Funny thing is I was musing last evening about you and thinking of asking for a family portrait. This I will take as a downpayment... BUT I'm talking about an entire family portrait wide to long. I understand you may not have a flat surface in your home LARGE ENOUGH to hold all your lenses, but...
From the first time you appeared on this thread Rafael it has been clear you engage with this particular avocation about as well as it can be done. Jose has worked at it very hard and with exceptional results, especially so given he must pay import taxes that would make most of us blanch... the only downside to his kit is the fact he chose to cut aperture rings of pre-AI lenses. Granted, he did about as elegant a job as one can do at that. I don't believe you've indulged that approach... hence what you have is an extensive collection of lenses in mint condition that we'd all love to see.
Leighton... tell me about "hickory syrup." I looked online and the products seem to be made with turbinado sugar. Have you tried it? I'm a big fan of maple syrup. Inquiring minds...
It looks as though your market has found its way through this health scare. I'm happy to see that. I expect I'll be heading to our market tomorrow morning.
CGrindahl wrote:
Rafael... time and money WELL SPENT!
Funny thing is I was musing last evening about you and thinking of asking for a family portrait. This I will take as a downpayment... BUT I'm talking about an entire family portrait wide to long. I understand you may not have a flat surface in your home LARGE ENOUGH to hold all your lenses, but...
From the first time you appeared on this thread Rafael it has been clear you engage with this particular avocation about as well as it can be done. Jose has worked at it very hard and with exceptional results, especially so given he must pay import taxes that would make most of us blanch... the only downside to his kit is the fact he chose to cut aperture rings of pre-AI lenses. Granted, he did about as elegant a job as one can do at that. I don't believe you've indulged that approach... hence what you have is an extensive collection of lenses in mint condition that we'd all love to see.
Money well spent, yes!. Time - not so sure, the time it took to find each $75 lens I could have billed for $400.
Regarding the familiy of lenses photo, my human family may have me committed if they see all the lenses out and together.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Money well spent, yes!. Time - not so sure, the time it took to find each $75 lens I could have billed for $400.
Regarding the familiy of lenses photo, my human family may have me committed if they see all the lenses out and together.
Acquired skill: never lay all the lenses/cameras out at one time for photo ops
Getting the band back together with the non-Ai lenses. It has been almost 2 years since shooting a Df. Getting the muscle memory back. I really missed it. But have to be honest, the D850 focus screen is better at manual focusing than the native Df screen. But I have another split prism screen on the way so should be back 100% soon
A sort of perfect page with fine photos and plenty of gear to look at. And shame on you guys hiding your gear from your family...
How are we going to keep lust alive on this thread if you don't do your part...
So I did get out into the watershed for a short walk this afternoon. It finally opened last week but today was the first day when conditions in my body and on the trail were right... so I took that 28 f/2 N.C. for a walk with the Df. Here are a few shots taken along the trail I followed through a few redwood trees as well as some fallen and dead trees. Such is the nature of woodlands... living and dying all around us.
At the end of this trail I noted the east peak of Mount Tamalpais visible through a stand of trees. The watershed is on the north side of the mountain where the rain is released. There is on average 51 inches of rain measured at the reservoir closest to the mountain... Lake Lagunitas. There are hundreds of miles of trails wandering through the watershed and around the mountain. It really is a hiker's dream environment.
The 28 f/2 N.C. performed beautifully and changing aperture was simple if a bit of a nuisance. I don't ordinarily adjust aperture on the camera body so I keep forgetting which way to turn the knob... the least of my worries.
