High Park and Testing out Some Nikon Gear (F2 Photomic and a new Lens).

 I had this spare black Nikon F2 body sitting around and not doing much in the cabinet of broken dreams (parts cameras), my first thought was to secure a matching DE-1 eye level prism and put this camera back into service. The body was fine, but seeing what black DE-1 prisms are going for these days, that thought quicekly became a NOPE! Plan be, lets look for a working DP-1 meter head and I'll have a black F2 Photomic back in the collection, and I found a decent example on the US Camera Ebay Store and placed my order. The meter head works great and it went on a recent Toronto Film Shooters photowalk to High Park. 

There were zero issues with the DP-1 prism head, the meter was spot on. I can't recommend F2's regardless of the version for a Nikon shooter, they are largely attainable and very robust and you have  large community to fall back on who get it. 

The other bit of equipment I was testing out was the Nikkor H.C 85 F1.8 short telephoto lens, it had been factory converrted to Ai so I can use it across my system. This lens rocks. I love it stopped down for landcape work or opened up for portraiture. The lens coupled with a fast 35 gives you a very good travel and photo journalism kit for urban environments. 

Both the F2 and 85 F1.8 performed flawlessly. 



Camera: Nikon F2 Photomic, Nikkor O 35 F2 lens, Nikkor HC 85 F1.8 lens. 

Film: Eastman Double X. D76 1+1. 



Bloor St. and Parkside Drive_ Bloor St. Bike Path to Dundas John Meadows Having Coffee Bloor at Parkside Dr.and Keele St Path Into High Park High Park Fountains at the Northeast Entrance Walking In High Park High Park Acess Road Curve High Park Modernist Sculpture High Park Fork in the Path High Park Stairs Down High Park Eastern Access Road High Park Loop Looking at Howard Park Ave The College Carlton and Gerrard Steetcar Rolling In Two The College Carlton and Gerrard Steetcar Rolling In Jo-Anne with Glasses Crossing PArkside Drive_ Parkside and Howard Park Dr _ Houses on the East Side of Parkside Dr Parkside House Behind the Trees Parkside House at the Top of the Stairs Ridout Street Shade Front Gate off Parkside Houses at the North End of Parkside The end of Parkside Drive Traffic on Bloor at the Start of Keele Bloor St. Traffic at the Light

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