This is the 3rd & the last part of the series of tests I have been running with the 1970s Nikkormat EL & the Nikkor 43 – 86mm lens. The camera, though over 40 years old, has been rarely used & so far has proved to be excellent in metering, speed & easy of use. [...]

In this second round of test of the Nikkormat EL for performance, handling & metering, I put on an equally competent lens – the Vivitar 55 – 135 mm f/3.5 Manual Lens. The lens is also from the 1970s and was very popular at that time. I shot over 3 rolls of Kodak 400 BW [...]

I recently got hold of a 1970 Nikkormal EL camera body & a couple of 1970 Nikkor manual lenses. I ran a series of test shots, in indoor-light conditions as well as a few outdoors with the Nikkor 135 mm f/2.8 Manual lens (that is from 1970 too). And the results were stunningly beautiful! A [...]

I traveled to Kolkata, previously known as Calcutta, in the summer of 2008. The weather was humid & temperatures soared over 100 degrees during the day time. My brother, whose learning to film, took me over to the banks of the Ganges to take pictures of candid street life.