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p.2626 #1 · Manual Focus Nikon Glass

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Z5 II w/Nikkor AI 50/1.4:

Apr 19, 2026 at 02:50 PM

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Barb made another amazing cob of sour dough bread. It was even larger when it came out of the oven. Had to wait about an hour before she let me near it - crackling and shrinking the whole time. She says there is some law in France about cutting bread straight out of the oven.

I want a slice now!

Apr 19, 2026 at 04:39 PM

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p.2626 #3 · Manual Focus Nikon Glass

Since the dandelions keep coming up in the yard, I might as well put them to some good use.

EL-Nikkor 63/2.8 N reversed on bellows; D700

Single shot this time. Not stacked. I think there�s enough dirt on my sensor to grow a vegetable garden. I hope I got most of it cleaned up in post. I�m always extremely careful when changing lenses, keeping the camera pointed down. I think racking the bellows in and out draws in dust with the air. That�s one reason why the old D700 is the only body I put on the bellows. The other is that when doing stacks, the file size with 12 mp sensor is smaller. My 13 year old computer bogs down crunching gigabytes of data for the final image.

Apr 19, 2026 at 07:13 PM

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p.2626 #4 · Manual Focus Nikon Glass

Likely the 6/7 difference. Though I�ll give Nikon credit for keeping cameras functional I don�t think they care to redevelop new process for the old processor. The Ex7 has had better MF aids for a while now, if they haven�t brought those to older Ex6 cameras I don�t know why they would do these now.

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Do you mean because they are all about the newer models or because of the Expeed 6/7 difference Matt ?
Presumably all that's involved is temporarily assigning the function of selecting the aperture value to save in the exit to the appropriate spare dial (front or rear).
I also note that v3.1 has the zoom to focus function cancellable by half pressing the shutter which cool too.
Andy

Apr 19, 2026 at 07:54 PM

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p.2626 #5 · Manual Focus Nikon Glass

20mm f3.5 AI

Apr 19, 2026 at 09:28 PM

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cadman342001 wrote:
Presumably all that's involved is temporarily assigning the function of selecting the aperture value to save in the exit to the appropriate spare dial (front or rear).

After spending yet another weekend carrying the Z5ii through woods and trying to get shots of elusive targets, I'm not sure a dial for saving the aperture would be particularly useful. In fact it could be misleading, like swapping a 200mm with a 55mm and forgetting to dial in the lens selection.

At least with all my lenses through the FTZ, I could never take the time to set it. I'm always going full aperture for focus, stopping down, then shooting, and hoping the target hasn't moved during the past two seconds. Even with, or especially with, the 300mm f/4.5 AI-S I need to be quick. A nice Z-mount AF zoom would solve that problem but then, it wouldn't need a dial to save aperture.

Today's pics, only the first one moving especially fast. 300mm f/4.5 AI-S

We believe this is a Hairy Woodpecker, similar to the Downy, usually slightly larger and with a larger bill compared to the head size.

HairyWoodpecher by James Muller, on Flickr

Dad. (Yeah, I know enough with the heron shots, okay? But they are such magnificent birds. Especially in flight, slow, graceful, deliberate wing beats.)

Heron by James Muller, on Flickr

We watched him fly back to this nest. I named this pic Heron and Chick but my sweetie (in the next pic) thinks it is Dad and Mom, that a chick would have its mouth open wanting to be fed.

HeronAndChick by James Muller, on Flickr

My sweetie. I think she's right about the herons. 105mm f/2.5 K

SharonAndPortia by James Muller, on Flickr

Apr 20, 2026 at 05:22 AM

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p.2626 #7 · Manual Focus Nikon Glass

Agreed Jim, for your wildlife shooting it is not going to be of use and for lots of people who think that Wide Open is the only aperture you should use on a classic nikkor.

Personally I'm used to shooting fuji now so never record lens or aperture info (although I have the P.C. 28/3.5 on 95% of the time anyway)

Some people take a notebook out with them and write all this stuff down, or certainly used to. (Im thinking of Old people, not me, I'm only 58 😄

I mean some people keep a book noting their gas milage for years and years.

