Manual Focus Nikon Glass
p.2641 #1Manual Focus Nikon Glass
cadman342001 wrote:
I took a trip to nearby historic Gold Rush town Arrowtown after work last week. I missed the best of the colour as I was in Australia. Zf plus either NKJ 28/2 or Nikkor 55mm f1.2 -SC
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55272442982_a6e5160e75_h.jpgDSC_5836 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55273490703_4d1e1bb90b_h.jpgDSC_5871 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55273363286_fcd0ef4794_h.jpgDSC_5881 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55273491198_8e16ab9f5f_h.jpgDSC_5862 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55273491498_d8476fd355_h.jpgDSC_5840 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55273756205_b1a92d3354_h.jpgDSC_5837 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
Andy
That looks like a really great place to be Andy! Great color, love that cabin with the upplight that perfectly mirrors the backdrop mountain and sky.
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mjgphotoz wrote:
https://www.pbraymond.com/img/s/v-10/p1455444939-6.jpgSo, Ray, just what exactly did you say to that bird? He looks a mite miffed. 
mary
I claim innocence Mary. This is close to a feeder station maintained by the local park system, and the feeders were mostly empty. I think it's a general irritation at those bipeds who can't seem to keep up with the feathered friends.
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James Markus wrote:
The two 7.5mm cost me about $600 each complete, viewfinders and cases, the 8mm 1:8 was $500, and the 8mm 2.8 was $1,600 from Germany, it came with a beetle that probably got in from packaging, Nikon cleaned it for $70, which was refunded by the seller. Nowadays Nikon service would not touch it. I would pay $10K for a mint 6mm 5.6.I have the same process - I come up with a willing to pay price for an acceptable to me condition. Apparently, I am a stubborn sod, because I never seem to move off that determination, 
btw, that beetle's name was Dave. His last words were - " Open the door HAL", and HAL said "I can't do that Dave."
btw#2 probably not up to your standard, but
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267664481064?_skw=NIKKOR%206MM%20F5.6&itmmeta=01KRSTHYPYAE3H4VXAXVC5Z8VE&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xAiTGOcYvrnGMuv1AdoLog6On4j4mSBuCDkseCjMfkoPg7yhSeJSXgLqdSZFFXn0u8k1We5iYgCd49mZbaxxpC14Nz3HdbmeUKOcqcra6Uasof28m82syu593vdDkOH2Tzq8YwZ%2BM4SdRU%2FGuqS4aYLBE8ITNhlpX68xYa7BKc6MSe4%2FyGezLQk01g%2FE30tyl4Kh24cXFh10tasvrt5LUB%2F6aIgYhXdfOCHunAlohpBTCWZ8gaQuz%2BM668GuLfNIZk%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9Trx7rGZw
Yep same here, except I make it very difficult for myself so that those conditions are very rarely never met for the sake of keeping GAS at bay.
I took a trip to nearby historic Gold Rush town Arrowtown after work last week. I missed the best of the colour as I was in Australia. Zf plus either NKJ 28/2 or Nikkor 55mm f1.2 -SC
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55272442982_a6e5160e75_h.jpgDSC_5836 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55273490703_4d1e1bb90b_h.jpgDSC_5871 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55273363286_fcd0ef4794_h.jpgDSC_5881 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55273491198_8e16ab9f5f_h.jpgDSC_5862 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55273491498_d8476fd355_h.jpgDSC_5840 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55273756205_b1a92d3354_h.jpgDSC_5837 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
Andy
That looks like a really great place to be Andy! Great color, love that cabin with the upplight that perfectly mirrors the backdrop mountain and sky.
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mjgphotoz wrote:
pbraymond wrote
I liked this stare-down, same 400mm TC combo.https://www.pbraymond.com/img/s/v-10/p1455444939-6.jpg
mary
I claim innocence Mary. This is close to a feeder station maintained by the local park system, and the feeders were mostly empty. I think it's a general irritation at those bipeds who can't seem to keep up with the feathered friends.
