In just a few weeks this plant will put up a stalk 15-20 feet in height that will have flowers on top. The growth rate is amazing, visible each day. The agave will flower just this once after many years of growth, more than a decade, and then wither and die. Since it is on the end of my driveway it will then need to be replaced with something else.
Legendary Nikkor F1.2 58 mm Noct lens version 1 (7 blades) from 1977 adapted to Nikon Z8, Cobalt Kodachrome preset
A distinctive lens, not like anything else I have, much more vintage render than a CS 1.0 noct, it is perhaps closer to a Leica 0.95 in some ways, although with hand ground aspherical elements it is perhaps more of a cousin to the Leica 1.2 noct, I have never used a real vintage one, but have used the LLL reproduction and color the Nikkor seems somewhat like that lens. It has a reputation well deserved for being a distinctive lens. While not cheap it is still a fraction of the cost of Leica, and not that much more expensive than a new LLL reproduction of the Leica 1.2 50 depending on the preservation of the Nikkor and whether it is a Japan purchase (like mine) or elsewhere, the elsewhere being significantly more expensive.
In just a few weeks this plant will put up a stalk 15-20 feet in height that will have flowers on top. The growth rate is amazing, visible each day. The agave will flower just this once after many years of growth, more than a decade, and then wither and die. Since it is on the end of my driveway it will then need to be replaced with something else.
Legendary Nikkor F1.2 58 mm Noct lens version 1 (7 blades) from 1977 adapted to Nikon Z8, Cobalt Kodachrome preset
