Another glimpse into my camera collection: the Nikon FM2.
This classic camera has been in my possession since 1987, when I bought it new in the camera shop in Lisburn for £350, my first ‘real’ camera.
The FM2 was first made in 1984, and was the replacement for the Nikon FM; a mid-range camera aimed at the enthusiast and semi-pro photographer. (The Nikon F3 was the professional’s choice).
Continue reading The Nikon FM2For a lighthearted Saturday evening…
No, I don’t normally take photographs in public toilets, but today I was alone, and I couldn’t resist a quick snap with the iPhone! Don’t try this though – you could get arrested.
Don’t let those noisy hands go without a dryer!
Westbourne Street in east Belfast is now hardly a street at all! A dead-end with no houses or buildings of its own, – now terminated prematurely by the railings of a local FE College.
I stopped there and parked, on a day when I had a few minutes to kill before an appointment, and got out to make a few images, with the help of the Nikon FM3a and a roll of Ilford HP5 (ISO400)
Continue reading Westbourne StreetHoly Trinity and St Silas
This church is situated at the top of Oldpark Road, in Belfast, and it caught my eye when I was driving down Ballysillan Park, right towards it.
I love the way the Castlereagh Hills in the background give this image a sense of depth and perspective.
Photographed with the Nikon F100 film camera, on Ilford Delta 100.
This historic building dates back to 1655, when a presbyterian congregation was founded on the site on the Portglenone Road; that building replaced in 1790, at a cost of £600. On the hill behind the OC Church is the St Brigid’s Church of Ireland Church, Drumaul Parish.
I’ve been trying for years (literally!) to get a photograph of this building – and I’ve been thwarted in the past by parked cars in the lay-by in front of the church, so when I was passingly a few days ago, and saw it carless, I did a quick u-turn and got the camera out before someone parked!
Photographed with the Nikon F100, on Ilford FP4 ISO125.
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Looking back to a 1945 tragedy, the Ballymacarrett rail crash. This mural is painted on the gable of ‘Claires’ in Dee Street, East Belfast. Photographed with the Nikon FM3a on Ilford HP5 film, ISO100.
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An East Belfast icon, selling everything ‘from a needle to an anchor…’ Well, perhaps not literally! Photographed with the Nikon FM3a film camera on Ilford HP5 ISO400 and developed on Ilfosol 3.
St Saviour Parish Church, Connor, Co.Antrim.
Photographed with the Nikon FM3a on Ilford HP400. ISO400.
Killelagh Parish Church, Swatragh, Co.Londonderry. Photographed with the Nikon FM3a film camera on Ilford HP5 ISO400.
I thought I might do an occasional post to illustrate some of the cameras in my collection, and here’s my old Nikon FG20
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