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James Markus wrote:
rafaelcasd wrote
I agree with you on buying toys, but I am also somewhat of a collector (hoarder?). for many years I looked and looked online and on meets, every so often I would run into a lens at a price I was willing to pay. I paid $2400 for the OP. As a sample of my thought process I would only pay $2000 for a mint NOCT, and have never found one I want at that price.The two 7.5mm cost me about $600 each complete, viewfinders and cases, the 8mm 1:8 was $500, and the 8mm 2.8 was $1,600 from Germany, it came with a beetle that probably got in from packaging, Nikon cleaned it for $70, which was refunded by the seller. Nowadays Nikon service would not touch it. I would pay $10K for a mint 6mm 5.6.
btw, that beetle's name was Dave. His last words were - " Open the door HAL", and HAL said "I can't do that Dave."
btw#2 probably not up to your standard, but
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267664481064?_skw=NIKKOR%206MM%20F5.6&itmmeta=01KRSTHYPYAE3H4VXAXVC5Z8VE&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xAiTGOcYvrnGMuv1AdoLog6On4j4mSBuCDkseCjMfkoPg7yhSeJSXgLqdSZFFXn0u8k1We5iYgCd49mZbaxxpC14Nz3HdbmeUKOcqcra6Uasof28m82syu593vdDkOH2Tzq8YwZ%2BM4SdRU%2FGuqS4aYLBE8ITNhlpX68xYa7BKc6MSe4%2FyGezLQk01g%2FE30tyl4Kh24cXFh10tasvrt5LUB%2F6aIgYhXdfOCHunAlohpBTCWZ8gaQuz%2BM668GuLfNIZk%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9Trx7rGZw
Yep same here, except I make it very difficult for myself so that those conditions are very rarely never met for the sake of keeping GAS at bay.
May 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM
p.2641 #2Manual Focus Nikon Glass
fjablo wrote:
I picked up a Nikkor-O 35mm f2 earlier this year. Went with the single-coated version because I actually want flare & ghosting with this lens.
These were taken back in March, with the F2AS on Portra 400.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027782_2fbabd739b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275075588_e5e2af0212_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275074978_374b834de0_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943736_e8a11a689c_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943926_46223af0d7_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027402_7c92dabd4b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
Well done and congrats on the acquisition. Purposeful shots from a purposeful photographer Felix.
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Lieutenant Z wrote:
My neighbor in action....
Sony A7M3 & Nikon 105/2.5 ais
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274251088_393665c919_h.jpgAgricoolteur by LT. Z, sur Flickr
My first thought was exposure is way too hot, and looked at it again and I think it's spot on! Great shot Phillipe.
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serge07 wrote:
Something a little different:
Amsterdam to JFK, approaching the coast of England. The window could have used some Windex.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275613878_541cd9ced7_h.jpg
X-E1 + 28/2.8 AIs
Serge
I heard from a fried that an airliner she was on last year had auto dimming windows that were not passenger controlled on her flight. I hope that practice does not spread.
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NightOwl Cat wrote:
Ray, that first bird reminds me of George Michaels...
https://www.pbraymond.com/img/s/v-10/p1455444936-6.jpg
https://www.pbraymond.com/img/s/v-10/p1455444937-6.jpg
Never thought of that but that makes sense now that you bring it up. Wake me up before you go.
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Jman13 wrote:
Nikon AI-S 180mm f/2.8 ED on the Z5 II:
https://www.jordansteele.com/2026/c_grad.jpg
Congrats Jordan.
Edited on May 17, 2026 at 12:12 PM · View previous versions
I picked up a Nikkor-O 35mm f2 earlier this year. Went with the single-coated version because I actually want flare & ghosting with this lens.
These were taken back in March, with the F2AS on Portra 400.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027782_2fbabd739b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275075588_e5e2af0212_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275074978_374b834de0_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943736_e8a11a689c_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943926_46223af0d7_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027402_7c92dabd4b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
Well done and congrats on the acquisition. Purposeful shots from a purposeful photographer Felix.
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Lieutenant Z wrote:
My neighbor in action....
Sony A7M3 & Nikon 105/2.5 ais
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274251088_393665c919_h.jpgAgricoolteur by LT. Z, sur Flickr
My first thought was exposure is way too hot, and looked at it again and I think it's spot on! Great shot Phillipe.
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serge07 wrote:
Something a little different:
Amsterdam to JFK, approaching the coast of England. The window could have used some Windex.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275613878_541cd9ced7_h.jpg
X-E1 + 28/2.8 AIs
Serge
I heard from a fried that an airliner she was on last year had auto dimming windows that were not passenger controlled on her flight. I hope that practice does not spread.
