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Dual 1214. Camera: Nikon F2. 50mm f1.4 Kodak Gold 200
This shot is from 2014, many cameras, turntables and homes ago. This was my first Nikon camera and man was I in love. Even though I mostly use Pentax now Nikon is still the best maker of 35mm slr’s in my opinion. The F2 is pure mechanical bliss. The prisms with meters are a bit large but they fit the body well and the 100% coverage is a helpful tool for precise framing. I have an F2 with the AS prism now but I hope to pick up a de-1 soon. That combo makes the most beautiful 35mm slr ever (again imo).
The lens is the non ai 50mm f1.4 which I never fully loved, it’s a great lens but I later picked up an FE which had the series e 50mm f1.8 and that lens is killer even with the less robust plasticy housing. All of the 50mm f1.8 Nikons are great lenses and I will always recommend those over the f1.4s specifically the pancake version without the rabbit ears. I was still using drug store film exclusively and this was shot on Kodak Gold 200, a perfectly useable film which I prefer to ultramax. Anyway, the record on the table is a first pressing of the amazing Velvet Underground’s 2nd album White Light White Heat. This description is word salad and I don’t like most salads.
Dual 1214. Camera: Nikon F2. 50mm f1.4 Kodak Gold 200
This shot is from 2014, many cameras, turntables and homes ago. This was my first Nikon camera and man was I in love. Even though I mostly use Pentax now Nikon is still the best maker of 35mm slr’s in my opinion. The F2 is pure mechanical bliss. The prisms with meters are a bit large but they fit the body well and the 100% coverage is a helpful tool for precise framing. I have an F2 with the AS prism now but I hope to pick up a de-1 soon. That combo makes the most beautiful 35mm slr ever (again imo).
The lens is the non ai 50mm f1.4 which I never fully loved, it’s a great lens but I later picked up an FE which had the series e 50mm f1.8 and that lens is killer even with the less robust plasticy housing. All of the 50mm f1.8 Nikons are great lenses and I will always recommend those over the f1.4s specifically the pancake version without the rabbit ears. I was still using drug store film exclusively and this was shot on Kodak Gold 200, a perfectly useable film which I prefer to ultramax. Anyway, the record on the table is a first pressing of the amazing Velvet Underground’s 2nd album White Light White Heat. This description is word salad and I don’t like most salads.