These are wonderful. The Zf gives you full frame and a more substantial feel than the Zfc. I prefer the Zfc (now) over the Fujis. I had one briefly before the Zf fell into my lap.
AdaptedLenses wrote:
No color at the coast yet, so a couple B&W. Poor man’s version of George’s setup, Zfc with the 3.5cm f/2.5. Still like the old Picture Control B&W sims (Neopan this time) but I don’t know what I’m missing with the Zf.
Jim, remind me are you shooting RAW or JPEG? But basically Nikon had a program where you could further tune images and load presets into the camera. Some folks built film recipes in there. It can be fun if you don’t feel like editing. I’m a fan of Ektachrome, Neopan and HP5.
Nikonpc.com
One more from the combo, RAW edit this time.
Kevin, appreciate the Zf thoughts. Maybe in ‘26 I’ll upgrade. Need to get house squared away first.
jimmuller wrote:
I like your B&W pics but I have no idea what you said.
AdaptedLenses wrote:
Jim, remind me are you shooting RAW or JPEG?
Thanks for the reply. I've been shooting jpg (jpeg), lately of type "fine *" (6048 x 4032). I assume you have a reason for asking. I read through the owner's manual about recording RAW but I wasn't sure what to do with them.
I've run NX Studio a few times (with a registered Id for it) because it claims to be the way to process RAW files. But NX Studio wants me to be online to start up or it will allow only a limited number of days. It must want to validate my Id every time it starts. Since I can't always be online I haven't pursued it further. I've been trying to learn darktable which (I think) claims to work with RAW files.
Mostly I see a big difference in my full scale jpg's and the downsized files I'd post here. Yet some smaller jpg's I see here look very fine indeed. Maybe darktable downsizes them better.
Being on the steep part of the learning curve can be good or bad. You learn a lot quick or you have hard slog uphill.
BTW, I used to shoot Ektachrome with my Nikkormat. The Film Scanned Recently thread in Film Isn't Dead has a number of my old slides. The later ones were all shot originally with the same MFNG I'm using now.
You should cross post some of those Nikkomat shots, most likely you used Nikon glass with it… I would love to see some.
jimmuller wrote:
Thanks for the reply. I've been shooting jpg (jpeg), lately of type "fine *" (6048 x 4032). I assume you have a reason for asking. I read through the owner's manual about recording RAW but I wasn't sure what to do with them.
I've run NX Studio a few times (with a registered Id for it) because it claims to be the way to process RAW files. But NX Studio wants me to be online to start up or it will allow only a limited number of days. It must want to validate my Id every time it starts. Since I can't always be online I haven't pursued it further. I've been trying to learn darktable which (I think) claims to work with RAW files.
Mostly I see a big difference in my full scale jpg's and the downsized files I'd post here. Yet some smaller jpg's I see here look very fine indeed. Maybe darktable downsizes them better.
Being on the steep part of the learning curve can be good or bad. You learn a lot quick or you have hard slog uphill.
BTW, I used to shoot Ektachrome with my Nikkormat. The Film Scanned Recently thread in Film Isn't Dead has a number of my old slides. The later ones were all shot originally with the same MFNG I'm using now....Show more →
These are awesome! I can look at old film images all day. I lost 95% of my film shot’s and their negatives between moving from Europe back to the US, or in my apartment building fire back in 2007. I think my mom may still have some though. I do still have my Canon Canonet QL17 GIII. I bought it new right before moving to Germany in 1983. My first 35mm camera. I had a Pentax Auto110 Super, but really wanted a 35mm. I lusted after the F2 and the 55/1.2, but I didn’t get one of those until about 10 years ago.
jimmuller wrote:
Thanks for asking.
These are from 1975:
Boston evening from Cambridge, an experiment to capture the reflections in the water.
kwoodard wrote:
These are wonderful. The Zf gives you full frame and a more substantial feel than the Zfc. I prefer the Zfc (now) over the Fujis. I had one briefly before the Zf fell into my lap.
I really wanted a Zfc, but not having any image stabilization was a deal breaker for me.
Jim, those are great photographs from 1975 Boston.
I hope get some fall photos this weekend assuming there is anything remaining after the very strong winds of the past two days. In the meantime, a bit of nature from the left coast.
Seal Rock, Pebble Beach 17 mile drive:
The Sea Lions dominate the top section of the rock. The seals which have less climbing ability occupy the lower levels.
Check out www.nikonpc.com. It gives sample images with the option to look at the different profiles as well as instructions etc. you might enjoy different “looks” with the jpegs. It’s perfect for how you’re shooting.
With RAWs it basically gets stripped away so less useful though I haven’t tried it with NXStudio. Either way you’re in a perfect spot to take advantage!
