CGrindahl wrote:
I didn't list everything I bought and later sold. The research was also a bit confusing because along the way I've bought gear for other people, then shipped it along to them. I bought one lens for David, who has suddenly reappeared. I think I bought one for Jose. Both of those lenses I shipped to them. I bought a 16 f/2.8 AI-s for Chris and carried it with me during a trip to the Netherlands. I also carried a raft of lense and a D700 for Rinie.
The lenses that were tough to nail down were those purchased through private transactions. I bought a 20 f/2.8 U.D. AI from Chuong, a 16 f/3.5 K AI from John and a few lenses locally through craigslist. I imagine you would have some of the same experiences I did, reliving a part of my past. And yes, your journey is a much longer one, and doubtless filled with much more complexity. This one has been pretty focused on this thread and the banter happening here. All good.
Glen, do me a favor? Sometime when you're in that neighborhood, grab a shot of that bridge that they bungee jump from (Not the Valentine's Day trip though)
GroWeb wrote:
I'm trying to hold onto that reason myself, but having quite a struggle. I'll have to get out with my D800E again next weekend (in the legendarily gorgeous and photogenic land called Tofino, on the other side of my new island home) to cure my Fuji wanderlust. My Nikon DSLR is the most powerful remedy I've got, and it is very effective!
Here is another set of photos from Kakabeka Falls to add a humble contribution to the great photographic momentum the thread has been enjoying lately (on that note: it's nice to see you again, David, with that outstanding view of the gold mine)....Show more →
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Glen, do me a favor? Sometime when you're in that neighborhood, grab a shot of that bridge that they bungee jump from (Not the Valentine's Day trip though)
Will do, Laura! I just put it on my Nanaimo To-Do-Before-February list.
leighton w wrote:
Speaking of taking things apart. Have you ever taken a 55mm micro apart to fix the stiff focus ring and/or oil on the blades? I was wondering how hard it would be.
It's not too bad. There are a few guides online. I guess this is a timely post for us both. Send me your address Leighton, I have a present for you.
Very interesting Curtis. A simple forecast shows that you will be spending quite a fair bit this year, perhaps buoyed by chitterings on the market forums, up to a tune of $1,800.
You will also be buying 7 lenses this year.
I hope you get started, only 2 quarters left soon.
Zichar wrote:
Very interesting Curtis. A simple forecast shows that you will be spending quite a fair bit this year, perhaps buoyed by chitterings on the market forums, up to a tune of $1,800.
You will also be buying 7 lenses this year.
I hope you get started, only 2 quarters left soon.
I was thinking about doing something like that Chin, but it seemed like too much work. Obviously, you have the skill set that allows you to accomplish such things more easily than I can. I don't believe, however, that future projections are accurate, unless, of course, I'm going to abandon Nikon manual focus lenses and begin buying Fuji automatic focus lenses like a few of the reprobates who hang out on this thread... they shall remain nameless...
I can't imagine I'll either go long or wide with Nikon manual focus lenses... hence there really isn't anything left for me to buy except the NOCT, which simply doesn't make sense when I already own four f/1.2 lenses and don't do any night shooting. Remember, that list included NO cameras, so we can't think of expenditures for such gear in making projections...
Lovely set Ken. I'm especially fond of the first one. There is something about black and white landscape shots that really sing for me. Love the clouds and the distant hills. A wonderful gradient of clearly distinguished tones. I do love the 25-50 f/4 AI-s.
The journey into space continues ! I'm getting better at star hopping my way around the sky although I'm usually just relying on the patterns rather than the actual names of constellations or stars but do pick up a few along the way (when you have a longer FL you need to do this to aim the camera at what you want to capture, the longer FL and reduced FOV making it hard to see in the VF)
I have been stacking 1 minute exposures at f11 using the 180mm ED + 2X TC but honestly I think I need longer exposures to bring out the nebulosity etc of DSOs (Deep Sky Objects). The Astrophotography post processing learning curve continues to be to step for me to scale !
Anyways, here's a shot of the "Heart of the Scorpion" - Antares. The 6th brightest star in the Night Sky, a red supergiant star 883 times bigger than our sun.
EDIT - sorry, forgot to point out it's the big yellow one lower right !
Even if my pictures never get any better, at least I'm learning something
