Manual Focus Nikon Glass
p.2680 #1Manual Focus Nikon Glass
Beautiful sky Leighton. What I would give to have some of those clouds and storms. August and September are always the hottest months in central Texas. We are baking and have been at 104-108 F for a week now (after a few weeks at 100-102) but I am keeping our Zinnias from drying to a crisp so that our native pollinators have some food sources.
leighton w wrote:
Was a beautiful sky last evening. 28mm f2.8 AIS
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtGiyGJD6prUCAKt55AQPkpa798FCShEtR9FLXlYt4EVeIhMEeM-AvTIur-FzNzI2CF9G5i6jZLMGvAvxcQZAYZQ0X1R-LvJC6buIa4W7tpF0yX9_LV1XQqyP3mFZNUZEvNF6KU_V5Klft850bQGtSWcH2cdzH7LV5HWEcjIcjENiwzzwqTGlewtdz4Q/s1600/DSCF8760_Export.jpg
leighton w wrote:
Was a beautiful sky last evening. 28mm f2.8 AIS
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtGiyGJD6prUCAKt55AQPkpa798FCShEtR9FLXlYt4EVeIhMEeM-AvTIur-FzNzI2CF9G5i6jZLMGvAvxcQZAYZQ0X1R-LvJC6buIa4W7tpF0yX9_LV1XQqyP3mFZNUZEvNF6KU_V5Klft850bQGtSWcH2cdzH7LV5HWEcjIcjENiwzzwqTGlewtdz4Q/s1600/DSCF8760_Export.jpg
Aug 23, 2026 at 08:14 AM
p.2680 #2Manual Focus Nikon Glass
huddy wrote:
The match needle metering of the FE/FE2/FM3A is one of my favorite film camera shooting experiences. I wish I would have bought an FM3A back when they were $200/$250/$400, etc. I recommended the FE2 highly over the FM2N for the metering (having owned and shot both and preferring the electric body) but my coworker is thinking very much about batteries not working on top of a mountain. Best of both worlds IMO is to buy an FE2 for most uses and carry an FM up the mountain.
It never hurt in my eyes that the FE series bodies had less of...Show more →
Yes, you can get an FE for (relative) buttons, especially compared to the FM series. The FE was my first camera, and aside from the lack of TTL flash and the reduced max shutter-speed of 1/1000th instead of 1/4000th, is very similar to the FE2 (_and_ the FE has the swing-out aperture coupling lever to support non-AI lenses which the FE2 lacks). As for the battery: They last for years (unless you leave the camera turned on), and it's a pair of button-cells or a single Lithium 3v replacement, and you can just carry spares with you. I think the allure of "fully manual" is overstated, unless you NEVER use the meter of the FM-series (which surely does require a functioning battery!)
huddy wrote:
Seeing my FE2 out got the MF NIKKOR itch going so I did pull a 2018 expired roll of Portra 400 out of the freezer. I am working through shooting it over a week or two and then will send it off for development and have something good to share hopefully not long after that.
Yeah, I just found 4x rolls of exposed 120 film from my Plaubel Makina 670 that got lost in a spare camera bag, and have them in for development. The film was already expired before exposure (I inherited a big block of 120 film from a friends scientific lab when it shut down), and is probably 5-years old from exposure. Will see what I get out of that!
The match needle metering of the FE/FE2/FM3A is one of my favorite film camera shooting experiences. I wish I would have bought an FM3A back when they were $200/$250/$400, etc. I recommended the FE2 highly over the FM2N for the metering (having owned and shot both and preferring the electric body) but my coworker is thinking very much about batteries not working on top of a mountain. Best of both worlds IMO is to buy an FE2 for most uses and carry an FM up the mountain.
