tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post6522904737593761948..comments2024-03-28T19:19:12.154-06:00Comments on Photography & Vintage Film Cameras: Learning to shoot the Nikon FEMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-70570403268490454272018-03-18T19:08:56.842-06:002018-03-18T19:08:56.842-06:00What a fine legacy that was. Not only the camera,...What a fine legacy that was. Not only the camera, but the appreciation of it which he apparently passed on to you.<br />My family had a few nice cameras, but I didn't end up with any of them. The one I think about occasionally is the Kodak Signet 35 owned by my step-father. I was just reading a thread on Rangefinderforum about the Signet and it got me thinking I should look for one.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-38238399410146257912018-03-18T18:29:04.244-06:002018-03-18T18:29:04.244-06:00Beautiful series, Mike. The FE is a favorite of mi...Beautiful series, Mike. The FE is a favorite of mine since I got one from my late father.Julio Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927595214961421525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-34402298136645236702018-03-09T17:24:14.447-07:002018-03-09T17:24:14.447-07:00I've always been inspired by the fact that gre...I've always been inspired by the fact that great photos have been made throughout photography's history with whatever equipment was available at the time. At the same time, of course, photographers have pretty much always striven to get their hands on the best available equipment.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-38822834971648421022018-03-09T11:07:03.142-07:002018-03-09T11:07:03.142-07:00I'm going Downtown for some photography this a...I'm going Downtown for some photography this afternoon ... think I'll see what happens when I photograph our (ugly, Brutalist) Federal Building.<br /><br />It's fun to play with old cameras, especially to make even the most cantankerous gear yield good work. But when you want to just make pictures, there's little substitute for one of these late manual-focus-era SLRs. They just get out of your way and let you make pictures.Jim Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941665968757241278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-75950742113120209082018-03-09T08:18:25.957-07:002018-03-09T08:18:25.957-07:00I've been mostly into making pictures with sim...I've been mostly into making pictures with simple cameras over the years, but it has been fun lately to poke around in the higher end of the film camera universe. <br /><br />I was not surprised when the security guard came after me. I had seen him eyeing me as I snapped the pictures of the landscaping. I also had the precedent of a uniformed guard demanding my ID after I shot a picture of a Post Office building. I felt somewhat honored to be in the same category as Russel Lee who was accused by the sheriff of being a spy after making a picture of a one-room post office in Pie Town, New Mexico.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-15223265151027778382018-03-09T06:42:56.314-07:002018-03-09T06:42:56.314-07:00I had a similar "federal building" exper...I had a similar "federal building" experience in D.C. Pausing to take a picture of the modernistic SEC building near Union Station, a guard outside told me that there was a law against photographing the building! Astonished, I marched inside and asked, at the desk, "show me the law." They couldn't, of course, but I calmed down and let it go. I think it has something to do with the fact that the facade is all glass and you can see inside.<br /><br />I have about 30 SLRs, mostly simple Practikas (not "sexy" and very cheap to buy) but also a Minolta, Fujica and Konica with more electronic "bells and whistles." They all take great pictures, and I especially like the ability to take close-ups.<br /><br />Adam FaircloughLurcher1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07802578423084130907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-30663647647234199612018-03-08T22:01:14.429-07:002018-03-08T22:01:14.429-07:00The FE, FE2, FM, FM2n are just a wonderful series ...The FE, FE2, FM, FM2n are just a wonderful series of cameras. Back up bodies for many professional photographers at the time. My FM2n is always at the ready.JR Smithhttp://www.fogdog-photography.comnoreply@blogger.com