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NightOwl Cat wrote:
Ray, that first bird reminds me of George Michaels...
pbraymond wrote
When the photographer does things correctly, the IQ of the 400mm f5.6 AIS wide open, even with the TC-14Eii attached, is great! Not bad for something that first went on sale in 1982.https://www.pbraymond.com/img/s/v-10/p1455444936-6.jpg
https://www.pbraymond.com/img/s/v-10/p1455444937-6.jpg
Never thought of that but that makes sense now that you bring it up. Wake me up before you go.
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Jman13 wrote:
Nikon AI-S 180mm f/2.8 ED on the Z5 II:
https://www.jordansteele.com/2026/c_grad.jpg
Congrats Jordan.
Edited on May 17, 2026 at 12:12 PM · View previous versions
May 17, 2026 at 11:28 AM
p.2641 #4Manual Focus Nikon Glass
fjablo wrote:
I picked up a Nikkor-O 35mm f2 earlier this year. Went with the single-coated version because I actually want flare & ghosting with this lens.
These were taken back in March, with the F2AS on Portra 400.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027782_2fbabd739b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275075588_e5e2af0212_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275074978_374b834de0_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943736_e8a11a689c_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943926_46223af0d7_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027402_7c92dabd4b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
Felix, you had perfect lighting and sure took advantage of it! On film no less! Love 'em!
Mary
I picked up a Nikkor-O 35mm f2 earlier this year. Went with the single-coated version because I actually want flare & ghosting with this lens.
These were taken back in March, with the F2AS on Portra 400.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027782_2fbabd739b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275075588_e5e2af0212_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275074978_374b834de0_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943736_e8a11a689c_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943926_46223af0d7_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027402_7c92dabd4b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
Felix, you had perfect lighting and sure took advantage of it! On film no less! Love 'em!
Mary
May 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
p.2641 #5Manual Focus Nikon Glass
These are wonderful!! I love Porta 400… Probably my second favorite film stock. I’ve been to that castle many times. The family homestead was about 3Km from there. Was confiscated by the Nazis in WW2.
fjablo wrote:
I picked up a Nikkor-O 35mm f2 earlier this year. Went with the single-coated version because I actually want flare & ghosting with this lens.
These were taken back in March, with the F2AS on Portra 400.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027782_2fbabd739b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275075588_e5e2af0212_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275074978_374b834de0_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943736_e8a11a689c_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943926_46223af0d7_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027402_7c92dabd4b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
fjablo wrote:
I picked up a Nikkor-O 35mm f2 earlier this year. Went with the single-coated version because I actually want flare & ghosting with this lens.
These were taken back in March, with the F2AS on Portra 400.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027782_2fbabd739b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275075588_e5e2af0212_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275074978_374b834de0_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943736_e8a11a689c_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943926_46223af0d7_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027402_7c92dabd4b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
May 17, 2026 at 01:15 PM
p.2641 #6Manual Focus Nikon Glass
Taken with Nikon D500 and 200-500 f5.6
Chowing down on Moth
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Chowing down on Moth
May 17, 2026 at 03:57 PM
p.2641 #7Manual Focus Nikon Glass
fjablo wrote:
I picked up a Nikkor-O 35mm f2 earlier this year. Went with the single-coated version because I actually want flare & ghosting with this lens.
These were taken back in March, with the F2AS on Portra 400.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027782_2fbabd739b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275075588_e5e2af0212_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275074978_374b834de0_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943736_e8a11a689c_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943926_46223af0d7_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027402_7c92dabd4b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
Very nice!
I picked up a Nikkor-O 35mm f2 earlier this year. Went with the single-coated version because I actually want flare & ghosting with this lens.
These were taken back in March, with the F2AS on Portra 400.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027782_2fbabd739b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275075588_e5e2af0212_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55275074978_374b834de0_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943736_e8a11a689c_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274943926_46223af0d7_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55274027402_7c92dabd4b_h.jpgNymphenburg x Portra 400 by Felix, auf Flickr
Very nice!