It never hurt in my eyes that the FE series bodies had less of...Show more →
Yes, you can get an FE for (relative) buttons, especially compared to the FM series. The FE was my first camera, and aside from the lack of TTL flash and the reduced max shutter-speed of 1/1000th instead of 1/4000th, is very similar to the FE2 (_and_ the FE has the swing-out aperture coupling lever to support non-AI lenses which the FE2 lacks). As for the battery: They last for years (unless you leave the camera turned on), and it's a pair of button-cells or a single Lithium 3v replacement, and you can just carry spares with you. I think the allure of "fully manual" is overstated, unless you NEVER use the meter of the FM-series (which surely does require a functioning battery!)
huddy wrote:
Seeing my FE2 out got the MF NIKKOR itch going so I did pull a 2018 expired roll of Portra 400 out of the freezer. I am working through shooting it over a week or two and then will send it off for development and have something good to share hopefully not long after that.
Yeah, I just found 4x rolls of exposed 120 film from my Plaubel Makina 670 that got lost in a spare camera bag, and have them in for development. The film was already expired before exposure (I inherited a big block of 120 film from a friends scientific lab when it shut down), and is probably 5-years old from exposure. Will see what I get out of that!
Aug 23, 2026 at 08:57 AM
p.2680 #3Manual Focus Nikon Glass
Regina, welcome back and great photographs of the Highlands. I have very fond memories of Scotland, great people. The Haggis was to die for. 
Leighton, that is an awesome photograph.
I took this one last year and just got around to playing with the file.
San Francisco, Alcatraz with the famous fog rolling in.
X-E1 + 105/2.5 AIs
Serge
Leighton, that is an awesome photograph.
I took this one last year and just got around to playing with the file.
San Francisco, Alcatraz with the famous fog rolling in.
X-E1 + 105/2.5 AIs
Serge
Aug 23, 2026 at 08:58 AM
p.2680 #4Manual Focus Nikon Glass
serge07 wrote:
Regina, welcome back and great photographs of the Highlands. I have very fond memories of Scotland, great people. The Haggis was to die for.
Leighton, that is an awesome photograph.
I took this one last year and just got around to playing with the file.
San Francisco, Alcatraz with the famous fog rolling in.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55482783948_ebc021540c_h.jpg
X-E1 + 105/2.5 AIs
Serge
Thanks Serge. I did not try the Haggis!!!!
Regina
Regina, welcome back and great photographs of the Highlands. I have very fond memories of Scotland, great people. The Haggis was to die for.
Leighton, that is an awesome photograph.
I took this one last year and just got around to playing with the file.
San Francisco, Alcatraz with the famous fog rolling in.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55482783948_ebc021540c_h.jpg
X-E1 + 105/2.5 AIs
Serge
Thanks Serge. I did not try the Haggis!!!!
Regina
Aug 23, 2026 at 09:34 AM
p.2680 #5Manual Focus Nikon Glass
leighton w wrote:
FWIW... today marks the 16th anniversary of the thread!
Happy anniversary all!
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serge07 wrote:
https://s1.directupload.eu/images/user/260822/44bm9n4a.jpg
Nikon Z6 w/AI 50 mm f/1.4 @ f/2.8 The prettiest Nikkor in the collection, H.C 5cm f2 LTM:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55480759165_4a096dfbdf_h.jpg
X-E1 + H.C 50/2
Serge
Pretty for sure Serge!
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milt wrote:
I’m back from my vacation! This year, I cycled through the Scottish Highlands, and I completely fell in love with the place.
D850, 45mm 2.8
Beauly Firth (close to Inverness)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479493149_abeeb7aa98_b.jpg_DSC3239 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479321006_32082eb00b_b.jpg_DSC3246 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Dores)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479715400_33f5527ac5_b.jpg_DSC3262 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Foyers)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55478334117_fa4a62fb14_b.jpg_DSC3272 by Regina, on Flickr
Did not have time for Scotland when we were on the island last year, on the list for sure. Pretty sure we won't be cycling it though, congrats!
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jimmuller wrote:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55480837586_bf03b8745a_b.jpgNikonPorn1
by James Muller, on Flickr
taken with Z5ii, FTZ, 35mm, f/2.8 (Feb '62 - Nov '66)
Very appropriate Jim. Love that F!
