CGrindahl wrote:
I visited an out of the way location to check photo possibilities. I'd first found it seven years ago when I was just getting serious about photography and rambled around my home town and the other towns in Marin looking for something fresh. That first time I had a friends Nikon 5700, a 5 megapixel camera with a rather profound shutter lag. It was my frustration with the shutter lag that motivated me to buy my first DSLR, the Canon Digital Rebel, 300D. But I got some good shots with that Nikon including six or seven at this particular location. The sun was setting... there was a bank of fog lying on the distant hill... colors were those of a lovely sunset. I processed the JPG files. I think they were about 1.5 megapixels. I posted one of those photos on Trekearth. It was well received.

It was perhaps two years later when I received an email from a person in the communications department of San Francisco Theological Seminary whose northern California campus is in San Anselmo. She'd seen the photo and wanted to know if the seminary could use it. It was a long, contentious negotiations that led to their licensing the photo for one year. At the end of that time they returned and we agreed on a three year licensing agreement. In the meantime the image had been used on a major recruiting campaign. They printed 10,000 brochures with my image on the front cover. The image now appears in a couple of locations on their website. The licensing agreement expires July 1, 2013 and I've contacted them about renewing it.

Today I found that in the intervening years a couple of trees have grown to the extent that the view I captured years ago is no longer available. But I did take a photo for old times sake. This was shot with the 105 f/2.5 P AI'd. I converted it to black and white for the fun of it...


I've no idea whether they will renew the licensing agreement. I've made quite a bit of money off that rather humble photo. I guess that goes to show that being in the right place at the right time is a good thing.
Cool story! I always tell myself to take my camera, no matter where I am going, just for that reason. Good luck on the renewal!

–Tony

cadman342001 wrote:
A few with my new D800E and 50mm 1.8 ais. Just went for a walk around town during my lunch hour. SOOC jpegs.

(Waiting on the postman to bring me mint copies of the following - 105/2.8 micro, 20/2.8, 28/2.8 and 200/4 all ais)

The old courthouse. Now a pub !


The local rag



That's quite a collection you have on the way! You got bit pretty bad. This looks like a cool place to hang out.

–Tony

Lieutenant Z wrote:
CGrindahl wrote:

Thanks again Ben for your generosity in allowing all of us to use this excellent lens. Clearly it has inspired quite a number of folks to add this version or its older sibling to their kits. .

You are right. Ben is my new "Maitre à penser" : because of him I bought a nikon 85 HC, a Nikon 50 1.8 ais, a Zeiss 85 P, a BMW 530, a Dassault Falcon 7X.....

Huh??!! This is crazy....I bought the 24mmPCE and the zeiss 85P because of YOU - not the other way around.

Haven't been out to take pics much lately - but if I was tempted AND I'M NOT - it would be the new zeiss 55mm f1.4 - bit out of my league but Phillippe, with the BMW and the Dassault Falcon - I'm sure you could swing it.

What happened to the nikon 24 mm f1.4 you were going to get? I'm still waiting for those shots!

ben

kings_freak wrote:
jhinkey wrote:
CGrindahl wrote:
MDoc9523 wrote:
kings_freak wrote:
MDoc9523 wrote:
Here is a 16mm 3.5 for sale on Ebay BIN $385.00 It looks very clean and has factory AI. Seller has 783 FB at 100%
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-Fisheye-Nikkor-16-mm-F-3-5-Ai-Lens-Manual-Focus-/290874953717?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item43b97f8ff5
That is a really good price. So good in fact, I just bought it! Thanks for the link Ray!

–Tony
Glad I could help Tony. I am so glad someone from here got that beautiful lens!!!!

That's what friends are for...

Well done Ray. It is comforting to know I'm not the only enabler on this thread...

Good that you have a 14 day return. This lens (and FEs in general) are very sensitive to marks/dirt/dust on the front element if you point it into the sun and stop it down. They seriously do show in the final image. I have to keep mine immaculately clean in order for any dust not to show up as slightly blurred portions of the image or unusual flare.

