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Introductions => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: oldfauser on December 28, 2015, 03:31:15

Title: Hello from Wisconsin
Post by: oldfauser on December 28, 2015, 03:31:15

 Hello!  I'm Art from Wisconsin; started long ago with a used Nikon F and a Nikkor-Q 200mm f/4, picked up a K series 50mm f/2.  Thought i was good to go, but was missing metering in the camera!  Found a used FG a number of years later; used that for a good ten years (still have it  :) ).  Along comes an FA (still have that too).  Loved the FA.  An F4 presents itself for a very reasonable price, used that for a few years.  My son purchased a D70 when it first came out, so i had a digital camera to try.  Found i did not like the D70 very much at all as i missed the dials.  Then Nikon comes out with the Df; love at first sight! 

now i find that the Df works so well with my collection of manual focus Nikkors, I only have two AF lenses (50 & 85mm 1.8 AF-S), that it's hard to decide what to upgrade to the newer AF lenses (if at all...)

i do enjoy reading about and researching lenses online.  I have a very high opinion of Bjørn, and his reviews as i have found them very close to what I get for results...  And boy does the 400mm Nikkor P.C f/5.6 shine on the Df!

So, thanks Bjørn (now i just need to figure out how to get the alternate character set on my laptop keyboard  :) )



Art   

Title: Re: Hello from Wisconsin
Post by: Bruno Schroder on December 28, 2015, 09:40:46

Welcome here, Art. Waiting eagerly for your 400mm pictures :)

Title: Re: Hello from Wisconsin
Post by: Gary on December 28, 2015, 16:52:22

Welcome. To the forum ... And On Wisconsin.  (Except on Wednesday in the Holiday Bowl.)

Title: Re: Hello from Wisconsin
Post by: oldfauser on December 28, 2015, 18:05:47

a quick one of my old friend!

Nikon Df, 400mm f/5.6 @ f/8 at 1/250th, ISO 1800

Title: Re: Hello from Wisconsin
Post by: Erik Lund on January 14, 2016, 09:37:08

Welcome to NikonGear! ;)

Title: Re: Hello from Wisconsin
Post by: Frank Fremerey on July 09, 2016, 04:04:05

The ø is ALT + 248 in Windows.

Welcome to Nikongear.

Title: Re: Hello from Wisconsin
Post by: oldfauser on July 09, 2016, 04:19:38

Thanks!  (needed the ALT + 0248! ) ø  Ø (ALT + 0216 for a cap!)

thanks again

Art

Title: Re: Hello from Wisconsin
Post by: Frank Fremerey on November 12, 2016, 17:08:00

I was thinking about you and the other people from Wisconsin here when I found this interesting project "round your corner" http://newforest.farm/