May 17, 2026 at 04:00 PM
p.2641 #8Manual Focus Nikon Glass
shedhunter wrote:
Taken with Nikon D500 and 200-500 f5.6
Excellent! My sweetie and I try get pics of dragonflies and then identify them. I think I imagine I believe I remember that that is a female eastern pondhawk. But seein' as how you are in Texas, that may not apply. Those colors on the abdomen don't quite fit my memory but there could be regional variations. IIRC, the female pondhawks are some of the first dragonflies to emerge in the spring. We haven't seen any around here yet, but it's been quite cold (until today).
I checked my references. It is a female eastern pondhawk.
Taken with Nikon D500 and 200-500 f5.6
Excellent! My sweetie and I try get pics of dragonflies and then identify them. I think I imagine I believe I remember that that is a female eastern pondhawk. But seein' as how you are in Texas, that may not apply. Those colors on the abdomen don't quite fit my memory but there could be regional variations. IIRC, the female pondhawks are some of the first dragonflies to emerge in the spring. We haven't seen any around here yet, but it's been quite cold (until today).
I checked my references. It is a female eastern pondhawk.
May 17, 2026 at 04:04 PM
p.2641 #9Manual Focus Nikon Glass
jimmuller wrote:
Excellent! My sweetie and I try get pics of dragonflies and then identify them. I think I imagine I believe I remember that that is a female eastern pondhawk. But seein' as how you are in Texas, that may not apply. Those colors on the abdomen don't quite fit my memory but there could be regional variations. IIRC, the female pondhawks are some of the first dragonflies to emerge in the spring. We haven't seen any around here yet, but it's been quite cold (until today).
I checked my references. It is a female eastern pondhawk.
I have picks of Green Darmers and this one is not the same as the others. It is smaller and a lot greener. I could not find anything exactly like it. I am down in Houston TX so if you find something that matches better I would love to see it. It could just be a young green darmer but the size throws me. I looked up the Female Eastern Pondhawk and you nailed it, Thanks!!!
shedhunter wrote
Taken with Nikon D500 and 200-500 f5.6I checked my references. It is a female eastern pondhawk.
I have picks of Green Darmers and this one is not the same as the others. It is smaller and a lot greener. I could not find anything exactly like it. I am down in Houston TX so if you find something that matches better I would love to see it. It could just be a young green darmer but the size throws me. I looked up the Female Eastern Pondhawk and you nailed it, Thanks!!!
May 17, 2026 at 09:41 PM
p.2641 #10Manual Focus Nikon Glass
shedhunter wrote:
... I am down in Houston TX so if you find something that matches better I would love to see it. It could just be a young green darmer but the size throws me. I looked up the Female Eastern Pondhawk and you nailed it, Thanks!!!
Glad to help. FYI, the males turn a chalky blue as they mature. They start flying a bit later than the females. Both are pretty common around here in summer. I have pics of both but none taken with MFNG so I can't post them here. We have seen almost no dragonflies so far this year.
... I am down in Houston TX so if you find something that matches better I would love to see it. It could just be a young green darmer but the size throws me. I looked up the Female Eastern Pondhawk and you nailed it, Thanks!!!
Glad to help.
FYI, the males turn a chalky blue as they mature. They start flying a bit later than the females. Both are pretty common around here in summer. I have pics of both but none taken with MFNG so I can't post them here. We have seen almost no dragonflies so far this year.May 18, 2026 at 05:11 AM
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p.2641 #11Manual Focus Nikon Glass
shedhunter wrote:
Taken with Nikon D500 and 200-500 f5.6
Hey, lovely shot but unfortunately the lens used does not qualify as a Manual Focus Nikon lens, even if used in manual Focus.
Taken with Nikon D500 and 200-500 f5.6
Hey, lovely shot but unfortunately the lens used does not qualify as a Manual Focus Nikon lens, even if used in manual Focus.
May 18, 2026 at 05:18 AM
p.2641 #12Manual Focus Nikon Glass
cadman342001 wrote:
Hey, lovely shot but unfortunately the lens used does not qualify as a Manual Focus Nikon lens, even if used in manual Focus.
You are so right. Sorry, I thought I was posting in the Nikon DSLR forum.
shedhunter wrote
Taken with Nikon D500 and 200-500 f5.6You are so right. Sorry, I thought I was posting in the Nikon DSLR forum.
