I have a perfect Nikkor LTM 10.5cm 2.5 waiting for the Novoflex adapter to go on the Z6. Went looking for a 5cm to complement it on the Bay, and found the LTM Nikkor prices off the roof, should have done this 6 years ago.
rafaelcasd wrote:
I have a perfect Nikkor LTM 10.5cm 2.5 waiting for the Novoflex adapter to go on the Z6. Went looking for a 5cm to complement it on the Bay, and found the LTM Nikkor prices off the roof, should have done this 6 years ago.
No doubt on the LTM prices. They have gone through the roof in just the last year. You really have to hunt for a reasonable price.
If you ever plan to go with the LTM to M adapter rings and a Leica M to Nikon Z mount (that is the route I will take if I get a Z), go ahead and spend a little more money and get the Rayqual LTM to M adapter rings. I went through too much frustration with the cheap rings. Correct tolerances is hit or miss. It makes a big difference if you ever do use them on a mechanical rangefinder.
CameraQuest sells them here in the US.
Going with LTM to M on the lenses makes for quicker lens changes with an M adapter on the body.
Thanks for the warm welcome Samy! It's sometimes hard to follow the thread when life keeps me busy, but I love to return and see this is still a meeting place for friendly people posting beautiful photos with these wonderful ol' Nikkor lenses, while sharing their life stories.
I haven't had too much opportunity to shoot my MF Nikkors over the last year, but as I've got the Z6 on pre-order it is great to see what you guys accomplish with that camera and I guess it will make shooting my MF lenses even more fun (and prompt me to use them instead of the AF stuff more often!). I also plan to get one or two adapters and look into what interesting classic glass there might be in other mounts, besides being able to shoot pre-AI glass, at last (I've already got the 5cm S-Auto which I didn't convert, and am interested in one of the 135mm offerings).
What kept me busy was starting to make some money on the side with portraits and event photography (to fund more gear, of course ), but also a very pleasant "event" - I got married (finally-about time, at 46 ). Our honeymoon took us to beautiful Scotland, and I took the opportunity to use my 50mm f/1.2 after months of shooting with AF lenses exclusively. I had been wanting to visit Scotland for quite a while, and I was not disappointed-unbelievably beautiful landscapes, very nice and welcoming people, good food and of course lots of wonderful Whiskies to taste.
I'll start posting some photos from that trip here. This is a panorama of Easdale, where we had a wonderful dinner on the water front after hiking up the hill from where this photo was taken.
Bohemien wrote:
Thanks for the warm welcome Samy! It's sometimes hard to follow the thread when life keeps me busy, but I love to return and see this is still a meeting place for friendly people posting beautiful photos with these wonderful ol' Nikkor lenses, while sharing their life stories.
I haven't had too much opportunity to shoot my MF Nikkors over the last year, but as I've got the Z6 on pre-order it is great to see what you guys accomplish with that camera and I guess it will make shooting my MF lenses even more fun (and prompt me to use them instead of the AF stuff more often!). I also plan to get one or two adapters and look into what interesting classic glass there might be in other mounts, besides being able to shoot pre-AI glass, at last (I've already got the 5cm S-Auto which I didn't convert, and am interested in one of the 135mm offerings).
What kept me busy was starting to make some money on the side with portraits and event photography (to fund more gear, of course ), but also a very pleasant "event" - I got married (finally-about time, at 46 ). Our honeymoon took us to beautiful Scotland, and I took the opportunity to use my 50mm f/1.2 after months of shooting with AF lenses exclusively. I had been wanting to visit Scotland for quite a while, and I was not disappointed-unbelievably beautiful landscapes, very nice and welcoming people, good food and of course lots of wonderful Whiskies to taste.
I'll start posting some photos from that trip here. This is a panorama of Easdale, where we had a wonderful dinner on the water front after hiking up the hill from where this photo was taken.
It's great to see this place rolling along so nicely, as usual. It's also fun watching the new Z-owners checking out their recent purchases, and getting excited about the new possibilities. I've continued to be busy with the final pieces of work to obtain my Master's degree; but I have also managed here and there to get out briefly with my little Fuji and some MFNG. Here are a couple of photos from a visit by float plane to Vancouver for a conference at which I presented. Both were shot with the 28-50 Ai-s and processed through LR Classic CC and SEP2.
