The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: strap

Hold it. Gently.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 AF lens. A Limbo Lockdown Production™.

Nikon D50 + AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G lens.

I bought a Domke F-6 camera bag from a bloke on eBay. It came cheap because he'd lost the strap. Domke spare parts are quite expensive, and so I found another eBay trader who made straps to fit. They mostly served the equine community. In some respects the replacement strap is actually an improvement and quite a bit cheaper. Nikon D2Xs with a Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 lens in poor lighting.

An old Billingham 225 camera bag, very dirty and neglected when bought, and given a scrub with soap and water, followed by application of boot polish and Brasso as appropriate. I admire Billingham bags for their craftsmanship, gear protection, weather proofing, and durability. I have owned several different models. But I have not enjoyed using them, with the possible exception of the Hadley. They are heavy and not the best for access. Plus, they are expensive, as you might expect from the materials used and the impeccable construction. Photographed with a Nikon D90 and AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G lens.

I used a Micro-Nikkor 55mm lens to photograph this.

Nikon D40 + Nikkor 18-70mm lens at 70mm (equivalent to a field of view of 105mm in a full frame camera). 400 ISO; f/5; 1/400th.

The debate rages on over the inclusion of an oblique stroke in 'Op/Tech'. Why? Why, oh why, oh why?

Close up shot with a Factory AI’d Nikkor-O.C Auto f/2 35mm lens on a Nikon D2Xs, where the field of view is akin to a standard 50mm lens on a full frame camera. The 35mm Nikkor-O.C Auto f/2 is a decent lens. According to Thomas Pindelski "This lens is fully the equal of any Leitz or Leica 35mm Summicron on a Leica M, regarded by many as the standard at this focal length". This is praise indeed, since Leica’s reputation as a company is almost entirely based on its 35mm Summicron for the Leica M rangefinder. It is quite hard to find the Nikkor-O 35mm f/2 on the secondhand market. Mine was manufactured around 1973. Thomas Pindelski has an interesting and useful site; if your appetite is whetted this is the page about the Nikkor-O.C which made the picture above: pindelski.org/Photography/2012/05/05/nikkor-o-35mm-f2-lens

Everything manual, including the lens, a Nikkor-O.C 35mm f/2 on a Nikon D300s. The bag is a Billingham Hadley Original.

Photographed with a Nikon lens on a Canon camera. Not that this is particularly remarkable, although the adapter is a sloppy fit and thus the sharpness comes as a welcome surprise. I think the lens used was a 135mm f/2.8, but I tried several and could be mistaken. I should make notes. Recalling the all-manual film camera where my interest in photography began, I am resolutely continuing in deploying the manual setting for exposure, and I have discovered that I like many subjects to be under-exposed by some margin. I suppose exposure is like art: nothing is actually right or wrong. Perhaps I am on the threshold of developing a photographic style.

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

Photographed with an AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G lens on a Nikon D2Xs.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.

Vintage East German camera strap from the days before unification. Photographed with a Nikon D700.

A Praktica MTL5 camera pictured by a Nikon D2Xs with a Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G lens.

Why is there a forward slash in Op/Tech?