Philippe I really like the last set you posted ... so down to earth.
Ram I've hated dragonflys since I was a kid but you've captured them well!
Samy some "Large Barge" has been repurposed. Very ingenious!
Here is the last of the trip to Utah's National Parks. We went to Canyonlands which is a short drive outside of Moab. It was the only overcast - rainy day of the month we were gone so there was not much to capture. Enjoy!
Chris Dees wrote:
I've got my first manual focus zoomlenses.
A pristine copy of an 25-50/4.0 AI-S and an 50-135/3.5 AI-S
I looks like my Nikkor-UD 20mm f3.5 Nippon Kogaku Japan stays in the family.
So only 15 to go.
Chris, I think you will really like the 25-50. I find it very versatile on a FX body. It produces nice contrasty images and stopped down to 5.6 there is nothing to complain about. It can be a bit tricky focusing in low light with the f4 max aperture, but I have gotten used to that.
Enjoy!
Scott
Ken Hill wrote:
Thanks for the likes and the comments.
Philippe I really like the last set you posted ... so down to earth.
Ram I've hated dragonflys since I was a kid but you've captured them well!
Samy some "Large Barge" has been repurposed. Very ingenious!
Here is the last of the trip to Utah's National Parks. We went to Canyonlands which is a short drive outside of Moab. It was the only overcast - rainy day of the month we were gone so there was not much to capture. Enjoy!
cadman342001 wrote:
Bummer Alan Lost my D200 in similar fashion when I first emigrated to Australia 10 years ago.
Maybe a well used D800 to tide you over ? It's ALMOST as good as the 810 and WAY cheaper. I missed the cropability and the DR when I went back to a D700 a couple of years back. The D750 has a great sensor but, being a similar size to the D600/610 is too small for me.
Andy
Right now I'm going to be deciding between the 700/750/800 and have started saving my pennies so as not to disrupt our budget. Each has it's compelling points:
700 - Same body, plays really nice with my MF Nikkors, Low price
750 - Newer body. Loved the 24MP sensor when I had an RX1. TItlable screen.
800 - Newer body. 36MP sensor is fantastic although more MP than I need. Pro controls/build like the 700.
leighton w wrote:
What a bummer Alan. I've heard good things about the D750. Maybe you ought to look into a weather proof body.
I'm thinking maybe I need to not tempt fate by taking my camera with me into a river anymore
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Hopefully the D700 was the only thing broken in the fall. There are two at KEH right now, between $700-800, depending on whether you'd buy a BGN
I had a minor muscle pull/strain of some kind, but thankfully, a few days of R&R seems to have cleared it up.
James - My wife loved the pictures of the sunflowers. They are her favorite flowers.
Ken - The pictures of all the red rocks. We're plotting getting an RV in a year or two and some of the national parks in Utah are on my short list of places to go.
Rafael - My children loved the pictures of the tractors. One of my ex-coworkers and his family members restore/maintain antique tractors and other farm equipment. They do a tractor pull every year and let friends come out and drive/ride.
Jay - Glad you were able to save your house.
Kevin - My condolences to your family. Especially dealing with family members that are not acting selfishly. That is always so difficult.
Chris - the 25-50 and 50-135 are fantastic lenses. I used to have them and if I ever decide to pickup any zoom lenses, these would be the ones I'd get.
GroWeb wrote:
Thanks for your kind comments George and Chris! Yes, Chris, all three in that set were shot at Lake Louise.
Here are a few more for today from the top of Sulfur Mountain. You will notice that the first and third images show the same mountain from two different perspectives with two different focal lengths (sorry, I don't recall which ones--though I suspect the last shot came from the 85 f/1.8 HC, and the first may be from the 16 f/3.5 ai; I know for sure only that they were MFNG on the Fuji X-E2).
Beautiful, I've been two times in the Rockies. One time in the summer and one time in the winter (skiing).
In the winter (2004) I met a Canadian photographer and we went out and took pictures, but at -35 degrees celsius.I had a Canon 1Ds at that time and could take 5 photos and then the battery died.
Andy, wow, crisp shots at the national park! What lens was that?
Don, that flower is so pleasing, very nicely done.
John, enjoying Portugal through your pics!
Mark, nice BnW. You have some cool glass with your D800E.
Rafael, enjoyed the 5.8cm glimpses of the parade! As well as the look at your gleaming 5.8cm sample.
Leighton, interesting characters at the market and the first vendor looks familiar.
Joey, the frog got to your rosemary bush before you did! Which lens was that?
Chuong, keep on bringing on the film stuff!!
Philippe, amazing pics with the 55 1.2K in Lyon!!
Ken, your canyon pics are making me realize I need to make a trip out west some day soon. Terrific scenery!
Ram, super pic of the critter with the 400 3.5!
Glen, very picturesque snow covered mountains in Banff!
Rafael, what a lens! Not sure I came across the 80-200 2.8 before, its quite a performer!
Max, the 100 2.8 E has a good reputation for performance even if it was inexpensively made. There's a large number of 105 2.5 Nikkors available, any of those would have a bit more heft.
We have a guest today, she's already a little over 3 months old.
She's "Hollands Welvaren, literally translated "Dutch Welfare". Growing fast.
A good moment to check out the new zooms.
I'm trying to get the Exif ok, I will look into it tonight.
Chris Dees wrote:
We have a guest today, she's already a little over 3 months old.
She's "Hollands Welvaren, literally translated "Dutch Welfare". Growing fast.
A good moment to check out the new zooms.
I'm trying to get the Exif ok, I will look into it tonight.
Beautiful granddaughter Chris. Are you enjoying the 50-135?
Samy a trip out west is a great idea and there are photo opportunities everywhere! With your skillset I can't wait to see them.
Glen you have done the Canadien Rockies justice with great captures.
Andy, what can I say about the falls, beautiful long exposures, great blue/greens and wonderful composition. Very nice.
Chris enjoy your lens and good looking little girl!
The National Parks are behind and today is Salt Lake City and a trip to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Robin has a friend there whose sister sings in the choir and we were able to get very good seats since they accompanied us. They were filming it for TV and if interested Sony camera and Fuji lenses on their video camera. The choir consists of 320 singers and a 120 person orchestra. On a recent trip to Europe that was planned years in advance there were 700 people with support personnel and accompanying family members. Needless to say they took up many hotels and many, many busses.
I had the Df and told them it didn't have a flash, I was told not to take any pictures of the choir while performing. Afterwards, member of the Church gathered in the square with each holding up various language cards so as to attract the diversity of people attending.
Lost my D200 in similar fashion when I first emigrated to Australia 10 years ago.
They are no way near the quality that I wanted out of them but for now, I'll try to keep on shooting more to improve.