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leighton w wrote:
Was a beautiful sky last evening. 28mm f2.8 AIS
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtGiyGJD6prUCAKt55AQPkpa798FCShEtR9FLXlYt4EVeIhMEeM-AvTIur-FzNzI2CF9G5i6jZLMGvAvxcQZAYZQ0X1R-LvJC6buIa4W7tpF0yX9_LV1XQqyP3mFZNUZEvNF6KU_V5Klft850bQGtSWcH2cdzH7LV5HWEcjIcjENiwzzwqTGlewtdz4Q/s1600/DSCF8760_Export.jpg
Very dramatic clouds, Leighton.
FWIW... today marks the 16th anniversary of the thread!
Happy anniversary all!
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serge07 wrote:
Ripolini wrote
Let's celebrate with some Nikon pornhttps://s1.directupload.eu/images/user/260822/44bm9n4a.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55480759165_4a096dfbdf_h.jpg
X-E1 + H.C 50/2
Serge
Pretty for sure Serge!
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milt wrote:
I’m back from my vacation! This year, I cycled through the Scottish Highlands, and I completely fell in love with the place.
D850, 45mm 2.8
Beauly Firth (close to Inverness)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479493149_abeeb7aa98_b.jpg_DSC3239 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479321006_32082eb00b_b.jpg_DSC3246 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Dores)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479715400_33f5527ac5_b.jpg_DSC3262 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Foyers)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55478334117_fa4a62fb14_b.jpg_DSC3272 by Regina, on Flickr
Did not have time for Scotland when we were on the island last year, on the list for sure. Pretty sure we won't be cycling it though, congrats!
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jimmuller wrote:
Ripolini wrote
Let's celebrate with some Nikon pornby James Muller, on Flickr
taken with Z5ii, FTZ, 35mm, f/2.8 (Feb '62 - Nov '66)
Very appropriate Jim. Love that F!
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leighton w wrote:
Was a beautiful sky last evening. 28mm f2.8 AIS
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtGiyGJD6prUCAKt55AQPkpa798FCShEtR9FLXlYt4EVeIhMEeM-AvTIur-FzNzI2CF9G5i6jZLMGvAvxcQZAYZQ0X1R-LvJC6buIa4W7tpF0yX9_LV1XQqyP3mFZNUZEvNF6KU_V5Klft850bQGtSWcH2cdzH7LV5HWEcjIcjENiwzzwqTGlewtdz4Q/s1600/DSCF8760_Export.jpg
Very dramatic clouds, Leighton.
Aug 23, 2026 at 09:37 AM
p.2680 #7Manual Focus Nikon Glass
milt wrote:
I’m back from my vacation! This year, I cycled through the Scottish Highlands, and I completely fell in love with the place.
D850, 45mm 2.8
Beauly Firth (close to Inverness)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479493149_abeeb7aa98_b.jpg_DSC3239 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479321006_32082eb00b_b.jpg_DSC3246 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Dores)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479715400_33f5527ac5_b.jpg_DSC3262 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Foyers)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55478334117_fa4a62fb14_b.jpg_DSC3272 by Regina, on Flickr
Regina, Great landscapes! Which version of the 45mm 2.8 do you have?
I’m back from my vacation! This year, I cycled through the Scottish Highlands, and I completely fell in love with the place.
D850, 45mm 2.8
Beauly Firth (close to Inverness)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479493149_abeeb7aa98_b.jpg_DSC3239 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479321006_32082eb00b_b.jpg_DSC3246 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Dores)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479715400_33f5527ac5_b.jpg_DSC3262 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Foyers)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55478334117_fa4a62fb14_b.jpg_DSC3272 by Regina, on Flickr
Regina, Great landscapes! Which version of the 45mm 2.8 do you have?
Aug 23, 2026 at 09:39 AM
p.2680 #9Manual Focus Nikon Glass
milt wrote:
I’m back from my vacation! This year, I cycled through the Scottish Highlands, and I completely fell in love with the place.
D850, 45mm 2.8
Beauly Firth (close to Inverness)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479493149_abeeb7aa98_b.jpg_DSC3239 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479321006_32082eb00b_b.jpg_DSC3246 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Dores)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479715400_33f5527ac5_b.jpg_DSC3262 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Foyers)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55478334117_fa4a62fb14_b.jpg_DSC3272 by Regina, on Flickr
Did not have time for Scotland when we were on the island last year, on the list for sure. Pretty sure we won't be cycling it though, congrats!
