Rapsody 2012 #2

Here is Raquel just prior to crossing the Narrows Bridge in Tacoma taken with my Nikon D800.   This is about 4 miles into the Rapsody bike ride and the first real milestone of the day.   Next stop is the town of Manchester.

Rapsody 2012

This photograph was taken with my new Nikon D800 on the Manchester waterfront during the Rapsody 2012 bike ride.

Jenny Lake and the Grand Tetons

I took this photograph on Kodak Pan-x 100ISO 120 film using my 1937 Zeiss Ikon.   This is Jenny Lake with the Grand Tetons rising up in the background.   The film was purchased at a used camera store in Seattle, so it is unknown how old it was.   In this roll of film, there is clearly repetitive fogging in all of the photographs.    This may be how I processed the film - it has only been 20 years since I last developed B/W negatives, or it is an artifact from the age of the film.   I recently purchased two new rolls of Ilford Delta 100 to try and I still have three more rolls from the Yellowstone - Grand Tetons trip to develop.

Nikon D800

Nikon has announced the release of the D800.   This is an FX camera that is the successor to Nikon's D700.   According to dpreview.com there is little difference beyond the CMOS sensor between the D800 and the recently released D4.   They are similar in features although the D800 has a 4FPS limit.   It on the other hand delivers a 36MP resolution.

Nikon D4 Finally

WHY - Nikon D4 Release Video from Corey Rich on Vimeo.

The Nikon D4 has finally been announced, although you can only pre-order it at this time for $5999, it will be available in stores in February.     This is a video demonstrating the capabilities of this 16.4 MP camera.   According to dpreview.com ;


"The 16MP full-frame camera is capable of shooting at 10 frames per second with full autofocus. In addition to a host of ergonomic improvements, the D4 also sees the expansion of its video capabilities, to the extent that Nikon is describing it as a 'multi-media DSLR.' The cameras gains an Ethernet port, a 91,000 pixel metering sensor and an uprated AF sensor that can work in lower light and with smaller aperture lenses. Its sensitivity range can be expanded to the equivalent of ISO 204,800 and adds illuminated controls to make it easier to work in the low-light situations in which such a setting becomes useful. The D4 also becomes the first camera to make use of the XQD memory card format."

Blair Camera Company - Hawk-eye No. 7

This is the latest camera in my collection that I hope to try.   It takes size 122 film.   Not even sure that size is available any longer.   This particular camera was made in 1901. 

   

A bit of history on this camera and its' founding company; In 1878 Thomas Henry Blair, an immigrant from Nova Scotia, founded the Blair Tourograph Company and incorporated in Connecticut.   In 1888, Blair established a relationship with Samuel Turner the sole proprietor of the Boston Camera Company. The Boston camera co was a manufacturer of many cameras including the Hawk eye.   By 1891 Blair was in stiff competition Kodak. To counter the introduction of the Kodak camera from Eastman, Blair patented and introduced the first american camera to move the film spools to the front of the camera called the Kamaret. Like the Kodak, the Kamaret was capable of taking over 100 exposures.   In 1899  the Blair Camera Company was sold to Eastman. Eastman moved it to Rochester, NY, where it continued to operate independently until 1907.  

Lake Dorothy 3

Here is the photograph taken with my Nikon D300 with the Zeis Ikon overlay.

Lake Dorothy 2 - Zeis Ikon

Finally received my prints, negatives showed up first, from the first roll of film taken with the Zeis Ikon. I would say I had about 30% success, not bad for someone who hasn't used an analog camera and a non-slr to boot for over seven years. This is one of the first photographs - very high contrast. I shot this in the rain and fog. You can see the digital version taken at the same spot. Although this is film, there is a lot of grain. Lake Dorothy

Zeiss Ikon Ikonta B 520/16

I recently purchased an analog camera - Zeiss Ikon Ikonta B 520/16. This camera was manufactured from 1937 to 1939. The lens is a Zeiss f3.5 75mm Tessar. The format is 120 film. It should arrive in about a week, just in time to test it out.