DeltaSigma wrote:
I like your rendering from that lens/filter combo.
I think this is the first time I've used the 3T with this lens, won't be the last.
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leighton w wrote:
Both are nice, but the first one stands out for me.
Judging by the lenses you've been using it looks like we share the same ones. I only have 5 lenses and they're all Nikkors.
28/2.8 ais
55/1.2 SC
55/2.8 ais
85/1.8 HC
50-135/3.5 ais.
Yes we overlap, all but the SC, and my 85 is just the poorer man H version.
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DeltaSigma wrote:
Didn’t lose any! Was prepared to burn a few hundred dollars but came away with a modest profit from Blackjack and the slots. Great fun and entertainment value for money. A few free drinks on the way too.
Congratulations Colin, that is quite a feat! Especially if you had net gain from the slots as well.
There is a reason this lens was "the" portrait lens for the better part of 3 decades. It was lens behind some of our most iconic photos - such as Linda McCartney's photos of the Beatles used on the Let it Be album (OK - that was the older version), and the famous National Geo cover "Afghan Girl".
I got mine in the late 70s more for a medium telephoto lens for landscapes. I rarely shot people back then (OK - that looks odd - "shot people" ). However, lately I have found myself playing with this lens a bit more.
I am on the Board of Directors for a small museum here on the Flathead Indian Reservation (The Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana). Recently, we had a fundraiser and I am often called upon to take photos for their PR/web site stuff. I usually use my Sony 24-105, as that is the only zoom I have, really. But this time I decided to also pack the 105 with an adapter. The low-level indoor lighting was brutal - I had to really crank us the ISO. Here is one that stood out. This is Laurel Cheff, the wife of Bud Cheff who started the museum with Steve Lozar, one of our tribal elders who has served on the Board until very recently. I think they are both in their 80s. Minimal cropping. [cross posted on People Photography Forum]
There is a reason this lens was "the" portrait lens for the better part of 3 decades. It was lens behind some of our most iconic photos - such as Linda McCartney's photos of the Beatles used on the Let it Be album (OK - that was the older version), and the famous National Geo cover "Afghan Girl".
I got mine in the late 70s more for a medium telephoto lens for landscapes. I rarely shot people back then (OK - that looks odd - "shot people" ). However, lately I have found myself playing with this lens a bit more.
I am on the Board of Directors for a small museum here on the Flathead Indian Reservation (The Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana). Recently, we had a fundraiser and I am often called upon to take photos for their PR/web site stuff. I usually use my Sony 24-105, as that is the only zoom I have, really. But this time I decided to also pack the 105 with an adapter. The low-level indoor lighting was brutal - I had to really crank us the ISO. Here is one that stood out. This is Laurel Cheff, the wife of Bud Cheff who started the museum with Steve Lozar, one of our tribal elders who has served on the Board until very recently. I think they are both in their 80s. Minimal cropping. [cross posted on People Photography Forum]
Speaking of the old blabbermouths, Curtis has been missing quite a while, Ben and Lt Z are off shooting banal shots (yeah right) And just as I post, Doug shows up!
I don't know about "free", you were pretty sick when you got it.
leighton w wrote:
Well, my 85 (Nikki) was free from Ben.
Doug, that is a BEEEEEE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU ti ful shot.
graytrekker wrote:
The Venerable 105mm f2.5
There is a reason this lens was "the" portrait lens for the better part of 3 decades. It was lens behind some of our most iconic photos - such as Linda McCartney's photos of the Beatles used on the Let it Be album (OK - that was the older version), and the famous National Geo cover "Afghan Girl".
I got mine in the late 70s more for a medium telephoto lens for landscapes. I rarely shot people back then (OK - that looks odd - "shot people" ). However, lately I have found myself playing with this lens a bit more.
I am on the Board of Directors for a small museum here on the Flathead Indian Reservation (The Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana). Recently, we had a fundraiser and I am often called upon to take photos for their PR/web site stuff. I usually use my Sony 24-105, as that is the only zoom I have, really. But this time I decided to also pack the 105 with an adapter. The low-level indoor lighting was brutal - I had to really crank us the ISO. Here is one that stood out. This is Laurel Cheff, the wife of Bud Cheff who started the museum with Steve Lozar, one of our tribal elders who has served on the Board until very recently. I think they are both in their 80s. Minimal cropping. [cross posted on People Photography Forum]
I found another rabbit hole project. Pretty sure I am a sucker for kittens, and broken camera gear. Speaking of cats - Phoebe passed away about a month ago. She literally had heart failure and collapsed. We said our goodbyes, and I let her go. Phoebe and Charlie - the two gray cats - spent many years with me at my commercial studio when it first opened until I retired. So, the vacuum has created an opening at the top female position which Momma Cat now occupies. The other cats are just now giving up searching for her. Phoebe never liked anyone except me, she followed me everywhere, and she adored posing for the camera. These were shot right after she was rescued from under a deck - having been abandoned by her mother. Nikkor 35mm f2 ai (never should have sold it) and the D800
at the studio, but wouldn't hold still
on the light/product table getting sleepy
asleep on the light table - constantly would jump up during photo shoots wanting a turn to pose
took only two days to fix this one - amazing build quality for 1984 - Nikkor 55mm f3.5 ai
Lovely portrait Doug. Good to see you back on the thread.
Thanks Leighton (and others).
It's not that I have been away exactly - I have been regularly checking in to see what everyone is doing. And - it's not that I am no longer shooting manual glass - it just doesn't seem to be Nikon glass as much these days. It is more Voigtlanders and Loxias on my Sony system. That includes an adapted CV 90mm f3.5 F-mount I got some years back from Jack (a very nice, sharp lens).
I do still use my 55 f2.8 Micro for macro shots - just not that good of a year here for spring wildflowers. As I said, I have not done much portrait work but I did enjoy that shoot. So, maybe you'll see something from the 105 again? Actually, I need to dust off my Df and grab a handful of my old Nikkors and just head out for fun. [I'm hearing Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" in my head now! ]
James Markus wrote:
I found another rabbit hole project. Pretty sure I am a sucker for kittens, and broken camera gear. Speaking of cats - Phoebe passed away about a month ago. She literally had heart failure and collapsed. We said our goodbyes, and I let her go. Phoebe and Charlie - the two gray cats - spent many years with me at my commercial studio when it first opened until I retired. So, the vacuum has created an opening at the top female position which Momma Cat now occupies. The other cats are just now giving up searching for her. Phoebe never liked anyone except me, she followed me everywhere, and she adored posing for the camera. These were shot right after she was rescued from under a deck - having been abandoned by her mother. Nikkor 35mm f2 ai (never should have sold it) and the D800...Show more →
Sorry for your loss. I love the first one of her that shows how tiny she was.
Speaking of cats - Phoebe passed away about a month ago. She literally had heart failure and collapsed. We said our goodbyes, and I let her go. Phoebe and Charlie - the two gray cats - spent many years with me at my commercial studio when it first opened until I retired. So, the vacuum has created an opening at the top female position which Momma Cat now occupies. The other cats are just now giving up searching for her. Phoebe never liked anyone except me, she followed me everywhere, and she adored posing for the camera. These were shot right after she was rescued from under a deck - having been abandoned by her mother. Nikkor 35mm f2 ai (never should have sold it) and the D800