May 18, 2026 at 07:11 AM
p.2641 #13Manual Focus Nikon Glass
shedhunter wrote:
Hey, lovely shot but unfortunately the lens used does not qualify as a Manual Focus Nikon lens, even if used in manual Focus.You are so right. Sorry, I thought I was posting in the Nikon DSLR forum.
Stephan - don't run off; nobody is slapping your hand. Go pick up a dirt cheap manual focus Nikkor and slap it on any body you wish. Shows us what you get.
cadman342001 wrote
shedhunter wrote
Taken with Nikon D500 and 200-500 f5.6Stephan - don't run off; nobody is slapping your hand. Go pick up a dirt cheap manual focus Nikkor and slap it on any body you wish. Shows us what you get.
May 18, 2026 at 07:18 AM
p.2641 #15Manual Focus Nikon Glass
My TC-14B arrived today! From Japan. Clean as a whistle, looking brand new, glass and externals.
The B version was reportedly developed for lenses 300mm and longer. My expected use is for the 300mm f/4.5 AIS, making it a 420mm f/6.3. Of course I had to do a bird-feeder test shot. F/8, looks better than f/6.3. Not sure the photographer was completely in control though.
Uncropped but resized.
FeederWith420mmf8
by James Muller, on Flickr
For comparison, the same shooting position with the 300mm alone.
TakingFlight
by James Muller, on Flickr
I'd say it works!
The B version was reportedly developed for lenses 300mm and longer. My expected use is for the 300mm f/4.5 AIS, making it a 420mm f/6.3. Of course I had to do a bird-feeder test shot. F/8, looks better than f/6.3. Not sure the photographer was completely in control though.
Uncropped but resized.
FeederWith420mmf8by James Muller, on Flickr
For comparison, the same shooting position with the 300mm alone.
TakingFlightby James Muller, on Flickr
I'd say it works!
May 18, 2026 at 02:18 PM
p.2641 #16Manual Focus Nikon Glass
serge07 wrote:
Thanks all for the nice comments on the Ronda tour. It is an amazing place for photography.
Rafael, great to see you back in the groove. Great looking Speedmaster!
SergeHi Serge, I bought that speedmaster in 1969 for $150 new in Amsterdam. A local watchmaker restored it to like new a few years ago, which killed its collector value. 
Rafael, that is a killer deal. The new Moon watch price is up in the clouds at around $9K.
Did the watchmaker replace the original Tritium dial and hands? Rolex service has the bad habit of doing this, turning highly collectible time pieces to ordinary.
Great photos of the classics and Ferrari, red is the only way to go on the latter. I agree, the Stingray is an awesome design.
Serge
The tritium hands and dial remained original; the tachimeter bezel, pushbuttons and crown were replaced, the back was also replaced but with a piece from 1968. Swiss watches used to be nice watches, now they are jewelry. I cannot part with my 1969 speedy and will likely ask to be put in the ground with it!
rafaelcasd wrote
serge07 wrote
Hi, everyone:Thanks all for the nice comments on the Ronda tour. It is an amazing place for photography.
Rafael, great to see you back in the groove. Great looking Speedmaster!
Serge
Did the watchmaker replace the original Tritium dial and hands? Rolex service has the bad habit of doing this, turning highly collectible time pieces to ordinary.
Great photos of the classics and Ferrari, red is the only way to go on the latter. I agree, the Stingray is an awesome design.
Serge
The tritium hands and dial remained original; the tachimeter bezel, pushbuttons and crown were replaced, the back was also replaced but with a piece from 1968. Swiss watches used to be nice watches, now they are jewelry. I cannot part with my 1969 speedy and will likely ask to be put in the ground with it!
May 18, 2026 at 04:20 PM
p.2641 #17Manual Focus Nikon Glass
Looks like the 1968 Nikkor GN 45mm pancake lens does IR good as well
5DmkII-IR_Nikkor_45mm-f2.8
5DmkII-IR_Nikkor_45mm-f2.8
May 18, 2026 at 09:52 PM
p.2641 #18Manual Focus Nikon Glass
Moving things along...
