I love garage sales.
Jul 8, 2020 09:52:29 #
LWW wrote:
From L to R: br br - NIKKOR 180 f2.8 AF-D. Was as... (show quote)
Good for you, LWW.
You've got a lot of work to do just adding all these to your sig. line.
Enjoy,
Marion
Jul 8, 2020 11:49:27 #
Jul 8, 2020 22:25:17 #
What an excellent day. I need to shop in your area. Very excellent buys. Congratulations.
Jul 9, 2020 02:47:01 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Marionsho wrote:
Good for you, LWW.
You've got a lot of work to do just adding all these to your sig. line.
Enjoy,
Marion
You've got a lot of work to do just adding all these to your sig. line.
Enjoy,
Marion
Already done.
Jul 9, 2020 02:47:23 #
Jul 9, 2020 02:48:20 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
JoAnneK01 wrote:
What an excellent day. I need to shop in your area. Very excellent buys. Congratulations.
I don’t mean to imply these type of finds are common.
Jul 9, 2020 09:58:44 #
Robby418
Loc: Brooklyn, New York
LWW wrote:
From L to R: br br - NIKKOR 180 f2.8 AF-D. Was as... (show quote)
Congrats and happy for you LWW😎. Would certainly like to see images from the 180 if you choose to share.... continued good shooting!
Jul 9, 2020 14:12:30 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Robby418 wrote:
Congrats and happy for you LWW😎. Would certainly like to see images from the 180 if you choose to share.... continued good shooting!
That's an 8.5 X 11 @ 240 PPI.
Jul 9, 2020 14:19:56 #
Robby418
Loc: Brooklyn, New York
How nice😎. Makes me regret the opportunity I had years ago to acquire when film was my norm for my FM2N Nikon. Just a nice piece of glass! Thanks for sharing Sir!
Jul 9, 2020 15:24:04 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Robby418 wrote:
How nice😎. Makes me regret the opportunity I had years ago to acquire when film was my norm for my FM2N Nikon. Just a nice piece of glass! Thanks for sharing Sir!
Anytime, flattery will get you everywhere ...
Back to being serious, all three of these are very sharp lenses. The 180, from the raw file, doesn't start to get some hair on it on the monitor until about 300%.
As I've gotten older ... 63 years, 9months, @*!&#%$ it ... I've retreated to primes for serious work.
I have a 80-200 2.8 AFD which I've dearly loved ... but these three are all as sharp, and maybe sharper by a small amount.
I haven't weighed them individually, but I'd guess in combination they are a tad lighter overall.
I can also carry one mounted and the other two in my DOMKE vest pockets which evens out the weight much better.
The only down side is swapping lenses, but I learned photography before a camera had any electronics beyond a meter built in so I do know how to swap them quick and clean.
Jul 9, 2020 15:34:48 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Robby418 wrote:
Congrats and happy for you LWW😎. Would certainly like to see images from the 180 if you choose to share.... continued good shooting!
The top was taken with the 85 and the bottom with the 135:
Jul 9, 2020 19:32:15 #
Robby418
Loc: Brooklyn, New York
Allow me to flatter you even further..... your still a "young man"😎 said this septuagenarian, 71 yrs 3 months. And yes, the 70-200 f2.8 Tamron G2 (don't hate) is one of my favorite zooms that I'm still learning and swap out with the 15-30 mm f2.8 of the same brand also in continuing education. But I get the " prime thing " ( vintage Nikon 24, 85,105, & 135).
Jul 9, 2020 19:36:43 #
Jul 9, 2020 19:42:24 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Robby418 wrote:
Allow me to flatter you even further..... your still a "young man"😎 said this septuagenarian, 71 yrs 3 months. And yes, the 70-200 f2.8 Tamron G2 (don't hate) is one of my favorite zooms that I'm still learning and swap out with the 15-30 mm f2.8 of the same brand also in continuing education. But I get the " prime thing " ( vintage Nikon 24, 85,105, & 135).
Why would I hate you for buying a TAMRON?
I have a TOKINA 400 5.6 and two ROKINON lenses.
I assume we bought them for the same reason. Good NIKKOR glass is brutally expensive in 8, 16 and 400 fast focal lengths and those are three I seldom use.
As to the ‘young man’ comment, you are very kind.
As an aside, being in business I’ve picked up the opening line of “How are you young man?” whenever I meet a new male. The older they are the more they smile.
Jul 9, 2020 19:47:12 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Robby418 wrote:
I see you LWW😎..... again thanks for sharing and inspiring!
Again, thanks so much.
As you can see, I have a fancy for black and white.
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