Matal Photography

Social documentary of life and culture using photography, moving image and found sounds

 

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My thoughts on Photography, film making and field sound recording

 

I cannot imagine why anyone would want to read the random photographic dribblings of my mind but here they are.

 

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Blog 4:  Nikon Nikkor Lens Photo Examples

A few lenses I don't need are going to be sold.

 

Nikon lenses are great, I'm talking about the older manual ones before digital took over.
The are made of all metal and feel great.  Ken Rockwell rates some of them as good or better than Leica's.

 

I use them with an 'NIK - L converter' from K&F Concept on a Sigma fp L body - this works a treat at full frame.

 

But I have two zoom Nikkors and I just do not use zoom lenese - ever.  They are wasted on me.  Also to go is the 50mm f1.4 Nikkor as I have far too many 50mm lenses and I have decided to replace it with the f1.8 Pancake Nikkor.
The blog page shows the photos I took for the sales, showing what they can do.

 

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The Alpaka Vertex bag with a couple of lenses inside.
Nikon Nikkor 50mm 1.8 (front), 28mm-50mm f3.5 zoom (left), 43mm-86mm f3.5 (right).

Blog 3:  Alpaka Vertex bag review

Photographic Project Bag

 

This was my birthday present and a great gift it was.
The photo shows the Alpaka Vertex bag with a couple of lenses and other photographic gear inside.

 

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The Alpaka Vertex bag with a couple of lenses inside.
The Alpaka Vertex bag with a couple of lenses inside.

Blog 2:  Negative Copier

Copying my Thailand negatives from 1986

 

After decades of waiting patiently, my black and white negatives of Thailand in 1986 were able to be digitized.

 

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Top view, not set up.
Top view, not set up.

Blog 1:  Do I have photographers' GAS?

Gear Aquisition Syndrom

 

It's natural for people to collect more than necessary, to cope with times of need.  It is part of our survival tools.  Sometimes this side of our nature can get out of control.

 

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The Jupiter-8 50mm f2 mounted on the Sigma fp L using a K&F Concept M39 - L mount adapter.
The Jupiter-8 50mm f2 mounted on the Sigma fp L using
a K&F Concept M39 - L mount adapter.

 

 

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