Posts for: SuperFly48
Oct 3, 2018 09:43:56 #
Stayed up past midnight to watch the CUBBIES self destruct and they did not disappoint. The CUBS are the reincarnation of the '85 BEARS....lots of hype and expectations of multiple championships. Way too much CUBS and BEARS Kool-Aid in Chi-town these days. Lived in the area all my life. CUBS fans especially are lemmings!
Oct 2, 2018 10:22:10 #
Fly fishing is the funnest way to catch big fish. I had my fill of stream trout in SW Wisconsin. Then I met a guy whose passion still is hunting muskies with a fly rod and I got hooked! I have a couple dozen muskies on the fly to my credit, still chasing that elusive biggin' though. The best days for hunting them are approaching, cold/crappy weather up north, rain and snow mix, it gets them going.
Oct 1, 2018 23:28:49 #
Decision has already been made on the disposition of this camera body.
Oct 1, 2018 22:36:40 #
Yes I have the camera. DUH!!! Serial number 30****7. Starting price was to be $2300 firm.
Oct 1, 2018 21:51:41 #
Have decided to give my D850 to an old friend out in Arizona as payback for all he has done for me over the years. I know he will appreciate it and take very good care of it. Told him I will deliver it in person.
Oct 1, 2018 09:20:07 #
I have a love/hate relationship with my job. I work retail and I "hate" it; however, I teach fly casting as part of my job. The late Lefty Kreh made a comment that I took to heart very early on as a fly casting instructor; Lefty's comment, "You want to share your knowledge, not display your knowledge." I got to help a scout troop this summer get their fly fishing merit badges; it was one of the most personally rewarding and humbling experiences for me. About 15 scouts, and when it came to the fly casting part, I invited all the parents to join in as well. I also get to teach ladies how to cast a fly and I love teaching them because they listen. I've had a few "ringers" come for casting instructions as well. I choose to share my knowledge on fly casting and try to leave everyone with a positive impression. One of my coworkers was a certified FFF casting instructor; he liked to show off his knowledge, after all he invented fly fishing. My point, when I stood up and commented: "I really don't like this Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 lens.".........some hedgehoggers shared their knowledge while others displayed their knowledge. THANK YOU to all who shared their knowledge; those who displayed their knowledge............you stepped right into the tar pit, you had to set the record straight, you assumed way too much about my post and about me.............you know next to nothing about me. In a way I was a "ringer". The lens is off the d850 and back in its Nikon packaging, just waiting for customer service where it came from to get back from their holiday. The d850 has been offered to a close friend who is my photography mentor as payback for all he has shared with me over the years. Sooner him than a stranger.
Oct 1, 2018 08:55:12 #
I love old steam locomotives, they have class and style and they take me back to better times.
Oct 1, 2018 08:49:43 #
Make me an offer, I am open to negotiation...............
Sep 30, 2018 23:32:25 #
For your consideration, Nikon D850, 8 months old, pristine condition, just under 4,000 shots taken.
Sep 30, 2018 23:23:42 #
Just waiting for the jackals and hyenas to get the bones and the vultures to pick up the scraps.
Sep 30, 2018 01:38:01 #
Whatever floats your boat!!! My response to all who jumped on my topic...all the attached pics were shot off hand with the d850 and with the exception of the first two, all were with that new Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 non VR. First two pics were taken with an old Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 manual focus lens that's about 25 years old. As for operator error as in MY shooting technique, that's a possibility for one reason....my old Nikkor manual focus lenses (28 and 50mm) weigh on average 8.5 ounces whereas the 24-70 weighs around 31 ounces and is a whole lot longer than either old Nikkor so I may not be used to how the d850 balances and feels in my hands right now? I put the old 50mm f/1.4 up against a Tamron 24-70 G2, had the Tamron locked in at 50mm and shot the same targets to make the comparison as fair as possible. The G2 got sent back.
The shots at the Sauk City dam I thought were fine.
Shots 5 & 6 were at the zoo. The rhino shot is a pretty big crop; as posted its file is less than half the original JPEG. My comment that the 24-70 is not a zoo lens, if I cannot get tight face shots of the critters, why bother. That's why I go to the zoo, get face shots which are what I want, and my preferred method is to use a lens with a lot more reach than 70mm so I can shoot through the bars and cages. When done the way I prefer, the bars and screens disappear. You want to go to the zoo and take people pics? Have at it! The only person I care to photograph when she will let me is my only grandchild.
