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  • 2 weeks later...
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No trip to the attic to get Christmas decorations is complete without a rummage....

Yesterday, I found some old prints I made when I used to do my own printing using old fashioned film, enlargers and papers.

 

These aren't digital, these are scans of prints I made. The negatives are colour, but my printing equipment was black and white. B+W papers aren't sensitive to red lights, so the resulting prints are a bit unpredictable.

 

These are pictures I took of blues legend John Mayall.

 

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Here's a contact sheet I made of the negatives

 

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Obligatory 'funny how this happened' story about how I took these....

 

I was in Dublin in 1995, as it happens I was in the Guinness visitor centre just moseying around. I'd heard whispers that John Mayall was in the building having some kind of press conference. So I asked a member of staff, who immediately shook my hand, said I was a bit late but took me up to the exhibition rooms.

 

Clearly, she mistook me for press.

Perhaps having some nice Canon gear and a scruffy photo bag gave this impression.

 

However, I felt that to come clean would certainly embarrass her in front of others in the room, and I am far too gallant to do this. So I gritted my teeth and attended the press-conference and forced myself to take some photos of John Mayall and his band.

 

The sacrifices we have to make, sometimes.

Edited by jinnantonnixx
  • 4 weeks later...
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I don't suppose anyone has a lens for a Nikon D70 (AF) going cheap ... do they ? Pref a 28-80.

 

Thanks.

 

Sold the 28-70 I had, only got a 70-210 and an 80-210 for sale

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If you don't mind shooting manual, look at getting an adaptall lens:

TAMRON ADAPTALL 28/70 3.5-4.5 ZOOM LENS MODEL 44A FILM OR DIGITAL EXC CONDITION. | eBay

Tamron Adaptall AD 2 AD2 Lens To Nikon AI Mount Adapter D90 D300s D7100 D7000 | eBay

 

I have a couple, they are fantastic lenses for the money.

 

If you want auto, look for 18-55, most nikons come bundled with one, so you get a lot of barely used ones when people buy a new camera!

Posted
If you don't mind shooting manual, look at getting an adaptall lens:

TAMRON ADAPTALL 28/70 3.5-4.5 ZOOM LENS MODEL 44A FILM OR DIGITAL EXC CONDITION. | eBay

Tamron Adaptall AD 2 AD2 Lens To Nikon AI Mount Adapter D90 D300s D7100 D7000 | eBay

 

I have a couple, they are fantastic lenses for the money.

 

If you want auto, look for 18-55, most nikons come bundled with one, so you get a lot of barely used ones when people buy a new camera!

 

Thanks!! Ill see about that!

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