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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by Birna Rørslett on May 08, 2026, 13:05:12 »Thank you.
It is the best time. Not too hot, not too many tourist. May is the month
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What the Nerds Do / Re: Using Neweer NW-ETZ to get focus confirmation and correct IBIS
« Last post by Erik Lund on May 08, 2026, 11:56:06 »Correct; AIS Nikkors changed to linear apertures for the Nikon FA's exposure system and all cameras since then.
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Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes / Re: New Life
« Last post by KarlMera on May 08, 2026, 11:53:24 »Exception
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What the Nerds Do / Re: New-Nikkor 20mm f/4 Repair!!!
« Last post by Erik Lund on May 08, 2026, 10:17:04 »Some of these lenses has quite long threads for the focusing that can result in heavy feel or drag when focusing.
Use a thinner, lighter grease for such lenses, after completely removing the old grease.
Remember to use JIS type screwdrivers for those hard to remove screws. And heat first to weaken the screw locking often used by Nikon when assembling the lenses.
Use a thinner, lighter grease for such lenses, after completely removing the old grease.
Remember to use JIS type screwdrivers for those hard to remove screws. And heat first to weaken the screw locking often used by Nikon when assembling the lenses.
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Lens Talk / Re: Z7ii + 135/1.8 Plena
« Last post by Erik Lund on May 08, 2026, 10:10:44 »Really versatile lens, there should be plenty of inspiration for the approximate focal length if you search this site for APO Lanthar 125 f/2.5 the capabilities and rendering is very similar although the APO Lanthar is manual focus
Mentioning similarities; The 105mm Micro Nikkor fro the Z system is also relatively similar, there you can use the close up performance to achieve similar results, sharp, out of focus smoothness front and rear, Bokeh and color transitions so smooth and blending in such a nice way.
Mentioning similarities; The 105mm Micro Nikkor fro the Z system is also relatively similar, there you can use the close up performance to achieve similar results, sharp, out of focus smoothness front and rear, Bokeh and color transitions so smooth and blending in such a nice way.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by John Geerts on May 08, 2026, 08:06:42 »Thank you, you are right. I just checked: It's indeed the Liquidambar Styraciflua.
It looks like a Liquidambar - sweetgum (Styraciflua) to me. Its deciduous leaves are divided into 5-7 narrow, elongated triangular lobes with serrated edges (similar to those of maple); when rubbed, they release a pleasant scent. The autumn fruits are spiny, spherical, 3 cm in diameter, with a long stalk, similar to cherries.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by photoni on May 08, 2026, 07:53:08 »I think it are Platanus trees
It looks like a Liquidambar - sweetgum (Styraciflua) to me. Its deciduous leaves are divided into 5-7 narrow, elongated triangular lobes with serrated edges (similar to those of maple); when rubbed, they release a pleasant scent. The autumn fruits are spiny, spherical, 3 cm in diameter, with a long stalk, similar to cherries.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by golunvolo on May 08, 2026, 07:12:50 »Quiet time.
Z9, 24-70 2.8S
Z9, 24-70 2.8S
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by golunvolo on May 08, 2026, 07:11:06 »Beautiful image of the Spanish spring. Seems like a good time to travel there.
Thank you.
It is the best time. Not too hot, not too many tourist. May is the month
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by christeo on May 08, 2026, 06:54:32 »Thanks Christeo. This is the Nikon Z 40/2 SE
Thanks!
The Nikkor 40mm f/2 (SE version, but that's just a window-dressing variant to extract more money from the hard-core old-timers) is in fact a surprisingly nice and versatile optic, despite its plastic design. It is further endeared by being a very capable performer in Infrared too. I'm on my third sample now; first was the "wrong" non-SE version so I traded it in, the second was stolen (together with my black Zfc) thus I purchased another 40 SE + black Zfc to replace these items. I had similar experiences with all these copies. Handling on the Z fc is perfect and on the Zf, nearly so as well.
Good too know!
I think I, some day, will by the 40 mm f/2 as a more compact alternative to my 35 f/1.8 S. I do not expect the same image quality though.
A 35 f/1.2 S is on my dream list, but would likely not be used enough to defend the investment and it is very far from being light and compact :-) Maybe I will by a used copy in 5-10 years, or so :-)