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Acorn was a brand name used by J A Chapman for a line of metal bodied planes from 1934. Stanley took them over in 1936 and carried on using the name. Nikon D2Xs and Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens. 100 ISO; f/8; 1/40th.

Photographed with a 55mm Micro-Nikkor f/3.5 lens.

I used an AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G on a Nikon D90.

Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 AI-S lens on a Nikon D2Xs. 400 ISO; 1/80th; f/5.6.

Photographed using a professional 35-70mm f/2.8 AF Nikkor lens on a Nikon D50. Although it’s lightweight and made of plastic, the D50 is quite robust. It remains the only entry-level digital SLR from Nikon equipped with professional features such as an LCD screen on the top plate, and the ability to use the early generation of Nikon AF lenses which are screw-driven by a motor in the camera (i.e. backwards-compatible). The D50 was available from June, 2005, and was in production for less than 18 months. Its JPG performance is impressive with noise-free, well-saturated photographs even at 1600 ISO.

Photographed with a Nikon FE.

Photographed with a Nikon FE.

Nikon D2Xs and AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Fujifilm FinePix S3Pro and AF Nikkor Zoom 35-70mm f/2.8 lens.

Fujifilm FinePix S3Pro and AF Nikkor Zoom 35-70mm f/2.8 lens.

Nikon D2Xs and 55mm Micro-Nikkor f/3.5 AI lens.

Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G on a Nikon D50.

Middle English sawe, from Old English "sagu" discourse; akin to Old High German & Old Norse "saga" tale, Old English "secgan" to say

Nikon D2Xs + Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) lens. Shutter actuations: 60,388.

The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there. In my shed where old things abound I take photographs with an old lens rescued from a mid-1970s Chinon CX camera and mull over the passage of time. Canon EOS 40D + Chinon 55mm f/1.7 + Minolta Close-Up Lens No.1 for SR.

Nikon D700 + AF Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8 lens.