I shot a couple of shots today with 3 different lenses and recorded the lens and f stop but perhaps the novelty will wear off, we shall see.

Andy

PS love the heron, I remember them from the UK, don't have them here or Australia.

Apr 20, 2026 at 06:07 AM

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p.2626 #8 · Manual Focus Nikon Glass

Here's some more cars. More Ferraris of the newer variety

All wide open with the PC 28/3.5 on GFX50S

_DSF4393 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr

_DSF4389 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr

_DSF4396 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr

_DSF4398 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr

_DSF4399 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr

Andy

Apr 20, 2026 at 06:13 AM

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p.2626 #9 · Manual Focus Nikon Glass

Souped 14 rolls of color film recently, and some of them were iso 800 tungsten color balanced film, So, I picked up a 85B color correction filter for outdoors, but just shoot it straight indoors. A couple more with the N90S & Fuji 200 and 400 using a bunch of lenses, but these were 35, 55, 105, & 400mm.

Nikon F4 & Reflx 800T

Nikon N90S & Fuji 200

Nikon N90S & Fuji 400 plus the modified tc-16a

Apr 20, 2026 at 11:53 AM

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p.2626 #10 · Manual Focus Nikon Glass

cadman342001 wrote:
Some people take a notebook out with them and write all this stuff down, or certainly used to. (Im thinking of Old people, not me, I'm only 58 😄 I mean some people keep a book noting their gas milage for years and years.
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PS love the heron, I remember them from the UK, don't have them here or Australia.

Thanks.

I remember all the take-a-notebook chatter from years ago, no, make that decades ago. Ain't gonna' happen! I'd forget most of the time, or wouldn't have the time most of the time. And I'm only 19 years ahead of you, so the "Old people" rule doesn't apply to me either.

Nice Ferrari pics!

James Markus, great film pics! The woodpecker shot tells me to put my camera down, walk away, and nobody gets hurt. But I ain't gonna' do it any more than I'm gonna' take a notebook out into the woods.

Apr 20, 2026 at 03:16 PM

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p.2626 #11 · Manual Focus Nikon Glass

jimmuller wrote:
After spending yet another weekend carrying the Z5ii through woods and trying to get shots of elusive targets, I'm not sure a dial for saving the aperture would be particularly useful. In fact it could be misleading, like swapping a 200mm with a 55mm and forgetting to dial in the lens selection.

At least with all my lenses through the FTZ, I could never take the time to set it. I'm always going full aperture for focus, stopping down, then shooting, and hoping the target hasn't moved during the past two seconds. Even with, or especially with, the 300mm f/4.5 AI-S...Show more →

Meant to say this before, I think it's really cool to have ready access to a heron rookery.
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cadman342001 wrote:
Here's some more cars. More Ferraris of the newer variety

All wide open with the PC 28/3.5 on GFX50S

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55186953359_6f36173789_h.jpg _DSF4393 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55187093480_a15704a1b4_h.jpg _DSF4389 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55186697971_5fdeac31d9_h.jpg _DSF4396 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55186953219_c63a438af7_h.jpg _DSF4398 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55186951199_f9305b41fc_h.jpg _DSF4399 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr

Andy

Keep the exotica coming Andy. Ferraris should naturally be all red.

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jimmuller wrote:
Thanks.

I remember all the take-a-notebook chatter from years ago, no, make that decades ago. Ain't gonna' happen! I'd forget most of the time, or wouldn't have the time most of the time. And I'm only 19 years ahead of you, so the "Old people" rule doesn't apply to me either.

Nice Ferrari pics!

James Markus, great film pics! The woodpecker shot tells me to put my camera down, walk away, and nobody gets hurt. But I ain't gonna' do it any more than I'm gonna' take a notebook out into the woods.

Yeah, I never got the ""carry a journal", I'm already thinking enough about stuff much less carrying a journal in everyday shooting. I did make notes when I was specifically testing a lens or concept that involved aperture or shutter speeds, but that was not too often. Digital has spoilt me, and then Nikon went backwards with the FTZs.