Don’t think I shared this golden hour shot yet. 85mm f/1.8 AI’d
jimmuller wrote:
Thanks for the reply. I've been shooting jpg (jpeg), lately of type "fine *" (6048 x 4032). I assume you have a reason for asking. I read through the owner's manual about recording RAW but I wasn't sure what to do with them.
I've run NX Studio a few times (with a registered Id for it) because it claims to be the way to process RAW files. But NX Studio wants me to be online to start up or it will allow only a limited number of days. It must want to validate my Id every time it starts. Since I can't always be online I haven't pursued it further. I've been trying to learn darktable which (I think) claims to work with RAW files.
Mostly I see a big difference in my full scale jpg's and the downsized files I'd post here. Yet some smaller jpg's I see here look very fine indeed. Maybe darktable downsizes them better.
Being on the steep part of the learning curve can be good or bad. You learn a lot quick or you have hard slog uphill.
BTW, I used to shoot Ektachrome with my Nikkormat. The Film Scanned Recently thread in Film Isn't Dead has a number of my old slides. The later ones were all shot originally with the same MFNG I'm using now....Show more →
As a long time Nikon user I enjoyed viewing this thread
From my first Nikkormat FTN as a student in the 1970's to the Z5 in 2025.
And the amazing thing is we can still use these vintage manual lenses on our modern cameras with an adapter.
These examples are with the Nikkor 1.8 50mm AIS compact version.
This lens was only available in Japan and I found my mint copy on the bay from a trusted seller in Tokyo.
Not to be confused with the plastic Series E version - this is a proper Nikkor.
Location is the polderland near Gouderak, the Netherlands.
André
Nikon Z5 and Nikkor 1.8 50mm AIS (compact version) at f8
Nikon Z5 and Nikkor 1.8 50mm AIS (compact version) at f8
I've been recovering from surgery lately and going back through my archives from the past couple of decades. Today I finally re-found over 20,000 images shot years ago. They are all from when I was using an old manual focus Nikon 800/5.6 on a D300. I'm only about halfway through the stash but am loving seeing all these images again. Although, my old ACR 9.2 seems to struggle converting some of the NEF files. And then my old photoshop CS6 bogs down a bit working the images for things like cropping. A bit weird as this doesn't happen with my Canon or Leica RAW files. It's been so long I don't remember if I was using a different workflow for the Nikon Raw files. I show an icon for ViewNX2 but the app is no longer there. ViewNX is still working though. Yeah, my photo editing desktop is old, ! Anyway, here's one example of the kind of shots I'm finding from this beautiful old piece of glass. Wondering now, why I ever sold it.
jamesdak wrote:
I've been recovering from surgery lately and going back through my archives from the past couple of decades. Today I finally re-found over 20,000 images shot years ago. They are all from when I was using an old manual focus Nikon 800/5.6 on a D300. I'm only about halfway through the stash but am loving seeing all these images again. Although, my old ACR 9.2 seems to struggle converting some of the NEF files. And then my old photoshop CS6 bogs down a bit working the images for things like cropping. A bit weird as this doesn't happen with my Canon or Leica RAW files. It's been so long I don't remember if I was using a different workflow for the Nikon Raw files. I show an icon for ViewNX2 but the app is no longer there. ViewNX is still working though. Yeah, my photo editing desktop is old, ! Anyway, here's one example of the kind of shots I'm finding from this beautiful old piece of glass. Wondering now, why I ever sold it. https://a4.pbase.com/o12/80/486280/1/175919412.Ga8EtznH.DSC_0117.jpg...Show more →
Time to upgrade that old PC then...sounds like you're running XP still... those shots deserve more
jamesdak wrote:
I've been recovering from surgery lately and going back through my archives from the past couple of decades. Today I finally re-found over 20,000 images shot years ago. They are all from when I was using an old manual focus Nikon 800/5.6 on a D300. I'm only about halfway through the stash but am loving seeing all these images again. Although, my old ACR 9.2 seems to struggle converting some of the NEF files. And then my old photoshop CS6 bogs down a bit working the images for things like cropping. A bit weird as this doesn't happen with my Canon or Leica RAW files. It's been so long I don't remember if I was using a different workflow for the Nikon Raw files. I show an icon for ViewNX2 but the app is no longer there. ViewNX is still working though. Yeah, my photo editing desktop is old, ! Anyway, here's one example of the kind of shots I'm finding from this beautiful old piece of glass. Wondering now, why I ever sold it. https://a4.pbase.com/o12/80/486280/1/175919412.Ga8EtznH.DSC_0117.jpg...Show more →
Heading to Charlottesville this upcoming weekend for Family Weekend there, granddaughter asked a couple months ago since her mom couldn't go. Going to pack up some camera gear for the trip too, no idea where my CF cards are, nor my chargers, lost in this disaster area here... booked a hotel in Harrisonburg, closest we could get , should be a fun drive.
! Anyway, here's one example of the kind of shots I'm finding from this beautiful old piece of glass. Wondering now, why I ever sold it. 