Photography

Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro + Tamron Di II SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR LD Aspherical (IF) lens.

Abbey Churchyard, Bath. Nikon D50 with a 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6 AF-G originally part of a kit with a Nikon F55.

Nikon F-801 fitted with a Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 AI lens. Photographed with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens on a Nikon D700. ISO 3200; f/5; 1/100th.

Anita Corbin's 'First Women UK' exhibition was created to mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, which granted the vote to women over 30-years old and paved the way for universal suffrage. Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AF lens.

Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 AI lens on a Nikon D300s. This is an extraordinary lens of exceptional resolution whether deployed close up or more conventionally. Used on a crop sensor camera it provides a field of view of around 80mm.

Anita Corbin's 'First Women UK' exhibition was created to mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, which granted the vote to women over 30-years old and paved the way for universal suffrage. Nikon D300s and Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 AI lens.

Anita Corbin's 'First Women UK' exhibition was created to mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, which granted the vote to women over 30-years old and paved the way for universal suffrage. Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AF lens. ISO 6400; f/2.8; 1/200th.

Anita Corbin's 'First Women UK' exhibition was created to mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, which granted the vote to women over 30-years old and paved the way for universal suffrage. Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AF lens.

Nikon D90 + AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D lens.

A whimsical reflection on digital and its analogue and mechanical predecessor. Photographed using a 58mm Helios-44 f/2 lens on a Canon EOS 40D camera.

Photographed with a Nikon lens on a Canon camera. Not that this is particularly remarkable, although the adapter is a sloppy fit and thus the sharpness comes as a welcome surprise. I think the lens used was a 135mm f/2.8, but I tried several and could be mistaken. I should make notes. Recalling the all-manual film camera where my interest in photography began, I am resolutely continuing in deploying the manual setting for exposure, and I have discovered that I like many subjects to be under-exposed by some margin. I suppose exposure is like art: nothing is actually right or wrong. Perhaps I am on the threshold of developing a photographic style.

Everything manual, including the lens, a Nikkor-O.C 35mm f/2 on a Nikon D300s. The bag is a Billingham Hadley Original.

The Canon EOS 30D was in production for about 18 months during 2006-07. The menu is intuitive and simple, so Canon changed it for something complicated and irritating in the successor 40D model. The screen on the back is a useful size, which marks it apart from the predecessor EOS 20D. For a light-tight box, the 30D is nice to use, and cheap to acquire secondhand. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D300s using a Nikkor-O.C 35mm f/2 lens.

Photographed with a Chinon 55mm f/1.4 lens on a Canon EOS 30D camera. Eric Tastad reviewed the Chinon 55mm f/1.4 lens - erphotoreview.com/wordpress/?p=1264 He concluded “This lens really surprised me. I was expecting junk and it ended up being the biggest surprise of the lenses I tested. In terms of sharpness, the only place this lens is lacking is wide open at the corners, otherwise it is comparable to the best of the best. This would be excellent for video or wide open photography. So many of the old 50mm f/1.4 lenses are terrible wide open, but this lens is an exception”. Tomioka made the lens for Chinon. There were also Rikonen, Yashinon, and Revuenon versions, all to the same specification. As for the Zenit-E: it was launched in 1967 and based on the Zorki rangefinder camera. The Zorki rangefinder was a copy of the Leica II. So I own a Leica (sort of). Pity the shutter is not dependable. Age has caught up with it.

I know that transferring an old Praktica strap to a Canon SLR is a serious violation of photographic etiquette. I realise the Camera Cops will detain me for questioning if they find out. But it's just too good a strap not to attach to a camera you use more often. Photographed with a Nikon D2Xs and an AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G lens.

Photographed with a Canon EOS 30D and a Helios-44 58mm f/2 lens with an extension tube in between.