The Limbo Connection's photos

Nikon D50 + AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G lens.

Photographed using a Canon EOS 20D with a Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm f/2.8 Tessar lens. According to Wikipedia, Superkings are primarily marketed towards the working-class female smoker, and the brand is the ninth most popular cigarette in the UK with 3.3% of the market.

Photographed with a Nikon D50 and a 55mm Micro-Nikkor f/3.5 AI lens.

A test shot which tends to prove my suspicion that the Nikkor AF 24mm f/2.8 performs better on a Nikon D50 than it does on a D2Xs. 1600 ISO. F/6.3. 1/160th.

I made this photograph by holding a Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm Tessar lens tight up against a Nikon D50. It's a bit Heath Robinson, but it is possible to get a picture via this technique. This is straight out of the camera.

A tidy symmetry inhabits the mind of the culinary colander designer, who organises in multiples of nine. Photographed with a Nikon D90 and a 35mm f/1.8 AF-S DX G lens.

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire (National Trust). Nikon D2Xs and Nikkor-H Auto 300mm f/4.5 lens made circa 1972. 100 ISO; 1/60th; f/8. Tripod.

A Derek Kinzett unicorn photographed using a Nikon D2Xs and a Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8 AF lens.

Garry Winogrand said, "All things are photographable". He considered that photography was not about the thing being photographed, it was about how that thing looked photographed. I find that attitude refreshing. Tea is also refreshing. Photographed with a Nikon D50 and Nikon 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6 G lens.

The Nikkor-P/Nikkor H Auto 300mm f/4.5 telephoto lens was in production between 1964 and 1977. It was part of a range of automatic-diaphragm lenses designed to complement the Nikon F SLR camera. During its production run, it was changed in 1969 from a five element/four group construction to six elements and five groups, and became the Nikkor-H (‘P’ stood for ‘Pente’, indicating five elements; ‘H’ stood for ‘Hex’, indicating six). The revision improved image quality considerably. This was a popular lens amongst Nikon users of that period, and remains sought-after on the second-hand market as an economic way of acquiring a 300mm prime lens of decent quality. It is of peerless construction and measures 79 x 202mm (3 x 7.95in) and weighs 990g (2.1lb). The lens extends during focusing, almost doubling in length. It takes 72mm filters and has a built-in telescopic hood which provides approximately 45mm more length. There is a scalloped focussing ring, characteristic of most so-called "chrome barrel" Nikkors. It is equipped with two tripod mounting threads: one for ‘landscape’ photos and one for ‘portrait’. The focussing throw is 140 degrees, making it handle relatively well.

Photographed using a professional 35-70mm f/2.8 AF Nikkor lens on a Nikon D50. Although it’s lightweight and made of plastic, the D50 is quite robust. It remains the only entry-level digital SLR from Nikon equipped with professional features such as an LCD screen on the top plate, and the ability to use the early generation of Nikon AF lenses which are screw-driven by a motor in the camera (i.e. backwards-compatible). The D50 was available from June, 2005, and was in production for less than 18 months. Its JPG performance is impressive with noise-free, well-saturated photographs even at 1600 ISO.

Photographed with a 55mm Micro-Nikkor f/3.5 AI lens on a Nikon D2Xs with a TC-16A teleconverter interposed. The TC-16A is compatible with only a small number of Nikon cameras. It was introduced during the 1980s when AF became popular and Nikon were a bit behind the pace. The TC-16A provided automatic focus on older AI lenses to reassure Nikon users and persuade them not to jump ship. In use it extends focal length and reduces lens speed. You never want the second, and you don't always welcome the first. I'm not convinced of its value on the 55mm Micro-Nikkor which at f/3.5 isn't exactly fast to begin with. Plus, automatic focus is hardly necessary for macro work and can even be an outright hindrance.

Rubbish day in Bath, with everything nicely sorted for the recycling lorry. Plus the added interest of a girl on a bicycle.