Please Critque "My Dadys Nikon"

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dady316

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Camera: Nikon D5100
Exposure: 1/60 @ f/3.5
Focal length: 35mm
ISO: 3200
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom Nikkor 35-105mm

My dad died when I was seven. He was a Graphic Artist and loved taking pictures. He is the reason why I love photography today. His camera had been floating around the house for a while now and I just thought Id snap a pic of it with his lens.
 
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Eye-level

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That camera needs all the dust cleaned off of it. Do you ever use it?

Snap is sort of out there. Nothing very interesting about this one other than perhaps the story about who the camera belonged to.
 
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Pierro

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I thought we all were supposed to start in the welcome forum first ?

As for the pic, sorry - does nothing for me. Blown out at the top, and the subject isnt really anything. If it were a real rare vintage leica, it may have been a bit more interesting.

ISO 3200, and a wide ap of f3.5 - yet you only got 1/60th SS. Were you shooting in the pitch black ?
 
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Geoffc

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Well this post is spooky. I was literally just reading about the F601AF which is the UK version (probably euro version) of this camera. My father passed away in 1992 and the 601 was one of his last hobby purchases. I now have it along with the 75-200 and 28-70 lenses he got with it. At the time the body was about £450 so similar to my D300s in today's money. The 75-300 was also £450 do it was an expensive consumer lens. This camera and lens was the reason I ended up with Nikon myself.

I don't actually use the 601 now but the 75-300 has seen a lot of service on my D70 and the D300s until recently. I have kept the 601 for sentimental reasons and the fact that they are only worth a few pounds on eBay these days.

Thanks for the picture.
 
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