Bill Smith's Photography

 I shot this set over a year after buying a Nikkor N 28 f2 lens. I already have the Nikkor H 28 F3.5 lens but had an opportunity to get this fast piece of glass for a decent price. I found that my copy of the 28 F3.5 lens has a tendancy to vignette a bit around the edges. That doesn't exist with the 28 F2 lens.  The big question of course is, should I get one? That depends if you have a lot of Pre Ai Nikon Fs, F2's and Nikkormats in your collection, if the answer is yes. I would roll up the nickels and dimes. Bonus points if you can find a factory Ai converted Nikkor N 28 F2 and you can use it all the way through up to the F4 but not the FA.  The other thing I forgot is I shot this on Ultrafine Extreme 400, everyone's favourite bargain basement film, pushed to 1600 really well but I hated it was a magent for water spots and space junk that you have to clone out like mad. Camera: Nikkormat FT2, Nikkor N 28 F2 lens.  Film: Ultrafine Extreme 400, HC110 B.  ...

  Jo-Anne and I wandered around the neighbourhood back in early December dry running a photowalk. Instead of going north, we went south to Davisville, then the Kay Gardiner Belt Line Park, cutting through Mt. Pleasant Cemetary and back up Mt. Pleasant to the Granite Brewery. It was a great walk, the official one went on (photos to follow) back on December 18 before Omicron started scaling events back or cancelling them all together. I want to to do this walk again in the Spring, around Mid May or so just for a different look.  Camera: Nikon FM2n, Nikkor Ais lenses.  Film: Ilford HP5 400, HC110 B. 

  We had fun wandering around North of Eglington which  is in some ways under explored by Toronto photography groups drawn to South of Bloor St. The one thing for archicetural photography fans that has to be done is document the pre early 1970s apartment buildings before they get replaced by 30+ story condo towers.  Camera: Nikon F3/T, Nikkor Ais lenses.  Film: JCH Streetpan 400, HC110 B.