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Apr 20, 2026 at 04:49 PM

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p.2626 #12 · Manual Focus Nikon Glass

markhout wrote:
20mm 4.0 AIS, Z7, ND400 and ND8, 30sec 16, Nik Silver Efex

https://www.houtzager.co.uk/images/20mm.jpg

Love what you pulled out of the original color version! I really miss Nik Silver FX, had the free version but lost it in the Win11 fresh install. And I'm too cheap.

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SiMuMe wrote:
Long time no image-share.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55215978607_51ea12365d_o.jpg
AI Zoom NIKKOR 35-70mm f/3.5S +Df | F8[c/]
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55217270720_0792041b74_o.jpg
AI Micro NIKKOR 55mm f/2.8S + Df | F5.6

Nice to have you back with pics Siphiwe. Dew on flower petals, what's not to like?

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James Markus wrote:
Barb made another amazing cob of sour dough bread. It was even larger when it came out of the oven. Had to wait about an hour before she let me near it - crackling and shrinking the whole time. She says there is some law in France about cutting bread straight out of the oven.

Looks delish. I think Barb is just making you wait so the bread lasts past the oven cooling down :-)

Apr 20, 2026 at 04:57 PM

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More docks, this time in B&W, still the 20mm f3.5 AI.

Apr 20, 2026 at 05:00 PM

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Another view in Queenstown

_DSF3950-Edit-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr

Andy

Apr 21, 2026 at 04:53 AM

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jimmuller wrote:
At least with all my lenses through the FTZ, I could never take the time to set it. I'm always going full aperture for focus, stopping down, then shooting, and hoping the target hasn't moved during the past two seconds. Even with, or especially with, the 300mm f/4.5 AI-S I need to be quick. A nice Z-mount AF zoom would solve that problem but then, it wouldn't need a dial to save aperture.

Jim, Since you are shooting mirrorless I would recommend focusing at taking aperture to avoid focus shift. Most of my lenses are subject to that and it makes a small but noticeable difference.

Test your lens for that and see if some are not affected in which case you may continue to focus wide open. Of course if the shift is minimal it will be absorbed by the increased depth of field but this is not always the case.

Variation in focus is mainly between wide open and f4,5 or f5,6. So you could focus at f4,5 and then close to f8 or f11 if this is your intent.

Apr 21, 2026 at 08:11 AM

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p.2626 #16 · Manual Focus Nikon Glass

After an extended absence it is good to see the thread still producing some incredible images from all around the world!

Andy - good to see you still rocking the GFX50S

Apr 21, 2026 at 09:00 AM

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p.2626 #17 · Manual Focus Nikon Glass

Just saw this thread and love seeing everybody's stuff!

Wanted to share a recent shot from Rittenhouse Square few weeks ago. Shot on a Nikon F3 with the 50mm f1.2 AI-S on Portra 800. (Hope the photo attaches correctly)

JulianM1 by Julian Mosquera, on Flickr

Apr 21, 2026 at 10:53 AM

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Mirage44 wrote:
Just saw this thread and love seeing everybody's stuff!

Wanted to share a recent shot from Rittenhouse Square few weeks ago. Shot on a Nikon F3 with the 50mm f1.2 AI-S on Portra 800. (Hope the photo attaches correctly)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55222120810_87ce78a037_b.jpg JulianM1 by Julian Mosquera, on Flickr

Welcome Julian, great first post. I only shot Portra briefly way back then, and enjoy seeing the colors again.

Apr 21, 2026 at 11:12 AM

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p.2626 #19 · Manual Focus Nikon Glass

Thank you! Really grateful I have a good local lab that does a beautiful job on the scanning work. Gonna be a learning curve trying to get my images where I want them when my coolscan arrives next week

Apr 21, 2026 at 11:52 AM

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Mirage44 wrote:
Thank you! Really grateful I have a good local lab that does a beautiful job on the scanning work. Gonna be a learning curve trying to get my images where I want them when my coolscan arrives next week

You are probably aware already that there is a "Film Is Not Dead" forum here. I recently revived my film camera and one given to me. I've been learning the scanning process, doing it all manually. I'd be interested in anything you learn!

And of course, welcome! FWIW, I'm just a newcomer here by some standards.

Apr 21, 2026 at 12:41 PM

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