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| Nikon F401, 35mm SLR, results |
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| The Nikon F401 is growing on me, even though it's a heck of a lump. Looking across the Solent towards the Isle of Wight on a bitterly cold February afternoon in 2006. Whilst at right, yet again, is Raphael, increasingly old , frail, diabetic and a remarkable 19 years old when this was taken. This camera is a bit of a pain for black and white use, as it will rewind the film all the way back into the cassette, which means I have to take a can opener onto the dark bag when loading the developing tank...... | |
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The Nikon F401 was taken to an airshow to see if the auto-focus controls would cope. Generally it was okay, but did tend to hunt if the finger was relaxed after the initial focus lock was made, in the end I found myself using the camera entirely manually. However the three pictures shown here were both auto focus and exposure. The auto-focus was useful at the Shuttleworth Collection show as the aeroplanes can get quite close, requiring a definite attempt to focus back from infinity. The light shutter release made for crisp shots and the hefty weight effectively damps out vibration nicely. I don't like shutter speeds faster than 250th, as the propellers are unnaturally frozen and the image at left was much slower. | |
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Just one more! Eurocopter EC135T1 G-IWRC was engaged giving charity rides to children from the Starlight Foundation at Popham Airstrip on 17th August 2006 when it was photoraphed lifting off against this impressive background of summer cumulus clouds. |
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