GroWeb wrote:
It's great to see this place rolling along so nicely, as usual. It's also fun watching the new Z-owners checking out their recent purchases, and getting excited about the new possibilities. I've continued to be busy with the final pieces of work to obtain my Master's degree; but I have also managed here and there to get out briefly with my little Fuji and some MFNG. Here are a couple of photos from a visit by float plane to Vancouver for a conference at which I presented. Both were shot with the 28-50 Ai-s and processed through LR Classic CC and SEP2.
gbohannon wrote:
No doubt on the LTM prices. They have gone through the roof in just the last year. You really have to hunt for a reasonable price.
If you ever plan to go with the LTM to M adapter rings and a Leica M to Nikon Z mount (that is the route I will take if I get a Z), go ahead and spend a little more money and get the Rayqual LTM to M adapter rings. I went through too much frustration with the cheap rings. Correct tolerances is hit or miss. It makes a big difference if you ever do use them on a mechanical rangefinder.
CameraQuest sells them here in the US.
Going with LTM to M on the lenses makes for quicker lens changes with an M adapter on the body.
Bohemien wrote:
Thanks for the warm welcome Samy! It's sometimes hard to follow the thread when life keeps me busy, but I love to return and see this is still a meeting place for friendly people posting beautiful photos with these wonderful ol' Nikkor lenses, while sharing their life stories.
I haven't had too much opportunity to shoot my MF Nikkors over the last year, but as I've got the Z6 on pre-order it is great to see what you guys accomplish with that camera and I guess it will make shooting my MF lenses even more fun (and prompt me to use them instead of the AF stuff more often!). I also plan to get one or two adapters and look into what interesting classic glass there might be in other mounts, besides being able to shoot pre-AI glass, at last (I've already got the 5cm S-Auto which I didn't convert, and am interested in one of the 135mm offerings).
What kept me busy was starting to make some money on the side with portraits and event photography (to fund more gear, of course ), but also a very pleasant "event" - I got married (finally-about time, at 46 ). Our honeymoon took us to beautiful Scotland, and I took the opportunity to use my 50mm f/1.2 after months of shooting with AF lenses exclusively. I had been wanting to visit Scotland for quite a while, and I was not disappointed-unbelievably beautiful landscapes, very nice and welcoming people, good food and of course lots of wonderful Whiskies to taste.
I'll start posting some photos from that trip here. This is a panorama of Easdale, where we had a wonderful dinner on the water front after hiking up the hill from where this photo was taken.
saph wrote:
George, very cool dark scenes. Watch out for the bears. Although I understand black bears are a bit less aggressive.
Andy, love that path at f/4, especially the first one.
Leighton, depending on the film, its about $6+. So I don't usually take more than two of a scene. Its interesting, you might get to a place to take a picture, you take a couple you are done. I do have 4 film holders, so I can take a max of 8 at a time (they hold a sheet on each side). Then there's the entire process. I had to get hold of a dark changing bag to load and unload the sheets into the film holders. So one does all that by feel. And when I unload the exposed sheets, I have to have a black envelope ready to put the sheets in and seal it for mailing to the lab, all within the changing bag. And put a label on the envelope indicating type of film and ISO, since the film sheets have no indication, unlike roll film.
The LF lenses are interesting, no focus mechanism whatsover, focus is done with the bellows on the camera. But the lenses have a built in shutter. The ground glass in the back of the camera for composing and focusing is not so easy to look at in bright light, one has to have a 1800s style dark cloth to block out the sunlight, and plus use a loupe for critical focus. The Nikkor LF lenses have a very good reputation of course in the field. The 135 5.6 I used is about 40-45mm in terms of 35mm equivalence.
Markus, excellent reason to be busy, congrats!!!! And what a panoramic view you brought back from Colin's land!
Glen, good to see you here too. All the best with wrapping up your degree!! Now that sounds like quite the trip - visiting Vancouver by floatplane! Those are sharp pictures with the 28-50! Andy is right, there's some interesting architectural geometry in that last shot.
Andy, will have to pose with the ferret in the bag one day soon
You should check out presets by bjwok, Aussie photog, very cheap, great colour correction for stage lighting.
Here's 3 more reprocessed that I never posted, from Melbourne 2017. Check out the Bus Station roof ! As a former structural draughtsman that would give me nightmares
), but also a very pleasant "event" - I got married (finally-about time, at 46 
). Our honeymoon took us to beautiful Scotland, and I took the opportunity to use my 50mm f/1.2 after months of shooting with AF lenses exclusively. I had been wanting to visit Scotland for quite a while, and I was not disappointed-unbelievably beautiful landscapes, very nice and welcoming people, good food and of course lots of wonderful Whiskies to taste. 
