leighton w wrote:
I think you're right with your assessment of being more of a "utility" lens. Though it looks like you got the most from it with this pic.
Here is a write up on it from the Nikkor - The Thousand and One Nights series.
leighton w wrote:
I like the juxtaposition with the blue OOF background. Stay safe.
Thank you. It is building glass color far from. Photo taken with 300mmF/4.5AIS.
That was interesting. Reading through it, one could say it was a good lens for what it was, and it was/is. I have definitely seen and used worse. thanks for sharing the link.
It DOES seem like you just packed him up to go! Cuing Pomp and Circumstance!
(when my younger son was graduating with his Masters in 2011, hubby didn't feel well enough to attend (touch of chemo sickness), so I stayed home with him and watched the ceremony via streaming. After Pomp and Circumstance, they then started playing the Anvil Song, good thing I was at home!)
gbohannon wrote:
Big weekend coming to my household this weekend. Of course the celebration will be a little different and the college graduation ceremony will be via a Zoom video conference, but you make the best of what you are dealt, right?
Got my son to get his cap and gown and since he is now a Wildlife Biologist, it seemed fitting to take some pictures in the wilderness. Complete social distancing
That was the fastest 4 years of my life.
Shot with the Noct and used a 4x ND filter so I could shoot wide open of course. And no, I still have not sold the Z6, will put it back on the market once things settle down. Maybe...
Took this one at the Conservatory Garden with the 105/2.5 Ai @ f/2.5. This was the second lens added to the MF collection and it looked like it had never been mounted on a camera. It is a beauty.
Yeah, those planes (at least in the US, not sure about Germany's rules) are allowed to go up to 199.999999 miles per hour. Shot some last year at the museum, they'll be back next year since they alternate years with the WWI planes. In 2011, we had the Jet World Masters here.
CGrindahl wrote:
Sorry to do this but I've been mesmerized of late by large model airplanes... and keep thinking about Laura. You're likely get a kick out of all this... model jet airplanes...
gbohannon wrote:
I was thinking about you yesterday evening about wrapping up all your vegetables. I am guessing Scott is with his snow shovel this morning? Was watching the snow on the radar in the northeast.
A bit on the chilly side (25 degrees this morning) with snow flurries in the air. On the positive side, no shovel needed, yet.
Hey I am getting a kick out of it. I want one of those planes! Although they must cost a kidney, at least. Well at least I would like to show up and take pictures and video. A few months ago Ken had posted some pics and I did look up some local places where the hobby folks show up and fly planes and drones, but I am sure that's not happening for the near future.
Not sure if you processed these, but, I don't see much character with the output. I'm not saying these are bad, I'm just saying the lens appears to be mediocre at best. Perhaps I'm just biased because of the 50-135mm, but I have always thought that that lens had a special look to it. I'd be really interested if you do a comparison, maybe I will have to eat my words.
My comment in the last paragraph... All in all I enjoyed shooting with this lens and am reasonably happy with the results...
"Reasonably happy..." probably reflects the difference in feeling between processing these images and the images I get from both the 50-135 f/3.5 AI-s and the 80-200 f/4.5 AI. I'm often amazed when I view RAW files from those lenses... and, I have to say the 80-200 moves me more often that the 50-135. It probably is because it simply is longer. I'm sure you're aware the 50-135 had a relatively short production life. The 80-200 in contrast was produced in various forms for 11 years. It was and remains a great lens. For the price I paid it is a steal... $79.
I think I'll mount the 80-200 on the D700 with the 35-200 on the Df so I can do direct comparisons at the long end... then I can do the same with the 50-135. In reality, for the shooting I do, wider is less important than longer. In fact, the 50-135 makes a perfectly suitable lens for rambling around for me. 50mm is wide enough and the 135 wide open does lovely things. Carrying a small prime like the 24 f/2.8 N.C. AI solves problems if I know I'm going to need to go wider.
gbohannon wrote:
Big weekend coming to my household this weekend. Of course the celebration will be a little different and the college graduation ceremony will be via a Zoom video conference, but you make the best of what you are dealt, right?
Got my son to get his cap and gown and since he is now a Wildlife Biologist, it seemed fitting to take some pictures in the wilderness. Complete social distancing
That was the fastest 4 years of my life.
Shot with the Noct and used a 4x ND filter so I could shoot wide open of course. And no, I still have not sold the Z6, will put it back on the market once things settle down. Maybe...
