anitrone wrote:
Ive been watching Morten Hilmer's youtube channel for a few weeks now, not only is it meditative but really well done. This morning's video suggestion fits this forum perfectly, as a friend sends Morten a box of old MF Nikkors plus other goodies.
His elation just reminds me of how much these old gems really do stand the test of time. Not sure how to embed the video so the link i hope will do for now.
Went for a wander in the car today cos the weather was wet
Obviously I needed to visit the local Whisky emporium. If only to restock on this fine golden nectar.
This is probably one of the best and friendliest whisky shops in the UK
If you turn the other way and go down to the end of the street, you could buy the boat that is for sale and moored up on the local quay in Inverarary, Scotland
Living life in an alcoholic haze ....... what's not to like ....
I must get my liver function checked soon
D4s + 15mm f3.5 - 8 shot pano (not seen a pano for a while)
Steve with alcohol and MF Nikon
pure as the driven slush
Stokesey 2020
Loch Fyne Whisky shop - Paradise on the main street
Stokesey 2020
A really good shopping town - Inverarary, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Felt compelled to share my home office (the COVID mess with laundry and dogs) with the new to me 20mm 2.8 ais, this photo is at f/8, there is one in flickr at 2.8 that I find very satisfactory.
The challenge is to find the second Labrador in the photo.
Hello, everyone!
I realize I have been rather absent from here for awhile. I have been seduced by the "Dark Side" - that being my Sony A7RIII with Zeiss manual lenses. Yes, you see, still the manual lenses, at least. [Though I have been known to don the 24-105 zoom occasionally].
Today I went out to our nearby National Bison Range and was treated to a real spectacle. About 300 yds off the road was a huge bull elk protecting his harem of cows from rival bulls (3), bugling up a storm, running all over the place checking on his cows (12-14). Additionally, saw another couple of bulls in the shade a ways away. This went on for over an hour.
Along the road were people with canons and lenses that looked like bazookas. I guess "canon" and "bazookas" go together. Luckily, I threw in my Nikkor 35-200 and an adapter. No, I couldn't count the number of nose hairs on the bull with just 200mm, but with 42 MP, I could crop in to get the photo below when they came down to the stream. Unfortunately, by then, most of the cows had moved off into the trees on the left. I don't think I can afford to be a wildlife photographer, so I'll just stick to the smaller, "wide" angle lenses (most of the time) and leave them with their 400mm, 600mm and probably something close to a 1000mm?
Also saw a good size herd of pronghorn antelope, and of course, many bison. What a bounty to have this so close and now, finally open again.
Elk NBR FL 5x7 by Doug Stevens, on Flickr
Nikkor 35-200mm @ 200mm; f11; 1/80 s
Sony A7RIII + Kipon Nikon-Sony adapter; ISO 100
PS - taking the Df out to Glacier tomorrow. That will feel fun again!
Stokesey wrote:
Went for a wander in the car today cos the weather was wet
Obviously I needed to visit the local Whisky emporium. If only to restock on this fine golden nectar.
This is probably one of the best and friendliest whisky shops in the UK
If you turn the other way and go down to the end of the street, you could buy the boat that is for sale and moored up on the local quay in Inverarary, Scotland
Living life in an alcoholic haze ....... what's not to like ....
I must get my liver function checked soon
D4s + 15mm f3.5 - 8 shot pano (not seen a pano for a while)
Steve with alcohol and MF Nikon
pure as the driven slush
If you turn the other way and go down to the end of the street, you could buy the boat that is for sale and moored up on the local quay in Inverarary, Scotland
You'll need to be in an alcoholic haze to buy that, Steve! Dinna do it!!
cadman342001 wrote:
I've been busy renovating for weeks and moving gravel in the garden yesterday so took a day off for a ride up the coast past Port Douglas to the Daintree NP.
Quick question; Just received a 135 f/2.8 Q, and the focus ring seems to be well on the stiff side. It's smooth and there's no grit at all, but it's slow going. Is this to be expected? I've never handled one of the non-Ai lenses like this before, so I have no frame of reference. It certainly eliminates the chance to alter focus when handling the camera though, which I kind of like.
Also, how does this one compare to the 135 f/2.8 Series E, Ai, and Ai-S? They share a different optical formula, apparently.
Anyway, quick pic of the setup. Shot with the 100 Series E on the D500.
The focus ring on my 135 Q is definitely not stiff, just normal. Maybe after some use it will get better? Also have the original 13.5cm 3.5 Q lens, and its aperture and focus rings are buttery smooth.
I had the 135 E as my first manual lens. Really good performer, enough for that initial hook into Nikkor manual glass, not sure why I got rid of it, but may have to do with the multiple 135s I accumulated.
saph wrote:
The focus ring on my 135 Q is definitely not stiff, just normal. Maybe after some use it will get better? Also have the original 13.5cm 3.5 Q lens, and its aperture and focus rings are buttery smooth.
I had the 135 E as my first manual lens. Really good performer, enough for that initial hook into Nikkor manual glass, not sure why I got rid of it, but may have to do with the multiple 135s I accumulated.
Yeah, I'm hoping it'll get a little looser over time, but I'm only in it for $50. As long as the test roll looks good, I'll just live with it. Both rings are smooth so I have no real concern over anything being damaged. Just feels like the lube could be starting to dry out.
But as 135's go, I get a lot of use at that focal length with the 70-200, I just had never thought too much about having a prime. Glad I tried this one though, because I'm really liking how it handles more than I thought I would. I'll be grabbing another 135 that's compatible for my other cameras for sure.
Lots of people visit the fishing village of Padstow. There are numerous, prettier harbours around the Cornish coastline but Padstow seems to be the 'in-place' at the moment. For late September it was crowded. Normally this would be out of season but Covid has caused a huge shift in vacation patterns.
