CGrindahl wrote:
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You need to scroll down to see the prices... but I've copied them and will post them here... it takes your breath away!
6/2.8 fisheye ...
I took a quick look at the CPI Inflation numbers to see what buying power you would need to purchase today in 2018 USD. I added a column to what Curtis posted that reflects equal 2018 USD.
Interesting to see the Noct is still selling for or above what it was new adjusted for inflation. I was surprised to see what the 50-300 ED sold for new in 1984. It is still a great performer today. I use it almost exclusively for video.
Sorry I can't get the column formatting to line up in the forum post.
Awesome George. Funny that the projected cost of the NOCT is well BELOW the current market for the lens. The same is true for the more exotic lenses like the 300 f/2, the 13 f/5.6. But look at the price of the 2000 f/11 Reflex. Then I check E-Bay and the two copies of that lens available are north of $20,000. Thankfully, there are many other options available for us with which to play. All fascinating.
Hang in there long enough Leighton and he'll be climbing on your tractor the way my young cousins did. I got my first driving lesson from a nine year old cousin who was driving country roads in his family car... and doing a great job of it... The farming life rewards ingenuity and hard work. Learning tools of the trade early can be important. Soon he'll be collecting eggs for you...
I'm following a family that is creating a home off the grid in Idaho. I love watching their three kids live that life with their hard working parents. Here's a link to their channel on YouTube. Nick, the dad, is presently finishing two wooden doors he made from lumber harvested on their property. The simple life is not always the easiest to live, but it can be remarkably rewarding... or so I've been told.
CGrindahl wrote:
Awesome George. Funny that the projected cost of the NOCT is well BELOW the current market for the lens. The same is true for the more exotic lenses like the 300 f/2, the 13 f/5.6. But look at the price of the 2000 f/11 Reflex. Then I check E-Bay and the two copies of that lens available are north of $20,000. Thankfully, there are many other options available for us with which to play. All fascinating.
Funny how things like this make you go back and think about those days. I was an E-5 in the Navy in 1984, married (no kids) and couldn't even think about a house with the interest rates back then. No wonder I shot a 50mm Series E
gbohannon wrote:
Funny how things like this make you go back and think about those days. I was an E-5 in the Navy in 1984, married (no kids) and couldn't even think about a house with the interest rates back then. No wonder I shot a 50mm Series E
gbohannon wrote:
I took a quick look at the CPI Inflation numbers to see what buying power you would need to purchase today in 2018 USD. I added a column to what Curtis posted that reflects equal 2018 USD.
Interesting to see the Noct is still selling for or above what it was new adjusted for inflation. I was surprised to see what the 50-300 ED sold for new in 1984. It is still a great performer today. I use it almost exclusively for video.
Sorry I can't get the column formatting to line up in the forum post.
CGrindahl wrote:
Hang in there long enough Leighton and he'll be climbing on your tractor the way my young cousins did. I got my first driving lesson from a nine year old cousin who was driving country roads in his family car... and doing a great job of it... The farming life rewards ingenuity and hard work. Learning tools of the trade early can be important. Soon he'll be collecting eggs for you...
I'm following a family that is creating a home off the grid in Idaho. I love watching their three kids live that life with their hard working parents. Here's a link to their channel on YouTube. Nick, the dad, is presently finishing two wooden doors he made from lumber harvested on their property. The simple life is not always the easiest to live, but it can be remarkably rewarding... or so I've been told.
There are many petroglyphs throughout the park, mostly unmarked. 25-50/4 AI-s
Stone “cabins” built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. 25-50/4 AI-s
Late afternoon storm approaching. The following morning there was snow on the higher mountains. 25-50/4 AI-s
What body are you shooting the 25-50 on? The reason I ask is because I have a Nikon 810 and Df, and both cameras allow you to put in the CPU lens data in the menu, which works great for primes. But for zooms, I have read for proper exposure, you have to manually go in to adjust the focal length to match the zooms focal length that you are shooting at the moment, which sounds really clumsy. How are you doing it?
Jose - love the Genoa lighthouse. That is one design I have never seen. Looking forward to others shots from your trip
Ken - really enjoyed the Valley of Fire series. Would love to stay in one of those stone cabins. I agree with Leighton, your last shot stands out.
Kristian - Isn't is suppose to snow in Sweden? I saw a blizzard condition shot from someone in Lund (near you?) in a Leica forum last night. Looked like a pretty intense snow storm.
Leighton - great shot of your grandson. Love it!
Chris - nice job on the pano. Impressive structure. I need to read about it.
Steve - enjoying your slide scans. Need to put that on my list to do one day. But I was really lazy about keeping shot records (lens, setting, etc).
Max Power wrote:
What body are you shooting the 25-50 on? The reason I ask is because I have a Nikon 810 and Df, and both cameras allow you to put in the CPU lens data in the menu, which works great for primes. But for zooms, I have read for proper exposure, you have to manually go in to adjust the focal length to match the zooms focal length that you are shooting at the moment, which sounds really clumsy. How are you doing it?
There was a big discussion a couple years ago about setting the 25-50 in the CPU menu
It should be at 25 or 50 but as I remember one exposed differently than the other
I'm sure Laura knows exactly what page that discussion was on
being our resident "LookerUpper"
gbohannon wrote:
Jose - love the Genoa lighthouse. That is one design I have never seen. Looking forward to others shots from your trip
Ken - really enjoyed the Valley of Fire series. Would love to stay in one of those stone cabins. I agree with Leighton, your last shot stands out.
Kristian - Isn't is suppose to snow in Sweden? I saw a blizzard condition shot from someone in Lund (near you?) in a Leica forum last night. Looked like a pretty intense snow storm.
Leighton - great shot of your grandson. Love it!
Chris - nice job on the pano. Impressive structure. I need to read about it.
Steve - enjoying your slide scans. Need to put that on my list to do one day. But I was really lazy about keeping shot records (lens, setting, etc).
It sure is supposed to snow here. But very little snow the last few years. And it usually starts in november and ends in february. It never starts in february. Worst thing about this weather is that normally it is season for sea trout now. But they are not anywhere near the coast in these conditions (perhaps that´s why I´m a bit grumpy about it ). And yes Lund is only 15km from here. But Lund is a bit inland and a bit higher in altitude and is usually a bit colder compared to Malmö lying right by the sea..
The weather gives of course some different scenery for photography than we are used to here, that´s the upside of it
Also have to add, I live in the very southern part of Sweden but I have seen on the news that up north it has been a long and very cold winter. Very cold...
