Nikon F801s, AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 D

People And Places: Film photography favorites, image making with an AF Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 D and Nikon F801s, in the gardens of Suria KLCC.

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I was in the waterscape forecourt of the Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC, with the AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 D, but realized that the lens was not wide enough for me to pull in both of the twins into a single frame. While planning for another session with another lens that might be able to capture what I wanted, I spent some time at the location and managed to come up with the other images.

The AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 D was a new addition to my collection, and it worked rather well mounted on the Nikon F801s. Images were sharp and clear, with good contrast, and look to be a good performer if you are looking for a standard zoom that has a wider front end.

AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 D

The lens is quite a handler as well, with both focus and zoom control rings being reasonably smooth. This is aside from the front element that rotates during focusing, which makes the use of a polarizing filter rather awkward. Autofocusing is operated by a slotted drive screw operated by the camera.

Nikon F801s, AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 D

The AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm 1:3.5~4.5 was also Nikon's first hybrid aspherical lens, has a 9-blade diaphragm, and is compact enough to be used with a camera's built-in flash even at 28mm. The lens feels solid with its good-quality polycarbonate and metal mount construction.

Nokia Asha 300, Extended Exposures

Mobile Photography: Image making with a vintage candy-bar Nokia Asha 300, steady hands for extended time exposures.

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I do a variety of photography genres for this blog using an assortment of digital and film cameras and lenses that I have in my collection. The range of paraphernalia includes, interestingly, a circa 2011 candy-bar Nokia Asha 300 feature phone with a fixed-focus 5MP rear-facing camera, which is a kind of favorite of mine right now.

What I like most about the 5MP camera on the Nokia 300 are images that are tone-perfect, bright daylight images that are sharp, crisp, clear, and never fail to impress.

As I carry the camera around almost everywhere I go, the urge to capture images that are constant, lingering, and sometimes repetitive, especially for low-light or night shots. For these shots, I try to hold the camera steady for a while longer so that the extended exposure time the camera is capable of is fully utilized.

Nokia Asha 300

No, I won't even term these images as long-exposure shots, even if they really are. To me, these are just images from an extended exposure photography outing with a handheld candy-bar feature phone camera, the Nokia Asha 300. Images were post-processed on Olympus Workspace and print sharpened on Google NIK Sharpener Pro3.

Fuji Cardia Travel Mini Dual-P

The Galleria, Photo of the Day, 5/17/19

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Fuji Cardia Travel Mini Dual-P

The Galleria, Photo of the Day, 5/16/19

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Fuji Cardia Travel Mini Dual-P

The Galleria, Photo of the Day, 5/15/19

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