~1949 Nikkor 5cm f2 collapsible LTM version on a camera it would be a lot more familiar with - a 1940s Leica IIIc. Although with the 2019 Ektachrome E100.
The lens definitely flares and ghosts in sunlight. Did a little lifting of contrast in PSE to bring out the Ektachrome colour. Will be using a hood in the future.
saph wrote:
~1949 Nikkor 5cm f2 collapsible LTM version on a camera it would be a lot more familiar with - a 1940s Leica IIIc. Although with the 2019 Ektachrome E100.
The lens definitely flares and ghosts in sunlight. Did a little lifting of contrast in PSE to bring out the Ektachrome colour. Will be using a hood in the future.
Ok, when are you going to open up the Samy Camera Museum? 😎
Did you get the Ektachrome processed at your usual place?
leighton w wrote:
I can't find Clausthaler locally, so I'm sticking to Bucklers. Funny thing is...Bucklers is made by Heineken, but to me, taste better than the Heineken labelled beer.
It is a strange experience to be drinking non-alcoholic beer after a LIFETIME of drinking the real stuff... though probably like most of us many years of that was drinking beer that in later life I'd have considered swill. But when you're young it is the buzz you're after, not so much the taste experience. It was probably traveling in Europe that changed that for me. I'd traveled around England and Scotland in 1972 so I had experience with what was on offer in the pubs, but it was a trip to mainland Europe in 1980... more specifically a stop in Heidelberg, Germany that turned it all around. I stopped at a bar, unaware of what I would find. The walls were lined with HUNDREDS of bottles of German beer. I returned home absolutely committed to finding German beer. I believe the one that captured my fancy at the time was from Spaten... the Optimator, a dark beer called "doppelbock".
From that point on there was nothing brewed in America that held any interest for me... that is, until the craft beer movement took off in this country. I've been blessed, of course, to be near one of the best craft brewers, Lagunitas who started in a garage about ten miles from where I live. Some years back I posted a photo taken from the Lagunitas Tap Room in Petaluma... a shot of their Imperial Stout.
Alas, my body doesn't respond as well to alcohol as it did when I started this thread, so the single malt Scotch from Islay and all these wonderful crafted beers are lost on me. My liver is fine, so a rare bottle or three of beer while watching a 3 and a half hour football game is not forbidden... as it is for some among... sorry Leighton. But I don't like the morning after and so such occasions will be few and far between.
In the meantime, a non-alcoholic beer gives me a lovely reminded of bygone days. Glad you found one that works for you my friend.
One of the best things about this thread is that it makes you stumble upon stuff you've never heard before. And if you've a curious mind, a quick Google search will bring about an adventure. I say this because I... just spent the last 40mins reading about Zacatecas!
I do think I will skip reading up on non-alcoholic beer...
rafaelcasd wrote:
Returned to Zacatecas, nothing worth sharing and the pace was fast and the spaces crowded, fun times but no great pics.
CGrindahl wrote:
It is a strange experience to be drinking non-alcoholic beer after a LIFETIME of drinking the real stuff... though probably like most of us many years of that was drinking beer that in later life I'd have considered swill. But when you're young it is the buzz you're after, not so much the taste experience. It was probably traveling in Europe that changed that for me. I'd traveled around England and Scotland in 1972 so I had experience with what was on offer in the pubs, but it was a trip to mainland Europe in 1980... more specifically a stop in Heidelberg, Germany that turned it all around. I stopped at a bar, unaware of what I would find. The walls were lined with HUNDREDS of bottles of German beer. I returned home absolutely committed to finding German beer. I believe the one that captured my fancy at the time was from Spaten... the Optimator, a dark beer called "doppelbock".
From that point on there was nothing brewed in America that held any interest for me... that is, until the craft beer movement took off in this country. I've been blessed, of course, to be near one of the best craft brewers, Lagunitas who started in a garage about ten miles from where I live. Some years back I posted a photo taken from the Lagunitas Tap Room in Petaluma... a shot of their Imperial Stout.
Alas, my body doesn't respond as well to alcohol as it did when I started this thread, so the single malt Scotch from Islay and all these wonderful crafted beers are lost on me. My liver is fine, so a rare bottle or three of beer while watching a 3 and a half hour football game is not forbidden... as it is for some among... sorry Leighton. But I don't like the morning after and so such occasions will be few and far between.
