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In the summer of 1984, I played with a variety of lenses. I’d dropped my stalwart 50mm Leitz Sumitar , and so tended to prefer either an f1.8 Canon 50mm or my dad’s prized 21mm Leitz Super Angulon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In August of that year, I was poised at the Palmer Diamond (where Conrail’s Boston Line crossed the Central Vermont Railway in Palmer, Massachusetts) to photograph a westward set of light engines running ‘cab hop’ toward West Springfield Yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sun was partially obscured by a cloud, but the air was crisp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made this photo with my Leica 3A rangefinder fitted with the Super Angulon. Among the advantages of this lens was the external viewfinder which allowed for a larger and more precise means of composing photos than the tiny in-camera viewfinder that was designed strictly for a 50mm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palmer has changed greatly since 1984. For point of comparison, I’ve included a view of the diamond that I exposed in September 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conrail single-tracked the Boston Line in July 1986, and the trees have come up obscuring the view that I was once afforded there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please activate the time machine and set it to August 1984!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking west at Palmer, Mass. New Conrail C30-7As roll west on the old Boston & Albany. August 1984.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looking west at Palmer, Mass., September 9, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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