Recent content by Englischdude

Hi All, as I have gone over to the mirrorless side of the fence I have been selling my NIKON gear. I just sold the aforementioned lens, after which the new owner contacted me to advise me of a problem with the lens which seems to be a production problem and is discussed on many german sites...

Hi All, I just picked up one of these Minolta lenses, it is labeled "MC ROKKOR-PF 1:1.7 f=50mm". It really is in Mint condition and I paid the grand sum of...... €5 or about 6 dollar. Anyone have any experience with this lens? I know I cant use it on the Nikon but I was thinking of adapting it...

Hi all, I was not very active last year due to a number of reasons, and dont want to feel bound to posting daily, weekly, monthly or whatever. This thread is to post some of my favourite pics as and when the fancy takes me! I start with a fun pic of my daughter, blowing the dust off my...

Hi Nikonites, as I am travelling extensively in my job I am looking for a camera which can easily accompany me during my travels. Lugging my DSLR gear around with me is just not an option, so I have recently been considering a mirrorless/compact cam. I would like to have the control...

Hi All, I know this is more suitable in the "latest purchases" thread, but I am so enthusiastic about this I thought Id make a separate post in the flashes section! I was looking for a beauty dish but on a budget. On amazon I found this 17" diffusor but the thing cost more than 60 euro here...

Hi All, a few years ago I was off work due to health issues for a while and needed a project to stop me going insane. Being brought up in a pub, I had great fun as a kid playing the old video games, you remember the ones, Galaxian, Pacman, Donkey Kong and co., so my project was to build a home...

Hi All, about 4 years ago I took my daughter to a local studio/shop for a photoshoot. I have not been back to the studio until today, and I was very surprised to see that they have made large canvas prints of 2 of the pics made 4 years ago of my daughter and are hanging them on the wall of...

I was looking for a compact walkabout lens and came across this, the Nikon AF 28-200 3.5-5.6 ED G. As much as it pains me to say it, KR's review of this lens is pretty accurate. For a start I am amazed at how compact and light it is, here a comparison together with some of my other lenses. As...

For the last several months I have been future proofing my lens collection and have just gotten a good 28-200 ED G lens. This is the one with the plastic mount (the D version had a metal mount). I am wondering if this bayonet lens mount would be compatible with the replacement mounts commonly...

Hi All, the lens missing from my arsenal at the moment is a wide angle. I would appreciate some feedback about your experiences with the different lenses available, however there is one important factor to consider.... it must be a good IR performer! I have checked the lens hotspot performance...

Hi all, if anyone has one of these lying around I would be interested. Would prefer the EDG version, AFD would also be ok though. Not Tamron, Tokina or Sigma! Thanks in advance Martin

Hi all, I know the lens is still very new, but can anyone confirm if this lens displays the same incompatibility issues with the D7100 as the 17-70 and 18-200 from the contemporary line?

I picked up one of these manual gems dead cheap last year and will be trying to use it regularly for my 52 in 2015. I am really amazed by the optical quality of this lens, and the fact that it is constant 3.5 is great. The Bokeh is beautifully soft. The only problem I have with it is with the...

My 3.5 yr old has been in the skischool for 2 hours per day for the last 5 days, leaving me some free time each day with my 6 yr old daughter to have some fun in the snow! Here a few pics: And yours truly trying to master the "Zipfelbob" ;)

Glad to be participating on this one. Great idea, My 52 for 2015 will be as follows: - Standard list - Restricting myself to just 2 lenses, namely, 28-80 AFD, Series E 75-150 :D. With these 2 I should be able to cover just about every eventuality! - Everything manual, including focus - At...