I'm going to play the devil and mention Ferdi's 105/1.8 AI-S in excellent shape here: LINK. I know someone has need of it! I'd bite but I am set in the fast lens department in that range with my 85/1.8G.

jhinkey wrote:
montym wrote:

Very cool dog. Nice sot.

huddy wrote:
I'm going to play the devil and mention Ferdi's 105/1.8 AI-S in excellent shape here: LINK. I know someone has need of it! I'd bite but I am set in the fast lens department in that range with my 85/1.8G.
Yeah, that was the one I sold him Alan. Which I just bought back! That was one of those lenses that I regretted selling as soon as I did it. Thankfully I have a couple of AF lenses that will be up for sale that can cover the cost.

Tony

Thanks Alan. Tony, love with lead you (the lens) back

One day I will get that glasses with half/half +/- whatever it's called. Then, I will get (again) my 4 MF lenses:

1. 105mm F1.8 AIS
2. 135mm F2 AIS
3. 180mm F2.8 AIS ED (in mint condition )
4. 50mm F1.2 AIS

If I can get more:
5. 35mm F1.4 AIS
6. 28mm F2.8 with CRC

Georg, Leighton, Mark & Alan - Thanks for the comments on my pano!

Georg - Love the beach shots with that 85 PC-E. #3 is my favorite.

Chin - Great work in the guitar store. I'm sure your client will be very happy.

Ronny - Congrats on your new lenses! Excellent dog portraits.

Tony - Nice pano with Nikki. Not the easiest of subjects for a stitch!

Ian - Very interesting style. It not my usual thing, but I like looking at it!

Monty - Higgs is just too adorable! You have been posting some great shots of him.

John - The color seems fine on my monitor, does that mean I need to calibrate??

fsiagian wrote:
Tony, love with lead you (the lens) back

Too true! Thanks again, Ferdi!

Tony

A few from around work tonight.

Tony

Back to Two Peaks, the sun set was not great so I decided to show you the nearby islands. Nikkor 50-300mm ED D800. First looking south to downtown San Diego with the sunset Balloons

nikon nikkor 50-300 ed ais san diego d800 by Rafael CA, on Flickr

Norhwest to Santa Catalina with palomar airport, the encinas power plant and batiquitos lagoon

nikon nikkor 50-300 ed ais san diego santa catalina d800 by Rafael CA, on Flickr
Don't clean your monitor, the black speck in the photo is a helo, here is a crop of the circle K at the right bottom edge

nikon nikkor 50-300 ed ais san diego santa catalina d800 crop by Rafael CA, on Flickr

West to San Clemente Island and San Elijo lagoon

nikon nikkor 50-300 ed ais san diego san clemente d800 by Rafael CA, on Flickr

South to Coronado Islands

nikon nikkor 50-300 ed ais san diego coronado islands Mexico d800 by Rafael CA, on Flickr

rafaelcasd wrote:
Back to Two Peaks, the sun set was not great so I decided to show you the nearby islands. Nikkor 50-300mm ED D800. First looking south to downtown San Diego with the sunset Balloons

I like the shot looking towards San Clemente. Cool, sky reflections in the water at the bottom and great colors. We still have to meetup to go shooting!

Tony

Thanks guys, did most of my work with the 14-24mm then walked around the store for detail shots.
Here's a few more:

sweelee_007 by Zichar, on Flickr

sweelee_006 by Zichar, on Flickr

Missed out on the white version.

sweelee_011 by Zichar, on Flickr

sweelee_012 by Zichar, on Flickr

Anyone know where to get an HN-6 or HS-3 hood or any one that is compatible with the 55mm ƒ1.2 SC? I haven't been able to find one. I am using the HR-2 rubber hood now which works fine, but like Curtis, I like the aesthetics of the metal hoods.

Tony

Chin - Nice detail shots of the guitars and I really like the first shot.

Tony

A very quick one. There's a reason the 50mm f1.2 is such a classic and worth returning to time and time again, especially at f2.0

kings_freak wrote:
Chin - Nice detail shots of the guitars and I really like the first shot.

Tony

+1 to that.

rafaelcasd wrote:
Back to Two Peaks, the sun set was not great so I decided to show you the nearby islands. Nikkor 50-300mm ED D800. First looking south to downtown San Diego with the sunset Balloons
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Norhwest to Santa Catalina with the encinas power plant and lagoon
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A crop of a helicopter and traffic light in the above picture
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West to San Clemente Island and San Elijo lagoon
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South to Coronado Islands
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lovely Rafael - don't see that lens used much here.....some of these would have been great as stitches too.

finally got out on the freelines.

ben


freelines - nikon 24mm f2.8 NC by benmorgan28, on Flickr

MarkdV wrote:
A very quick one. There's a reason the 50mm f1.2 is such a classic and worth returning to time and time again, especially at f2.0
Cute kiddo. It does render the background nicely.

Tony

bruni wrote:


finally got out on the freelines.

ben


You know what would have made those freelines really pop? A 24mm PC-E! (Sorry couldn't resist!)

kings_freak wrote:
Anyone know where to get an HN-6 or HS-3 hood or any one that is compatible with the 55mm ƒ1.2 SC? I haven't been able to find one. I am using the HR-2 rubber hood now which works fine, but like Curtis, I like the aesthetics of the metal hoods.

Tony
I prefer the metal hoods too but use one that fits the Voigtlaender 50m f1.4 on my Nikon 50 1.2. The hood is much smaller/shorter being of a better design than the Nikon hood.

Ian Boys wrote:
kings_freak wrote:
Anyone know where to get an HN-6 or HS-3 hood or any one that is compatible with the 55mm ƒ1.2 SC? I haven't been able to find one. I am using the HR-2 rubber hood now which works fine, but like Curtis, I like the aesthetics of the metal hoods.

Tony
I prefer the metal hoods too but use one that fits the Voigtlaender 50m f1.4 on my Nikon 50 1.2. The hood is much smaller/shorter being of a better design than the Nikon hood.
Thanks Ian, I will have to check those out. I am assuming that it will work for the 55mm as well?

Tony