This
Is My Nikon Page Take a little time to Look Around Check out the Images
and The links I
Collect and also use Cameras .. My Cameras range from early 1920's
stills and Movie Cameras to
The State of the art Nikon F5, and a little in between... A few
of the Cameras i have in my collection I will be adding and changing these
as i get Time
Click
me on to Hear a RM . clip of a Slient wave Lens focusing and the 8 Fps
motordive at work
Nikon
F5 50th AnniversaryThe Nikon F5 50th Anniversary of Nippon
Kogaku 1948-1998 this is 1 of 3000 Total made between the
U.S and Japan markets.. This is one of the
2nd run made for the U.S/ Worldwide market. The 1st of 2000 units being
for the Japan Market it is basically the same as a standard F5 with the exception of a
titanium top deck done in a natural finish with anniversary markings on
the rear of the body a Presentation display box and a special strap Marking
the 50 th Anniversary 1948-1998.A standard F5 is in the $2100.00 Range
A F5 50th is in the $2900.00 range and up ..
Nikon
F The nikon F the one that started it all Introduced in 1959
and continued Almost Unchanged until 1972 .. The first Nikon SLR and this
body is a 1969 Body with a FTN finder in Chrome with the FTN finder TTL
Metering , a 50 mm f2.0 and the Lower half of a Leather case <upper
not shown> shutter speeds from B to 1/1000 sec and mirror lock up with
a 1 frame loss .
Nikon
F2 w/ motor drive A Nikon F2 w/ Md2 Motor drive and Mb1 Battery Pack
, This is a very heavy Camera the battery pack uses 10 yes 10 AA batteries
to give you a Maximum shooting speed of 4.5 fps Click heremd1.RM.
By Toady's Standards of the F5s 8 fps its really not that slow. The camera
shown is a 1976 Body in chrome with the Md2 Motor drive attached , also
attached is is the DL-1 finder Illumination , and a DP-1 Phototomic Prism
. Overall even 20 years later it is still a fun camera to use .
Rollei
# of the Rolleicords/rolleiflex in my collection from left to right . Rolleiflex
c.1964 . Rolleicord IIa c.1951 .. Rolleicord standard c.1937 A great
Cheap way of Gettin into Medium Format
Nikon
NASA Stuff Here are some the very few Nikon Nasa things I have been
able to find from the early 80's. The first is a Nikon / NASA Decal with
the Space Shuttle and the Nikon Logo , 2nd is a Zippo Lighter Dating about
1981 It is new and Unused in the Oringinal box with the Shuttle on one
side and Nikon / NASA & the Professional's Choice on the other side
, Next is a Enameled Belt Buckle from about the same time frame as the
Zippo with Nikon / NASA and a picture of the Shuttle < If you have any
Nikon/Nasa items you are wanting to sell Please email me > ....
Ansco
Memo 1927 Model Here's a Old one in my collection An Ansco Memo c.
1927 a 1/2 frame camera on 35 mm film for a total of 50 pictures , It is
Cartridge loaded the early model were wooden , this model has 1 wooden
film holder , and a 5 digit serial # .Fairly common to find and a must
have for any collection Movie
Cameras Here Are Most of the 8mm and 16mm Movie cameras Dating
from about 1926,B&H to 1966 Nikon I have a mix of Bell & Howell
, Agfa , Revere , Kodak ,and Nikon , Interested in collecting Movie/Still
cameras ,Movie Cameras are a Cheap way of geting Into collecting as they
go from the $5.00 - $5000.00 range .. I Am Always Looking for Movie Cameras
if you have a Pre 1955 Movie Camera you are Interested in Selling
drop me a Line .. Hit the MOOSE at the bottom to EMail me Bell&Howell
70G high speed a Bell&Howell c.1939 High Speed only
128 fps for Slow Motion only a Very Scarce Camera ..
My Camera Bag My
Camera Bag What's in my Camera Bag unpacked view > My
Bag 2What's in My Camera bag < packed View > So What's in My Camera
bag ? Well First off the bag . A LowePro Photo Trekker AW and what's inside
(1) F5 body with a MF-28 Databack which give me the option of data
imprinting on and between frames , Bracketing and a dozen other options
and of course a Clock.. I use the NM-30 Battery Packs + I always
carry a spare AA holder with Lithium's for back up .. Lenses : Nikkor 16 mm f2.8 Fisheye.
Great and Unusual 180 degree view .. Nikkor 24 mm f2.8 Wide
angle A Nice Lens for Landscape work.. Nikkor 28-70 f2.8 AFS zoom
- This is my all time Favorite lens in the whole bag Also the sharpest
Lens i Own . Nikkor 50 mm f1.4 - The
All around Lens for General Shooting .. Nikkor 105 mm f2.8 micro
- This Lens Will Reproduce a exact 1:1 ratio in size Great for Close up
Work Where Detail is a must .. Nikkor 80-200 f2.8 AFS
zoom My 2nd Favorite Lens in the bag , No its not any faster than The 2
Touch 80-200mm But it does have MUCH better glass and is much Sharper With
the Extra Ed Glass This Lens has Over the Last Models . Nikkor 400 mm f2.8 This
Lens is a beast and it is Huge. Weighs in at a "light" 15 lbs with The
F5 attached it comes in at just over 16 Lbs .Overall Sharpness is Great
even with the Tc-14e or the Tc-20e Attached , Combining the Tc-14e &
the Tc-20e together Image quality does suffer to a point . This works out
to 1360 mm f9.6 the camera will only read this at f5.6 . I
Modified the Tc-14e to couple to the Tc-20e , you do have to go to
the A mode to use this or to full Manual , BTW : the Autofocus does still
work quite well in Bright Light , Of course a Tripod is a must as well
along with a remote cord like the Mc-20 at this focal length any movement
will show up as camera shake .. Strobes / Flashes are a
SB-26 and a SB-28 a SD-8a Power pack , and the SU-4 TTL remote . Tripods are Bogen .. Film : Fuji Ms 100/1000
slide, Velvia 100 slide and Agfa ultra 50 , Agfa 100, 400 Print, Kodak P3200-6400 B&W
great for low light / night shooting , and Kodak C-41 Process B&W . Not shown in the
Picture .. and Used for Most of the Camera pictures. The Very Impressive
Nikon Coolpix 950
Here's One of my Favorite Places
On Earth , Look For a Lot of New Images After 11/13/99
Bodie
Island N.C Lighthouse Built In 1871 this is the 2nd 4 Lighthouses On
the OuterBanks of the N.C seashore , a different view shot with a 16mm
Fisheye lens
Bodie
Island Light. Here is a Upclose View of the Top of the Lighthouse.
A Frensel 1st Order lens can be seen in detail ..
My Pics
Here are a few picks i have taken .. MoonShot
with Kodak P3200 B&W with F5 400f2.8 w (2) 2x & a 1.4 Teleconverter
that's 2160 mm shot wide open @ 1/15 sec GreatBlue
HeronThis was a shot off a Bridge about 5 miles from
my home F5 400 f2.8 w Tc-14e Balanced off the edge of the bridge on Agfa
100 . Pelican
One of the birds I Had the pleasure of taking a few Pics of on my Last
trip To Orcacoke N.C Got fish ??? Pelican
In flight Different Pelican . This one is in Mid Flight Orcacoke N.C ChurchThis
is a turn of the Century church in S.E Maryland taken in the fall N90s
24 mm f2.8 Woodpecker
One of our Locals a Redheaded Woodpecker having Lunch Red
Hawk Another one of our locals , also looking for lunch a RedShouldered
Hawk Sparrow Butterfly