Sunday, 21 February 2010

Nikon AF600 Trumps Most Digital P&S

The Nikon AF600 (lite.touch) is an absolute gem! and a feat of genius, it is one of the smallest compact 35mm cameras I've ever seen (smaller than a lot of APS cameras in fact) The camera was first made in 1993 but it still looks slick. I can only imagine the amount of time and care that went into making that lens (f3.5/28mm) as this baby will easily out perform a lot of compact digital cams the kids are wielding these days.



I got this one on eBay for only £12, and have seen ones fly by with one bid and go for 99p, the camera feels lovely to hold and has all the features you would expect of a mid level 35mm compact plus a panorama mode for making it look like you and your mates are in the movies! which is nice.

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Taken using my nikon AF600

as you can see the pictures are crisp and have a lovely D.O.F even for a f3.5 lens the sharpness and bouquet of colour achieved by this camera I think would even rival some entry level SLR cameras like my Nikon F65

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I took this one using Ilford XP2 400 which is a B&W film that can de processed in C-41 chemistry meaning you don't have to send it off or in my case use the lab at Pinewood studios to get it developed, it is not 100% monochrome though and prints will all ways have a slight blue green or brown tinge to them.

GET ONE OF THESE CAMERAS AND YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT, FILM ISN'T DEAD JUST YET!
Posted by Max at 18:09
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous12 March 2010 at 23:08

    Pinewood eh? Some of my favorite old 60s TV shows and other films were done there. Was The Prisoner one of them?

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  2. Max13 March 2010 at 00:07

    yes they have a great photographic centre there! the people are incredibly friendly and i don't believe the prisoner was filmed there according to my uncle who works there

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  3. GustavN20 April 2010 at 01:50

    Learn to develop B&W yourself instead. Its really really easy actually. =)

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  4. David Andrew Robinson31 May 2013 at 17:33

    ok wow, i know this is an old comment, but i thought you might be intersted, as i work in a photolab, with c41 black and white film, the scans or prints should be true black and white. if they come out the wrong colour. or with a slight hint, the machine just needs to be calibrated. ask them to do it if they dont do it already. our policy is we do the first 3 shots from a black and white film ( traditional or c41) check how they print and the do an "emulation change" if needed

    great little arcitcae to, i literally just got one of these cameras on eBay

    regards david

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