Episode 19 • Icons and Nikons

An XL episode boasting two blockbuster features: Gabe’s recap of his adventures covering New York Fashion Week, followed by our survey of the esteemed camera marque known as Nikon.Gabe recounts shooting NYFW and the Met GalaJeff’s new acquisitions: a Canon P rangefinder… and (on the way) the Canon RF 50mm f1.4, the Japanese SummiluxAnd now: our Nikon show!when did you become aware of Nikon, and what was your first?Nikon rangefinders: the SP and its siblingsthe Nikon/Canon wars of the '70s/‘80sevolution of the F: F2, F3…why no more rangefinders? (till the S3 2000 and SP 2005 commemorative editions)spurred by the OM-1, Nikon goes compact: the FM and FE seriesthe Nikkormat / Nikomatthe FM3a — their best ever? 1/4000 with no battery!the coveted FM2/T Year of the Dog editionconsider the Nikonos — they’re so cheap!countless point & shoot Nikons, APS cameras…the 35Ti, which is not good!favorite lenses (e.g. the 105mm f2.5)one Nikon to rule them all: which would you choose?