I have no idea.
The street is quite famous in Amsterdam.
It took me a long time to take a look, I live already 23 years in Amsterdam and this was the first time.
ocean2059 wrote:
Early morning walk around Burke Lake in northern Virginia with Nikkor 50-135/3.5 AIS lens and D850.
ocean2059 wrote:
Thank you so much Leighton! I live not too far from this park so I go for morning and afternoon walks whenever I can. Here, the fall foliage is peaking this week and the color is very vibrant this year.
These are some very pretty scenes, Steve. You've done a great job of capturing those gorgeous fall colours!
leighton w wrote:
Speaking of Fall colors with the 50-135mm like Steve shared, We went for a drive around the block this morning and I found a few with my 50-135mm as well.
That's a real beauty, Leighton; nice catch!
pbraymond wrote:
One with the 105mm f2.5 AIS.
I feel like I could walk right into that forest, Ray, and I can almost smell the leaves.
Chris Dees wrote:
Fall in the city.
Not as abundant as in the US but still.
All with the Leighton lens. It seems there's something wrong with the chip.
Chris, all of these photos are beautiful: your second image reminds me of a certain area in Toronto, the third one reminds me of an area in Kingston, Ontario, but the first one is unique! The townhouses lining the street are vaguely reminiscent of a couple of other places, but those Tower-of-Pisa trees cannot be confused with anywhere else. And you've framed them very effectively.
I think I'll add a bit of a foil to balance all this fall colour with a few monochromes from Big Qualicum River. These were taken with my D800E and the 28 f/2 N (first image), the 105 f/1.8 Ai-s (second shot), and the 105 f/2.8 micro Ai-s and TC-16A (last two photos). For some mysterious reason, the D800E was reading the 105/TC combo as 70-210 zoom at 145mm.
NIKON D800E0.0 mm f/0.0 lens28mmf/2.81/50s400 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON D800E0.0 mm f/0.0 lens105mmf/4.01/80s100 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON D800E70.0-210.0 mm f/4.0 lens145mmf/4.01/200s200 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON D800E70.0-210.0 mm f/4.0 lens145mmf/4.01/320s200 ISO0.0 EV
I'm visiting over from the Sony thread here on FM we don't have any threads like this it's 2,000 pages long on manual focus lenses this is very cool I wish we had a thread like this over in the Sony section.
Califmike33 wrote:
I'm visiting over from the Sony thread here on FM we don't have any threads like this it's 2,000 pages long on manual focus lenses this is very cool I wish we had a thread like this over in the Sony section.
Buy a vintage Nikon lens, adapt it to your Sony and join in. There are a few Sony shooters here.
leighton w wrote:
Speaking of Fall colors with the 50-135mm like Steve shared, We went for a drive around the block this morning and I found a few with my 50-135mm as well.
Califmike33 wrote:
What's the sharpest Nikon 50 mm in existence I may buy that and adapt it to my Sony?
I owned the AIS 50/1.8 (1st version aka "long nose") and still own the AI 50/1.4.
I prefer the older f/1.4 lens because it's better @ f/1.8-f/2.
Both have a double Gauss design that can not make miracles at the wider apertures.
I own the Z 50/2 Apo Lanthar (by Voigtlander) too, which I use on Z6. It plays in another league.
If you can afford it, I suggest the E-mount version over any Nikon MF offering.
GroWeb wrote:
These are some very pretty scenes, Steve. You've done a great job of capturing those gorgeous fall colours!
That's a real beauty, Leighton; nice catch!
I feel like I could walk right into that forest, Ray, and I can almost smell the leaves.
Chris, all of these photos are beautiful: your second image reminds me of a certain area in Toronto, the third one reminds me of an area in Kingston, Ontario, but the first one is unique! The townhouses lining the street are vaguely reminiscent of a couple of other places, but those Tower-of-Pisa trees cannot be confused with anywhere else. And you've framed them very effectively.
