Happy Thanskgiving!!!, will be 90F and not a cloud in the Sky, Oregon looks appealing now.
There is a certain beauty to living in the margin of the desert.
NIKKOR 15mm 5.6 ai on NIKON D800.
I drive my cars to the ground and leave them there, only reason I get away with this is noone can see them. The place I love, will scatter my ashes here, next to the cars
CGrindahl wrote:
... I don't expect you'll be having a fire sale, but we all know you have multiple copies of a few of your favorites. Make certain to give folks on this thread a heads up when you begin listing gear. You might find some takers among the usual suspects.
Rafael, listen to the Voice of Wisdom!
The Master is speaking to you!
P.S.: see that the 15/5.6 is so inferior to the newer and far better 15/3.5, So, what about selling the 15/5.6 to me?
Jay, I like both the color & monochrome versions, but I have a special fondness for B&W prints. BTW, Minor White honed his early photographic skills here in Portland. The Portland Art Museum is presenting an exhibition of his early works starting in Dec.
Rafael, thanks for the kind words. I think my mind composes better in B&W than in color. And no, I'm not color blind.
Great shots with the 15/5.6. I rarely use mine outdoors due to the infamous ghosting and "blue blobs." But you've used that so-called defect very creatively. Well done. It inspires me to get mine out and use it more often. Now, if we'd just get some sun.
Ballard wrote:
Jay, I like both the color & monochrome versions, but I have a special fondness for B&W prints. BTW, Minor White honed his early photographic skills here in Portland. The Portland Art Museum is presenting an exhibition of his early works starting in Dec.
Ken, I once saw him give a talk in Cambrige MA in front of a screen where color slides of bulldozers and other heavy machinery moving earth were projected.
The talk had nothing to do with the images but the overall effect was quite synergistic.
rafaelcasd wrote:
How about a lightly used Chevy Suburban ? it is newer than the 15mm and cheaper. It only has 350,000 km, 30 years, and it ran when parked 5 years ago.
Ballard wrote:
Rafael, thanks for the kind words. I think my mind composes better in B&W than in color. And no, I'm not color blind.
Great shots with the 15/5.6. I rarely use mine outdoors due to the infamous ghosting and "blue blobs." But you've used that so-called defect very creatively. Well done. It inspires me to get mine out and use it more often. Now, if we'd just get some sun.
This is contradictory Ken, no sun = no blobs. Take that lens out!
Hilton Rose Hall Resort near Montego Bay, Jamaica
We went there for the day while the ship was in port
A lot nicer than walking around the town of Falmouth
rafaelcasd wrote:
Happy Thanskgiving!!!, will be 90F and not a cloud in the Sky, Oregon looks appealing now.
There is a certain beauty to living in the margin of the desert.
NIKKOR 15mm 5.6 ai on NIKON D800.
I drive my cars to the ground and leave them there, only reason I get away with this is noone can see them. The place I love, will scatter my ashes here, next to the cars
jhinkey wrote:
Your beast lens shots look great Jose.
The 800/5.6 is on my short list if I happen to find one and have the $$ lying around to afford it.
Jose is my birding inspiration. His 800mm is not the only game in town, however: I have the Nikkor 800/8 AI-s which is 60% the weight, 85% the length, and possibly half the price (my copy was $1600 from Roberts). The slower 800/8 actually has one more element, and I find the optical correction to be excellent with just a bit of lateral color. You want maximum sunlight at this aperture, although I've worked with less. I use a dedicated Think Tank Glass Limo backpack which takes the 800/8 with no inch to spare: any greater weight would not be acceptable to me.
AM4L wrote:
Ahh, I see the 5.6 seems to blob as bad as my 3.5.. I was going to get a 5.6 because I had heard it’s better. Thanks for sharing these!
MarkA
My 3.5 is better for blobs than the 5.6. I like to think of these as interior lenses. For exteriors and landscapes you have to position lens carefully and shade the front element with the hand.
rico wrote:
Jose is my birding inspiration. His 800mm is not the only game in town, however: I have the Nikkor 800/8 AI-s which is 60% the weight, 85% the length, and possibly half the price (my copy was $1600 from Roberts). The slower 800/8 actually has one more element, and I find the optical correction to be excellent with just a bit of lateral color. You want maximum sunlight at this aperture, although I've worked with less. I use a dedicated Think Tank Glass Limo backpack which takes the 800/8 with no inch to spare: any greater weight would not be acceptable to me.
Thank you Rico. I have already heard something about the superb optics of the overlooked 800/8, but never saw in my life one copy of these, looks like they are rare. Nice to know these lenses are good. Have you a link with shots taken with it?
rafaelcasd wrote:
My 3.5 is better for blobs than the 5.6. I like to think of these as interior lenses. For exteriors and landscapes you have to position lens carefully and shade the front element with the hand.
Thanks for commenting' yes, I am always shading it outdoors, the 3.5 is a great museum or indoor event lens, used it a lot in the WW1 and Coffee Roasting Factory as an example.
To follow up on the flare/blobs of the 15mm 5.6, decided to compare not to the 3.5 BUT to the 18mm 3.5 ais a much newer desing with 'better' coatings, also the 18mm was bought new.
No the same day, not the same time, exact same processing. Just for fun, nothing scientific here.
The main take away may be that 15mm is A LOT wider than 18mm.
rafaelcasd wrote:
To follow up on the flare/blobs of the 15mm 5.6, decided to compare not to the 3.5 BUT to the 18mm 3.5 ais a much newer desing with 'better' coatings, also the 18mm was bought new.
No the same day, not the same time, exact same processing. Just for fun, nothing scientific here.
The main take away may be that 15mm is A LOT wider than 18mm.
The 18 is a nice lens, one of my first, I inherited it and it’s qualities are what got me started on MF lenses and landed me here. I use it a lot, last night in fact for some family photos in a tight space inside. I find it to be a very straight forward and capable wide. I have not seen the blades reflected back into the pictures though, might take it out right now and see if I can reproduce that effect. I also find the 18 to have little to no noticeable barrel distortion.
Thanks again for a fine presentation!
MarkA
I was able to produce that effect at a very weird angle with the DF... interesting.
Take that lens out! 
