I’ve often carried multiple cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the mid-1980s, I’d have a Leica rangefinder loaded with Kodachrome and my father’s Rolleiflex Model T with 120-size Verichrome Pan black & white negative film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the 1990s, it was multiple Nikons with slide film with various ISO sensitivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the early 2000s, I worked with a Contax G2 rangefinder for wideangle photos and Nikons for telephoto views\u2014all loaded with 100 speed Fujichrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, I carry Nikon mirrorless digital cameras, and occasionally a Lumix or Fujifilm digital camera, while once in while bringing out one of my 1990s-era Nikon F3s loaded with Ektachrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Such was the situation at Horseshoe Curve last October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here I’ve made two photos of the same westward Norfolk Southern hopper train. The first photo was exposed on E100 Ektachrome using the F3 with f2.0 35mm lens; the second is a digital photograph made with my Nikon Z7-II. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This comparison is about style, rather than image quality. I make different kinds of photos using different equipment and materials. There’s no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. I have both images and they both work for different reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tracking the Light Posts Everyday!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve often carried multiple cameras. In the mid-1980s, I’d have a Leica rangefinder loaded with Kodachrome and my father’s Rolleiflex Model T with 120-size Verichrome Pan black & white negative film. In the 1990s, it was multiple Nikons with slide film with various ISO sensitivity. During the early 2000s, I worked with a Contax G2 … Continue reading Horseshoe Curve\u2014Film & Digital<\/span> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NS_7622_wb_at-Horseshoe_Curve_PA_27Oct2024_E100\u00a9Brian-Solomon_123578.jpg?resize=474%2C315&ssl=1\")
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