One more archiva photo / Canon Ft

Can you remember when the New York times was 15 cents and the post 5 cents? Can you remember when news stands were not owned by Indians in NYC? Well it was long ago even tough it seems like only yesterday. The lens was the superb Canon 59mm F1.4 FL. The film was, naturally Tri-X and it ws developed in G-76 1:1 dilution.

Another from the archives / Canon Ft

Yes another shot from long ago. Shot on Nevins Street in Brooklyn with the Canon 50mm F 1.4 FL on Panatomic X developed in AGFA Rodinal 1:75 dilution.

One from way back then / Canon FT

Shot in October 1969 during the Moratorium against the Vietnam war. The lens was the Canon 50mm F1.4 FL. The film was Tri-X developed in D-76 1:1.

Hopeless for spring / Nikon D1-X

A pleasant Saturday afternoon at the Brooklyn Botanic with the D1X and the 17-55 F2.8 G. The colors from the DIX are unbeatable. ENJOY

It should be here before you know it. Canon 10D

Yes indeed, spring should be here soon, we hope. This shot was taken with the Canon 16035 F2.8 L. I know it;s cliche but who cares.

There's always Venice to fight t he winter blues / Nikon D-200

Yes indeed. Venice, what can I say other than it's a phenomenon. The lens used was the kit lens or the Nikkor 17-70 F3.5-4.5. An ideal travel lens.

Close up / Nikon D2-H

The D2-H was a workhorse. I put those 4 mega pixels to good use. I had two of them and used an all my jobs. It was the model I used for the longest time. Here is a close up of a tulip near it's end with a lens that I cannot remember.

Two from Castellammare / Canon G-11

A great travel camera. Nothing more to add. These were shot in Castellammare del Golfo. The my Cousin's Cu ce' ce' caffe and wine bar. The shot of the cortile is from a building in the corso, or main street.

Summer dreaming. / Panasonic LX-3

Ah, Washington square on a summer day. I can hope. can't I.

Why all this need for more pixels is BS. / Fuji S1-pro

The blogs are all astir about the fact that neither Nikon nor Canon came out with new maxi mega pixel cameras this year. Some are actually going nuts. I can only say that a lot of this is BS. Here is an example from 2001 with the S1-Pro that had a puny 3,4 mega pixel camera. I believe that the colors and image quality have not been equaled. This is a JPEG out of the camera. I have 13X19 enlargements that are excellent. It's nice to have the extra pixels for cropping but this race for bigger and bigger is insanity. OK, the S1-Pro was very basic, it's AF was useless and the body was very plastcky. But for many applications it was outstanding. Nevertheless, this is a shout in the wind. The race for more pixels will go on and on. That doesn't mean that the older cameras are useless. I prefer my Canon 5D to the 5D II that I gave to my daughter. The files were just too large. The difference in IQ was not visible at all.

Another summer photo / Nikon D-200

The old rail road station at Mystic Connecticut. The lens was the 17-55 F2.8 Nikkor G.

More summer dreaming / Olympus E-300

It's the only way to fight the winter blues. Look at what was and will be soon. The lens was the Olympus 14-45 F3.5-5.6. BTW, more snow is on it's way.

Let's have some summer already.. / Olympus E-300

Enough of this snow, of this white on white. Here are two shots in that time in June when all the leaves are still very delicate. The lens was the 14-45 3.5-5.6 Olympus.