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Your Weekly Blog / Re: April 2026
« Last post by Birna Rørslett on April 08, 2026, 21:47:10 »
On the wings again -- diving into the sunset  ....

(Z5 IR, Nikkor 40mm f/2, Kolari 720nm clip-in)
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Lens Talk / Re: The Voigtländer 180mm f/4 APO-Lanthar
« Last post by ggoodes on April 08, 2026, 21:45:23 »
Quote from: Gerhard2006 on April 08, 2026, 19:10:52
I noticed here that this 180 mm lens does not handle extension well. I have the 180 mm 2.8 AFD Nikkor lens. Birna said years ago it handled extension tubes really well. It may not be totally Apochromatic but that one ED glass of element seems to handle chromatic aberration pretty well. I know I’ve used it with a 6T close-up lens and that works very well, but I’ve never tried it with extension tubes. I will have to try it when I get home. I will keep you posted. Regards, Gerry.

Interesting: Since the Voigtländer 180/4 doesn't seem to have any CRC, and just has a _really_ long helicoid, I'm surprised it would care about extension tubes: 1:4 (closest focus) should be much the same as 1:2 (with a PN-11 or whatever).  Will have to try mine out with the PN-11 and see.
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What the Nerds Do / Re: XR-Heligon Question
« Last post by charlie on April 08, 2026, 19:36:33 »
I was hoping you would be right but I removed the focus scale sticker and there weren't any set screws hiding under it. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Lens Talk / Re: The Voigtländer 180mm f/4 APO-Lanthar
« Last post by Gerhard2006 on April 08, 2026, 19:10:52 »
I noticed here that this 180 mm lens does not handle extension well. I have the 180 mm 2.8 AFD Nikkor lens. Birna said years ago it handled extension tubes really well. It may not be totally Apochromatic but that one ED glass of element seems to handle chromatic aberration pretty well. I know I’ve used it with a 6T close-up lens and that works very well, but I’ve never tried it with extension tubes. I will have to try it when I get home. I will keep you posted. Regards, Gerry.
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Lens Talk / Re: Nikon E 75-150 f/3,5
« Last post by Gerhard2006 on April 08, 2026, 18:51:02 »
This is a great lens for hiking.I would pack my Nikon FE, my 35 F2 Ais,and my 28 3.5. It was great addition to my kit. I even added a horse shoe aperture clip so I could use it on my Nikkormat EL. Eventually I installed a dandelion chip so I could use it on my digital cameras. It was really handy for doing weddings with the bride and groom from a distance.I fixed the zoom creep with a piece of electrical tape on the bottom of the lens barrel.It also works great with the 3T/4T closeup lenses as already mentioned. Unfortunately it doesn’t work great with a polarizer as the lens barrel turns when focussing. Nikon fixed this on the 50-135 3.5 lens. But with an attached lens hood you can just turn it on the polarizer after focussing. All in all a great little lens. I still use mine when I want to travel light and don’t need AF. Regards Gerry
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Camera Talk / Re: Nikon gear - once again, out of this world!
« Last post by Frank Fremerey on April 08, 2026, 16:47:51 »
Quote from: ColinM on April 06, 2026, 08:33:08
Here's the Flickr stream to see some of the images from the Artemis expedition
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/
Interesting to see the range of photo gear they've taken with them.
According to Nasa, the astronauts are using standard 10-year-old cameras, including the Nikon D5, as well as GoPros and smartphones.

AF 35/2D on a Nikon Z9???
Why use an MF lens?
Is focus irrelevant here and it is epoxy-fitted to the aperture/distance setting???

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Lens Talk / Re: Nikon E 75-150 f/3,5
« Last post by ggoodes on April 08, 2026, 14:05:06 »
Wow, looks like nice copies of both lenses.  I think the 50~135 is the better deal at that price, but based on my (admittedly last-century) experiences with Danish gear prices, those are good deals for someone in the area.
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Lens Talk / Re: Nikon E 75-150 f/3,5
« Last post by MEPER on April 08, 2026, 11:57:46 »
I can see he has only one for sale. This one if someone in DK wants it. There are several pictures of the lens:
https://frederikssundfoto.dk/shop/40-brugt-objektiv-til-analog/7156-brugt-nikon-75-150mm-f35-series-e-ai-s/

The other one I thought was the same was a 50-135/3.5 (same price):
https://frederikssundfoto.dk/shop/40-brugt-objektiv-til-analog/7154-brugt-nikon-50-135mm-f35/

Edit:
They have a 2 year warranty on the used equipment which means that if the there is something wrong with the equipment and they can't repair it they will make a full refund.
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Lens Talk / Re: Nikon E 75-150 f/3,5
« Last post by MEPER on April 08, 2026, 11:41:14 »
The price for a nice 75-150/3.5 last generation is about 100 Euro or a little less it seems?
A local photo store have two of these for sale at around 100 Euros. There you get some warranty.
Image attached of one of them. Very nice looking and I assume that is the latest version.
I think I have become too much fan of native Z-lenses with AF to get some "new" AI-s stuff.
I also have the 1st generation of the F-mount 70-200/2.8 VR. I guess this lens holds up well compared to the 75-150.
 
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: April 2026
« Last post by Fons Baerken on April 08, 2026, 08:28:41 »
Anthurium andreanum, flamingoplant

Z7_2   Voigtländer 65mm f/2

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