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the camera porn thread!

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Originally posted by: jpeyton
Originally posted by: foghorn67
lol. I guess that would be an okay mistake in my book as well.
DOF is brutal at f/1.2 when I'm trying to manually focus with my D80's "green dot" indicator. It's focused on the near edge of the "F" key.

Still, that's an impressive shot for ISO100 at 1/30s in a dimly lit room. It's a little soft wide-open, but what isn't?

You need to tool around outside with that thing.

Do they have focusing screens for the D80?
 
Originally posted by: foghorn67
You need to tool around outside with that thing.

Do they have focusing screens for the D80?
I'll head out to the city with it tomorrow night (it should stop raining by then).

Katz Eye has a split prism replacement, but it's steep; $95, or $150 with the "Opti-Brite" treatment that improves low light visibility of the viewfinder.
 
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Well my new lens arrived. Good news and bad news.

Bad news: I ordered a macro lens, and didn't receive it. I was supposed to receive a 55mm Micro-Nikkor f/2.8 in great condition. My macro photography plans have been put on hold.

Good news: They mistakenly sent me a lens worth much more than I paid for the Micro-Nikkor. 55mm Nikkor-S f/1.2, factory AI'd.

Hello there!

So I get to play around with some low-low-light photography, clean up the lens a little (lots of dust/dirt on the outside), then sell it for double what I paid and possibly pick up a bigger Micro-Nikkor (maybe a 105mm f/4).

if you have the money just buy the nikon 200 f/4 its worth it

i guess ill post up some camera porn when i get hime
 
Finally! Took a few weeks and three tries but I finally got my hands on a Micro-Nikkor. First try didn't fit my D80; second try ended up sending me the wrong lens. This one is in great condition, though.
 
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Finally! Took a few weeks and three tries but I finally got my hands on a Micro-Nikkor. First try didn't fit my D80; second try ended up sending me the wrong lens. This one is in great condition, though.

I have the same lens! Yay lens buddies 🙂

Considering how deep the front element is inside the lens though, not too sure if having a filter on will do much in terms of protecting it.
 
okay, it's not jpegs of gear, but it is humor related. sorry for the long post but i had to cut and paste from email that friend sent to me. and hopefully no one will be offended. enjoy



The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family.

On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife goodbye and said, "Well, I'm off now; the man should be here soon."

Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby photographer happened to ring the doorbell, hoping to make a sale.

Good morning, Ma'am", he said, "I've come to...''

Oh, no need to explain," Mrs. Smith cut in, embarrassed, "I've been expecting you."

"Have you really?" said the photographer. "Well, that's good. Did you know babies are my specialty?"

"Well that's what my husband and I had hoped. Please come in and have a seat"

After a moment she asked, blushing, "Well, where do we start?"

"Leave everything to me. I usually try two in the bathtub, one on the couch, and perhaps a couple on the bed. And sometimes the living room floor is fun. You can really spread out there."

"Bathtub, living room floor? No wonder it didn't work out for Harry and me!"

"Well, Ma'am, none of us can guarantee a good one every time. But if we try several different positions and I shoot from six or seven angles, I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results."

"My, that's a lot!" gasped Mrs. Smith.

"Ma'am, in my line of work a man has to take his time. I'd love to be in and out in five minutes, but I'm sure you'd be disappointed with that."

"Don't I know it," said Mrs. Smith quietly.

The photographer opened his briefcase and pulled out a portfolio of his baby pictures. "This was done on the top of a bus," he said.

"Oh my God!" Mrs. Smith exclaimed, grasping at her throat.

"And these twins turned out exceptionally well - when you consider their mother was so difficult to work with."

"She was difficult?" asked Mrs. Smith.

"Yes, I'm afraid so I finally had to take her to the park to get the job done right. People were crowding around four and five deep to get a good look."

"Four and five deep?" said Mrs. Smith, her eyes wide with amazement.

"Yes", the photographer replied. " And for more than three hours, too.

The mother was constantly squealing and yelling - I could hardly concentrate, and when darkness approached I had to rush my shots.

Finally, when the squirrels began nibbling on my equipment, I just had to pack it all in."

Mrs. Smith leaned forward. "Do you mean they actually chewed on your, uh...equipment?"

"It's true, Ma'am, yes.. Well, if you're ready, I'll set-up my tripod and we can get to work right away."

"Tripod?"

"Oh yes, Ma'am. I need to use a tripod to rest my Canon on. It's much too big to be held in the hand very long."

Mrs. Smith fainted.........
 
Originally posted by: Lalakai
"It's true, Ma'am, yes.. Well, if you're ready, I'll set-up my tripod and we can get to work right away."

"Tripod?"

"Oh yes, Ma'am. I need to use a tripod to rest my Canon on. It's much too big to be held in the hand very long."

best line ever!

 
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