Bill Smith's Photography

Alex Luykx, The Toronto Film Shooters Facebook Grop founder decided to take our 10 Anniversary Photowalk on the road to Guelph Ontario about an hour's drive away and it was a fun Sunday to reconnect with friends I haven't seen in a while and explore a town I usually roll through on the way to Elora. I chose my circa 1960 black Nikon F along with Kodak Ektar 100 as one of my camera choices for this walk and despite the challenging lightin conditions with sun and cloud, I got great results.  Lens wise, I used a tick mark Nikkor S 50 F2 which collectors love and it rendered colour well for a 62 year old lens.   Camera: Nippon Kogaku Nikon F, Nikkor S 50 f2 lens.  Film: Kodak Etkar 100. 

  It's been a month, my mom passed almost oa month ago on May 28 at age 85, we knew this day would come, and after living with mixed dementia, COPD and congestive heart failure. Mom's at peace with dad now, and I'm glad for that. Now, things are going to change, a lot.   I pulled out dad's Nikon F with the eyelevel prism, I wanted a connection with dad to process what I went through from funeral planning (it was a good send off), to now, dealing with the self replicating to do list in regards to the estate. Now wandering around Oakville with a family heirloom shooting mostly on a Nikkor S 50 F1.4 lens (the way dad did in the 1960s), it hit me like a ton of bricks. My time in Oakville is winding down and the chapter will close soon and new adventures beckon.  Camera: Nikon F (641 serial number), Pre Ai Nikkor lenses.  Film: Kentmere 100, Ilfotec HC 1+31. 

 Nikkor S 50 f2 léns, an interesting peice of glass that was only made for a few short years before being replaced by the super sharp H version. My Nikkor S 50 f2 was also a Tick Mark and even rarer bird as it was only made at the beginning of the F mount era. Comprised of seven elements in five groups and a more circular aperture courtesy the nine aperture blades. Of course my Tick Mark 5cm F2 lens wound up on my circa 1960 black Nikon F. I really like what I got out of this test roll.  Also, If you also noticed, I switched developers from HC110 to Ilfotec HC, Kodak having quality control issues with their darkroom chemistry partner. Since I was using Ilford Stop and Fix I figured it was time to vertically integrate because I shoot a lot of Ilford film.  Camera: Nikon F, Nikkor S 50 f2 (Tick Mark) lens.  Film: Ilford HP5 400, Ilfotec HC 1+31.