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| Nikon F401, 35mm SLR. Sample images. |
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The Nikon F401 is growing on me, even though it's a heck of a lump. Looking across the Solent towards the Isle of Wight on a bitterly cold February afternoon in 2006. Whilst at right, yet again, is Raphael, increasingly old , frail, diabetic and a remarkable 19 years old when this was taken. This camera is a bit of a pain for black and white use, as it will rewind the film all the way back into the cassette, which means I have to take a can opener onto the dark bag when loading the developing tank...... |
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| The Nikon F401 was taken to an airshow to see if the auto-focus controls would cope. Generally it was okay, but did tend to hunt if the finger was relaxed after the initial focus lock was made, in the end I found myself using the camera entirely manually. However the three pictures shown here were both auto focus and exposure. The auto-focus was useful at the Shuttleworth Collection show as the aeroplanes can get quite close, requiring a definite attempt to focus back from infinity. The light shutter release made for crisp shots and the hefty weight effectively damps out vibration nicely. I don't like shutter speeds faster than 250th, as the propellers are unnaturally frozen. |
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Above left, a couple of images from the 2010 trip to the United States, which took in a 1800 mile bike ride through Colorado, the Nikon didn't object to being bounced around in a tank bag for ten days. First off, yellowing Aspens outside of Gunnison and above right a New York scythes through a very wet Broadway. At left, back in the UK we have Salisbury Cathedral and the Poole lifeboat formating on the steamship Waverley during a practice rescue. |
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