I think this should be the last of the film shots from the S3. The Bessa arrived today, looks fun and the NIkkors Mount perfectly with the Amedeo adapter. Guessing next roll of film will go much better.
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.
Joe: listen to the Voice of Wisdom!
The Master is speaking to you!
Rafael: Curtis Grindahl is my Kahlil Gibran.
Curtis: Pulp fiction, right?
"The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran.[1] It was originally published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf. It is Gibran's best known work."
" The book is divided into chapters dealing with love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, clothes, (LENS)buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death."
rafaelcasd wrote:
"The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran.[1] It was originally published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf. It is Gibran's best known work."
" The book is divided into chapters dealing with love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, clothes, (LENS)buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death."
I was pulling your leg Rafael. At one time I had a copy of the book and have been a fan. I figured if you can make that reference, I should at least make light of it. The chapters of my book... as they appear on these 6,291 pages, have nothing quite so profound. I'm happy to be a student with this august crowd of talented photographers and serious shoppers... I guess I CAN take credit for our motto... Kit Building is Forever!
CGrindahl wrote:
I was pulling your leg Rafael. At one time I had a copy of the book and have been a fan. I figured if you can make that reference, I should at least make light of it. The chapters of my book... as they appear on these 6,291 pages, have nothing quite so profound. I'm happy to be a student with this august crowd of talented photographers and serious shoppers... I guess I CAN take credit for our motto... Kit Building is Forever!
Namaste Master, I know you were joking but I did not want the meaning lost, Kahlil shows a lighter enlightenment but I know you are deeper.I can see some of your soul through the peephole of this thread and what I see is an shining example of Satori, with one of its small expressions in the building of Nikkorkit.
800mm 5.6 on its way, hope return from customs means on its way in not back,
State occurrence date
（In local time if occurred overseas） Shipping track record Details Office Prefecture / Country
ZIP code（Postal code number）
11/21/2017 20:08 Posting/Collection OMIYANISHI SAITAMA
331-8799
11/22/2017 04:28 En route SHINIWATSUKI SAITAMA
339-9799
11/22/2017 11:36 Arrival at outward office of exchange TOKYO INT TOKYO
138-8799
11/22/2017 11:39 Held by export Customs TOKYO INT TOKYO
138-8799
11/23/2017 19:00 Dispatch from outward office of exchange TOKYO INT TOKYO
138-8799
11/24/2017 05:28 Arrival at inward office of exchange ISC LOS ANGELES CA (USPS) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
11/24/2017 19:45 Item returned from import Customs ISC LOS ANGELES CA (USPS) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Glad you explained what the book is. Sounds like something I need to read.
rafaelcasd wrote:
"The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran.[1] It was originally published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf. It is Gibran's best known work."
" The book is divided into chapters dealing with love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, clothes, (LENS)buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death."
jhinkey wrote:
OK guys/gals - what's your take on the 800/5.6 ED-IF for distance work?
Looks great for near-ish stuff like Jose has done.
Nearish like 60'. Based on pics by Jose, the senior and junior 800s are roughly equal performers. I find the 800/8 is better toward infinify—and it's no slouch at MFD. Example of uncropped FX results at 2-300':
Japan is superior in quality for a reason, lens took four days to come home, free shipping, no customs duty.
State occurrence date
（In local time if occurred overseas） Shipping track record Details Office Prefecture / Country
ZIP code（Postal code number）
11/21/2017 20:08 Posting/Collection OMIYANISHI SAITAMA
331-8799
11/22/2017 04:28 En route SHINIWATSUKI SAITAMA
339-9799
11/22/2017 11:36 Arrival at outward office of exchange TOKYO INT TOKYO
138-8799
11/22/2017 11:39 Held by export Customs TOKYO INT TOKYO
138-8799
11/23/2017 19:00 Dispatch from outward office of exchange TOKYO INT TOKYO
138-8799
11/24/2017 05:28 Arrival at inward office of exchange ISC LOS ANGELES CA (USPS) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
11/24/2017 19:45 Item returned from import Customs ISC LOS ANGELES CA (USPS) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
11/25/2017 09:07 Processing at delivery Post Office UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
11/25/2017 11:58 Final delivery UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Here it is, I propmtly pulled off the little set screw for focus set, easy fix, but don't need it, all my other lenses have a hard stop when lossening this set screw, this one does not, it comes out if you keep going and the tip pulls off.
Other than that the lens is perfect, not a scratch, not a spec of dust, crystal clear.
Rafael, congrats on your 800mm. Looks like a beauty.
Here are a few from one of San Diego's more unusual views, made with the Nikkor 50/1.2.
The USS Recruit is the only commissioned US Navy vessel never to reach water. It's a two-thirds scale model of a destroyer escort.
Commissioned in 1949, it was used to train recruits at the Naval Training Station, San Diego, which was also known as Liberty Station. NTC was closed in 1997 and the grounds have been transitioned to an attractive public arts and entertainment district. While the training station is gone, the USS Recruit remains as a reminder of the areas significant history.
