Great shots jfinite. Were those posted on your Flickr? I don't think I saw them pop up in my new photos from contacts list.
Nikon D300s + 135mm f/2 DC using the defocus control fully on R at f/2. Combined with a masked shot of just the sharp parts of the flower at f/3.2 with DC neutral. Lit with 2 Vivitar 285hv flashes.
That would be some of the very first samples of real shots I've ever seen with that lens. I expected it to be very good, and it seems to be.
Ah, thanks! I love the ZD 150/2, it is probably the best lens I've ever used, followed very closely by the ZD 50/2. The 50 is far more versatile (not to mention more practical), but the 150 is more of specialty knife in the drawer.