It sure does. I was almost done with PT for my rotator cuff surgery at that point, and was able to be using my cameras again. This thread was started just before I went to surgery. Shoulder's still good, too.
Still miss that wild park that you shoot on occasion, with all the tiled creatures inhabiting it
rafaelcasd wrote:
Thank you Laura, it seems like yesterday, I will repeat this posting with my current line up, have added the 7.5mm, another 16mm 3.5, and another 20mm UD.
CGrindahl wrote:
Thanks Kevin. Life is good, but then it is summer and Marin is NOT experiencing any fires. Yes, with winds in certain directions we do get smoke from fires in Sonoma and Mendocino counties, but so far we're safe from the devastation being experienced elsewhere. I'm spending quite a bit of time on the trail of late. I'm taking my trekking poles rather than my camera, however.
Nice to know the usual suspects are still showing up on the thread. How does it happen your kids keeping getting older so fast? Time flies doesn't it?
Stay cool AND safe.
It is so weird having two in high school...and one not yet in preschool. Mind boggles.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Thanks for the tip, Serge! I'm pretty certain that the D200 just has that problem across the board, but I'll give this a shot. I'm using a grip on my D200. The only camera I don't have a grip for, if it's not a pro body, is my D50
Fortunately I've never had this problem and my batteries stay pretty fresh. Very useful tip though. Thanks.
I didn't set out this morning with the intention of taking flower photos but when I drove past displays on both sides of the street Laura's words came to me and I knew I needed to stop. Inspiration may not be present, but I know how to follow instructions...
I didn't set out this morning with the intention of taking flower photos but when I drove past displays on both sides of the street Laura's words came to me and I knew I needed to stop. Inspiration may not be present, but I know how to follow instructions...
mp356 wrote:
Eagle Lake. Taken with the 55 f3.5 Ai. Thanks for looking.
Scott
Scott, that is an absolutely stunning photo; very nice work!
Curtis, it's always great to see you back on this thread! I will echo what Laura said; please drop by more often. You are a very significant part of what makes this such a great place to hang out, and your flower (and other) photos are always a pleasure to see.
Happy 8th anniversary everyone! I've been a bit absent lately due to having just become a Nanaimo homeowner and, consequently, moving house. Below, courtesy of the 85 f/1.8 HC and the X-T2, is a photo of what marketers call an "ocean view" and I call an "ocean glimpse" that we see from the balcony of our new condo. Here on Vancouver Island the beauty is omnipresent!
CGrindahl wrote:
I note that a couple of folks responded to this post but I probably should chime in since I was such a cheerleader for the 55 f/1.2 lens first brought to the thread by a fellow named Brad living in Portland. I owned the 50 f/1.2 AI-s so initially was not that excited by the older lens. But then Ben who lives in Sydney dropped a few photos taken with the 55 on the thread and my curiosity was piqued. Of course, Ben also had a wide assortment of pre-AI lenses that I'd never bothered with so after first buying a 55 f/1.2 AI I picked up an S.C. with the lovely scalloped focusing ring and a Nikon AI conversion kit. That was the beginning of the second chapter of my Nikon adventure. Yes, I loved how the lens rendered images, but I also was smitten with the all metal build and the pleasure of turning the scalloped ring. I eventually bought 24 pre-AI Nikon lenses, including THREE copies of the 55 f/1.2 S.C., all with Nikon AI conversion kits. Yes, it is absurd to own three of these lenses. I know there are folks on this thread who would happily take one off my hands, but at least at the moment it isn't going to happen.
Shooting wide open with the lens is definitely a bit of a crap shoot since the focal plane is razor thin. If you're smitten with bokeh play it can be fun to shoot wide open, but as George notes, the lens really comes into its own at f/2. It is very sharp and produces a delicious bokeh without the veiling he mentions. I find it a perfect walk around lens.
I appreciate that converted lenses can be rare and often carry a higher price tag. I have an aversion to cutting the aperture ring as John White does, but then I own a Df so I can mount unconverted pre-AI lenses and have done so... but I bought the 55 f/1.2 lenses before I bought the Df. As George notes, if you're willing to consider a pre-AI version, try to find the S.C. which has the same coating found in the K and AI. From my reading of photosynthesis.co.nz the S.C. has the same optical design as the later version, though I defer to Buddy on that matter since he is much more knowledgeable on such matters than I am.
Happy shopping. There are so many amazing manual focus Nikon lenses to play with...
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Thank you for the advice. I will keep an eye out for the SC version. I was thinking it might be cheaper to buy a pre-AI then have John White convert it than to buy the AI version. What exactly is your aversion to modifying a pre-AI one? Is it just that it's not "original" anymore or is there more to it?
