Cumbres & Toltec Railroad

Chama, New Mexico

Cleaning the grates prior to departure.

Positioning the engine prior to departure.

Both images were with a Canon FT-QL – an absolute tank of a camera. Through Ebay, I managed to amass an entire outfit of two bodies (one black), and a gaggle of lenses: 28mm, 35mm, 85mm, 135mm, and 200mm. The optics were all first rate. The biggest issue I had was with the weight. An outfit made up of Asahi Pentax gear from the same period weighed about half as much – item for item. The Canon gear is all gone – except for my very first interchangeable lens SLR set-up. The Pentax gear – I still use. . .