A few frames of overgrown trees from the Maisinger Schlucht. Shot through the Leica Summicron-R 90mm f/2.0 lens adapted to F-mount with a Leitax kit.
First test roll with the Mamiya ZE-X and the Sekor 50mm f/1.7. This is a neat little camera. The shell is mostly plastic, but it is solid and lightweight. It sports a feature that tries to prevent the exposure time from getting longer than what the user is likely to be able to hold steady when shooting without physical stabilization. While the camera is not very expensive, it is difficult to find one in a reasonable condition on “the bay”. It seems this camera was not one of the big successes for Mamiya. Nonetheless, if you can find one in good condition, treat it well and it will treat you well.
First test roll with the Minolta XD-5 and the RMC Tokina 28mm f/2.8. I love the shutter sound of this compact Minolta camera. Click-sirrr. While the RMC Tokina 28mm f/2.8 lens is nothing special, there is nothing to complain about, either.
First test roll with the Nikon F. While this is a good camera, it is my least favorite from the F line. The film advance lever on my copy is just a piece of metal, rough around the edges and painful on the thumb.
First test roll with the Nikon FE and the Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5. A nice camera body, but a bit tricky to use lens. The lens allows focusing beyond infinity depending on the focal length. That means that you can’t rely on the focus scale. Thus, some of the first images on the roll are naturally out of focus.
Part ten of the Portra York series. The last one. New York from the streets.
Part nine of the Portra York series. Bridges. Again.
Part eight of the Portra York series. Looking down on New York.
Part seven of the Portra York series. “It’s fun to charter an accountant, and sail the wide accountant see…” - Monty Python.
Part six of the Portra York series. A different perspective of New York down from the Highline.
