Joseph. wrote:
Quick question to my fellow MFNG aficionados: Is it true that the Nikkor-N 35 1.4 is multicoated? Even though it's not the "N.C" version? I keep reading this everywhere but not sure if it's true. The N.C version is somewhat tough to find, but I see the N version everywhere.
As far as I'm concerned, I do believe the information on Roland Vinks site to be quite reliable and accurate. If there were any mistakes, Martin Moravcic, Thierry Ravvasod, Wayne Yung or any of the other knowledgeable folks would have already contacted Roland to correct the information. Since this topic has come up more often, and each time all of the knowledgeable folk confirmed that all 35mm f1,4 Nikkor-N production lenses were in fact multicoated, I would recommend to look for the Nikokor-N version rather then the N.C for the reason that the Nikkor-N versions (both NKJ and Nikon engraved versions) have 9 aperture blades where starting with the N.C, later versions only have 7 aperture blades
Ken Hill wrote:
I appreciate the likes for the shots I posted!
I've processed a lot taken at Lake Powell. Thanks to Jay for the tips he provided and very lucky to have been on this Lake when the water level was down 85-90 feet below normal. This allowed a small boat into the slot canyons and the opportunity to observe what was formerly underwater.
We used the Antelope Marina that is east of the dam and on Navajo lands. We rented a small powerboat, used the map with buoy markers they provided and google maps on the iPhone to get where we were going. Never got lost!
The canyons we visited were the more scenic and narrow "Labyrinth Canyon" and "Navajo Canyon." Now for a tour of the first....Show more →
I checked out a tulip tree I planted as an 8" high sprig 20 years ago. It's now about 40 feet high. In the past it usually has cream colored blossoms. However, this year is unusual that the blossoms are multi-colored cream, orange, green, and yellow. I don't know why it changed this year.
The first three are with the 105mm f4.0 ais and the D800
These two are with the 50mm f1.2 ais on the Canon 5D Mark II
James Markus wrote:
I checked out a tulip tree I planted as an 8" high sprig 20 years ago. It's now about 40 feet high. In the past it usually has cream colored blossoms. However, this year is unusual that the blossoms are multi-colored cream, orange, green, and yellow. I don't know why it changed this year.
The first three are with the 105mm f4.0 ais and the D800
Jim,
A beautifully photographed tulip tree. The North American version should have the colours depicted.
It can take up to 15 years before the tree produces flowers so perhaps maturity is coming into play here.
Colin
Finally got out of the apartment .... bad cough still not gone ....
Went in to Manchester to check on the new store (Leica Store Manchester) and to discuss a few Nikon bits that have arrived. You might see them soon ....
While there took a couple of shots of the Ariane Grande tribute to the people who died as a result of a very selfish act on someones behalf.
Hopefully this floral tribute will be cleared away soon, because the increase in the rat population on the square is incredible !!
Any way D810 + 25-50mm f4 Ai-s, beat up old lens, but still functions and glass is good.
Then on Saturday I'm heading on a road trip to France, stopping in the Alps near Alp d'Huez for a while and then on to the south coast near Bezier, coming back via Lyon (thanks Phillipe for the recommendations) .... so away for two weeks and hopefully lots of good pix on great manual focus glass ....
Travel kit will be D810 + D500 bodies then 15mm f3.5, 28mm 2.8, 25-50mm f4, 80 - 200mm f4, TC-14 and TC-201. So should have enough glass to cater for most situations.
I just hope I can find some free or accessible wi-fi then I can post and keep up to date !!
Steve
I AM Nikon - through and through
Stokesey 2017
St Ann's Square, Manchester floral tribute
Stokesey 2017
The Square is filled with flowers .... tributes to the dead and injured
Stokesey wrote:
Finally got out of the apartment .... bad cough still not gone ....
Went in to Manchester to check on the new store (Leica Store Manchester) and to discuss a few Nikon bits that have arrived. You might see them soon ....
While there took a couple of shots of the Ariane Grande tribute to the people who died as a result of a very selfish act on someones behalf.
Hopefully this floral tribute will be cleared away soon, because the increase in the rat population on the square is incredible !!
Any way D810 + 25-50mm f4 Ai-s, beat up old lens, but still functions and glass is good.
