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  Premier Vintage
  by John Hooton

  The second Nikon I owned with a trusty roll of Tri-X that I always used when shooting B/W. In 1971, much of the work with this camera went to The Evening Argus, the daily regional paper of Sussex, England. I used to shoot “space fillers” – anything of interest with a bit of a story summed up in a 50 word caption which I also wrote. The film was stuffed into a special orange ‘Press’ envelope and put on the next train to Brighton after I phoned the picture editor. I’ve still got quite a few of the old press cuttings but unfortunately none of the negatives. Technical Details: Camera: Nikon D3 / Lens: Nikkor 85mm PC f/2.8D / ISO: 200 / Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/43 / Flash: Nikon SB800, SB-R200×2 / Flash Mode: TTL / Post Processing: Lightroom 2, Photoshop CS3 Main flash through opaque perspex sheet, and the other two either side of a Dome Studio Light Tent. © 2008 John Hooton Photography

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  First and Last
  by John Hooton

  My Nikon F bought in 1964 with a 105mm f/2.8 lens. I could only afford one lens and the 105mm was my choice as it was great for beauty head shots. Alongside it is the D3 that I purchased in 2008. It is also sporting a 105mm focal length lens. This time a VR macro. Who would have guessed in 1964 that one day there would be no more film. We would be shooting using a bit of plastic that held hundreds of exposures in it’s own memory on a camera that had it’s own computer built in.. Take that man to the funny farm. 105mm is still my favourite focal length for head shots after 44 years, so at least some things never change. Technical Details: Camera: Nikon D300 / Lens: Nikkor 85mm f/2.8 PC Nikkor / ISO: 200 / Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/32 / Flash: Nikon SB800, SB-R200×2 / Flash Mode: TTL / Post Processing: Lightroom 2, Photoshop CS3 Main flash through opaque perspex sheet, and the other two either side of a Dome Studio Light Tent. © 2008 John Hooton Photography