This is a photo of a mural found in Barneville, GA of the Nancy Hanks II. The Nancy Hanks was a diesel locomotive that ran between Savannah, GA and Atlanta, with a stop in Macon and several other small towns. Service ended in 1971. I had the privilege of riding this train in 1968. I was in 6 years old and in kindergarten. Some very brave kindergarten teaches loaded us up on the train and we rode to Atlanta. The Atlanta train depot was just a couple of blocks from Rich's Department Store. We got to see all of the beautiful Christmas decorations at Rich's and we rode the escalators. We didn't have those fancy moving stairs in Macon!
Nikkor 50mm f1.2 ais literally the day I got out of the hospital in April 2017. I think the euphoria from the prednisone fueled this and a few more days of energy drench days.
I love that Nancy Hanks II mural and the story behind it. I went straight to Flickr to have another look.
Nikon SA is finally offering us the Trade to Z carrot. It runs from Friday to the end of July, combined with a very good sale they are running for two months. I have not seen a sale that long before. I'm holding on for dear life.
The textures of the fallen trees were also well-captured, Jay.
I love the processing of the out of hospital shot, James. Those are some wide trees.
Trying the 35-70mm on D700. It's a sweet little plastic lens, indeed. Straight from raw conversions.
Huss, I love that isolated kayaker from above. The vertical gradient in exposure really works so well, and aptly titled.
Lovely rainforest scene, Andy.
Scott, got to Savannah, GA for the first time this past spring. You all have a beautiful corner of the world, and a compelling story of your train ride to Atlanta. Our version of that in Pennsylvania is the line that used to connect Reading to Philly, which is now abandoned, with constant, fruitless talks of re-connection.
Huss, I love that isolated kayaker from above. The vertical gradient in exposure really works so well, and aptly titled.
Lovely rainforest scene, Andy.
Scott, got to Savannah, GA for the first time this past spring. You all have a beautiful corner of the world, and a compelling story of your train ride to Atlanta. Our version of that in Pennsylvania is the line that used to connect Reading to Philly, which is now abandoned, with constant, fruitless talks of re-connection.
-Chris
They've been talking about reestablishing the line between Macon and Atlanta for 20+ years with no progress. I doubt it will ever happen. People (including myself in this) just don't want to give up their cars.
Huss, I found some of the photos for the listing on the bay in 2014. I thought people here might like to see a different Nikon film body, and lens made for a specific use. It was built very well - as you mention.
Jim
These were shot with a 105mm Nikkor. I am not sure which one, but my guess is the 105mm f4 micro. Otherwise it was the 105mm f1.8 ais + tube, or the 105mm f2.5 ais with tube. Why I own three lenses at 105mm is another story, but it has happened at other focal lengths as well.
Desmolicious wrote:
The Nikonos V is a fantastic out of water camera. The 35mm lens is superb, the OVF finder is huge, it has AE and manual exposure modes, and it legit is almost indestructible, unlike cameras that people claim you can hammer nails with. The Nikonis is the only one that you can (but why?!)
Also the super dense body makes it extremely quiet to use. And if you get the green goblin version, it does not stand out.
James Markus wrote:
Huss, I found some of the photos for the listing on the bay in 2014. I thought people here might like to see a different Nikon film body, and lens made for a specific use. It was built very well - as you mention.
Jim
These were shot with a 105mm Nikkor. I am not sure which one, but my guess is the 105mm f4 micro. Otherwise it was the 105mm f1.8 ais + tube, or the 105mm f2.5 ais with tube. Why I own three lenses at 105mm is another story, but it has happened at other focal lengths as well.
I have that colour, and the green one. The lens on 'your' camera is what I used, it really is superb, and I think the only one that is amphibious. All the others are underwater use only.
Yeah, I was interested in the case really, and was super surprised at the contents. I pointed out to the thrift store all the gear inside, and they said it was that price for all the gear. I found a partial roll of film in the camera, and it didn't look like it was used at all. There were heavy chrome bars that screwed together into a frame which held the camera and strobes, but I pulled them out for the photo. I had a swimming pool at the time, and all I could think was how I got really bad ear aches at 8' in the deep end. Or how I had been moving away from film since 1992. I sold it immediately.
Neptune is waiting - that's the town hall in the background
5 (?) exposures on a single frame of Fomapan 200 with the F3 and a short MF-Nikkor-telephoto.
Probably the 85/2 Ais or the 105/2.5K, I've used several MF-tele-lenses in the last days.
Huss, I love that isolated kayaker from above. The vertical gradient in exposure really works so well, and aptly titled.
Lovely rainforest scene, Andy.
Scott, got to Savannah, GA for the first time this past spring. You all have a beautiful corner of the world, and a compelling story of your train ride to Atlanta. Our version of that in Pennsylvania is the line that used to connect Reading to Philly, which is now abandoned, with constant, fruitless talks of re-connection.
-Chris
At least you have the Reading market! Very fond memories of downtown Philly from various visits starting about 15 years ago. Hopefully we can go back someday
Happy late July from the northern tip of Manhattan island, everyone! Looking forward to a trip next week to Vermont with an old high school buddy, but I reckon Ill be shooting mostly autofocus sacrilege on that journey. Songbirds with the D850 and wide angle work and waterfowl with the a7r4
Here are a few more Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 shot on D850 from my Washington Heights neighborhood last week:
Jack's lens [35/2.0 O] arrived this afternoon. Yes, I'm the happy recipient. I haven't had a chance to use it yet other than these shots on the front porch.
I'd been keeping my eye open for one of these for several years. As a non-AI lens, I can use it on the Df.
I do have a question for those members who have used non-AI lenses on the FTZ adaptor. Nikon officially says not to do it, but I've read that there really isn't any problem. What's the experience of people here? It looks to me as if there would not be any mechanical problem.
