro Image 100 at EI 400Color negative film in
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Photography: Guardians at the door #01 – Shot on Fuji Pro 400H at EI 200 (35mm format)
Guardians at the door #01 Shot on Fuji Pro 400H at EI 200.Color negative film
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5 Frames… With Kentmere 400 (EI 800 / 35mm format / Nikon F4S)
“I thought it was color!” That was what my friend Adele texted me when she saw the scans I’d sent. I can understand her surprise.
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Travelogue: Following in Vivian Maier’s footsteps, my trip to Chicago
Traditionally when I go away on holiday, I tend to pick the less touristy places. That way I can get a better feel for a country and its people.
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Changing gear: how the theft of my kit pushed me into medium format
Changing Gear is a new series here on EMULSIVE where photographers are invited to talk about equipment or events that have changed the way they approach the world through their lens.
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5 Frames… With ILFORD HP5 PLUS (EI 1600 / 35mm format / Nikon FE)
These 5 frames are from a roll of ILFORD HP5 PLUS I shot on my Nikon FE and 24mm f/2.8D lens while visiting Toronto earlier this year. It had been raining for two full days.
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Film photography in album cover design
I discovered my love of film photography by accident. Being a collector, I have always frequented thrift stores for anything I could find of interest.
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5 Frames… With Psychedelic Blues (EI 400 / 35mm format / Nikon N80)
“Do you remember when we first met? I thought I had wandered into a dream.” I have always loved that quote from The Lord of the Rings.
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The Nikon F2: an everyday camera for the 21st Century
The F2 was Nikon’s mechanical, manual flagship camera of the 1970s.
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How to save money with a Nikon Pre-AI camera system
The cost of manual-focus 35mm equipment increases to rise and Nikon gear is leading the pack.
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5 Frames …With FOQUS A125 (EI 125 / 35mm format / Nikon F60)
This film, FOQUS A125, is made by an enthusiast in Russia, and is hard to obtain without Russian connections (Russians buy it from the man himself on a forum full of untranslatable idioms).
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Camera review: Satisfying a 37 year dream… My first Nikon F3
I remember the Nikon F3 being expensive when it first came out in 1980. At the time, a new Nikon F3 with a 50mm lens cost about US$1,175 – that’s about US$3,500 adjusted for inflation.
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5 Frames… With Kodak VISION3 500T 5219 (EI 1500 / 35mm format / Nikon F3) – Kevin Tan
Just out of the blue, my dear friend Edward, a stage magician, called me up to ask if I could cover his performance. Without hesitation, I said yes.
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Camera review: 30+ years with the Nikon FG-20
In 1984 I had just entered my 20s and my pockets were not very deep. Up to that point I had been using a Rolleiflex SL35M, my second SLR, but it had stopped working.
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5 Frames… With Rollei Infrared 400 (EI 400 / 35 format / Nikon FE)
I have always found the look of black and white infrared photographs intriguing and really wanted to try it myself.