bobbelbob wrote:
I ordered a 50/1.8 ais a few days ago. Today the seller said in a mail they couldn't sell it due to fungus. Very honest, I like that. So I got a refund and now I found a 50/1.4 ais in excellent condition. I've only used the SC-50/1.4 and the later af-version, which I liked too. But I dont think I liked them as much as the 50/1.8 ais, well the af-version was great on assignment. Any of you experts out here who have compared the 50/1.4 ais and the 50/1.8 ais?
Interestingly, the 50 f/1.4 AI-s was a lens that never grabbed me, perhaps because the 50 f/1.2 AI-s caught my attention when I first began building my kit of manual focus lenses. I'd owned the EF 50 f/1.2, an automatic focus Canon lens when shooting with the 5D and when I saw the f/1.2 Nikon lens as part of a three lens package I couldn't resist. I've shown this set before.
I was able to buy those three lenses for $875 and was more than happy for the purchase.
But I did later pick up the long nose 50 f/1.8 AI-s and it is an excellent performer. I also picked up the 50 f/1.4 S.C. with an AI conversion kit and was very happy with that lens as well. And then, of course, I got lost with the 55 f/1.2 S.C. AI and fifty millimeter lenses lost their appeal. I was never a fan of the late 50 f/1.8 AI-s lenses because they're too small but the long nose sitting on the desk in front of me next to the 50 f/1.4 S.C. is a sweet little lens. The S.C., of course, has the scalloped focusing ring which I find appealing. I think of the 55 as a sumo wrestler and the 50 as its little brother...
The 50 f/1.8 AI-s is the second lens from the right...
For a cardio workout this afternoon I hiked to the top of one of the highest hills in San Anselmo, carrying George's lens, of course. I'll share three photo the give a bit of a sense of this community I've called home for almost thirty years. Even as I write that I shake my head... how in heaven's name have I spent so much of my life in one place? Of course, I've been in the Bay Area for almost 48 of my 78 years. I guess when you get as old as I am the numbers begin piling up.
First a shot looking down at the San Francisco Theological Seminary with San Francisco Bay in the distance with Oakland's skyline on the far shore. I converted this to black and white to make it a bit easier to read. This is very hilly terrain and we have abundant trees. It is a gorgeous place to live and I'm not alone in feeling that way... home prices reflect the appeal this place has. Fortunately, my landlady is a kind person or I wouldn't be able to afford to live here...
Coming down the hill I noticed this scene through the trees. This is the road that brings traffic from San Rafael to the east. What is noteworthy is the recently re-designed median strip, a project that was completed earlier in the year. It happens that George Lucas lives on a hilltop to the left of that road and he decided he wanted a nicer entrance to the community where he has lived for decades. He paid for the entire project, as he paid for Imagination Park next to San Anselmo Town Hall. It is nice to have a wealthy patron in town.
Curtis
Though we never tire of your flower photos (and I mean that sincerely), its nice to see your neck of the woods.
So what are thoughts on the 35-200?
Did I get the right lens in 1994 for my South American adventures, or should I have left the store with the 80-200 and still packed a 35 and 50 to boot (along with my 24)?
Doug
Curtis living amongst the rich and famous! The Oakland skyline makes me think of the all too short drive through of SF last year. Still pleasant memories of the Golden Gate bridge and Chinatown.
And while I am at it, fog rolling over the Golden Gate, 6 frames stitched panorama in Photoshop, Plaubel Makina 67 and Ilford FP4 Plus. GoldenGateBridge6X7FilmPanorama by Maryland Photos, on Flickr
CGrindahl wrote:
Interestingly, the 50 f/1.4 AI-s was a lens that never grabbed me, perhaps because the 50 f/1.2 AI-s caught my attention when I first began building my kit of manual focus lenses. I'd owned the EF 50 f/1.2, an automatic focus Canon lens when shooting with the 5D and when I saw the f/1.2 Nikon lens as part of a three lens package I couldn't resist. I've shown this set before.
I was able to buy those three lenses for $875 and was more than happy for the purchase.
But I did later pick up the long nose 50 f/1.8 AI-s and it is an excellent performer. I also picked up the 50 f/1.4 S.C. with an AI conversion kit and was very happy with that lens as well. And then, of course, I got lost with the 55 f/1.2 S.C. AI and fifty millimeter lenses lost their appeal. I was never a fan of the late 50 f/1.8 AI-s lenses because they're too small but the long nose sitting on the desk in front of me next to the 50 f/1.4 S.C. is a sweet little lens. The S.C., of course, has the scalloped focusing ring which I find appealing. I think of the 55 as a sumo wrestler and the 50 as its little brother...
The 50 f/1.8 AI-s is the second lens from the right...
Thanks for the input Curtis. When I come to think about it I've never tried the 50/1.4 ais. Perhaps that reason is good enough to buy an ex. It doesn't stop from buying the 50/1.8 version when I find a good copy, does it?? 😈 Perhaps gotta cut down a bit on the rum budget though
I have a very similar photo of your San Francisco #1 but was taken with the little Fuji zoom. Would love to get there again with more photo time plus a bag of MF lenses but with the travel cost cutting going on, it may be a while.
More of my halting progress with film development at home. Plaubel Makina 67 and CineStill 800T. Cropped to hide the more overexposed areas and what looks like cross contamination of the developer.
I saw that Curtis was posting and I couldn't resist. I hope all are well.
Ben
(this is the 20mm f3.5UD and 85mm f1.8H on the nikon Z7. I see Philippe isn't here so I was emboldened to post the Piazza del Popolo pic - otherwise he'd just call it banal - and he'd be right)
bruni wrote:
I saw that Curtis was posting and I couldn't resist. I hope all are well.
Ben
(this is the 20mm f3.5UD and 85mm f1.8H on the nikon Z7. I see Philippe isn't here so I was emboldened to post the Piazza del Popolo pic - otherwise he'd just call it banal - and he'd be right)
My wife was at the Piazza del Popolo last October
but the square was full of tourist and street performers
She sid she saw you there but you ignored her
bruni wrote:
I saw that Curtis was posting and I couldn't resist. I hope all are well.
Ben
(this is the 20mm f3.5UD and 85mm f1.8H on the nikon Z7. I see Philippe isn't here so I was emboldened to post the Piazza del Popolo pic - otherwise he'd just call it banal - and he'd be right)
CGrindahl wrote:
For a cardio workout this afternoon I hiked to the top of one of the highest hills in San Anselmo, carrying George's lens, of course. I'll share three photo the give a bit of a sense of this community I've called home for almost thirty years. Even as I write that I shake my head... how in heaven's name have I spent so much of my life in one place? Of course, I've been in the Bay Area for almost 48 of my 78 years. I guess when you get as old as I am the numbers begin piling up.
First a shot looking down at the San Francisco Theological Seminary with San Francisco Bay in the distance with Oakland's skyline on the far shore. I converted this to black and white to make it a bit easier to read. This is very hilly terrain and we have abundant trees. It is a gorgeous place to live and I'm not alone in feeling that way... home prices reflect the appeal this place has. Fortunately, my landlady is a kind person or I wouldn't be able to afford to live here...
Coming down the hill I noticed this scene through the trees. This is the road that brings traffic from San Rafael to the east. What is noteworthy is the recently re-designed median strip, a project that was completed earlier in the year. It happens that George Lucas lives on a hilltop to the left of that road and he decided he wanted a nicer entrance to the community where he has lived for decades. He paid for the entire project, as he paid for Imagination Park next to San Anselmo Town Hall. It is nice to have a wealthy patron in town.
