Saturday saw some relaxation of the restrictions imposed by the health emergency in New Mexico. It looked pretty much like a normal weekend day in the Plaza Vieja, including a few custom classics.
I enjoyed the solidity and simplicity of the Nikon F. The 1.4/50mm lens that came with the camera is a solid performer.
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I've never seen an artichoke still connected to the plant before!
Artichokes seem to do well in Albuquerque as I see many growing in private gardens. The botanical garden experts cover them with burlap during the winter months. I have always thought them to be visually interesting plants, but this is the first time I have made pictures of them that I thought worth sharing on the blog. Of course, it helps that Margaret has planted them right next to the house.
I think I need to revisit the Nikon F. I tried one about ten years ago around the same time I got my first F2, and didn't much like it. Especially the film back. The F2 hooked me and I never looked back. I now realize that it takes a certain amount of experience to truly appreciate a camera and now that I have some under my belt, it might well be worth giving the F another try.
I got the F2 first and likely would not have bothered to acquire the F except that it had the plain prism I wanted for the F2. Now, however, I find the simple sturdiness of the F to be appealing.
The F is a solid and reliable perfomer. This is the camera that largely convinced photojournalists that an SLR camera could be used in rugged or nasty places (e.g., the Vietnam war). The German manufacturers never developed a SLR that could compete. As they say, the rest is history. I think I mentioned before that I used an F for over a decade. Mine was a late model with spme of the F2 cosmetic features. A friend in Michigan now has it, but I think he has not exercised it in years.
Oh, I love the artichokes, too!
I have acquired four Nikons almost by accident and at very little cost. It does seem quite extraordinary to me now considering how unlikely such an acquisition seemed when the Nikon initially became the first choice of nearly every photojournalist.
Always fun to eat your subjects.
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