The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: Bjørn Rørslett

The Tenba P750 appears in the Tenba catalogue for 1980-81. The heavy-duty zip fastener in the lid provides access to spare film. I don't know what the two pods at the front are for but they look cool. I guess the pair of straps on crocodile clips are for carrying your tripod. The fabric is Cordura, a textile so tough that it was known for wearing holes in photographers' trousers. Later versions in the Pro Pak line had a soft pad stuck on the back where the bag would meet the trousers. Nikon D300s and Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI lens. This lens, according to Bjørn Rørslett, is one of a small number of best performing Nikkor lenses. See www.naturfotograf.com/index2.html

The cover of a photography magazine photographed with a Nikon D700 and a Nikkor-O.C Auto 35mm f/2 lens. I have shied away from getting a Nikkor AF 35mm f/2 since reading of oil getting on the aperture blades. Furthermore, Bjørn Rørslett says that the AF version has a much simpler optical formula where centre sharpness is great but corner quality isn't outstanding. www.naturfotograf.com/lens_wide.html Similarly, Thom Hogan is critical of the 35/2 AF Nikkor's performance on the corners: www.bythom.com/Nikkor-35mm-D-lensreview.htm In 2011 Nikon introduced a 35mm f/1.4 G AF-S Nikkor lens which looks nice but currently costs around £1,400. So I turned my attention to finding an old 35mm f/2 Nikkor-O which had been factory AI’d and would therefore be safe to use on a modern digital Nikon camera whilst providing decent functionality. Thomas Pindelski pindelski.org/Photography/2012/05/05/nikkor-o-35mm-f2-lens/ reckons this lens is fully the equal of any Leitz or Leica 35mm Summicron and adds, ‘there is one huge difference compared to the Leica optic. The latter will run you $3,200 new and not much less used.’ I was lucky to obtain the later ‘C’ version with multicoating which keeps flare at bay. The contrast this lens provides is quite remarkable. When 35mm film dominated photography, many fixed lens film cameras ('compact' cameras) had 35mm lenses. They were very popular for family holidays and general purpose photography. On full-frame you can photograph all sorts of things with a focal length of 35mm. What's more, 35mm lenses are compact in size and light in weight, and provide wonderful bokeh.

The Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI lens. The lens of which Bjørn Rørslett remarked, 'A small, cheap and unobtrusive lens with an outstanding optical performance - can anyone wish for more? This petite Nikkor delivers the goods with a snap and clarity many lenses could - or better - should, envy. Wide open there is a trace of softness into the corners that disappears by stopping down to f/2.8. From f/4 to f/8 its performance hardly can be improved.' Autumn at Lacock. Nikon D2Xs. Sycamore leaf. We'll have to leave aside the fact that an inanimate object is incapable of registering any emotion, least of all envy.