Classic Camera Review: Nikon FM10 December 4, 2024 (December 4, 2024) BSmith “All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.” -J.R.R. Tolkien
Legacy Lens Review: Nikkor-O 35mm f2 Pre-Ai July 15, 2024 BSmith “Old age hath yet his honour and his toil.” -Alfred Lord Tennyson
Classic Camera Review: Nikon N90s December 10, 2023 (December 10, 2023) BSmith “If you get stuck, draw with a different pen. Change your tools; it may free your thinking.” – Paul Arden
From the B-Side: Nikon Lens Scope Converter January 30, 2023 (January 30, 2023) BSmith Neither tool nor toy, it is a bit of both. There really should be a word for that.
Legacy Lens Review: Nikkor ED 180mm f2.8 Ai-s December 18, 2022 (December 18, 2022) BSmith “Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” -Marc Riboud
Legacy Lens Review: Nikkor 50mm f2 Ai October 26, 2022 (October 26, 2022) BSmith “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” — Leonardo da Vinci
Legacy Lens Review: Zoom-Nikkor 35-135mm f3.5-4.5 Ai-s May 26, 2022 (June 3, 2022) BSmith Not bad…Not great, but not bad.
Legacy Lens Review: Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f4 Ai-s April 24, 2022 (June 3, 2022) BSmith Yes, I know what I said about vintage zoom lenses…but this is an exception. Another…exception.
Legacy Lens Review: Nikkor 35-105mm f3.5-4.5 Ai-s February 23, 2022 (April 24, 2022) BSmith I was pleasantly surprised.
Classic Camera Review: Nikkormat FTn November 3, 2021 (November 3, 2021) BSmith Another great mid-century camera that will probably outlive me.
Classic Camera Review: Nikon FM2n June 11, 2021 (June 11, 2021) BSmith Every once in a while, the stars align and something goes right.
Legacy Lens Review: Nikkor 200mm f4 Ai-s March 16, 2021 (April 24, 2022) BSmith It looked a lot bigger on eBay…