I think I'll add a bit of a foil to balance all this fall colour with a few monochromes from Big Qualicum River. These were taken with my D800E and the 28 f/2 N (first image), the 105 f/1.8 Ai-s (second shot), and the 105 f/2.8 micro Ai-s and TC-16A (last two photos). For some mysterious reason, the D800E was reading the 105/TC combo as 70-210 zoom at 145mm. ...Show more →
Thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate them.
Ripolini wrote:
I owned the AIS 50/1.8 (1st version aka "long nose") and still own the AI 50/1.4.
I prefer the older f/1.4 lens because it's better @ f/1.8-f/2.
Both have a double Gauss design that can not make miracles at the wider apertures.
I own the Z 50/2 Apo Lanthar (by Voigtlander) too, which I use on Z6. It plays in another league.
If you can afford it, I suggest the E-mount version over any Nikon MF offering.
Funny you should mention that I just sold the voigtlander 50mm F2 Apo. The lens was very sharp even at f2 it had good saturated colors but to me it just I didn't have any magic I didn't think the Blurred out areas were that great on it and to me it was just lacking something so I sold it now I'm looking for something vintage cuz I think I realized that sharpness for me is overrated I always wanted something insanely sharp but I realize I don't need that.
I just sold it yesterday on here so I'm looking for more of a lens that doesn't have to be insanely sharp I'm finding that sharpness is overrated I want something that has like a painterly background in the Blurred out areas still needs to be sharp but it doesn't have to be tack Sharp something with character
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Califmike33 wrote:
I just sold it yesterday on here so I'm looking for more of a lens that doesn't have to be insanely sharp I'm finding that sharpness is overrated I want something that has like a painterly background in the Blurred out areas still needs to be sharp but it doesn't have to be tack Sharp something with character.
Maybe you can consider the 55mm f/1.2 (SC, K, AI) if it's not too long or too big, especially with the adapter.
In my opinion it has a better rendering than the 50mm f/1.2 (this is very subjective) and it has a lot of estimators on this thread.
Here @ f/1.2; the dog was waiting for the owner that was in a shop.
Califmike33 wrote:
...I want something that has like a painterly background in the Blurred out areas still needs to be sharp but it doesn't have to be tack Sharp something with character
I see. However you asked: "What's the sharpest Nikon 50 mm in existence I may buy ..."
If you search for a lens that is sufficiently sharp at the wider apertures and with "character" (i.e., uncorrected aberrations like coma, field curvature, etc.), there are several E-mount Voigtlander lenses in the 40-50 mm range that could be worth considering.
The cheapest alternative is, IMO, the Nikkor AI 50/1.4:
Yeah maybe I overemphasize the sharpness but I know a lot of these older vintage lenses tend to be really soft wide open. Let me rephrase that I'm looking for Sharp but it doesn't have to be biting Sharp.
Califmike33 wrote:
Funny you should mention that I just sold the voigtlander 50mm F2 Apo. The lens was very sharp even at f2 it had good saturated colors but to me it just I didn't have any magic I didn't think the Blurred out areas were that great on it and to me it was just lacking something so I sold it now I'm looking for something vintage cuz I think I realized that sharpness for me is overrated I always wanted something insanely sharp but I realize I don't need that.
I just sold it yesterday on here so I'm looking for more of a lens that doesn't have to be insanely sharp I'm finding that sharpness is overrated I want something that has like a painterly background in the Blurred out areas still needs to be sharp but it doesn't have to be tack Sharp something with character
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Many of us here enjoy the 55/1.2’s… I have two of them, many here have multiples of the lens as well. For me it hits the sweet spot for the vintage experience of these lenses. When I was very actively shooting, I had a spreadsheet that I used to track lens usage. At that time I had over 100 lenses in rotation. I used my Nikkor 55/1.2 AI 80% of the time.
leighton w wrote:
Speaking of Fall colors with the 50-135mm like Steve shared, We went for a drive around the block this morning and I found a few with my 50-135mm as well.
Thanks, guys for the tips on lenses. I was looking at the Rokkor 50mm f1.2 or the Nikon Noct 1.2 and just watched a great comparison video and the Noct wins that duel. I think what im seeing is i may end up with several 50,55 mm lenses before its all done.