Congrats to you all, George - it takes a family to get a kid through college! And those last 4 years going so quickly? Just wait and see how fast the next 4 go (and the 4 after that, etc)!!
gbohannon wrote:
Thanks! He has taken a liking to the 850 though. Came in the other day and he had it with the 200-500 shooting birds in the backyard. So maybe the real camera bug has bitten. Would be glad to pass it along to him.
Re: the Leica, he may have to fight Leighton for that
G
It's really nice when one of your kids takes an interest in tings that have been important to you over the years. My daughter is also really into photography. While we both enjoy landscapes, she has such a different "eye" than I do - better, I think. But it is so fun to go out and shoot together. She and her family got out of California before the lock down to weather the storm here in Montana. My second joy, next to having a granddaughter here for 3 months, is to go out and hike/shoot together.
As an aside on the topic of children and college... I spoke briefly with the neighbor who owns the gorgeous roses I photograph so often and the topic of his two children came up. I watched those kids grow up and had spoken with him before about the cost of living with two kids heading to college. They are now both graduated and employed, his daughter in the field she studied, his son working in a brewery and loving it. I asked about finances now that the kids have finished school and he got a big smile of his face. George can now begin building his Leica kit...
CGrindahl wrote:
My comment in the last paragraph...
"Reasonably happy..." probably reflects the difference in feeling between processing these images and the images I get from both the 50-135 f/3.5 AI-s and the 80-200 f/4.5 AI. I'm often amazed when I view RAW files from those lenses... and, I have to say the 80-200 moves me more often that the 50-135. It probably is because it simply is longer. I'm sure you're aware the 50-135 had a relatively short production life. The 80-200 in contrast was produced in various forms for 11 years. It was and remains a great lens. For the price I paid it is a steal... $79.
I think I'll mount the 80-200 on the D700 with the 35-200 on the Df so I can do direct comparisons at the long end... then I can do the same with the 50-135. In reality, for the shooting I do, wider is less important than longer. In fact, the 50-135 makes a perfectly suitable lens for rambling around for me. 50mm is wide enough and the 135 wide open does lovely things. Carrying a small prime like the 24 f/2.8 N.C. AI solves problems if I know I'm going to need to go wider.
You know, I didn't like the 50-135 as much when I was shooting with my FF Nikon. Now, that have a crop camera, it's my poor mans 70-200/2.8.
I don't shoot very long often, so that's one reason I sold my 80-200. Not sure if I had a bad copy, but I never liked the bokeh from it.
I told a friend not long ago that my dream setup would be the Leica M10 with a 28, 50 and 75mm. That would be all I needed. Having said that, I would still need to keep my Nikkors.
I had a Yashica Mat 124 TLR right after high school but that was around 1970
It cost a little over $100 new back then
It was my second camera I also had a Minolta SRT 101 SLR
About a year later I traded them both for a Nikon F2 and I thought I was a pro
Reagan
1970 sounds about right for some of those toddler pictures.
graytrekker wrote:
It's really nice when one of your kids takes an interest in tings that have been important to you over the years. My daughter is also really into photography. While we both enjoy landscapes, she has such a different "eye" than I do - better, I think. But it is so fun to go out and shoot together. She and her family got out of California before the lock down to weather the storm here in Montana. My second joy, next to having a granddaughter here for 3 months, is to go out and hike/shoot together.
Colin, what a delightful way to have some contact with folks. Every instant in which I'm able to have real contact, even at a bit of distance, is a delight. I noted this morning an article in the Washington Post about a program where two families would commit to each other to maintain physical distance apart from the other family so each could feel some comfort they could share with others but not increase risk. We're all aware that when we engage with another person in closer contact we are actually in contact with EVERYONE they've been in contact with. I've had ONE hug in eight weeks and that was with my former wife who is as committed to protecting herself as I am committed to keeping as safe as possible.
This is a remarkable turn of events that has far reaching consequences we can't yet fully appreciate. A recent article said 40% of Americans are unable to find $400 should they encounter an emergency. Well, that emergency is here right now and nothing happening at either the Federal or State level is going to solve the dislocation about to happen. Getting people back to work sounds good but until customers/shoppers feel it is safe to engage in commerce, it won't matter. We've no idea how many jobs have been lost PERMANENTLY... all because of a health scare we still don't understand. I wish us all well.
