Single Frame Friday

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

J & T Kydd Building, Fernandina Beach, Fl.

The Kydd Building was built in 1873 for J & T Kydd’s Dry Goods, on 301 Centre Street, then a drug store. The adjacent building, the Allen Building, was built in 1911—National Register of Historic Places.
Canon New F-1
Canon FD 24mm f/2.8
Fujifilm 200

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Today’s Kit – Canon F-1

February 4, 2025February 4, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Today’s Kit
Canon New F-1 with NFD 24mm f/2.8 lens.
I love the ‘Canon Red’ braided strap.

As smooth as silk. The F-1 is a joy to use.

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Ready for an outing: Canon OD F-1

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

My Canon OD F-1 is ready for another outing. I’m not sure yet which lens or lenses I’ll take along. I typically choose a wide-angle lens as it best suits the close quarters of my town’s historic district.

OD is for Canon’s limited edition Olive Drab camera, released in early 1978 and limited to less than 3,000 units, mainly for the Japanese domestic market. The strap is a recent addition. I purchased it from a seller on Etsy who makes these custom straps. It’s not an exact color match, but it’s close enough for me.

Here are a few images from an outing a couple of weeks ago.

The Palace Saloon on Centre Street, Fernandina Beach Historic District.

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More Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok 1978

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025Chris and Carol 2 Comments

Standing guard at Wat Phra Kaew.

Mid-December in Thailand. With Kodachrome 25 loaded in my Canon F-1.

Canon FD 24mm f/2.8 SSC wide angle lens.

A super wide-angle lens is the only way to capture the wonder that is this temple.

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Photographing ‘Mickey’

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

I was out and about in Sheung Shui, New Territories, near the Chinese border in January 1979. The dog never stopped watching me, and neither did the gentleman on the other side of the fence.
Photograph by my friend Jim with his Nikon F2. Me with my Canon F-1.

I believe this was a day school in Fanling, Sheung Shui. I can’t find this building today on Google Maps but, Lot 1584 shows up. I don’t see Police Station Road either.
Canon F-1 with FD 55 mm f/1.4 lens on Kodachrome.

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Kamakura, Japan – single frame

January 12, 2025January 12, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

An invitation to explore beyond the gates.

Camera: Canon F-1 Lens: Canon FD 80-200mm f/4 SSC Film: Kodachrome

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Friday Fotos! Canon and Fujifilm

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Canon NFD 24mm f/2.8 lens. I should have used a yellow or orange filter.

My 1978 Canon F-1 loaded and ready to go on a photo walk.

I got better results using the meter in the F-1 when using a 1.35v Wein Cell.

Canon NFD 24mm f/2.8 lens. A slightly better exposure.

The World-famous Palace Saloon, Fernandina Beach Historic District.

Processing and scans were done by The Darkroom at medium resolution. The images below I used a 625A 1.5v battery which, on average made the camera’s meter two stops off.

In the tight confines of the historic district, a 50mm lens isn’t my favorite lens to shoot with. I’m a wide-angle lens guy.

Canon OD F-1 with a Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 SSC lens (my original lens from 1978).

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single frame – Kowloon, Hong Kong

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Canon F-1 with Canon FD 80-200mm f/4 SSC Lens on Kodachrome 64.

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camera porn – sexy stuff

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

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Canon New F-1. Why not Canon F-2?

January 4, 2025January 4, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Canon New F-1 Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games Edition.
From Canon:
Instead of being a next-generation successor to the F-1, this camera was called the “New F-1” and not the “F-2.” With the first F-1 in 1971, Canon promised that the camera would remain unchanged for 10 years. This promise was fulfilled. During those ten years, remarkable electronics, precision manufacturing, and optics advances existed. The successor to the top-of-the-line F-1 had to incorporate the best electronic technology for better automation, versatility, and specifications.

The New F-1 uses interchangeable focusing screens to change the metering pattern, and it has a segmented metering element for metering flexibility. System AE is incorporated for automation to ensure optimum operation. The camera’s basic controls are the same as those of the old F-1, so F-1 users can easily adapt to the new F-1.