PCC
Flashlight Enthusiast
I guess that you can say that I'm a Nikon person, having owned a black Nikon FE2 since 1983. That lead to an older Nikkormat Ftn and a beat up Nikon F with the Ftn finder. Those older mechanical cameras were sold off years ago, though I really miss the F. About nine years ago I joined the digital revolution and bought a D70. That camera was a game changer for me as it allowed me to shoot pictures without worry about "burning film" and I got used to the fact that I could adjust the ISO as needed. My buddy sold me his old Nikon F4s with lenses shortly after and this prompted me to give the old FE-2 to my nephew who was taking photography classes in JC. Along with that camera went a nice AI modified early 35mm f/2. I'm tempted to ask him if I can have it back, but, that'll probably upset my wife. Just this past week I purchased a D610 and this has gotten me to start looking at the world through a viewfinder again. Before that I had started to use the camera built into my iPhone 4, primarily due to convenience since it was always in my pocket. I've learned to hate the barrel distortion on the sides of pictures taken with it.
Lenses: I have a few lenses in my kit right now. The 18-70 kit lens that came with the D70; the 70-200 f/2.8 VR that I bought from a different buddy; the 70-210 f/4 that came with the F4s; the AI modified 55 f/3.5 Micro that I bought from my cousin many years ago along with its companion M2 extension tube; the 28-80mm cheapo Nikkor that was given to me; and the other lens that came with the F4s - a 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5. I'm currently considering an AF wide angle zoom or just a manual focus 20mm f/2 which really doesn't need AF since it has much more DOF.
I use my cameras for everything, particularly taking family photos, but, I love taking macro photos as well. I really like experimenting with different setups to see what I can do to get more magnification, more DOF, or just more distance to the subject (mounting the 70-200 onto the M2 makes it a nice long reach macro lens, especially at 200mm, but, makes the focus range very limited, something like five to ten feet).
Anyone else a fan of Nikon SLRs/D-SLRs?
Lenses: I have a few lenses in my kit right now. The 18-70 kit lens that came with the D70; the 70-200 f/2.8 VR that I bought from a different buddy; the 70-210 f/4 that came with the F4s; the AI modified 55 f/3.5 Micro that I bought from my cousin many years ago along with its companion M2 extension tube; the 28-80mm cheapo Nikkor that was given to me; and the other lens that came with the F4s - a 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5. I'm currently considering an AF wide angle zoom or just a manual focus 20mm f/2 which really doesn't need AF since it has much more DOF.
I use my cameras for everything, particularly taking family photos, but, I love taking macro photos as well. I really like experimenting with different setups to see what I can do to get more magnification, more DOF, or just more distance to the subject (mounting the 70-200 onto the M2 makes it a nice long reach macro lens, especially at 200mm, but, makes the focus range very limited, something like five to ten feet).
Anyone else a fan of Nikon SLRs/D-SLRs?