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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by Fons Baerken on May 02, 2026, 19:33:12 »May 2
Vughterstraat, Den Bosch 131D
Zf Vitrox 55mm f/18
Vughterstraat, Den Bosch 131D
Zf Vitrox 55mm f/18
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Lens Talk / Re: Lens advice for a Nikon Z8 please...
« Last post by John Geerts on May 02, 2026, 18:58:44 »The 24-70/4.0 is not so usefull when you already have the 2.8S version. It's only marginal smaller in size. What's very frustrating with the f/4 lens you have to 'open' the lens, otherwise it won't work.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by John Geerts on May 02, 2026, 18:36:08 »Beach Ouddorp
Leica M8 Voigt Nokton 35/1.2
Leica M8 Voigt Nokton 35/1.2
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Lens Talk / Nikon AI 135 3,5
« Last post by Lumens Pixel on May 02, 2026, 15:44:44 »This is not a star. It is modest, humble and can be bought for next to nothing. No hype for sure.
It does nothing wrong. No defects, no "character". Perhaps a precursor of modern lenses. But there is no bad 135mm, right?
So it is a honest and straight lens. Size and weight are just perfect for someone like me who does not want to get embarrassed with gear.
My only problem with this lens? I do not grab it often enough for a sortie. But when I do, I never regret.
Portrait | Parc de Saint-Cloud by lumens pixel, sur Flickr
Dieu de la Seine | Château de Versailles by lumens pixel, sur Flickr
It does nothing wrong. No defects, no "character". Perhaps a precursor of modern lenses. But there is no bad 135mm, right?
So it is a honest and straight lens. Size and weight are just perfect for someone like me who does not want to get embarrassed with gear.
My only problem with this lens? I do not grab it often enough for a sortie. But when I do, I never regret.
Portrait | Parc de Saint-Cloud by lumens pixel, sur FlickrDieu de la Seine | Château de Versailles by lumens pixel, sur Flickr25
Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello from Verona - Italy
« Last post by Lumens Pixel on May 02, 2026, 15:31:23 »Greetings from France. A quick look on your Flickr gallery shows a lot of interesting work. Glad to see people still involved in analogue photography which I have abandoned long time ago.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by BL on May 02, 2026, 15:19:03 »Was about to pinch it of my freshly cleaned garden furniture this afternoon, but luckily i hesitated and gave it a closer look. Soon concluded that it was completely motionless, which, slowly started me bringing more gear. Looks like an exoskeleton of something. Anybody’s got a clue?
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Lens Talk / Re: Lens advice for a Nikon Z8 please...
« Last post by Nasos Kosmas on May 02, 2026, 14:53:16 »For now I did the safe thing: I pulled the trigger on a Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S Macro Lens. I Guess if I have a favorite focal length it is 105mm. When I bought my first serious camera, a Nikkormat FTN my first lens was a 55/3.5 Micro-Nikkor followed by a 105mm f/2.5.I've got 24-70 f4, I find it very good for every day use , its small (collapsible) and light but f4 is limited to have bokeh in your photos
The Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S is a bit smaller and lighter than the Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G VR and thankfully lacks the latter's longitudinal chromatic aberration. I consider the old 105/2.8 lens to be somewhat at the mid to lower end of a good lens for that aberration.
The new 105/2.8 is a substantial lens. I wish the girth and length were a bit less but it's not the honker that the old lens was.
I'm still considering my options for a mid range zoom.
Dave
The 24-120 f4 is a very nice choice but again to big to carry around, I prefer my Iphone
I use my Z 40 f2 light /plastiky but wonderfull lens
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by ARTUROARTISTA on May 02, 2026, 14:26:54 »D40x
HELIOS 44 58mm 1:2
HELIOS 44 58mm 1:2
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by Frank Fremerey on May 02, 2026, 14:06:20 »Waiting by the red wall.
Z8, edited in Alien Skin exposure X7
nice paco style
strange geometry
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Themes, Portfolio Series, PaW, or PaM / Re: [Theme] Trains and boats (no planes)
« Last post by Lars Hansen on May 02, 2026, 13:49:41 »Lars, I see you´re enjoying the time near the waterfront. Nice pictures, you have to show.
I rememeber the Pirat sailboat with the axe in its sail and the angular hull from my youth at Lake Constance
Many thanks, Thomas - glad you like them. Yes, this waterfront is a lake close to my home, so I often go for a walk and always enjoy when there are sailing boats and rowers - in the autumn I got my first lens with 400mm reach, so the boats are great for gear practice. Thanks for mentioning the Pirate sailboat type - I will look it up.