Daily Archives: September 27, 2011
One of the things that I love about being a Nikon shooter, (yes, I do work for them, but I’d say this anyway!), is that we have never changed our lens mount, the tried and true Nikon F mount is still going strong. So what’s the big deal? Well if you were a Canon shooter in the 60’s – 80’s or for that matter a Pentax shooter or Olympus shooter, and you saved a bunch of great old glass (lenses) they wouldn’t work on your new DSLR! That’s a big deal because Nikon made some sterling manual focus glass for many years and virtually any of them can still be use today on our current, higher end DSLRs. if you own a D7000, D700, D3s or D3x you can still enjoy all that old great glass. To the right are four lenses I really love, left to right, the 50-135 f3.5 Nikkor, the 80-200 f4.5 Nikkor, the 105 f2.5 Nikkor and the 24 f2.8 Nikkor. All of these lenses are legendary in their optical performance and work wonderfully on our current cameras. Now you may be thinking but they are manual focus!!!! Actually for some kinds of photography and for video the older manual lenses are a perfect fit. The older lenses have depth-of-field scales and that is very handy when your shooting for maximum depth-of-field using Hyper-focal distance. It’s an old trick from old guys like me, but it really works and when working slow and carefully it can give you wonderful results.
In the next few months I’m going to start a project of shooting with the old glass and try to show some examples of just how terrific this classic glass can be. the great news is that many older manual focus lenses can be bought for a great deal less than current lenses. Now don’t get me wrong, I own and use a number of the current, latest, greatest Nikkors, but it’s fun sometimes to step back and remember how tact-al photography was in the old days. I bought the 80-200 above some years ago for $120., the 24 f2.8 for less than $150., I’ve seen mint condition 105 f 2.5’s for under $150. These are great lenses and the smooth focus makes them also perfect for video work. If You’re a Nikon shooter you can make these lenses available to yourself, if you shoot other brands….. not so much!
I look forward to wringing them out for you.
the pilgrim
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This mornings devotional was a wonderful reminder of the vital importance of obedience. The scripture below tells a wonderful story of obedience and it’s wonderful result.
Luke 5:1-7
The First Disciples
1 One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. 2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 3Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon,its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there. 4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”
5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” 6 And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! 7 A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.
Simon Peter was tired, he had fished all day, and caught nothing. Then this man came along and asked him to let him teach from his boat, even move it further out in the water. Peter was busy washing his nets, but he said “Yes”. The result is that many were fed spiritually. Then Jesus turned to Peter and said go back out and lower your nets again. Peter was pretty sure this was not such a good idea, after all he had fished all day and has had no success. In spite of his doubts, Peter and his crew went back out and cast their nets, again. The scripture above reveals the result, they caught so many fish that their nets began to tear.
What does this have to do with us today? If you are in communication with God through prayer and through an active attempt to listen in you spirit for Him, He will speak to you. He will reveal what He wants you to do. Obedience is nothing more than saying, “Yes” when He calls. Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes a lot harder, but it never comes back void! God has a plan and He wants you to get to be a part of it. Could He do it without you? Of course, but then you would miss His incredible blessings, and He doesn’t want that to happen.
Listen for His voice, and say “Yes Father!” It will lead to incomparable joy and blessings…….
the pilgrim
*Photo Note: D7000, 24-120 AF-S VR lens Sponge boat in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
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