I finally had chance to try the Nikon F4 with fresh film and a good model. It didn't disappoint!
Photo from last night in the studio with Gina
Nikon F4 + Tamron 100mm f2.8 AF Macro + Kodak T-Max 100 film
Rodinal 1:200 semi stand development, 45min, 20 degrees, Epson v800 scan
Metered at ISO 100, f4-5.6, 1/250. It looks like 1/250 is too fast for the flash as you can see the band on the right of the photo as the shutter passes. Any thoughts Nikon F4 shooters? Thanks!
All in all pleased. The F4 can match the Leicas in terms of sharpness if you attach the right lens. Film Leica vs Film Nikon is more about the film so more equal. Digital Nikon vs Digital Leica. I still prefer the Leica CCD sensor look overall but the Nikon can produce nice sharp high res images.
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Gina & Roisin last week before my Poland trip. Shot in the garden
Nikon F4 + Tokina 100mm f2.8 AF Macro + 2007 expired non-refrigerated Kodak BW400CN film
Rodinal 1:200 semi stand development, 45min, 20 degrees, Epson v800 scan
Lots of new images to come afterr 4 days of shoots in Poland! :)
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First sample photo from my latest trip to Poland
Nikon D800 + Tokina 100mm f2.8 (The resolution and tonal range (dynamic range) reminds me more of the Leica S2 than the Leica M9. Great for fashion photography). Note at last I now use Nikon D800 RAW (NEF) files as have the Adobe CC. In the past I shot RAW+JPEG but only used JPEGs as my copy of LR was too old for the camera. The difference between the JPEGs and RAW files is pretty immense! ..and impressive too. The broad range of grey tones reminds me more of B&W film. I like.
And I still have film photos to come! For this shoot session I used Fuji Acros 100 in my Nikon F4
Polish agency model - Weronika
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Nikon D800 + Tokina 100mm f2.8
..and I still have film photos to come! For this shoot session I used Fuji Acros 100 in my Nikon F4 :)
Polish agency model - Weronika, Sopot beach. Poland
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Nikon D800 + Tokina 100mm f2.8 AF Macro
..and I still have film photos to come! For this shoot session I used Kentmere 100 in my Nikon F4 :)
Polish agency model - Karolina, Sopot, Poland
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