Hopefully this one does you well.

Also note that all three of my copies were way out of whack with regards to what the focusing ring says infinity focus is and what live view shows. So if I can't use live view I know where to set the focusing ring to achieve best focus either at infinity or closer for hyperfocal settings.

- John
Yes, the 14 day return is a nice addition. It will definitely take some getting used to, but I think it will be a fun lens. I will have to check the infinity issue that you are talking about and see if mine does the same thing. Do you have the newer AI versions or the older F model?

–Tony

Both of my copies are the AI versions. There are some slight differences between the true AI and the non-AI versions that have been factory converted.

- John

CGrindahl wrote:
I'm really procrastinating with a long list of things on my to do list... that I'm completely ignoring. I've been bitten by the camera bug and playing with my toys. Rather than go to the bank, I mounted the 300 f/4.5 AI-s ED-IF, with a TC-201 teleconverter and a PN-11 extension tube. Unfortunately, my effort to enter the correct information in the non-CPU register were for naught and these images show up as 500 at f/8, which was the lens last mounted on my camera.

Here are four leaf studies with the lens hand held but supported by adjacent walls.
The first and third shots are uncropped. I shoot with Auto ISO and here at 1/640th of a second. The third shot required ISO 2500, the fourth 1800 and the first two 1400.

Clearly with a rig this cumbersome to hand hold it is better suited for a tripod. We'll see how long it takes before I actually buy one of those...


Hi Curtis,
Lovely shots, I really like the simplicity and the way the leaf stands out from the black background in your second shot. I hope that you provide us some pics wih Nikki using your tubes.
Also glad that even an expert like you can sometimes come unstuck with entering the non-CPU information, makes me fell less bad when I shoot with the 28mm lens registering as the 300mm.
Hope you made it to the bank in the end.

P.S. Love the shot of the Seminary and great story on getting the photo liscenced. Hope they renew it and pay you oodles of money.

kings_freak wrote:
cadman342001 wrote:
A few with my new D800E and 50mm 1.8 ais. Just went for a walk around town during my lunch hour. SOOC jpegs.

(Waiting on the postman to bring me mint copies of the following - 105/2.8 micro, 20/2.8, 28/2.8 and 200/4 all ais)

The old courthouse. Now a pub !


The local rag



That's quite a collection you have on the way! You got bit pretty bad. This looks like a cool place to hang out.

–Tony

Haha thanks Tony, had a spell with Canon mpe65 and 500 f4 but now back with nikon and couldn't resist

cadman342001 wrote:
A few with my new D800E and 50mm 1.8 ais. Just went for a walk around town during my lunch hour. SOOC jpegs.

(Waiting on the postman to bring me mint copies of the following - 105/2.8 micro, 20/2.8, 28/2.8 and 200/4 all ais)

The old courthouse. Now a pub !


The local rag

kings_freak wrote:
That's quite a collection you have on the way! You got bit pretty bad. This looks like a cool place to hang out.

–Tony

cadman342001 wrote:
Haha thanks Tony, had a spell with Canon mpe65 and 500 f4 but now back with nikon and couldn't resist


Welcome to the thread Andy. Looks as if you got it bad! I think you'll find a very friendly and helpful crew we have here. We also like to spend others money.

CGrindahl wrote:
I visited an out of the way location to check photo possibilities. I'd first found it seven years ago when I was just getting serious about photography and rambled around my home town and the other towns in Marin looking for something fresh. That first time I had a friends Nikon 5700, a 5 megapixel camera with a rather profound shutter lag. It was my frustration with the shutter lag that motivated me to buy my first DSLR, the Canon Digital Rebel, 300D. But I got some good shots with that Nikon including six or seven at this particular location. The sun was setting... there was a bank of fog lying on the distant hill... colors were those of a lovely sunset. I processed the JPG files. I think they were about 1.5 megapixels. I posted one of those photos on Trekearth. It was well received.

