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Nikon F2AS w/ MD-2, MB-1 & AS-1 Black 1977 Nikon F2AS Photomic body with MD-2 motor drive, MB-1 battery pack, two (2) MS-1 "AA" battery holders, MF-3 auto-stop back and AS-1 flash shoe. Take a close look at the pictures. This camera is in fantastic condition! It is rare to find a black F2AS...

Here is an image I shot today with the D810. Below is a 100% magnification crop: And here a 200% crop: Nikon D810 AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G ISO 64, 1/250, f/3.0, manual white balance, Standard Picture Control, processed in Nikon Capture NX-D SB-910 & SB-800 off camera using D810...

High ISO performance has much to do with whether you shoot in raw or jpeg, and what software you use to process the image. Here is a shot with a D300 at ISO 2800, shot in raw and processed in Nikon Capture NX2:

Below is a chart that while no means complete, will give you some idea as to when resolution starts to become "diffraction limited". The first portion compares the various sizes of sensors all with 16MP resolution. Then there are comparisons of differing resolutions within a given sensor size...

I am pretty impressed with the new FX 35mm f/1.8:

I still have my 1977 black F2AS with MD-2 motor drive and MF-3 auto-stop back; the first year of the DP-12 AS finder and my first year as a working pro. It still sees a roll, or two, of Tri-X per month. Balconies, Daytona Beach, FL Nikon F2AS, AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8 IF-ED Nikkor Copyright © 2013...

Valley of Fire, Nevada Copyright © 2013 Michael A. Lawhon - LensWork Nikon D700, AF-S 80-200mm f/2.8 ISO 200, 1/800 @ 2.8

Golf can be shot with everything from an ultra-wide-angle: Nikon D300, Tamron 10-24mm, two off-camera strobes to a super-telephoto: Nikon F4/s, Nikkor 400mm f/3.5 ED-IF AI-S. . Images Copyright © Michael A. Lawhon - LensWork

Abandoned church, Mt. Dora, FL - Nikon Coolpix A

Lake Eola, downtown Orlando, FL Nikon D4, AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8 30 sec., f/16, ISO 100, manual white balance (direct sunlight), manual focus © 2013 Michael A. Lawhon - LensWork

Depending upon your definition of "affordable", the new Nikon Coolpix A produces DSLR quality images (it uses the sensor out of the D7000). The sensor combined with a fixed focal length lens (28mm equivalent), the ability to record in raw, full range of exposure modes (P, S, A & M), AF or MF and...

A few from the this year's Tico air show (the last performance of the Thunderbirds until the budget issue is resolved) F14 Tomcat exhaust with Nikkor 16mm fisheye

African lion. An oldie, but a goodie. Nikon F3HP, Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 + TC-301. Copyright(s) 1987 Michael A. Lawhon - LensWork; 1988 Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association.

Here is a 100% crop at the resulting resolution of a 24"x36" print from a D700 @ ISO 5000 (the D700 & D3 have equivalent high ISO performance).

The lever that you have pointed out is the lens speed indexing post (3 in the image below). This lever will flop around when the teleconverter is not mounted to a lens. It is a transfer bar type lever that is positioned by mating to the corresponding lever on the lens. Digital bodies such as the...