!DAILY UPDATES! July. 366 days: your 2016 in photographs

[Fons Baerken]

i actually like zeiss 85/1.4 on the D3, as i like the 85/1.4 ais on the d800, the 85/1.4D on the d700, the 85/1.8H on the Df etc.

[Frank Fremerey]

 

[Frank Fremerey]

earth & sea salt from freshly cooked potatoes

[John Geerts]

i actually like zeiss 85/1.4 on the D3, as i like the 85/1.4 ais on the d800, the 85/1.4D on the d700, the 85/1.8H on the Df etc.

There are so many options

Vere nice graphics, Frank

[Akira]

earth & sea salt from freshly cooked potatoes

Frank, that reminds me of the "Guelb er-Richat" in Mauritania.

[Fons Baerken]

July 12

[Frank Fremerey]

yes, I had to think of: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=62589197%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=colors%20of%20tuscany&view_all=1

[Lars Hansen]

July 12. A few  impressions from an evening stroll.

[Bruno Schroder]

Calendula in a messy part of the garden

[John Geerts]

In the evening there was some sun after the rain.


Horse and Yellow flower

[Frank Fremerey]

Whenever I get back here someone has left some beautiful presents.

Same in the GREEN thread or some other threads I started.

Can I ever thank you enough guys?

Special mention goes again to John and Bruno ... thank you so much!!!@

[the solitaire]

Yes. True.
Didn't like my 1.8/85G, sold it and swapped it for the 1.4/85 D.

From my 2 years with my D3 I found that lenses that work particularly well (in the range I regularly use) are the:

16mm f3,5
20mm f3,5 Nikkor-UD
AF-D 17-35 f2,8 (wish I owned one)
Any 50 or 55 mm really, but I prefer the
5cm f2 Nikkor-S
50mm f1,8 AF-S
55mm f1,2
55mm f3,5
AF-D 85 f1,4 (liked it better then 85 f1,8 AF-D or AF-S)
105 f2,5 (any)
105 f2,8 AF-S micro Nikkor
AF-D 80-200 f2,8
135mm f3,5 Nikkor-Q.C (should be the same for Ai and Ai-S)
200mm f4 Nikkor-.C (sharper then later Ai or Ai-S)

I tried quite a few other lenses, but for these the viewfinder gives me the best feedback for when focus is acquired, and I get colors and contrast that hardly needs post processing.

Just a personal observation though.

[John Geerts]

July 13th 2016  Cloudy, rainy and cold.

Hydrangea  (Hortensia) 

[Frank Fremerey]

Thank you John. Have to take mine before sunset.

[John Geerts]

They like the rain apparently, they are in full bloom suddenly.

It's such a boring weather....