the solitaire wrote:
That green dot is certainly not that precise. I can clearly notice that when using the 55mm f1,2. You see where you move into the green dot confirmation area, but focus is not where it should be by quite a margin. For me, moving the focus ring so I move in to the green dot confirmation, continue until tge dot disappers, and then turn back roughly half that distance works most of the time.
James Markus wrote:
Barb brought me a little present yesterday that she found in the yard. Our trees have been singing for a couple weeks now, and I suspect this is one of the singers. After our visit I turned him/her loose to rejoin the choir. D850 with the 55mm f3.5 + tc-16a
Love how you enjoy photography James, taking advantage of the TC16a. which no-one else uses but is a good practical way to autofocus these lenses for us old folks. I used the TC16a (modified) extensively with the D8XX and the 400mm 3.5, it made excellent photos.
The beauty of Nikon for manual focus users like us is so many inexpensive excellent old lenses out there that work with the DLSRs and Z cameras just fine. This is a crop with a TC 301.
Not a MF lens, but one that has been on my wishlist since it was released in 2000. Finally bought a (seriously beat up, and serviced) copy of the lens for just $250
Congratulations Buddy, I love these super wides and this one is an excellent lens! We should be able to see your posts with in the the context of comparing to the 15mm MF lenses.
By coincidence, I took out the 15mm 5.6 ai to capture the repairs we are doing to the pool, essentially new plaster and tiles.
Excellent performance with a Z7. Far corners get a little fuzzy but the rest is fine, focusing these lenses for the best overall frame sharpness requires some technique,
the solitaire wrote:
That green dot is certainly not that precise. I can clearly notice that when using the 55mm f1,2. You see where you move into the green dot confirmation area, but focus is not where it should be by quite a margin. For me, moving the focus ring so I move in to the green dot confirmation, continue until tge dot disappers, and then turn back roughly half that distance works most of the time.
In my DSLRs, the green dot is accurate as it just turns on on either the left or right side turn depending on the camera, but not in any other position else.
Glad you have your 105/2.5 back! In 15 years of this thread, this might be the first time someone has posted an image of a relatively obscure location close to me in Central Texas that I know exactly where it is (safety rest area next to Cedar Creek between Trinidad and Malakoff TX).
Thank you @CGrindahl for getting this started all of those years ago. This anniversary is especially fun as Curtis started the thread the day after I was married and I started posting not long after that, starting with a 105/2.5 AI. Although I'm not shooting my MFNG as often and rarely have time to edit and post (busy family and busy work for the past especially 6-7 years really knocks into the spare time), I'm still finding pleasure in turning the focusing ring and I won't ever be letting go of my especially treasured 28's, 50/1.2, and 105/2.5. I never quite gelled shooting the manual lenses as much on my Z6, but do still really like them on the FE2 and F3 and am excited to have a Z8 arriving on Monday; that is much closer in size and feel to my old D700's and should fit like a glove. I will have to try and start going out with manual lenses again once it arrives and posting more.
Additionally, I do have a 50-135/3.5 AI-S that I'm I've stopped using since I'm currently in a season where I can't really home-develop film (currently no space to dry it). I don't want it to sit and rot in the closet so perhaps in the spirit of 15th anniversaries being crystal or glass, it would make a good thread anniversary present. Perhaps if many folks are interested, perhaps we could have a mini run of another Nikon lens adventure and it could be the gift that keeps on giving? Curious if anyone would want to participate.
If we didn't have much/any interest, I could always send it to someone for just the cost of shipping as well.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Love how you enjoy photography James, taking advantage of the TC16a. which no-one else uses but is a good practical way to autofocus these lenses for us old folks. I used the TC16a (modified) extensively with the D8XX and the 400mm 3.5, it made excellent photos.
The beauty of Nikon for manual focus users like us is so many inexpensive excellent old lenses out there that work with the DLSRs and Z cameras just fine. This is a crop with a TC 301.
Not a MF lens, but one that has been on my wishlist since it was released in 2000. Finally bought a (seriously beat up, and serviced) copy of the lens for just $250
Congrats Buddy! Send us a link to the shots.
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James Markus wrote:
A couple more with the 105mm f1.8 ais @ f2.8 iso 3200 - missed focus using the green dot, but still like them
I’m down for a lens trip. I really enjoyed the last one with the 85/2.
huddy wrote:
Additionally, I do have a 50-135/3.5 AI-S that I'm I've stopped using since I'm currently in a season where I can't really home-develop film (currently no space to dry it). I don't want it to sit and rot in the closet so perhaps in the spirit of 15th anniversaries being crystal or glass, it would make a good thread anniversary present. Perhaps if many folks are interested, perhaps we could have a mini run of another Nikon lens adventure and it could be the gift that keeps on giving? Curious if anyone would want to participate.
If we didn't have much/any interest, I could always send it to someone for just the cost of shipping as well....Show more →
I have someone in mind that I've been trying to convert to using at least one MF lens, and this would be perfect if nobody else is interested. I'd buy it off you of course.
huddy wrote:
Additionally, I do have a 50-135/3.5 AI-S that I'm I've stopped using since I'm currently in a season where I can't really home-develop film (currently no space to dry it). I don't want it to sit and rot in the closet so perhaps in the spirit of 15th anniversaries being crystal or glass, it would make a good thread anniversary present. Perhaps if many folks are interested, perhaps we could have a mini run of another Nikon lens adventure and it could be the gift that keeps on giving? Curious if anyone would want to participate.
If we didn't have much/any interest, I could always send it to someone for just the cost of shipping as well....Show more →