Thanks Ray. I love cycling, gives me freedom.
Regina
Aug 23, 2026 at 09:47 AM
p.2680 #10Manual Focus Nikon Glass
James Markus wrote:
D850, 45mm 2.8
Beauly Firth (close to Inverness)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479493149_abeeb7aa98_b.jpg_DSC3239 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479321006_32082eb00b_b.jpg_DSC3246 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Dores)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479715400_33f5527ac5_b.jpg_DSC3262 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Foyers)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55478334117_fa4a62fb14_b.jpg_DSC3272 by Regina, on FlickrRegina, Great landscapes! Which version of the 45mm 2.8 do you have?
Thanks James. I have the pancake one, a silver lens.
milt wrote
I’m back from my vacation! This year, I cycled through the Scottish Highlands, and I completely fell in love with the place.D850, 45mm 2.8
Beauly Firth (close to Inverness)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479493149_abeeb7aa98_b.jpg_DSC3239 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479321006_32082eb00b_b.jpg_DSC3246 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Dores)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479715400_33f5527ac5_b.jpg_DSC3262 by Regina, on Flickr
Loch Ness (Foyers)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55478334117_fa4a62fb14_b.jpg_DSC3272 by Regina, on Flickr
Thanks James. I have the pancake one, a silver lens.
Aug 23, 2026 at 09:52 AM
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p.2680 #11Manual Focus Nikon Glass
More with the Canon 5D mark III adapted to the Nikkor-S 5.8cm-f1.4-non-ai I really love the rendering of this lens..
pano - I know it doesn't look like it, but those wires are 3.4 miles away
pano - I know it doesn't look like it, but those wires are 3.4 miles away
Aug 23, 2026 at 09:55 AM
p.2680 #12Manual Focus Nikon Glass
milt wrote:
Leighton, that is an awesome photograph.
I took this one last year and just got around to playing with the file.
San Francisco, Alcatraz with the famous fog rolling in.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55482783948_ebc021540c_h.jpg
X-E1 + 105/2.5 AIs
SergeThanks Serge. I did not try the Haggis!!!!
Regina
Regina,
You are making me homesick with those lush images. So green compared to the brown/drought conditions in the south of England at the moment. I am planning a trip 'up north' next summer.
Haggis? Nah, sorry Serge. I much prefer black pudding. Goes really well with scallops.
Colin
serge07 wrote
Regina, welcome back and great photographs of the Highlands. I have very fond memories of Scotland, great people. The Haggis was to die for.Leighton, that is an awesome photograph.
I took this one last year and just got around to playing with the file.
San Francisco, Alcatraz with the famous fog rolling in.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55482783948_ebc021540c_h.jpg
X-E1 + 105/2.5 AIs
Serge
Regina
Regina,
You are making me homesick with those lush images. So green compared to the brown/drought conditions in the south of England at the moment. I am planning a trip 'up north' next summer.
Haggis? Nah, sorry Serge. I much prefer black pudding. Goes really well with scallops.
Colin
Aug 23, 2026 at 10:13 AM
p.2680 #13Manual Focus Nikon Glass
Disconnected society.
D610 & 100/2.8 E-series
DSC_7351 by Colin McIntosh, on Flickr.
St Paul's Cathedral
DSC_7367 by Colin McIntosh, on Flickr
Colin
D610 & 100/2.8 E-series
DSC_7351 by Colin McIntosh, on Flickr.St Paul's Cathedral
DSC_7367 by Colin McIntosh, on FlickrColin
Aug 23, 2026 at 10:15 AM
p.2680 #14Manual Focus Nikon Glass
DeltaSigma wrote:
Leighton, that is an awesome photograph.
I took this one last year and just got around to playing with the file.
San Francisco, Alcatraz with the famous fog rolling in.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55482783948_ebc021540c_h.jpg
X-E1 + 105/2.5 AIs
SergeThanks Serge. I did not try the Haggis!!!!
