Friday Fotos! – Photowalk with my 600mm Canon lens.

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

A few images from a quick photowalk along the Amelia River here in Fernandina Beach this afternoon. What contrasts—industrial ugliness mixed with our natural beauty.

Canon EF 300mm f/4 L IS USM lens with a Canon Extender 2x III. 600mm of reach!

‘Talaria’ Denver, Colorado. That must have been one heck of a trip!

One thing is obvious: Fernandina’s riverfront isn’t dull.

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The Bailey House – 1885

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Not that Bailey House, this one sits at the corner of Ash and 7th Streets in the Fernandina Beach Historic District on beautiful Amelia Island.

Queen Anne style Victorian era home. A perfect early autumn day.

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Early Nikon F and Nikon S4

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

From well-known Australian photographer and camera collector Bruce Thomas, used by permission.
Both cameras are marked with a ‘T’ on their rewind knobs, indicating Nikon’s approach to identifying tax-exempt or duty-free cameras sold in Japan in the early 1960s. Not to be confused with the more common ‘EP’ mark, which appeared across all camera brands in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and even a few from Canon in the early 1980s.

Nikon S4 top and Nikon F below. The ‘T’ mark appeared in 1960 on some Nikon cameras sold in Japan and possibly in Hong Kong, though there hasn’t been hard evidence yet.

The Nikon F was developed from the Nikon SP rangefinder camera from 1957. It’s easy to spot the similarities between the S4 and F. Finding a mint condition SP today is quite expensive, but there are “plenty” on online auction sites.

A translated Japanese document from Nikon.

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Old Florida

October 29, 2025October 30, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

I was going through some photographs I took of the first house I lived in while going to college in 1973. Sandy’s was a converted roadside fruit stand, mostly oranges, and when I lived in it, it still looked like a fruit stand inside. Shot with my Yashica TL Electro-X on Kodak Ektachrome.

Sandy’s right on US1 just north of Stuart, Florida. Just to the right of the drainage ditch is the edge of US1. Cars and trucks were likely doing 60 mph or more by the time they passed my bedroom window (pictured, center).

My fruit stand house. January 1973. Palmetto bugs, wolf spiders, snakes, and an occasional raccoon. No AC, typical Florida living.

It appears that Sandy’s is no longer there. Replaced by endless strip malls.

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wordless wednesday

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

My Amelia Island.

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This is still a powerful combo.

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025Chris and Carol 4 Comments

Killer lens that I still use on my Canon EOS R.

EOS R and EOS 7D. Mirrorless full frame vs. CMOS DSLR.

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Happy SUNday! – photography

October 26, 2025October 26, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Using a classic Nikon lens from 1965 on a modern mirrorless camera. All images were taken in the Fernandina Beach Historic District.

Nikon Nikkor lens from 1965 on my Fuji X-T2.

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Canon EF 300mm at 600mm

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

My Canon EF 300mm f/4 L IS USM lens with a Canon Extender EF 2x III.

Random images from my neighborhood.

Nothing spectacular and no post-production of the images.

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wordless wednesday

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

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Superstars of the 1970s (and beyond)

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

These two from the mid-1970s are not often seen together. The RTS was released in 1975, and I purchased this F-1 in 1978. I considered buying the RTS instead of the F-1, but the representative from Canon at the Navy Exchange store in Yokohama convinced me the F-1 was better, and at the time, a bit less expensive than the Contax. Many years later, I was able to get the RTS, and I added the PMD W-6 as a bonus. The Canon handles better due to its larger rubberized grip, but the RTS is a bit more sporty (designed by Porsche). I use them both. The Contax can eat through film at 5 fps vs. the Canon’s 3.5 fps.