EveningSky
by James Muller, on Flickr
50mm f/1.4 Nikkor S-C AUTO
EveningSkyby James Muller, on Flickr
50mm f/1.4 Nikkor S-C AUTO
May 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
p.2641 #19Manual Focus Nikon Glass
What's another x1.4 among friends?
300f4.5
by James Muller, on Flickr
300f4.5AISwTC14B
by James Muller, on Flickr
300f4.5by James Muller, on Flickr
300f4.5AISwTC14Bby James Muller, on Flickr
May 19, 2026 at 10:33 AM
p.2641 #20Manual Focus Nikon Glass
rafaelcasd wrote:
... I cannot part with my 1969 speedy and will likely ask to be put in the ground with it!
You folks made me start thinking about "analog" watches again as an alternative to the Pebble I've been wearing. 27 years ago Harman Specialty Group, which included Lexicon, gave me a 10-year anniversary watch with my name and the date engraved on the back. (Two weeks later I gave them my notice, but that's another story). It's just an electric Bulova Caravelle. I haven't worn it much because it seems like every time I pick it up the battery has run down. It being electric I can't just wind it up and go.
So after a run to the local Hunts to pick up some developed negatives (obligatory camera content) I drove over to Watertown Watch & Clock to have the battery replaced. It's a friendly mom & pop business we've dealt with before. I asked about Waltham watches and they immediately said if I really wanted one it should be one made in Waltham, not Switzerland. Then the guy told me some history.
His grandfather worked at the watch factory. They made watches and other instruments. During WWII they couldn't sell watches for the public because all the work was for military instruments. The Swiss watch industry had no such restrictions and that's how they started dominating the market. There was some labor unrest when the 2000 employees stopped some sort of deal put forward by the owners or stockholders. In 1957 the Waltham owner(s?) sold the Waltham name to the Swiss. After that a Waltham watch was just a Swiss watch with a Waltham faceplate.
One interesting story was that they became Waltham Precision Instrument Company and continued to make other things. At one point they were selling instruments to a company in Chicago who then sold them to Raytheon in Waltham for the aerospace industry. The tooling they were using was over 100 years old!
Anyway, he admitted as to how you could find a genuine Waltham watch on eBay for under $100 but it might or might not run well. Check if returns are accepted! Servicing or repairing would cost $600 or more, at which point you could have just gotten a serviced one from a watchmaker's shop.
(They said a wind-up watch might need servicing every few years anyway, so I might as well keep wearing the Caravelle.)
... I cannot part with my 1969 speedy and will likely ask to be put in the ground with it!
You folks made me start thinking about "analog" watches again as an alternative to the Pebble I've been wearing. 27 years ago Harman Specialty Group, which included Lexicon, gave me a 10-year anniversary watch with my name and the date engraved on the back. (Two weeks later I gave them my notice, but that's another story). It's just an electric Bulova Caravelle. I haven't worn it much because it seems like every time I pick it up the battery has run down. It being electric I can't just wind it up and go.
So after a run to the local Hunts to pick up some developed negatives (obligatory camera content) I drove over to Watertown Watch & Clock to have the battery replaced. It's a friendly mom & pop business we've dealt with before. I asked about Waltham watches and they immediately said if I really wanted one it should be one made in Waltham, not Switzerland. Then the guy told me some history.
His grandfather worked at the watch factory. They made watches and other instruments. During WWII they couldn't sell watches for the public because all the work was for military instruments. The Swiss watch industry had no such restrictions and that's how they started dominating the market. There was some labor unrest when the 2000 employees stopped some sort of deal put forward by the owners or stockholders. In 1957 the Waltham owner(s?) sold the Waltham name to the Swiss. After that a Waltham watch was just a Swiss watch with a Waltham faceplate.
One interesting story was that they became Waltham Precision Instrument Company and continued to make other things. At one point they were selling instruments to a company in Chicago who then sold them to Raytheon in Waltham for the aerospace industry. The tooling they were using was over 100 years old!
Anyway, he admitted as to how you could find a genuine Waltham watch on eBay for under $100 but it might or might not run well. Check if returns are accepted! Servicing or repairing would cost $600 or more, at which point you could have just gotten a serviced one from a watchmaker's shop.
(They said a wind-up watch might need servicing every few years anyway, so I might as well keep wearing the Caravelle.)
May 19, 2026 at 12:44 PM