Nikon Nikon Df

Gosh, I know you like Russian lenses and have vast experience working with them. I just don't know if for 60$ it just doesn't make sense to get the Nikkor series E lens and be done with it.

Somehow I missed the M5 porno....can you repost it ? It did not display.
 
Sense! I explained to my wife that me having camera gear was like her having jewelry.

I have a Series-E 36~72/3.5, but prefer the Nikkor 43~86/3.5. I have as many F-Mount lenses as Leica mount, prefer the manual focus- but even have some Af lenses.

Andrew- can you put the M5 pictures back up?
 
Reminds me....I have another J8 incoming. I suspect it will need some love. Had to have a second one for my mini M's.
 
That's all you got.....31 years of marriage and you are retired? Try 38 and no end in sight.

However, everyone here is tickled pink you are doing what you do.
 
That is very interesting.....I spent some time at the Radiologic branch of AFIP in ?1980. Ahh, the good old days. No cameras, no worries.
 
Been crazy busy the last two months- took a break from the computer and O-Scope... My workbench at home either has my trays on it for working on cameras, or an O-Scope for debugging firmware.

Nikon Df at the Bealeton Airshow.

Nikkor-H 300/4.5,
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The only weekly airshow left in the country, this one started in 1970. My Dad started taking us there when it first opened.

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The announcer stated that there were 5 wing-walkers in the country. A pair of them here- one flying, the other "strutting her stuff"...

The first long Telephoto lens that I used in 1970 was a 400/6.3 Tele-Astranar T-Mount lens.

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I found one on Ebay for $15. Not Bad!
 
Took the Df out today with the 85/1.8 Nikkor, Factory Ai'd. This is the last version manual focus lens. Focusing this lens on the Df is not as easy as using the 8.5cm F2 on the M9 and M Monochrom. I had a 50% hit rate, lighting too low for focus assist to be reliable for a moving subject.

ISO 6400, i/100th second, Wide-open at F1.8. It was dark.

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1/60th, wide-open

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1/125th

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I'll bring the M9 and M Monochrom next time- promised the DJ at the skating rink...
 
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I'm glad we have this thread here at Leica Place, and I don't mean to discourage Nikon posting here at all.

However, I do want to put in a quick word that I've been transferred ownership of Nikon Cafe and hope our dual Leica and Nikon shooters will check it out if you haven't done so already!
 
Cool! Maybe could open that up to (gasp) Canon shooters too. If you want to have a complete rebellion and anarchy, that is. :roflmao:
 
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