Author Topic: Hello from Wisconsin  (Read 2852 times)

oldfauser

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Hello from Wisconsin
« 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   

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Re: Hello from Wisconsin
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2015, 09:40:46 »
Welcome here, Art. Waiting eagerly for your 400mm pictures :)
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Re: Hello from Wisconsin
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2015, 16:52:22 »
Welcome. To the forum ... And On Wisconsin.  (Except on Wednesday in the Holiday Bowl.)
"Everywhere you look there are photographs, it is the call of photographers to see and capture them."- Gary Ayala
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Critiquing my snaps are always welcomed and appreciated.

oldfauser

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Re: Hello from Wisconsin
« Reply #3 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




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Re: Hello from Wisconsin
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2016, 09:37:08 »
Welcome to NikonGear! ;)
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Re: Hello from Wisconsin
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2016, 04:04:05 »
The ø is ALT + 248 in Windows.

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Re: Hello from Wisconsin
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2016, 04:19:38 »
Thanks!  (needed the ALT + 0248! ) ø  Ø (ALT + 0216 for a cap!)

thanks again

Art

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Re: Hello from Wisconsin
« Reply #7 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/
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