Nikon F90X, AF-D 50 F1.4 lens and Fomapan 400 Processed in Ilfotec HC

 I finally got a Nikkor AF-D 50 f1.4 lens for the camera kit, purchased off EBay, it arrvived better than described quickly from Japan. Using the F90X I popped the AF-D 50 F1.4 on and gave it a test drive around my girlfriend Jo-Anne's neighbourhood in Toronto. 

Being the Nikon Fan Boy I am, there are multiple copies of the Nikkor S, SC 50 F1.4, as well as Ai and AiS versions in my collection. The AF-D is a super continuation with this focal length, you can use it as a classic Nifty Fifty as well as a portrait lens.  

Photographing Jo-Anne, I was taken aback how flattering this lens is for portraiture. Turn around and stop it down the AF-D 50 f1.4 becomes the perfect lens turning my F90X to a very powerful point and shoot. Having shot with the same lens with my brother's F5 was just insane, the perfect photowalk combo. 

Now Fomapan 400, you can't go wrong with this film as long as you know how to shoot and process it. I recently switched from Kodak HC110 to Ilford's Ilfotec HC which is British HC110. It's a great developer, that said there's no official time for Fomapan 400 so I took the HC110 B time and ran with it. Honestly, I think I think Ilfotec HC 1+31 with Fomapan 400 shot at 250 ISO looks light years better, that's just me. 



Camera: Nikon F90X, AF-D 50 f1.4 lens. 

Film: Fomapan 400, Ilfotec HC 1+31



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