Last 2 shots are from the River Walk neighborhood. I was pleased with the street shot of the Millenium Carillon bell tower shot straight west down Aurora Ave; the bell tower is maybe a half mile away from where I stood. The other River Walk shot came out pretty well also, got the subject in decent focus shooting through the pillars. On the other hand most all the shots taken of the gazebo in that area, most every shot was soft in the center even with AF on.
I have taken well over 1,500 shots with the old manual focus Nikkors on the d850; both those lenses combined weigh maybe half what the 24-70 Nikon weighs. And both of them have produced a number of nice images for me to date. If a whole lot of people feel the Nikon 24-70 is worth what Nikon is asking for that lens, either with VR or not, I am happy for them. For me it's around $1,800 I can use in other ways. Had the 24-70 blown away the old lenses with its sharpness, I would not have posted anything here. In my opinion it did not; at least not for me. It's not a lens I have to have.
The shots at the Sauk City dam I thought were fine.
Shots 5 & 6 were at the zoo. The rhino shot is a pretty big crop; as posted its file is less than half the original JPEG. My comment that the 24-70 is not a zoo lens, if I cannot get tight face shots of the critters, why bother. That's why I go to the zoo, get face shots which are what I want, and my preferred method is to use a lens with a lot more reach than 70mm so I can shoot through the bars and cages. When done the way I prefer, the bars and screens disappear. You want to go to the zoo and take people pics? Have at it! The only person I care to photograph when she will let me is my only grandchild.
Last 2 shots are from the River Walk neighborhood. I was pleased with the street shot of the Millenium Carillon bell tower shot straight west down Aurora Ave; the bell tower is maybe a half mile away from where I stood. The other River Walk shot came out pretty well also, got the subject in decent focus shooting through the pillars. On the other hand most all the shots taken of the gazebo in that area, most every shot was soft in the center even with AF on.
I have taken well over 1,500 shots with the old manual focus Nikkors on the d850; both those lenses combined weigh maybe half what the 24-70 Nikon weighs. And both of them have produced a number of nice images for me to date. If a whole lot of people feel the Nikon 24-70 is worth what Nikon is asking for that lens, either with VR or not, I am happy for them. For me it's around $1,800 I can use in other ways. Had the 24-70 blown away the old lenses with its sharpness, I would not have posted anything here. In my opinion it did not; at least not for me. It's not a lens I have to have.
Sep 29, 2018 10:04:37 #
Had the opportunity to test a Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 non-VR on my d850. Had it to three different venues: shot the dam site on the Wisconsin River at Sauk City; went to the zoo in Madison, WI; went to the River Walk in Naperville, IL. Each had a different challenge. First off the Nikon 24-70 felt almost foreign to me; every time I wanted to change a setting or manual focus I felt I had to hunt for the adjustment rings? Was curious why the lens moves its front element the way it does? Overall initial impression, that is NOT a walk around lens for hand held shooting under less than ideal conditions; not without VR anyway. And it's NOT a zoo lens either. I got some nice shots at the dam site, then it was a decent afternoon with broken clouds to break up the monotony of the late September sky. Shooting conditions at the River Walk were not the best because of mostly overcast skies so I was limited to what I could do without a tripod and get sharp shots; I had intermittent rain. Auto focus worked best at the dam, probably because the lighting was better. At the zoo I had to do a lot of shooting through glass without a tripod. I had a comparable Tamron a while back that I returned to B & H because my old manual focus primes gave me as good if not better/sharper images with a whole lot less weight to deal with. I was expecting a whole lot more than what I have seen so far. MY OPINION!
Sep 29, 2018 09:13:54 #
Sadly it has come to that about Chicago and the comments about Glock and S&W. I grew up a short bus ride from downtown (the #42 bus) and a short walk to then Comiskey Park. I have wanted to get back to Navy Pier and shoot the skyline from the top deck of the parking garage again but do not want to go there/be there myself after dark. it ain't what it used to be decades ago and the price for parking is BRUTAL!
Sep 29, 2018 01:01:55 #
From the zoo in Madison, WI...a younger gator keeping an eye on you and a meerkat that looked to have a bad hangover. Both shots taken through glass.
Sep 22, 2018 09:20:34 #
COOL! Really like the two pics of the bulls....impressive racks!