It was perhaps two years later when I received an email from a person in the communications department of San Francisco Theological Seminary whose northern California campus is in San Anselmo. She'd seen the photo and wanted to know if the seminary could use it. It was a long, contentious negotiations that led to their licensing the photo for one year. At the end of that time they returned and we agreed on a three year licensing agreement. In the meantime the image had been used on a major recruiting campaign. They printed 10,000 brochures with my image on the front cover. The image now appears in a couple of locations on their website. The licensing agreement expires July 1, 2013 and I've contacted them about renewing it.

Today I found that in the intervening years a couple of trees have grown to the extent that the view I captured years ago is no longer available. But I did take a photo for old times sake. This was shot with the 105 f/2.5 P AI'd. I converted it to black and white for the fun of it...


I've no idea whether they will renew the licensing agreement. I've made quite a bit of money off that rather humble photo. I guess that goes to show that being in the right place at the right time is a good thing.

Curtis, I like this one better! You did an excellent job converting, hope you get it extended.

mike-in-ak wrote:
However, you would need to remove it to adjust it. The original had a geared knob so you could rotate the filter while it was installed and you were looking through the viewfinder.

NightOwl Cat wrote:
I'm pretty sure you can screw in any 39mm CP

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?atclk=Circular+Sizes_39mm&ci=115&N=4077634526+4294955274

mike-in-ak wrote:
Curtis,
I had the 500 on a towel on the hood of my vehicle. And normally that works well but the vehicle was rocking because the person along on the trip to help spot wildlife got freaked by the bear and was scrambling into the vehicle.

There is no way I could hand hold this monster. Not even in my younger days.

I picked this one up used. I wanted a 500mm that was faster and had better image quality than my Reflex. Sadly, I still can not afford the AF version. But I would kill for the drop-in CP for this lens.



The only CPL that fits is the factory one. The B+W one will not screw into the holder and if it did it would be way to thick to slide back into the slot. The factory one usually goes in the $300 range. They are very very rare.

I was able to catch-up with the thread last night. Great stuff!

Samy, very nice street shots and the golden bell towers are terrific.

Curtis, Peter, Sam, Mark and Jim T., beautiful tube shots!

Georg, I love the composition of "University Hospital" and the "beach grab" was really well done. Nice milestone, I'm looking forward to seeing your millionth shot.

Chin, more dazzling work with your PC-E.

Jose, the Pompeii series continues to amaze. One of my favorites is the serpent wall painting.

Ronny, I like your street shots, especially the b&w. Great running dog photos!

Kevin, very cool abstract and flowers.

Americo, good luck with your analogue adventures. Glad to hear your daughter is recovering well.

Avi, great shots of the green bridge and the icicles.

Leighton, the second shot of Barbara's new crops is really nice. The snow shots are beautiful.

Mark, "small boy, big world" is excellent and the "fruit slices" is a great WA entry.

Philippe, great composition of "No Print."

Ben, nice street work with the 24mm PC-E.

Scott, I really like the "Woodland Frost" abstract.

Nancy, cool cat!

Ray beautiful work with the 35mm.

Tony, "out for a stroll" is really nice." Love the fog.

Ron, cool lens tools. Where's the hammer?

Mike, nice grizz! I'm looking forward to seeing your comet shots.

ddog, great golden!

John and Ray, beautiful work with the 16mm.

Chuong, great photo. Good luck with the book.

Rafael, I enjoyed the tile making shots.

Curtis, terrific shot of San Anselmo. I can see why they liked it so much.

Andy, I enjoyed the courthouse pub.

Leighton and Laura, good luck with the feet!

Yay, finally got my roll back
Developed at a local lab then sent for scanning with a hobbyist (with a google drive download link no less!)
Not many keepers though, my first time with Tri-X

Trying to fulfil Leighton's wishes, to see more of life around me, the streets
This is taken in my hometown, a lil' town called Ipoh in Malaysia; at the dingy and dimly lit wet market (thought it was perfect, taking over Dean's duties heh heh)
I haven't been here for at least ten years and it hasn't changed nary a bit - just like I remembered it when I was a kid
Turned around and caught this old man walking through the lanes, surrounded by dried goods (scallops, fish, shellfish, vegetables, peanuts, etc - essential Cantonese culinary ingredients)

shrimp run (Roll 4668 024) by Zichar, on Flickr

Leighton - no peace for the wicked with all that snow

Samy - love the cat

Mike - that's a serious bear! Love it.

