Nikon FE Trip REPORT!

[aim54x]

Just thought I would start this thread here as the other one is getting very hard to follow in terms of where the camera is with all the people confirming their interests in participating.

I received the camera on Friday 9th Jan 2009, the shutter was uncocked and the there was ONE showing on the camera.

I sent the camera to Pa (via Express Post) on Monday 12th January, I was an idiot and cocked the shutter out of habit (Sorry Pa) so the camera should be showing THREE shots (3rd shot to be taken) when it arrives.

Cheers
Cameron

[Reschsmooth]

And no postcard from the FE?

[Yi-P]

May I suggest to cut off the postage stamps or barcode from the sender and pack with each time its sent, in the end the FE should have 35-36 "stamps" on its passport...

[aim54x]

I sent the packing that Patrick sent the camera to me in on with some new packaging to Pa, hopefully he will get it today. According to the Tracking number it was delivered this morning. Still waiting for a confirmation.

[Pa]

hi camera arrived yesterday...film number is 3...taking the photo today.....hope to have it in the post this afternoon

[Reschsmooth]

Excellent. Thanks, Pa.

[wendellt]

hi
do you think this camera will get to me before feb 3rd
im away 1 day after that then back march, otherwise i can take this up in march

[Reschsmooth]

hi
do you think this camera will get to me before feb 3rd
im away 1 day after that then back march, otherwise i can take this up in march

Wendell, it is extremely unlikely that it would get to you by the 3rd - you are about 17 places away from Pa, so, allowing 2 days per person, that is well into Feb. I can move you up the list to sit behind Firsty before it goes up the "ahem" mountains.

[wendellt]

or you could place me very last
sorry for the trouble

[Pa]

express post to Keith today at 1/30pm....film number is at 3 didn't wind it on....tracking number is [sn7624801] it will probably be in Keith's hands before it registers that it's in the system.

[Reschsmooth]

or you could place me very last
sorry for the trouble

I thought of that, but thought that March is over 6 weeks away, and it could be waiting for you for a while. However, thinking about it further, why don't we leave the list as is, but swap you and Yi-p around - we can then wait for you to tell us you are back in town and he can then mail it to you. 6 weeks can fly very quickly.



Thanks Pa.

[ATJ]

6 weeks can fly very quickly.

Not when you are waiting on a new camera, lens or other gadget.

[wendellt]

sorry to be thick its one of those days you saying i'll get the camera before feb 2nd?

[Reschsmooth]

sorry to be thick its one of those days you saying i'll get the camera before feb 2nd?

Hi Wendell, to avoid confusion - I have put you at the end - you will receive the camera in March when you get back. Just let us or Yi-p know as he will be sending it to you. It still has to go via Melbourne & Brisbane, so it is likely to be delayed by them.

[firsty]

Ok I have the camera and will take my shot tomorrow or early Saturday before I take up Greg's offer of a coffee up the mountains where I will hand over the camera

[Reschsmooth]

Ok I have the camera and will take my shot tomorrow or early Saturday before I take up Greg's offer of a coffee up the mountains where I will hand over the camera

I would recommend you meet up a bit further up at the Red Door cafe at Leura - great coffee!

[aim54x]

I would recommend you meet up a bit further up at the Red Door cafe at Leura - great coffee!

I'll have to try and remember that for the next time I am up that way.

[Mr Darcy]

I received the camera from Firsty. He delivered it in person, so to reward him for his trouble, I found an old jar of Pablo in the cupboard so I could treat him with some coffee

I've been reading (if that's the right word) some Ansel Adams, so I took a Landscape, sadly not of that calibre though.
Mind you, I figured the subject was moving slow enough that if I accidentally used the timer release, it would stay in focus . Of course I still had to contend with my ancient eyes, so no guarantees

Passed the camera on to colin_12. Delivered in person.
Shutter count 5 after my attempt PS had to fight pjs off. She wanted a go.

[colin_12]

OK, Camera now reads 6 shots taken. The weather was not right to my intended shot so had to go for plan b.
This shot should be slightly over exposed Patrick. Only half a stop.
I will deliver it to Andrew tomorrow morning.

[Reschsmooth]

OK, Camera now reads 6 shots taken. The weather was not right to my intended shot so had to go for plan b.
This shot should be slightly over exposed Patrick. Only half a stop.
I will deliver it to Andrew tomorrow morning.

That's ok, Colin as the film is somewhat tolerant of that.

[colin_12]

Cool.
Now safely delivered to Andrew. My little one rearanged his house for him and entertained his dogs while we were there.

[ATJ]

My shot (#7) taken and the film NOT rolled on. I will be taking the package to the PO later today to send on to André.

Oh... and the dogs want to know why Colin's little one won't call or write.

Update: Parcel sent by Express Post to André. You should receive it tomorrow.

[radar]

Update: Parcel sent by Express Post to André. You should receive it tomorrow.

Got it.

[Reschsmooth]

So far so good - a third of the way through and all appears to be going to plan. That said, it hasn't gone cross-boarder yet, and who knows what the Brisbournians will do.

[radar]

My shot, #8, taken and film NOT rolled on. All packed and ready to be sent south of the border to Ant.

