Great shots, John. We do need some more rust images.

Mike in Alaska (Aurora Borealis) and John in Seattle (fresh mountain snow) - WOW!

_DSC6020 by aNikkorGuy, on Flickr

_DSC5965 by aNikkorGuy, on Flickr

^^^

love these last 2 images

For my Aurora work I use either / both D300 & D700 with several different MF Nikkor's. 24mm ƒ/2, 28mm ƒ/2, 35mm ƒ/1.4, 50mm ƒ/1.4, or the Noct 58mm ƒ/1.2

58mm is about as long as I care to go and I prefer not to go any wider than 20mm.

I also have many other MF in the bag. Manual focus is the only way I can feed my "fast glass" habit. Nobody wants them because it takes a bit longer to get the picture.

handheld Nikon D700, Nikkor 85mm 1.4 AIS plus sunlight, nothing more, as most of my photo's, hence the need for a crop! xD



_DSC6242 by aNikkorGuy, on Flickr

mike-in-ak wrote:
For my Aurora work I use either / both D300 & D700 with several different MF Nikkor's. 24mm ƒ/2, 28mm ƒ/2, 35mm ƒ/1.4, 50mm ƒ/1.4, or the Noct 58mm ƒ/1.2

58mm is about as long as I care to go and I prefer not to go any wider than 20mm.

I also have many other MF in the bag. Manual focus is the only way I can feed my "fast glass" habit. Nobody wants them because it takes a bit longer to get the picture.


Welcome Mike - you've definitely come to the right place.

Our opening statement is "My name is (Peter) and I'm a Nikon MF junkie" - we're still working on our version of the 12 Step Plan!

Leighton, Georg - thanks for the kind comments.

I used to spend a lot of time trout fishing and have plenty of fly gear. Lately I've dabbled with fishing for small gamefish using lures - without much success - on our magnificent estuary. I don't have a boat so have to fish from sandbanks on the incoming or outgoing tides but, as they say, othere are no bad days fishing!!

Georg - I love your photos of your fishing gear. That should start a whole new topic here! Also a good shot of the diver.

Ray - I'm glad you saw your Mom. Mine died just short of her 88th birthday in 2010 but she'd had Alheimer's for the previous 4 years and had no life at all.

Scott - thanks. The stalls are quite interesting and offer some unusual food.

Kevin - you're getting a lot out of the E lens and showing that it is probably underrated.

MIke - love the aurora - must be awesome to see.

Sam - Jake looks great. Is that adoration or anticipation of a treat?

Thanks for the kind words.

Sadly, I am addicted to Aurora, Alaska, and fast glass.

A "Corona"



D700 - 28mm ƒ/2.0 AI - ISO 1600 - ƒ/2.0 - 2 sec
March 7, 2012 near Turnagain Pass, Alaska

mike-in-ak wrote:
Thanks for the kind words.

Sadly, I am addicted to Aurora, Alaska, and fast glass.

A "Corona"



D700 - 28mm ƒ/2.0 AI - ISO 1600 - ƒ/2.0 - 2 sec
March 7, 2012 near Turnagain Pass, Alaska


AWESOME!

Georg - Love the diver, flare and all.

Kevin - I was scrolling down the page and my monitor suddenly cam alive with color! Love both of them.

John - Lovely images as always, especially the rust the first one.

mike-in-ak wrote:
For your consideration.

The Aurora Borealis March, 9 2011, Turnagain Pass, Alaska



D700 - Noct-Nikkor 58mm ƒ/1.2

Welcome Mike, fantastic way to introduce yourself. You've landed on the best Nikon MF lens thread on the internet. Don't hesitate to join in the conversation, and I'm sure we'd love to see more from your part of the world.

sbarricklow wrote:
Jake the Dog - 50 mm f1.2 AIS wide open

***** BLOG UPDATE *****

Leighton's first blog post.

http://aroundtheworldwithanikonlens.blogspot.com/2013/01/leightons-first-post.html

kwoodard wrote:
Some more lunch time shots with the Series E 28mm f/2.8

Nailing focus is difficult with this lens, but I am figuring it out.


DSC_6016web by Kevin.Woodard, on Flickr
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Wow, nice flower Kevin!

Thanks Laura, Georg and James (tips on ebay).

Ray, nice panoramic view with 16mm. All the best to your mom;

Georg, what a "surreal" diver!

Mike, awesome aurora and corona borealis!

Sam, great dog portrait;

John, loved the 400/ED landscape and the rusty stuff is spetacular.

Thanks Leighton, Georg, Scott, Ray, Laura and Ben for your comments on my Bregenz pics.

Soma amazing shots in the last couple of days however Ray and Americo, firstly I wish your family well and strength to recover quickly. I am glad you have both had a moment still to share your nice work.

Peter, I like your set from the food market, I wish I could find biltong here.
Tony - wonderful set with Nikki, especially the last one of the glass, the blue "reeds"
Chuong - great piece of your daughter, Rapunzel.
Georg - brilliant of the diver, especially with the metal background. That is some serious diving equipment for cold water.
Paul - I really like your last set, especially the portrait aspect shot of the clouds over the church.
Kevin - great to see someone else putting the 28mm Series E through it's paces. I like the output of the lens but struggle also with using it. Your shot of the building with it is pure class.
John - As always 2 stunning shots of such different subjects.
Mike & Sam - welcome to the thread. Sam, Dog shots as nice as yours will always get a warm welcome from the people here, his or her expression is priceless.
Mike - You are only increasing my desire for the wonderful noct lens. A couple of amazing shots of some of natures best artwork. Oh to own a noct, and live where it gets dark at night.

The Weasel - Christmas 2012 - 50 mm f1.2 wide open

Houston Zoo meerkats. Nikon F100, Nikkor 400mm f3.5 AI, Kodak 400 film.


Houston Zoo meerkats by kenj8246, on Flickr


Houston Zoo Meerkats by kenj8246, on Flickr


Houston Zoo meerkats by kenj8246, on Flickr

Kenny