ReginaRegina,
You are making me homesick with those lush images. So green compared to the brown/drought conditions in the south of England at the moment. I am planning a trip 'up north' next summer.
Haggis? Nah, sorry Serge. I much prefer black pudding. Goes really well with scallops.
Colin
Colin, I was lucky. I had amazing weather in the Highlands, except for the day I went to the Isle of Skye, it rained the entire time. I can understand why you’re homesick. What an incredible place to live!!!
Regina
milt wrote
serge07 wrote
Regina, welcome back and great photographs of the Highlands. I have very fond memories of Scotland, great people. The Haggis was to die for.Leighton, that is an awesome photograph.
I took this one last year and just got around to playing with the file.
San Francisco, Alcatraz with the famous fog rolling in.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55482783948_ebc021540c_h.jpg
X-E1 + 105/2.5 AIs
Serge
Regina
You are making me homesick with those lush images. So green compared to the brown/drought conditions in the south of England at the moment. I am planning a trip 'up north' next summer.
Haggis? Nah, sorry Serge. I much prefer black pudding. Goes really well with scallops.
Colin
Colin, I was lucky. I had amazing weather in the Highlands, except for the day I went to the Isle of Skye, it rained the entire time. I can understand why you’re homesick. What an incredible place to live!!!
Regina
Aug 23, 2026 at 10:20 AM
p.2680 #15Manual Focus Nikon Glass
milt wrote:
More of Scotland - Culloden Battlefield.
D850 45mm 2.8
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479293081_688714dd7e_b.jpg_DSC3055 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479693420_1148510401_b.jpg_DSC3107 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479472979_4d4d90674b_b.jpg_DSC3083 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479412223_1aef15b34f_b.jpg_DSC3078 by Regina, on Flickr
Leanach Cottage
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479698395_baa87eb386_b.jpg_DSC3136 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479474649_8b71f73a60_b.jpg_DSC3092 by Regina, on Flickr
It would have been spooky if you had presented my clan's Culloden memorial stone (Mackintosh).
More of Scotland - Culloden Battlefield.
D850 45mm 2.8
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479293081_688714dd7e_b.jpg_DSC3055 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479693420_1148510401_b.jpg_DSC3107 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479472979_4d4d90674b_b.jpg_DSC3083 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479412223_1aef15b34f_b.jpg_DSC3078 by Regina, on Flickr
Leanach Cottage
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479698395_baa87eb386_b.jpg_DSC3136 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479474649_8b71f73a60_b.jpg_DSC3092 by Regina, on Flickr
It would have been spooky if you had presented my clan's Culloden memorial stone (Mackintosh).
Aug 23, 2026 at 10:21 AM
p.2680 #16Manual Focus Nikon Glass
Piazza della Signoria, Florence:
The Medici Lion (1594) was recently renovated, it was covered with centuries of patina in 2024. I think it had more personality prior to the spa treatment. The Fountain of Neptune (1574) in the background.
X-E1 + 5.8cm f/1.4 @ f/1.4
Serge
The Medici Lion (1594) was recently renovated, it was covered with centuries of patina in 2024. I think it had more personality prior to the spa treatment. The Fountain of Neptune (1574) in the background.
X-E1 + 5.8cm f/1.4 @ f/1.4
Serge
Aug 23, 2026 at 10:24 AM
p.2680 #17Manual Focus Nikon Glass
DeltaSigma wrote:
D850 45mm 2.8
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479293081_688714dd7e_b.jpg_DSC3055 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479693420_1148510401_b.jpg_DSC3107 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479472979_4d4d90674b_b.jpg_DSC3083 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479412223_1aef15b34f_b.jpg_DSC3078 by Regina, on Flickr
Leanach Cottage
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479698395_baa87eb386_b.jpg_DSC3136 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479474649_8b71f73a60_b.jpg_DSC3092 by Regina, on FlickrIt would have been spooky if you had presented my clan's Culloden memorial stone (Mackintosh).
