Hallo, my name is Jano Urda and I am freelance photographer, camera trader and repairer. I can say, I do care to keep film alive, for me, for us. This time, my friend on the road was legendary Nikon F with my all time favourite Nikkor lens – the Nikkor H 28mm f3.5 , which to me, seems perfect. There is just nothing else I need in terms of picture quality, build and handling.
And yes, 28mm is my go to focal length, I shoot almost all of my work with a 28mm lens. I travel every day by train, to the university and of course I carry my cameras with me, because you never know what is going to happen. And this time, it was just right. I met a group of gipsy kids. A common here, asking for cash, food even cigarettes. I thought “hmm thats good light over there”, so I firmly grabbed my black F and set it to 1/125th and 5.6. As almost always, loaded with Kodak Trix 400 – my favourite film. And the story told itself.
I just meet them on the train. When I later did prints of these in my darkroom, I felt exactly the same as I was there in that moment. Mission accomplished.
Some links :
https://www.instagram.com/jano_urda/ – My personal work
https://www.instagram.com/35120cameras/ – Things I am doing for film community.
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Nick on 5 frames with my dear Nikon F and Nikkor 28mm f3.5 – by Jano Urda
Comment posted: 18/11/2018
28mm is a fantastic fl when used with care to tell a story, and your use here is sublime.
More please!
Daniel Castelli on 5 frames with my dear Nikon F and Nikkor 28mm f3.5 – by Jano Urda
Comment posted: 18/11/2018
1. Your work shows the value of ALWAYS carrying a camera while you're out & about;
2. Once again, a post showing how useful and serviceable film cameras are in this post 20th century time;
3. A nice, classic looking vignette/slice of life encounter on your way to your destination. This must have made your day!
4. Yeah! Darkroom!
Comment posted: 18/11/2018
Des on 5 frames with my dear Nikon F and Nikkor 28mm f3.5 – by Jano Urda
Comment posted: 19/11/2018
Comment posted: 19/11/2018
Comment posted: 19/11/2018
Zach Bielinski on 5 frames with my dear Nikon F and Nikkor 28mm f3.5 – by Jano Urda
Comment posted: 19/11/2018
I too am a big fan of the 28mm. It comes in after 50mm as my favorite and most used focal length. Wide, but still controllable. I own the lens here, but the one I use is the f/2 version, good for when the light really starts to go or when I’m inside. You shot the focal length where I think it really shines: between 0.5-2m. The first image is my favorite, but I really enjoyed how you gave it short and to the point and showed a sequence. Tri-X is also one of my favorite films.
Keep up the good work!
I find the f/3.5 to be very sharp in the middle, but the corners never seem to really catch up, even stopped down.
Comment posted: 19/11/2018
Wayne on 5 frames with my dear Nikon F and Nikkor 28mm f3.5 – by Jano Urda
Comment posted: 19/11/2018
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Nathanael on 5 frames with my dear Nikon F and Nikkor 28mm f3.5 – by Jano Urda
Comment posted: 19/11/2018
Daniel Castelli on 5 frames with my dear Nikon F and Nikkor 28mm f3.5 – by Jano Urda
Comment posted: 19/11/2018
I'm not sure what nationality Mr. Urda is, but I know, if I tried to translate my American English into a non-English language, it'd be full of fractured phrases. As I think about it, our [USA] beloved 'fanny pack' nomenclature has an entirely different meaning in the UK.
Why not just enjoy the photos from Mr. Urda [which I happed to like] and his story. My first camera was a used Nikon F, and it finally left my service in 1973 when it was stolen. I replaced it with a used F2. These cameras were almost indestructible. It never failed to produce, and I could count on it.
Ernie on 5 frames with my dear Nikon F and Nikkor 28mm f3.5 – by Jano Urda
Comment posted: 20/11/2018
Charles Morgan on 5 frames with my dear Nikon F and Nikkor 28mm f3.5 – by Jano Urda
Comment posted: 20/11/2018
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