Then on Saturday I'm heading on a road trip to France, stopping in the Alps near Alp d'Huez for a while and then on to the south coast near Bezier, coming back via Lyon (thanks Phillipe for the recommendations) .... so away for two weeks and hopefully lots of good pix on great manual focus glass ....
Travel kit will be D810 + D500 bodies then 15mm f3.5, 28mm 2.8, 25-50mm f4, 80 - 200mm f4, TC-14 and TC-201. So should have enough glass to cater for most situations.
I just hope I can find some free or accessible wi-fi then I can post and keep up to date !!
Did some experimentation with the D500. So many great reviews, just had to try it. Nice, very nice. I bought it with the battery grip - sweet sale prices available now.
This is/was the best crop camera I have ever shot with. Every feature imaginable (except evf!), great performance, autofocus, etc. etc. Image quality is fantastic, within the realm of a crop camera. Actually, expanding the realm of a crop camera.
But - not for me. First, it was too close to being a consumer camera. Kind of like the D750. In my perverse view of the universe, the D4 is on one end, the D750 on the other, and the D810 in the middle. (The Df is its own galaxy!) The D500 may well be the "baby D5" in its feature set, but not in its feel. Too plastic.
Second, it is, after all, a crop camera and all of my lenses are full frame. If the camera was a keeper I was going to go forth with something like the Sigma 24-35, the Sigma 50, and the Nikon 85 for auto focus. A Nikon or Zeiss MF setup would be 28/35/50. or something like that. But I just could not get there without the fast, wide angle primes. Just not for me.
So I gave it back and upgraded my D4 to a D4s. Now, that is for me!
Just for fun, and to show the extremes needed to get bokeh on a crop camera, here is the infamous 55 1.2SC on the D500, at f1.2. the first is straight in Camera Raw/Photoshop, the second in PhotoNinja/Photoshop...
Wow! You step away from the thread for a few days and it explodes! Great photos by everyone.
Here are a couple made with the D610 and Nikkor-O 35mm f/2. I need to work on my resizing of photos, because these are both very sharp on my computer. They definitely lose something when I upload to Flickr.
Well, my 28/2.8 AI-s is in the shop with oil on the aperture blades. Blades are sticking, gross overexposure. Here is one of the last shots while it was still working.
Thanks Colin. I brought this seedling home in a fast food drink cup 20+ years ago. Glad I did!
DeltaSigma wrote:
Jim,
A beautifully photographed tulip tree. The North American version should have the colours depicted.
It can take up to 15 years before the tree produces flowers so perhaps maturity is coming into play here.
Colin
Ken - really enjoying your pictures out west. Colors are great. I really need to get out to that part of the country one day. Have only flown over on my trips to the Calif coast cities.
James - enjoyed your walk in the woods with your 28/2.8. Nice job on the pano shot too. Outstanding shots of the Poplar flowers. We have a very large Poplar in our backyard. My son and I can't get our arms around it. It is way too tall to get any shots like you have.
Philippe - you have quite the gift for street photography. Always enjoy looking at your shots.
Huss - you are so right about the old cameras and film. Going to grab some for my upcoming vacation and shoot a couple rolls.
mic37 - Good job with the D750 and 18/3.5 combo. Your copy seems very sharp.
Jay - really like your cactus shots. Like I said to Ken above, I have to get out that way one day.
Jay (StonePhotog) - congrats on your "new" 105/2.5. Good shots on the Df
Steve - thanks for posting the solemn images of St Ann's Square.
Scott - like your eye for the black and white processing. I have been in a black and white "mode" most of the year
Ken B - well the bright side of getting your 28/2.8 CLA'd you can probably count on 20 years use
Joseph, Ram, Steward, Laura, Curtis, Buddy, Rafael - love all the gear eye candy!
Speaking of old gear, I got a "new" lens in the mail today. Rounding out my Nikon rangefinder glass. Took a while but I finally got the last one on my list in "Rafael" condition. (Did I just say, last one? Nah, kit building is forever) Picked up a 10.5cm/2.5 in Leica Thread Mount to use on the X-Pro2. From what I read, that model Nikkor was the first one to use what became the 52mm front lens diameter standard. I will post a picture of it this weekend, but after some quick tests with it this evening to make sure all was mechanically good as it looked, I am really impressed with the performance. Initial take, it is just as good as its F mount sibling.