Didn't check my horizon on this one, probably will be seriously listing clockwise

Interesting exercise, had to apply the "Reciprocity failure factor" for Tri-X as I needed a longish exposure.

I also took a digital photo with D200/20mm and the B&W card that I got from the forums a while back. I'll post that one on the forums with the final product from Patrick, see how they compare.

Update: Express Post'ed 22/01/09 to Ant

Cheers,

André

[Ant]

Arrived today. Haven't opened the parcel yet, will wait until I have put my son to bed. I will take my shot over the weekend and then send it onward on monday.

Ant.

[Ant]

Shot taken Sunday night, not entirely happy with the digital verison, will be interesting to see how it looks on film. Packed uncocked, counter reading #9. My wife is on her way to the PO to send it out Express Post as I write this so it should reach Wayne tomorrow (long trip from Lyndhurst to the City).

Sorry it is a day late, there was some sort of national celebration yesterday for all these Aussies around here

Ant.

[PiroStitch]

Got it today

[Ant]

Well done aussie post! $10 to drive it into the city...

Ant.

[ATJ]

Well done aussie post! $10 to drive it into the city...

Ah, but for the same price the same package was delivered overnight from the Blue Mountains to Newcastle and for the same price the same package was delivered from Newcastle to Melbourne. Pretty good, I reckon.

[aim54x]

Well done aussie post! $10 to drive it into the city...

Ah, but for the same price the same package was delivered overnight from the Blue Mountains to Newcastle and for the same price the same package was delivered from Newcastle to Melbourne. Pretty good, I reckon.

For $10 I sent it from Inner Western Sydney out to Taree way, gotta love Aussie post for things like this.

[Pa]

interested to know where the nikon fe is....

[Reschsmooth]

interested to know where the nikon fe is....

I believe Wayne is waiting to hear from Bruce. Therefore, it is currently in the Bruce-Wayne link.

[PiroStitch]

*boom tish*

It's with Bruce now Though I have a bad feeling I really screwed up my shot

[Reschsmooth]

Though I have a bad feeling I really screwed up my shot

Perhaps it is better to say it is really, really, really artistic?

[Oz_Beachside]

just received today

[Oz_Beachside]

frame 11 taken.

will deliver antsl tomorrow afternoon, and he will pass to rflower

[Antsl]

OK ... I have the package.... now to do something with it ....

[Oz_Beachside]

OK ... I have the package.... now to do something with it ....

ummm, point the shiny end at something interesting and push the clicky bit.

dont pull the windy wizz or the pics will be pretty boring

[Antsl]

ummm, point the shiny end at something interesting and push the clicky bit.
dont pull the windy wizz or the pics will be pretty boring

Pointed shiney end to subject, pushed clicky bit, pushed play button.... nothing happened.... dud DSLR!
Have passed onto the next person on the list .. rflower, to see if they can get it to work..... cheap Nikon ...

[Reschsmooth]

..... cheap Nikon ...

Wait till the next camera I send around - just another cheapie I have lying around.

[Antsl]

Wait till the next camera I send around - just another cheapie I have lying around.

you might never get to see it (or me) again ...

[Reschsmooth]

Ok guys, revised list below - doesn't really have any impact on anything:

1. Reschsmooth
2. aim54x
3. Pa
4. Firsty
5. Mr Darcy?
6. colin_12
7. ATJ
8. radar
9. Ant (member for 3 years)
10. PiroStitch?
11. Antsl
12. Oz_Beachside?
13. rflower
14. Critter (member for 2 years)
15. Oneputt
16. foonji
17. Paul
18. Geoff
19. dviv
20. Yi-p - wait for Wendell to return before sending.
21. Wendell
22. CraigVTR

And I have just realised the Melbournites have already mucked up the order:

10. PiroStitch?
11. Antsl
12. Oz_Beachside?

I need this order so I can tag the scanned images with the correct shooter. I don't care if you change the order, you just have to let me know, as per Craig's recent email in the other thread. If you did let me know & I didn't pick it up, my apologies.

[PiroStitch]

It went from me to Oz to Antsl.

[Pa]

Do you know where it is Pat

Is this the Nikon fe...is some one making A few dollars...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... NA:AU:1123

[Reschsmooth]

Do you know where it is Pat

Is this the Nikon fe...is some one making A few dollars...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... NA:AU:1123

The Melbournites have it from where I believe it will be travelling back in time (going to Qld).

Thankfully, that is not my FE as mine is all black.

[Reschsmooth]

Hey guys, where are we up to with this? Last status update was a PM from rflower about whether to pass onto CraigVTR or post to Critter.

[rflower]

Hey guys, where are we up to with this? Last status update was a PM from rflower about whether to pass onto CraigVTR or post to Critter.

Yep.

I still have it. Didn't get in contact with CraigVTR whilst he was here. I will organise to get his details and post to critter.

Sorry about the delay.

RF

[Reschsmooth]

Yep.

I still have it. Didn't get in contact with CraigVTR whilst he was here. I will organise to get his details and post to critter.

Sorry about the delay.

RF

That would be appreciated as it has been in Melbourne for about a month and a half and I am keen to get the results.

Cheers

[Ant]

That would be appreciated as it has been in Melbourne for about a month and a half and I am keen to get the results.

Cheers

Or at least develop the film before it expires