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Most
of the photographs on Deja Vu Photographic were taken with a PENTAX
SP Spotmatic . This is a totally manual camera, which is now around
30 years old. I used this camera between 1995-2002.
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At
the end of 2002 I updated to a NIKON
F100 which in the short time I've been using it has also produced
some fine photographs, see New
Images . My favorite lens at the moment is the 18-35mm
f3.5- 4.5D (IF). This is not the top Nikon wide-angle lens, as
it tends to distort the image quite severely. While this may not
suit many photographers, it is ideal for many of my black and
white nudes and architectural photographs that are a distortion
of reality.
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For
my studio photographs (see Portraiture)
I use a very basic set up due to lack of space. I use a rocket
studio flash and soft box, and multiple reflectors. I usually
use a high-powered halogen lamp for a background or hair light.
I use a MINOLTA
auto meter IV f to read the exposures.
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For
black and white photography I usually use KODAK
T-Max 100 film. Recently however I have been experimenting with
AGFA
Agfapan APX 100. For color photography I had been using FUJI
Reala 100 negative film. I'm now primarily using Fuji
Sensia 100 and Velvia 100 positive film.
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In
September 2003, I purchased a Pentax 645N, with a standard 75mm
auto-focus lens. The fast autofocus system has been very useful
for my fashion/portraiture photography. This camera has many of
the features you would expect to find on any modern 35mm SLR camera
such as multi-segment metering, center-weighted metering and spot
metering. In fact this camera behaves and feel more like a large
35mm camera than a traditional medium format camera. Another useful
feature is the data imprinting which appears at the bottom of
the negative under the image. This information includes the number
of frames, shutter speed, aperture, focal length of lens, metering
mode and exposure compensation value. The 45-85mm F4.5 , which
is a wide angle to normal lens also useful for nudes and architecture..
Lastly the 80-160mm F4.5. which I use for fashion and portraiture.
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Recently
I've purchased the f4.5 33-55mm lens which is the widest medium
format lens available . It appears that distortion is quite minimal
with this lens , making it ideal for architectural
photography as well as creative nudes
and portraiture.
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In
December 2004 , I purchased the Nikon D70 digital camera. I believe
this is the best value digital camera , with professional features
on the market . As I already had Nikon lenses for my F100 it was
the perfect choice for my first digital . See portraiture
pages 1, 2, 3 as most of these photos were taken with the D70.
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