NNL. wrote:
Thanks for the photos! The quality seems quite acceptable for the price from what I can tell. By f/2.8S and f/3.5S do you mean AIS? Is that what the S denotes? Are there any situations where you prefer using the f/3.5 version over the f/2.8, or is the f/2.8 basically better in every way?
Sorry for the late reply! This is extremely pedantic and nerdy (so please feel free to ignore this post) but here goes:
The "S" lenses have standardized stop-down levers. On previous lenses the movement range of the lever varied depending on the lens. It wasn't important to make them identical because the stop was set by the aperture ring.
This is also why you must set the lens to its minimum aperture when controlling the aperture electronically from the body. If you didn't then aperture ring would not allow the lens to stop down further than whatever you set it to. If the mechanical ring is set to f/8 it will only stop down to f/8 and not f/11 or f/16
This is also why every S lens has their minimum stop painted orange on the aperture ring. If you glue a Dandelion chip from an AF lens onto a manual S lens you can control the aperture from the body and it will work accurately.
All AF Nikkor lenses are also S lenses. It's how my local camera shop differentiates Non-D from D lenses.
rdaddy wrote:
Sorry for the late reply! This is extremely pedantic and nerdy (so please feel free to ignore this post) but here goes:
The "S" lenses have standardized stop-down levers. On previous lenses the movement range of the lever varied depending on the lens. It wasn't important to make them identical because the stop was set by the aperture ring.
This is also why you must set the lens to its minimum aperture when controlling the aperture electronically from the body. If you didn't then aperture ring would not allow the lens to stop down further than whatever you set it to. If the mechanical ring is set to f/8 it will only stop down to f/8 and not f/11 or f/16
This is also why every S lens has their minimum stop painted orange on the aperture ring. If you glue a Dandelion chip from an AF lens onto a manual S lens you can control the aperture from the body and it will work accurately.
All AF Nikkor lenses are also S lenses. It's how my local camera shop differentiates Non-D from D lenses.
anitrone wrote:
Been awhile since Ive posted. I still visit and hit the like button often. My only MF lenses now are the 50mm 1.2/55mm 1.2 and the 105 1.8 here are a couple from earlier today with the 105:
Ken Hill wrote:
Colin, the second shot and not because of the shift in position but because of the processing. Also, how does that beach sand get stuck in the trees! 😃😃😃
Ken,
As you well know sand gets everywhere - just like it did in this old oak tree
The novelty of having decent snow is over. It warmed up considerably so the white stuff disappeared in about 24 hours.
Back to the UK standard colours of grey and green......
DeltaSigma wrote:
Two images, slightly different perspective (~20 yards apart) and different processing.
So, of the two, which do you learned folks prefer - if any?
DeltaSigma wrote:
Two images, slightly different perspective (~20 yards apart) and different processing.
So, of the two, which do you learned folks prefer - if any?
Good to see decent snowfall Colin, pity it didn't last. I like the composition of #1 but in B&W please
I have been struck down by the dreaded Delhi Belly for the last few days, of course it struck when we had already booked the "luxury" train from Goa to Mumbai. That was distinctly unpleasant !
Nice colours from that Z6 Ken !
Lovely shots with the horses and the 105/1.8 Ani, I have mine with me here in India.
Off to Pune (Poona) tomorrow so I promise to get some photos up.
That's sort of a bummer then. Could you do one of the images the two of you shot together? I did one of my husband with the kids, and without the kids, and gave one to each of the kids, as well as the grandkids. They'll have a hard time doing one of me though, photos of me are extremely rare
GroWeb wrote:
Thanks everyone for your condolences and kind thoughts. It's wonderful to have this community to share these experiences with.
Unfortunately, I have just two photos of him on outings with me, both taken with the 16 f/3.5 fisheye. Here is the other one.
So today I am at Marshall's Camera and a guy walks in! Looks familiar and asks to see a Df that they have. Nice Camera low picture count and in silver.
Ken Hill wrote:
So today I am at Marshall's Camera and a guy walks in! Looks familiar and asks to see a Df that they have. Nice Camera low picture count and in silver.
Well every picture tells a story!
But …. that guy does look familiar !
Ok. What is the over-under on the number of weeks he has it
FOr those who open up these old lenses, I am curious is there a aperture you like to set it to before opening the lens.
I just wonder if there is an aperture setting that can be easier to deal with when putting back together. For example closed down or wide open.
Some more love for the 105 1.8 from our hike earlier today. My lil guy has a heart of a champ. Hiking in 26 degree weather and sinking in snow at times taller than him.
anitrone wrote:
Some more love for the 105 1.8 from our hike earlier today. My lil guy has a heart of a champ. Hiking in 26 degree weather and sinking in snow at times taller than him.
mysh wrote:
FOr those who open up these old lenses, I am curious is there a aperture you like to set it to before opening the lens.
I just wonder if there is an aperture setting that can be easier to deal with when putting back together. For example closed down or wide open.
Dave - to be honest, I don't have any set way of doing it, but I do take a lot of pictures on my phone camera in each step in taking apart so I know how I to align when putting back together. A lot of the non-Ai lenses the aperture ring screws off, so it is more important to remember how much to screw back in and ensure that the set screw aligns to the original position if there is one.
Take pictures each step and document each step. Also use a strip of gaffers tape or something else to secure the screws you take out. I spent an hour one day looking for a lost screw in the carpet.
Check out Richard Haw's web page. Excellent instructions for a lot of Nikkor lenses.
Looks like the Florida weather is treating our guy well Must be nice to walk around in a tshirt in Northern Hemisphere winter.
Congrats (for as long as it stays with you) Reagan.
Ken Hill wrote:
So today I am at Marshall's Camera and a guy walks in! Looks familiar and asks to see a Df that they have. Nice Camera low picture count and in silver.