In the meantime, a non-alcoholic beer gives me a lovely reminded of bygone days. Glad you found one that works for you my friend.
It seems so unfair that I had to give up my beer and wine due to a bad liver, THAT WASN'T EVEN CAUSED BY ALCOHOL!!! But...like Reagan, I do cheat once in a while.
graytrekker wrote:
I've been drinking non-alcoholic beer for over 30 years - and they have got much better over that time.
A friend of mine calls them "decoys"
I also used to really enjoy a fine cabernet back when. Compared to the decoys, the non-alcoholic wines are pretty bad
The "near-beers" have very much improved over the years.
If you ever find a non-alcoholic wine that's any good, let me know.
Reagan wrote:
I drink non alcoholic beer because they don't make vodka that way
The doctor says no alcohol with my meds though I do cheat once in a while
R
One of the cruel realities of aging. I recall perhaps a decade ago when my brother, who was in his mid-eighties at the time said he'd stopped drinking because he felt better when he didn't. He'd been a very sociable drinker along the way so it was a real concession he was making. At the time I couldn't imagine stepping back from alcohol but then I did... almost two years ago. Yes, I've bent an elbow on a three or four occasions but no hard stuff, as much as I still enjoy lingering in front of the Scotch and Bourbon assortment on offer at Trader Joes. An Islay Scotch whisky remains my dream choice but it will remain that.
Definitely seek out the Clausthaler Reagan and give us a report.
Zichar wrote:
One of the best things about this thread is that it makes you stumble upon stuff you've never heard before. And if you've a curious mind, a quick Google search will bring about an adventure. I say this because I... just spent the last 40mins reading about Zacatecas!
I do think I will skip reading up on non-alcoholic beer...
You're young enough Chin that you can continue to damage your liver for many more years before it will begin complaining...
And you with your Scotch collection have a good reason to keep imbibing. I recall the photo you dropped on the thread some years ago to tempt me...
Nice to run into you on the thread my friend. I was scanning through my collection of photos for a particular item and came across the photos from your visit... it was a real pleasure to meet you in person. Happy New Year to you and yours!
Doubtless inspired by a few moments on this thread and a conversation with our friend Ken B from Portland, I mounted a 135 f/3.5 Q AI on the Df and took a leisurely walk in the watershed not too far from where I live. The New Year brought out the nature lovers and I shared the experience with a great many people. Here is a foursome beginning their stroll around Lake Lagunitas which is the highest reservoir nestled against the north side of Mount Tamalpais. Annual rainfall at this location is 51 inches... July 1 to June 30 is considered a season. As of yesterday we'd had 23.4 inches and the reservoirs are at 88% of capacity, so Marin will be in good shape the coming year... if only we can avoid the fires that have been plaguing California of late.
And here is another photographer... shooting with her smart phone. The water cascading from this chute is overflow from Lake Lagunitas. The north slope of Mount Tamalpais carries winter storm water down to a series of reservoirs while at the same time maintaining hundreds of miles of trails for folks in the Bay Area to enjoy.
These stairs lead to the top of the earthen dam that created Lake Lagunitas. You see the same woman at the top taking a photo of the fast moving water.
Then as I was departing, I noticed Mount Diablo on the opposite side of the Bay. It is about forty miles from where I was sitting in my car shooting through the open window, still with the 135 f/3.5 Q AI. In addition to being a beautiful lens which I bought for $65 including shipping, it is a great performer... and it looks amazingly sweet on the Df...
Couldn't resist this photo of lens and camera...taken with the 105 f/2.5 P AI on the D700, showing off the 135 f/3.5 Q AI mounted on the Df... I'll never tire of shooting with pre-AI lenses on a silver Df.
Dry January 'should' have started for me but the recent conversation pushed me over the edge.
There were a couple of small glasses remaining in a nice bottle of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc...... too good to waste.
Reagan wrote:
I drink non alcoholic beer because they don't make vodka that way
The doctor says no alcohol with my meds though I do cheat once in a while
R
If you have any Total Wine stores near you try finding Clausthaler there. That is were I buy it.
George, yes, same development.
But...like Reagan, I do cheat once in a while. 