Colin, I walked the whole battlefield, so I probably passed by the Mackintosh Stone. I did not take pictures of all stones.
Regina.
milt wrote
More of Scotland - Culloden Battlefield.D850 45mm 2.8
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479293081_688714dd7e_b.jpg_DSC3055 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479693420_1148510401_b.jpg_DSC3107 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479472979_4d4d90674b_b.jpg_DSC3083 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479412223_1aef15b34f_b.jpg_DSC3078 by Regina, on Flickr
Leanach Cottage
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479698395_baa87eb386_b.jpg_DSC3136 by Regina, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55479474649_8b71f73a60_b.jpg_DSC3092 by Regina, on Flickr
Colin, I walked the whole battlefield, so I probably passed by the Mackintosh Stone. I did not take pictures of all stones.
Regina.
Aug 23, 2026 at 10:36 AM
p.2680 #18Manual Focus Nikon Glass
DeltaSigma wrote:
Disconnected society.
D610 & 100/2.8 E-series
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55483230980_7f08c026fd_h.jpgDSC_7351 by Colin McIntosh, on Flickr.
St Paul's Cathedral
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55483231025_a5f3281ee2_h.jpgDSC_7367 by Colin McIntosh, on Flickr
Colin
Colin, last Monday I was walking along the Thames, right around this spot, close to St Paul’s Cathedral!
Disconnected society.
D610 & 100/2.8 E-series
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55483230980_7f08c026fd_h.jpgDSC_7351 by Colin McIntosh, on Flickr.
St Paul's Cathedral
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55483231025_a5f3281ee2_h.jpgDSC_7367 by Colin McIntosh, on Flickr
Colin
Colin, last Monday I was walking along the Thames, right around this spot, close to St Paul’s Cathedral!
Aug 23, 2026 at 10:40 AM
p.2680 #19Manual Focus Nikon Glass
serge07 wrote:
Piazza della Signoria, Florence:
The Medici Lion (1594) was recently renovated, it was covered with centuries of patina in 2024. I think it had more personality prior to the spa treatment. The Fountain of Neptune (1574) in the background.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55481860537_1e8fc99fcc_h.jpg
X-E1 + 5.8cm f/1.4 @ f/1.4
Serge
Beautiful. Don't ya just love that 5.8cm rendering?
Piazza della Signoria, Florence:
The Medici Lion (1594) was recently renovated, it was covered with centuries of patina in 2024. I think it had more personality prior to the spa treatment. The Fountain of Neptune (1574) in the background.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55481860537_1e8fc99fcc_h.jpg
X-E1 + 5.8cm f/1.4 @ f/1.4
Serge
Beautiful. Don't ya just love that 5.8cm rendering?
Aug 23, 2026 at 10:41 AM
p.2680 #20Manual Focus Nikon Glass
James Markus wrote:
The Medici Lion (1594) was recently renovated, it was covered with centuries of patina in 2024. I think it had more personality prior to the spa treatment. The Fountain of Neptune (1574) in the background.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55481860537_1e8fc99fcc_h.jpg
X-E1 + 5.8cm f/1.4 @ f/1.4
SergeBeautiful. Don't ya just love that 5.8cm rendering?
Thanks, James.
It a stunning piece of glass and one of my faves, up the with the 16/3.5 and 105/2.5.
There was a chap at Nikongear.net using it wide open with a Nikon close up up filter and the rendering was beautiful. Since you like to experiment it may be worth a try.
Serge
serge07 wrote
Piazza della Signoria, Florence:The Medici Lion (1594) was recently renovated, it was covered with centuries of patina in 2024. I think it had more personality prior to the spa treatment. The Fountain of Neptune (1574) in the background.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55481860537_1e8fc99fcc_h.jpg
X-E1 + 5.8cm f/1.4 @ f/1.4
Serge
Thanks, James.
It a stunning piece of glass and one of my faves, up the with the 16/3.5 and 105/2.5.
There was a chap at Nikongear.net using it wide open with a Nikon close up up filter and the rendering was beautiful. Since you like to experiment it may be worth a try.
Serge
Aug 23, 2026 at 11:04 AM