Jose - thanks for looking. NIce shot of the mosaic hard to believe it was buried for nearly 2000 years

Curtis - the bee shot was handheld but I did do a machine gun shoot!Thanks. Nice exposure on the 16 mm although I'm not really a fan of the fish eye effect.

Your leaf shots are terrific - I can only conclude that you were a heck of a shot in your youth if you ever hunted

I also really like the seminary which is so classical that it could be in Italy.

Ray - thanks and excellent use of the 16mm

Choung - another lovely shot of your daughter

Mike - nice bird shot. I think you hit the nail on the head - the digital darkroom allows one to do a lot with this lens which IMO is underrated

John - the 16mm shots are stellar (no pun intended)

Tony - thanks for looking

Andy - Cairns looks good through your lens. Welcome - now we haveat least 3 aussies here I'll have to look up more Saffers!

Chin - good to see you back - nice shot

Rafael - you clearly gained a bit more altitude

At Keurboomstrand (50 km from home) for lunch. A couple of cropped panos with the 29 2.8 ai-d

cadman342001 wrote:
A few with my new D800E and 50mm 1.8 ais. Just went for a walk around town during my lunch hour. SOOC jpegs.

(Waiting on the postman to bring me mint copies of the following - 105/2.8 micro, 20/2.8, 28/2.8 and 200/4 all ais)

The old courthouse. Now a pub !


Firstly welcome. Cairns is such a lovely place and I expect you will make us all jealous with some great shots in the permanent sunshine.
Nice shots of the courthouse-come-pub although this doesn’t do the Aussie stereotype any favours.
In your last shots have the Dutch landed? Hupp Oranje!

Oosty wrote:
At Keurboomstrand (50 km from home) for lunch. A couple of cropped panos with the 29 2.8 ai-d

Great one Peter, what a fab place to go for lunch.
I admire all the pano's that you and others have put up recently, they are great work.

leighton w wrote:
cadman342001 wrote:
A few with my new D800E and 50mm 1.8 ais. Just went for a walk around town during my lunch hour. SOOC jpegs.

(Waiting on the postman to bring me mint copies of the following - 105/2.8 micro, 20/2.8, 28/2.8 and 200/4 all ais)

The old courthouse. Now a pub !


The local rag

kings_freak wrote:
That's quite a collection you have on the way! You got bit pretty bad. This looks like a cool place to hang out.

–Tony

cadman342001 wrote:
Haha thanks Tony, had a spell with Canon mpe65 and 500 f4 but now back with nikon and couldn't resist


Welcome to the thread Andy. Looks as if you got it bad! I think you'll find a very friendly and helpful crew we have here. We also like to spend others money.

Some, whom shall remain nameless, will really try to get you to spend your money on NMFAS.

Oosty wrote:
At Keurboomstrand (50 km from home) for lunch. A couple of cropped panos with the 29 2.8 ai-d


Peter these are very nice. I especially like the first in the series.
Scott

Thanks
Little time right now .. Great shot everyone


NIKKOR 180mm f/2.8 ED AI-s by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr

NIKKOR 180mm f/2.8 ED AI-s by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr

Ronny _Olsson wrote:
Thanks
Little time right now .. Great shot everyone


NIKKOR 180mm f/2.8 ED AI-s by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr


Ronny, this one is very nice.

mp356 wrote:
Ronny _Olsson wrote:
Thanks
Little time right now .. Great shot everyone


NIKKOR 180mm f/2.8 ED AI-s by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr


Ronny, this one is very nice.

+1

You certainly are mastering that 180/2.8 ED AIS! Great images.