... Photographic matters...

     

    I use a Nikon F90 for colour and a Nikon FA for B/W (which I bought a looong time ago at Cambridge Camera Exchange, NY). This keeps me from wasting those B/W reels just to make space for colour again. Since Nikon had the brilliance to allow older lenses to be used with newer cameras and vice verse I can use all my lenses with either camera. I use the following lenses:

     

    50mm

    Standard 50 mm with F1.8. Very good for using with those ASA 64 (or 50) films without a flash.

    35-105mm

     My most used lens, a 35 - 105 mm with F3.5 - 4.6 gives ok speeds with films (ASA 100 - 200).

    70-210mm

     An outdoor lens, being 70 - 210 and having F4.5 - 5.6 it usually for sunny days or with flash.

     

    Also for outdoor, the 400mm Sigma F5.6 is splendid for catching some animals unaware. Well almost, at least they don't fly away immediately!

     

    For some special cases. The 28 mm F1.8 is rarely used. 

     

    80-200mmWhen I grow up I will get one of the F2.8 80-200 mm D ED guys to use!

     

    For colour I prefer films from Kodak and my favorite is the ASA 64 Ectachrome, though it is seldom used. Normally the Kodak Gold with ASA 100 - 400 is used. When I know I will take a large amount of photos I switch to Kodak Elite instead of Gold (slides are so much cheaper!). Black and white films from Illford are the only ones I've tried sofar. I have nothing against using a flash (I know some do) and use the SD-26.

     

    Gallery

    Here are some of my pictures... click on the thumbnail to see something bigger. All are taken with the F90 without a flash unless otherwise stated. No permission is granted for using these without my written consent.

     

     

    This one is taken somewhere over Iran / Iraq from 10.000 FT (143KB). 

     

     

    This is Ayers Rock from the side. Do you see the people climbing up? (79KB)

     

     

    ... and this is what it looks like when you are halfway up. At the bottom is a chalkboard where a running tally of dead and wounded climbers to discourage tourists (119KB). 

     

     

    Bird of prey in Germany (81KB). 

     

     

    North of Cairns. Waiting for someone to come closer... 113KB). 

     

     

    Another flower. I am sucker for colours! With flash. (118KB). 

     

     

    From Green Island. The original colors have been changed by taking a picture of the original slide against sun light (70KB). 

     

     

    This is about being one with your surroundings (72KB). 

     

     

    From Hagenbecks (109K). 

     

     

    A djonk in Hong-Hong. Though it sports sails it was motordriven. (136K). 

     

     

    Last Edited: 11 Sept 1998