Bill Smith's Photography

 I'm about a month behind uploading photos but life has been, interesting. My camera collection is being boxed up and put in a safe spot for the upcoming move, and things are starting to move faster with getting the house ready for sale. My time in Oakville is winding down.  So, wamdering around Oakville in mid September on a sunny couple of days, I pulled out my circa late 1970s Canon F-1n and popped on my FDn 28-80 F 4 zoom lens. I love the FDn 35-105 F3,5 Zoom lens but haven't used the 28-80, it came with my Canon New F-1 AE along with the 100-300 F5.6 L zoom and the 500 F8 Tokina Mirror lens.  The 28-80 is another walk around lens Canon FD shooters should keep an eye out, its sharp and while at F4, it has a macro function which is a nice touch. I would be using this lens more often in the summer or with higher ISO film.  Camera: Canon F-1n, FDn 28-80 F4 Zoom Lens.  Film" Fomapan 400, Ilfotec HC 1+31.  ...

 Canon FD mount 35 F2 lens aren't cheap. I got luck when mine came with the New F-1 I bought off my brother Alex. My version is an early production with the chrome nose and thorium glass. Naively I thought I could buy a decent FDn 35 F2 from the 1980s to compliment my pair of New F-1's, yeah, no.  I got sticker shock some time between I got the chrome nose 35 f2 lens and now, cinematographers fell in love with certain 35mm SLR lenses and they love using the old glass on their digital video cameras. I'm not talking wedding videographers but people shooting movies, TV shows and music videos. The other problem with old FD glass, finding a decent example is going to take time. The old FDn lenses. were prone to haze and very humid climates, fungus. Oh joy, reading many EX++++++ cosmetically great but please ignore the mushroom farm and the fact the previous owner used 120 grit sandpaper on the front element for some dumb reason. Shame.  So I live with the gen one FD 35 F2, des...

 Canon FD glass used to be bargain. Most focal lengths still are, but there are exceptions that have popped up over the past year or so. Fast wide angle, and wide normal lenses have popped in price My friend Alyssa from Aly's Vintage Camera Alley wanted on for her Canon kit and got sticker shock, we talked about it in Facebook Messenger. Well the reason why the 35 f2's and 28 F2 lenses have screwy lately as cinematographers are popping these lenses on their RED Digital Motion Picture Cameras for a different look. I found that out through another friend, a film photographer works in the Film and TV industry in Vancouver BC,  Canada. He has a set of Canon FD lenses for his motion picture work.  Camera: Canon F-1n, FD Chrome Nose 35 F2 lens.  Film: Ilford Delta 100, HC110 B.