Max Power wrote:
Ugh. I now have a garage heater. Garage isn't insulated, but I can use it in a pinch.
Hey, quick question for you and any others on this thread who would like to chime in......I just bought a used Df here today, and I am interested in decen't older MF lenses. I don't really have any holes in my AF lineup, so this is definitely more want than need. I shoot mostly wide angle. Are there any sharp and inexpensive pre-AI gems out there I should know about?
Congratulations Max. The Df looks pretty sweet with older glass mounted, especially if you have the silver version which is what I bought. Since mention was made of the 35 f/2 O ($112), here is what one looks like on the Df. This lens has the AI conversion kit installed.
And here are two other converted pre-AI lenses mounted on the Df. First the 200 f/4 Q.C. ($88), then what I think is the best looking pre-AI lens, the 135 f/3.5 Q ($51).
I'm also a huge fan of the 55 f/1.2 S.C. AI which will be evident from my profile. (Not cheap... around $300) I own three of those lenses. I'm also a big fan of the 24 f/2.8 N.C. ($104), the 28 f/2 N.C. ($209) and the 85 f/1.8 H.C. ($179), all pre-AI lenses. Have fun shopping.
Max Power wrote:
Nice looking rig. I prefer the silver but ended up with black.
What does the initialism after the aperture mean, like nc and o?
The first letter refers to the optical design of the lens... how many elements. The second letter refers to the addition of coating on the lens.
You might want to familiarize yourself with what we deem the "bible" when it comes to information about our favorite lenses. Here is a link to the specifications database. There is also a serial number database and quite a bit more information on this website. I'd encourage you to check it out.
As the Northern Hemisphere, particularly Europe experiences extreme cold, snow and rain, we at the Southern tip of Africa are battling drought and constant SE winds that keep the rain at bay. Of course it's also the advent of our summer holidays and the scene below will soon be very different with people, boats, canoes etc., everywhere.
This is the Keurbooms Estuary at Plettenberg Bay ,1/2 an hour from Knysna which has become a millionaires' playground.
Wonderful image Peter, really beautiful. Did you stitch photos together or is this simply a wide crop? It certainly is good we have folks in the southern hemisphere who can share something other than SNOW at this time of the year. I'm guessing, of course, that drought and wind may be part of climate changes we don't fully understand but with which we must contend... as in the incredible fires we're experiencing in California in what is supposed to be the beginning of the rainy season. I'd love to live another hundred years and see how this all plays out...
CGrindahl wrote:
Wonderful image Peter, really beautiful. Did you stitch photos together or is this simply a wide crop? It certainly is good we have folks in the southern hemisphere who can share something other than SNOW at this time of the year. I'm guessing, of course, that drought and wind may be part of climate changes we don't fully understand but with which we must contend... as in the incredible fires we're experiencing in California in what is supposed to be the beginning of the rainy season. I'd love to live another hundred years and see how this all plays out......Show more →
Thanks Curtis - it's a 4 frame (horizontal) pano stitched in PSE12 and quickly processed with color efex. I was quite pleased with the 1st filter so did minimal processing.
I'm not sure about living another 100 years though. i could think of nothing worse than immortality.
has anyone on this thread used a Sony A5100 with Nikon MF lenses.
Apparently it has a wonderful sensor, sensitivity to 125K ISO and it's cheap $448 including 16-50mm lens. A Photodiox adapter is available for $350. It may be a away for me to get a better sensor at a modest cost.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Thank you Leighton, means a lot coming from you. One takes one's $2000 800mm and gets nothing from it, then the $200 20mm saves the day.
CGrindahl wrote:
The first letter refers to the optical design of the lens... how many elements. The second letter refers to the addition of coating on the lens.
You might want to familiarize yourself with what we deem the "bible" when it comes to information about our favorite lenses. Here is a link to the specifications database. There is also a serial number database and quite a bit more information on this website. I'd encourage you to check it out.
CGrindahl wrote:
The first letter refers to the optical design of the lens... how many elements. The second letter refers to the addition of coating on the lens.
You might want to familiarize yourself with what we deem the "bible" when it comes to information about our favorite lenses. Here is a link to the specifications database. There is also a serial number database and quite a bit more information on this website. I'd encourage you to check it out.
Oosty wrote:
Thanks Curtis - it's a 4 frame (horizontal) pano stitched in PSE12 and quickly processed with color efex. I was quite pleased with the 1st filter so did minimal processing.
I'm not sure about living another 100 years though. i could think of nothing worse than immortality.
Immortality holds no appeal but I definitely am a curious person and this seems to be a point in history when profound changes are in store for humans. Perhaps I've watched too many science fiction movies, ones like Soylent Green, Blade Runner, Mad Max, The Postman. There have been a few more recent movies as well that speak to a dystopian future for our planet. I certainly hope that isn't true but the historian in me would love to be watching it all unfold...
Another great resource Laura. Serious fans of these lenses will draw on information from many sources, including Bjorn Rorslett and Ken Rockwell. I needed all the help I could find when I began this adventure almost eight years ago. Amazing how time flies!
Oosty wrote:
has anyone on this thread used a Sony A5100 with Nikon MF lenses.
Apparently it has a wonderful sensor, sensitivity to 125K ISO and it's cheap $448 including 16-50mm lens. A Photodiox adapter is available for $350. It may be a way for me to get a better sensor at a modest cost.
I watched a review and it seems an amazing camera for the price Peter. Like most of us you seem to be longing for a small camera that lightens the load. Let us know where this particular journey leads you.
Those Df images show it in all its glory Curtis.
Just feels right in the hand is what i can say especially with pre AI gorgeous glass.
Between jobs now and leaving on a much needed family vacation this weekend.
Few days in the middle east and then onward to the southern part of India.
The Df and 50 f1.2 AIS will be my companion.
Will try to visit the thread and post if bandwidth permits.
Happy Holidays everyone and happy manual focusing!
