Nikon F Circa 1969

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

Image was taken with a Fujifilm X-E5 and XF 50mm f/2.0 lens

This is a vintage Nikon F camera equipped with a Photomic FTN viewfinder. Base model Nikon F cameras were usually equipped with an eye level pentaprism viewfinder without a light meter. The Photomic FTN viewfinder incorporated a light meter and a shutter speed readout. The approximate manufacture date of this particular camera is May – July 1969. The F was Nikons first SLR camera and it had a very long production run (1959 – 1973). It was well regarded for its extreme reliability and many Vietnam war photojournalists used them in the field. Hasselblad cameras along with modified Nikon F’s also accompanied NASA astronauts to the moon starting with Apollo 15 in 1971 and SkyLab missions in 1973. A total of 862,000 Nikon F cameras were manufactured during its long 14 year production.

War Cemetery in Rome

Black And White Photography, Luminis Imago, Photography
The burials of 426 soldiers dead in Italy during the Second World War, in the Commonwealth War Cemetery alongside the ancient Aurelian Walls in Rome.
Roma, 25 April 2026

The War Cemetery lies alongside the ancient Aurelian Walls near Porta San Paolo, a place where fighting took place between the Allies and the German occupiers during the Second World War. It gives burials to 426 soldiers coming from various countries of the Commonwealth. Looking at the names and dates inscribed on the lapids, what hit me was how far they came from and how young they died: most of them just in their twenties…

April 25th is the day when Italy celebrates liberation from nazi-fascism, now in its 81st anniversary. On that day I visited the cemetery to pay homage to those young men who gave their lives for a country other than their own.

View my black and white photographs on Luminis Imago blog

Rustic Boat Detail

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Ísafjörður Harbor Rustic Boat Detail
Ísafjörður Harbor Rustic Boat Detail

Detailed view of rustic utility boat in Iceland’s Ísafjörður Harbor. For the best viewing experience, click to view a high resolution version.

Cheers,

C. S.