A walk with the FM2

[kabooi]

Misty Morning by Kabooi, on Flickr


A (cat) photographer by Kabooi, on Flickr


#Chris pretending by Kabooi, on Flickr


A moment of calm by Kabooi, on Flickr

 

[freecom2]

Nice shots; especially like the second one with the cat, something very off-hand about it.

Not a Nikon camera I have owned (the FM2), but from a golden era of Nikon manual focus cameras for sure.

 

[MartynK]

I particularly like the first and second shots. I haven't owned the FM2 either, but I do have an FM and it's stalwart. The original F cameras were wonderful, but I started losing interest with the F3 and it's damned new fangled electronics!

 

[Robclarke]

Really like number 2, that cat is interested in the Beonica! What film was it?

 

[kabooi]

Thanks for the comments, guys. The film was ilford xp2, i ALSO have the FM but it's broke. Ha.

i love number 2 as well, shame about the black fuzz at the bottom (I think its my dressing gown)

 

[waxycamera]

Great stuff, which lens/lenses?

 

[kabooi]

Great stuff, which lens/lenses?

The only lens which fits on my fm2 is my nikon 50mm 1.8D lens. I really want the 105mm AIS as my next buy

 

[waxycamera]

The only lens which fits on my fm2 is my nikon 50mm 1.8D lens. I really want the 105mm AIS as my next buy

The same as I use! I feel like cheating when I use it

 

[freecom2]

The only lens which fits on my fm2 is my nikon 50mm 1.8D lens. I really want the 105mm AIS as my next buy

The 105mm f/2.5 really is an incredible lens, one of the Nikon greats.

 

[Mr Bump]

nice shots and also talking of a lens I would like to maybe get a 100mm similar.

 

[excalibur2]

The 105mm f/2.5 really is an incredible lens, one of the Nikon greats.

I'd like one too but they ain't cheap and at boot sales over three years have never seen this lens h'mm you don't see Contax, leica etc as well
Mind you I could have picked up a Nikon AIS 24mm f2.8 for £35 a few years back, but stupidly thought it was too expensive :bang:

 

[freecom2]

An 105mm f/2.5 AI has just gone up on LCE Guildford for £99 - no picture but if you give them a ring they'll probably supply one.

http://www.lcegroup.co.uk/Used/6-105MM-F2.5-AI_79151.html

I know it's a bit more expensive than the lenses you normally pick up at a car boot sale, but in fairness it does hold its value very well

 

[excalibur2]

An 105mm f/2.5 AI has just gone up on LCE Guildford for £99 - no picture but if you give them a ring they'll probably supply one.

http://www.lcegroup.co.uk/Used/6-105MM-F2.5-AI_79151.html

I know it's a bit more expensive than the lenses you normally pick up at a car boot sale, but in fairness it does hold its value very well

H'mm I thought the one to get was the "AIS". :shrug:

 

[freecom2]

Same optically - the AIS just has a built in hood.

 

[DNH]

IIRC the only change in the optical design of the 105mm F2.5 was back in the pre AI days. Sonnar to Gauss I think. (It may have been the other way round & I can't remember exactly what the difference is)

As Nikon built in lens hoods go I don't think much of the 105mm F2.5 AIS one & got a HS-8 lens hood to use with mine. I wouldn't see it as much of a selling point for getting an AIS one over an AI one.