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This is a model of the Nikon F3, which is considered by many to be the best film camera Nikon ever made. For those who aren't familiar with old cameras, the F3 was an SLR camera, SLR standing for single lens reflex. SLR cameras differ from the modern DSLR cameras many proffesional photographers use, in the way the record images. SLRs use photographic film to record images, which than needs to be processed in a darkroom. Modern DSLRs on the other hand, just like your smartphone camera, record images digitally, and allow you to display the images immediatly after you take them. Note that in this context, film does not mean video, but rather a thin plastic sheet coated with special chemicals that are sensitive to light.
I was not very familiar with film photography until earlier this year when I started photography class at my high school. I had used digital cameras in the past, but was intrigued by the process required for developing and printing images from film. Some people have told me they find the process tedious and combersome compared to digital photography, however I find film photography to be much more enjoyable than digital. I think this mainly comes from having to do all the work to develop and print images from the film myself, which usualy makes the final product more satisfying (though also more disapointing when it doesn't work out), but also from the way having only 36 exposures on a roll of film makes me think more carefully about each shot, knowing that I can't just take 20 images in rapid succesion and choose the best.
This model measures slightly larger than an actual Nikon F3, but not by much. An actual F3 measures (width x hight x depth) 149 x 97 x 66mm, while this model measures 165 x 109 x 77mm. The model is by far one of my smaller creations, containing only 549 pieces. However, despite its small size, this model does not sacrifice detail or features. The model has almost all the levers on the F3, only excluding the very small ones that are too small to show in lego, all the main dials on top are present, as is a representation of the mirror that would flip up on the actual camera when taking a photo. The back of the model does open, and on the inside there are representations of the shutter, film rails, and film recieving spool. In the last image, I included a mock up of a Film cannister, however it wouldn't actually fit in the camera due to the thickness of the LEGO walls. The model does not have any lenses that fit it at the moment, but I am working on creating some, and the camera is designed in such a way so that lenses can be attached. When I finish some lenses, I will post an update with them, so stay tuned for that.
In order to make the model look closer to the actual camera, I used bricks in colors that LEGO currently does not make them in, so if you wanted to build this model, you would have to change some of the colors around.
First and most obviously, I needed more space than usual for the photo shoot. I had originally built the city in my garage (a space for a single, small/compact car, made even smaller by my bike, lawnmower, dryer, etc.) but recently moved it to a larger room in the house.
Even though I still did not have enough space to get a good shot of the whole city. I had to move the city to the other end of the room where I could turn it side-on to the camera, to get the best aspect for the picture.
Learning point one: Consider where you are going to be able to photograph the MOC, and either build it there or make it modular. This will also help if you ever take your MOC to a LEGO show for display!
I use a macro lens for my minifigure photos, but that would give a far too narrow field of view for shooting my city. So I used a wide-angle lens (a Nikkor 28-300mm lens) with a narrow aperture setting of f/14 to ensure that the majority of the city, from front to back, was in focus.
The key to this kind of shoot though is the wide-angle lens. If you use a phone for shooting then by default you should have enough width to capture a large MOC easily. Some phones have a dedicated wide-angle mode as well, handy if you have limited space to get back from the subject.
DSLR users will need a dedicated lens for the purpose. As a general rule, the larger the starting focal-length number on your lens, the further away you will have to stand from it to get it all in one shot.
For many MOCers the most important consideration for photographing their creation is that it provides evidence of the build, and that most of the detail is shown. However, this can be done in more artistic ways using a few simple guidelines.
In this shot the angle of the China-Town gate leads the eye to the centre of the shot, which shows off the main subject, the spinner. The angle of the spinner carries the eye on to the rear right of the shot, to show off how far back the city extends, creating a bustling feel of a city with life beyond the boundaries of the frame.
Photographing a large MOC or LEGO city is a challenge, but can yield great rewards as everyone acclaims how wonderful you have been! It makes the years of toiling away in a lonely, dusty, spider-filled garage worth it to show off the creation!
An interesting read Keith, thanks. I am never going to build anything that big (you are crazy ?) but it was fun to read about the challenges you encountered. Also I do love your city. Now you just need to.make it bigger ??
The lego cities are very complex! I feel like the lighting for the buildings would take a ton of work, considering the legos have so many different colors. You really shined a lot of light onto this subject!
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