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Jun 27, 2015 10:41:35   #
Rongnongno Loc: FL
 
I am in the South of France.

There I was checking out a 'brocante' (antique store) and found an old 14mm tokina lens, Nikon mount sold for 1 Euro. At that price, what the heck?

I checked it and the seller said it was mounted on an old post office sorting machine.

Effectively a ring was out of whack but the rest seemed ok so... I paid my Euro, went my merry way.

I tested the lens this morning... IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM!

:mrgreen: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Jun 27, 2015 10:46:00   #
chase4 Loc: Punta Corona, California
 
So can you post some photos taken with this lens for us?

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Jun 27, 2015 16:19:48   #
Rongnongno Loc: FL
 
Ok, here is a raw file... (NEF) 43MB

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Jun 27, 2015 17:34:27   #
JPL
 
Yes, this looks very good, you got a bargain in this lens.

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Jun 27, 2015 20:17:32   #
twowindsbear
 
How about posting a pic of the lens?

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Jun 27, 2015 21:27:17   #
Don Fischer Loc: Antelope, Ore
 
How much US is one euro?

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Jun 27, 2015 21:33:45   #
blackest Loc: Ireland
 
Don Fischer wrote:
How much US is one euro?

roughly a dollar
a euros worth a little more but not by much

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Jun 28, 2015 01:08:18   #
Searcher Loc: Kent, England
 
Rongnongno wrote:
I am in the South of France.


This is the trip you were not looking forward to - I bet you are having a whale of a time.

Great purchase.

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Jun 28, 2015 01:47:21   #
Macronaut Loc: Redondo Beach,Ca.
 
Rongnongno wrote:
Ok, here is a raw file... (NEF) 43MB

I'm very curious how you sent or made this raw file to make it available?

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Jun 28, 2015 04:08:49   #
Rongnongno Loc: FL
 
Flyextreme wrote:
I'm very curious how you sent or made this raw file to make it available?

I use my own web site as storage and post a link to the file.

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Jun 28, 2015 04:10:50   #
Rongnongno Loc: FL
 
Damned since this was not a main photography section in my opinion (finding a bargain) the op moved it here anyway...

Strange.

:hunf: :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Jun 28, 2015 04:13:04   #
Rongnongno Loc: FL
 
Searcher wrote:
This is the trip you were not looking forward to - I bet you are having a whale of a time. .../...

Well now I am not looking forward to return...

Truth is is not the staying or returning but being stuck for 24 hours in planes or airports. I do not like being treated like cattle.

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Jun 28, 2015 06:02:05   #
Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
 
Rongnongno wrote:
Ok, here is a raw file... (NEF) 43MB


A little CA, but nothing out of the ordinary for a lens this wide - great catch!

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Jun 28, 2015 06:05:57   #
jfn007 Loc: Close to the middle of nowhere.
 
Good luck to you. I hope it works well for you. Does it auto-focus?

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Jun 28, 2015 06:30:45   #
Swayne
 
Super, Im happy for you. Now go look again and find me one for my Canon 5D mark2. KIDDING

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