I think these are going to be the last of the Fall colors for me. The heat and dryness has made most of the trees to shed their leaves, almost overnight.
GroWeb wrote:
Well, technically, it's not absolutely necessary to have extreme willpower (as your profile nicely demonstrates, Roberto!). But in the absence of such willpower, it is necessary to have sufficient shelf space for the growing collection, along with either a tolerant spouse or bachelor status!
You must have had a big shelf and the right marital situation, Kevin . I'm up to a grand total of 40 MF Nikon lenses, of which 13 fall within the 45-58mm range (including four zooms). I have a tolerant wife and a large, dedicated gear cupboard, so this is probably not the end of the growth process.
Well look at that: you're getting the bug already! Come join our little therapy group. We'll help you through the good times!
Here are a couple of water reflection abstracts from Big Qualicum River for your mesmerizing pleasure, courtesy of the D800E and, respectively, the 105 f/1.8 Ai-s and the 50 f/1.4 SC....Show more →
GroWeb wrote:
Well, technically, it's not absolutely necessary to have extreme willpower (as your profile nicely demonstrates, Roberto!). But in the absence of such willpower, it is necessary to have sufficient shelf space for the growing collection, along with either a tolerant spouse or bachelor status!
You must have had a big shelf and the right marital situation, Kevin . I'm up to a grand total of 40 MF Nikon lenses, of which 13 fall within the 45-58mm range (including four zooms). I have a tolerant wife and a large, dedicated gear cupboard, so this is probably not the end of the growth process. :
Well look at that: you're getting the bug already! Come join our little therapy group. We'll help you through the good times!
Here are a couple of water reflection abstracts from Big Qualicum River for your mesmerizing pleasure, courtesy of the D800E and, respectively, the 105 f/1.8 Ai-s and the 50 f/1.4 SC....Show more →
Great job, i prefer the second shot more, very Monet looking, great job.
Well, i bought my first lens today and it wasn't a Nikon. I will be getting the Nikon 55mm f1.2 next in about a week so i can post among the family.
I bought a Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm f1.8, the 8-blade nuke version or radioactive glass version, got too good of a deal on it to pass it up, supposed to be an amazing lens.
I think next is Nikon 55 f1.2, already ordered my adapter for my Sony E / Nikon adapter.
This seems like a good time to slip in a few IR photos from my converted Fuji X-T2 with the 2.8 f/3.5 H and Lens Turbo II at the Big Qualicum River trail.
Really nice shots with the 50/2! Curious as to whether the 50/2 adds something special in terms of character/rendering compared with the 50/1.8 AIS? Or the 50/1.4 AIS? Aside from differences in max aperture?
GroWeb wrote:
This seems like a good time to slip in a few IR photos from my converted Fuji X-T2 with the 2.8 f/3.5 H and Lens Turbo II at the Big Qualicum River trail.
Who didn’t conversion? That is something I was always interested in.
LifePixel did the conversions on my X-T2 and my D7200, Kevin. They are physically located in the Seattle area and can be non-physically found at https://www.lifepixel.com/.
Finally heeded Leighton's counsel and went, not to the San Luis Rey dia de los muertos (too crowded) but to the park next to home - Felicita park for the Renaissance fair. It is really more of a medieval fair. Lenses were the 55mm 1.2 S.C and the 180mm 2.8 ED ais.
Like it not for the sellers and the staged events, but for the everyday individual people taking on a second identity
Like a ferocious Queen!!!!!
CATProductions wrote:
Really nice shots with the 50/2! Curious as to whether the 50/2 adds something special in terms of character/rendering compared with the 50/1.8 AIS? Or the 50/1.4 AIS? Aside from differences in max aperture?
I don't have the 1.8 or 1.4 lenses you mention so can't compare directly. I do have a 55/1.2 but prefer the 50/2 becasue it is lighter.
I like it becuase it is small and doubles up for me in IR. Probably the sharpest lens I have for IR (although the 16/3.5 is pretty close) That's the reason it is always in my bag. The fact they can be had for very little money is also a bonus.
I actually have two an H and HC but in use can't tell the difference between them.
I though the H, with less fancy coatings, would be better in IR but I can't see any difference.
spoupard wrote:
My wife and I took a quick trip to the tri-state area of Georgia, SC, and NC yesterday. The only manual focus lens I took is the 28/3.5 Ai-S.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Finally heeded Leighton's counsel and went, not to the San Luis Rey dia de los muertos (too crowded) but to the park next to home - Felicita park for the Renaissance fair. It is really more of a medieval fair. Lenses were the 55mm 1.2 S.C and the 180mm 2.8 ED ais.
Like it not for the sellers and the staged events, but for the everyday individual people taking on a second identity
Like a ferocious Queen!!!!!
And I'm glad you did! Great set and nice to see something we don't see very often, at least not in my world.
. I'm up to a grand total of 40 MF Nikon lenses, of which 13 fall within the 45-58mm range (including four zooms). I have a tolerant wife and a large, dedicated gear cupboard, so this is probably not the end of the growth
