Nikon Showcase Nikon D700 Image Appreciation Thread

[Bart J D]

Is that the 45mm Ai-P f/2.8 you are referring to?
Just checking because that's one of the Nikkors I like best.
Tastes differ of course and absolutely nothing wrong with that whatsoever.

Dusting off some of my DSLR's today -

Nikon D700 + 45mm AI - not a great lens but the sun-bursts are cool

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Nikon D700 + 55mm f2.8 AF Micro-Nikkor (apparently not a very common lens)

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[phigmov]

Is that the 45mm Ai-P f/2.8 you are referring to?
Just checking because that's one of the Nikkors I like best.
Tastes differ of course and absolutely nothing wrong with that whatsoever.

Mines a GN - I have a sneaking suspicion it was pre-AI and has been factory converted but I'm not 100% sure. Predates the AI-P by 20 or so years. I'll primarily use it on some of my film-nikons because it makes them more compact (even then the Nikon E 50 f1.8 is also pretty compact) but occasionally I dust it off for the D700. On that body I tend to favour the AF zooms or primes - the body is such a beast it doesn't tend to make much difference to the overall package by slapping a bigger lens on (a D700 is only ever going to be pocket-able if you're Andre the Giant).

TBH I got the lens mostly for novelty value (ditto the Pentax 40mm f2.8) and to scratch the pancake itch (the Panasonic 20mm is probably my favourite lens even though its AF is glacial in speed).

 

[Bart J D]

I see. 20 years could indeed make a difference.
I had two reasons to get this lens: the focal length of 45mm works really well - at least for me - and this one, the Ai-P, is definitely a pancake lens.
The fact that it's a tessar is an additional bonus. I really like the results I'm getting (D700, Df and film).

 

[phigmov]

w/ 55mm f2.8 AF Micro-Nikkor

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[phigmov]

D700 & 55mm f2.8 AF Micro-Nikkor

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D700 & 200mm f4 AI Micro-Nikkor

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[phigmov]

D700 & 18mm f3.5 Nikkor AIS - actually quite tough to pull off a decent shot & wide on full-frame sense like a much bigger canvas to fill than micro-four-thirds - need to try off-camera flash and maybe a tripod. Although to be fair this old lens probably didn't have super-close focus in mind when it was designed.

I like to think the bee in flight right in the middle is winking at me and says "Good luck mate" as I struggle to get a shot without the aide of a nice big LCD screen like my m43 cameras.

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[M. Valdemar]

Taken in NYC with 200mm f4.5 Nikkor and D700:

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[phigmov]

D700 & Nikkor 18mm f3.5 - experimenting with off-camera flash (an old SB-80dx) - haven't quite got it worked out but I'll mess around with the settings some more.

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[phigmov]

D700 & 200mm f4 Micro-Nikkor

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[phigmov]

Nikon D700 & 24-84 f2.8 AF-D

Cat is wondering why some idiot put a bee-hive up the back of her garden

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[phigmov]

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[phigmov]

I may have found a good way to handle this - D700 & 200mm f4 Micro-Nikkor + the SB-600 firing at right angles to the the lens from the hive side. I really need to get a better M43 flash so I can start doing this with this lens and an adapter.

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[phigmov]

D700 & 200mm f4 Micro-Nikkor

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[gryphon1911]

One of my favorite cameras and my first FX DSLR. I do miss it sometimes.

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[rayvonn]

One of my favorite cameras and my first FX DSLR. I do miss it sometimes.

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Lovely images from that camera, always. My only issue with it is it’s weight, I can’t believe it’s heavier than a D8xx series but then if it’s been used all these years and your used to it, that wouldn’t be a problem.

 

[phigmov]

w/ 200mm f4 Micro-Nikkor

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[Harry Cutts]

D700, Nikkor 50mmf1.8

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[phigmov]

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[Harry Cutts]

D700, Tamron 28-75 f2.8

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