Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Vince, What is your speculation about how he got the background so blue while keeping the horn player's color more-or-less normal? Robert On Apr 10, 2010, at 1:06 AM, Vince Passaro wrote: > yes, I have seen that, and the uppermost picture, of the alto sax > guy in > Miami Beach, is a great picture that has stuck in my mind a long > time and > made the lens magically desirable. Of course it costs like 2 grand > if i > recall. > > Onward and upward. Best of luck with the sales and the picture > taking and > all that. > > Vince > > On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 2:01 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj > <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > >> They are all AF, but 1st generation AF, so they are not speed >> demons in >> focusing, but they do the job well. The new 24mmf1.4 is very, very >> tempting >> - have you seen this: >> >> http://www.bobkrist.com/blog/fast-wide-and-handsome/ >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Vince Passaro >> <passaro.vince at gmail.com >>> wrote: >> >>> ooohhhh. i thought you said the only nikon MF lenses you were >>> keeping >> were >>> the 105 and the 55 macro. you mean all those primes you named >>> (50/1.4, >>> 35/2, 85/1.8, 24/2.8 etc) are MF lenses or you have them all in >>> AF? I'm >>> confused. But that's nothing new. My main point was if you have >>> the wide >>> angle primes you should hold on to them. From 35 on up you'll do >>> just as >>> well or better with the newer AF and AFS lenses but I don't think >>> that's >>> the >>> case among the wides. >>> >>> All those f2.8 zooms are the size of Folger cans ain't they? No >>> matter. >>> After 40 years of course I wouldn't blame you for keeping one >>> camera and >>> one >>> lens and letting it all go. Interesting thought: what would it be? >>> >>> Oh, and if you're spending a little money on the Nikon folks they >>> got a >> new >>> 24mm f1.4 (I think it's 1.4) that looks oh so fine. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj >>> <jayanand at gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>> >>>> Vince, >>>> I am down to 3 Nikon zooms for most of my photography - 17-55 >>>> f2.8DX, >>>> 70-200f2.8 and the 200-400 f4, with the 1.4x and 1.7x >>>> teleconverters. I >>>> also >>>> have the 50mmf1.4, 85mmf1.8 and 180mmf2.8 which I use as a >>>> travel kit, >>> and >>>> my son (who also shoots Nikon) basically uses the 24mmf2.8, 35mmf2, >> 18-70 >>>> kit lens and my old 80-400 zoom. Between us I would say we have the >> Nikon >>>> primes pretty much covered as well! I have the two MF lenses I >> mentioned >>>> before and the Leica R 100mm APO converted to Nikon mount. There is >>> really >>>> too much equipment even after getting rid of a cupboard full of >>>> stuff. >> If >>> I >>>> get the full frame D700 or equivalent, I suppose I will have to >>>> get the >>> new >>>> 16-35 to go with it and replace my 17-55 which is a DX lens, and >>>> maybe >>>> upgrade some of the primes. I also converted my old D70 to IR, >>>> but have >>> not >>>> given it a workout as yet. 40 years of lethargy in selling camera >>> equipment >>>> really comes home to roost - better to keep selling as you buy! >>>> Cheers >>>> Jayanand >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Vince Passaro < >> passaro.vince at gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Jayanand, >>>>> That's an amazing list. >>>>> If you get the D700 (and I can only cheer you on since I love that >>> camera >>>>> and hope to buy one or whatever its next generation may be and >>>>> have >>>>> researched it a great deal and can say, from my researches at >>>>> least, >>> you >>>>> cannot get a better full frame camera for that money) then I'd >> consider >>>>> holding on to a few other pieces of your Nikon glass. MF on these >>> cameras >>>>> is >>>>> extremely easy and even working without meter is extremely easy >>>>> since >>>> your >>>>> experienced guess will be close and you get immediate info on >>>>> how to >>> fine >>>>> tune it. Of your Nikon glass, if you have these, I advise >>>>> keeping: >> any >>>> of >>>>> the 20mm lenses, the 24/2.8, the 28/2.0, the 28/2.8 if it's the >>>>> AIs >>>>> focusing >>>>> to .2 m (which is the one I have; I've heard that the other is >>>>> not so >>>>> good). >>>>> The newer 35 AFS and 85 AFS beat out their brilliant MF >>>>> counterparts >>> but >>>>> none of those other primes do. >>>>> >>>>> That's my opinion anyway. >>>>> >>>>> Vince >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information