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Hi Everyone, we have a "Wildlife", "Macro" and "Landscape" section, but I have a lot of nature photography and most of it isn't one of those categories, so I was having difficulty trying to find a place to post it. Nature also encompasses trees/plants, stone/rock formations, sunsets/sunrises...

I have three Zenitar lenses now in my collection and they are each very interesting in their way of rendering bokeh (with strong circular components, especially the Zenit Helios #40-2 85mm f1.5). These hail from Russia (yes I know why buy from there...just for fun and well I am actually half...

Just got this Nikon Nikkor 50mm f1.2 and can't wait to test it in the field...(I plan to test it against other primes for bokeh) Here it is on a Nikon F3HP

Got the Zeiss Otus 55mm f1.4 in the mail today :D ....I wouldn't want to spend so much on the lens new, and wasn't even planning to get one (I thought I would save for the 85mm) but this was actually an insanely good deal, so much so that I was surprised I won the auction. The focus is ultra...

Along with the F3 (both from a guy whose father sadly passed away and left behind a collection of vintage equipment), I received a silver Nikon F2 Photomic with the MB-2 motor drive and MD-2 battery pack. Shown with it is a truly mint condition Nikkor-P Auto 105mm f2.5 pre-AI lens. from the...

Since I was a teenager I dreamed of having this camera and better later than never...here's my "new" F3HP with MD-4 motor drive and the Nikon 105mm f2.5 AI-S

Very happy to have received this lens yesterday in the mail. The Nikkor QD.C auto 15mm f5.6 (AI version). The three internal filters are so fun to try, especially the dark red (R60) which makes everything look like an emergency (dark with red lights on). :D Specifications from mir.com: Focal...

It's been a while since I posted here (ie: years lols), nice to see the forum is still so active. I was so busy buying Sigma lenses the past two years but this is something I think worthy to show because it is so hard (at least for me) to find really good reference of these old lenses. I...

Been out of the loop for a while so thought I would post a recent studio shoot. This was with the D4. My D800 is on loan to a friend who has loaned me his Canon slide scanner so I'm happy to be spending a LOT of time lately going through my entire Kodachrome slide archive (from the 80s and 90s)...

Cryco's Random Summer Photos

Beach shots from a couple weekends back along with truck posing and a few indoor shots as well. This was for a portfolio shoot.

Wasn't sure if I should put these in the portrait section or the D4 section but since they show more of the D4 I'll put them here. ;) Well these were not taken with my D4, but rather with my iphone5 but they are my favorite shots of my D4 not too long after I got it. There's something I find...

I won't leave these up too long but just wanted to show off a bit....we went to a nice location on the beautiful Saturday yesterday to get some shots. Nikon D4 with 85mm f1.4G and SB-800 flash.

Wandered around the park today...crowded today because it was 73.4 F (23C) for the high today. I wasn't sure which topic to put this under but I guess most of the photos have people in them so I thought the portrait section would do fine. :)

Up at sunrise this morning to shoot some birds and testing the Nikon D4 with the 300mm f2.8 AI-S with TC-301 2x converter (600mm f5.6) for all but the first shot (taken with 50mm 1.4G).

Was in the studio on Sunday to shoot a couple of models, one more boudoir and the other more catalog fashion style. These were with the Nikon D4, 85mm 1.4G or 50mm 1.4G, and two Calumet strobes, one with a 4' umbrella and the other with a 7' umbrella, so a two light setup. First the catalog...

So I know all about the different autofocus settings on the D4. But I have a problem with back-focus when in Auto mode. If in single point mode its better but not always perfect, and I'm finding I have to do a focus compensation of about -8 to get it tack sharp, and it isn't consistent. I did...

So I got the Micro Nikkor 55mm f2.8 Ai-S lens today. :D Holy cow. I was expecting a very good lens, but I wasn't expecting what it could do with the D800. This lens is an entirely different realm as far as what it can do with the close focusing and resolving power. I'm still trying to get my...

Nikon 24mm f2.8 Ai-S lens test with Nikon D800 (Nikon F4 also featured) So I got the Nikon 24mm f2.8 Ai-S lens today. She's a beaut as all Ai-S lenses are. First thing I did was put her on the F4, and then the D800 and I did some test shots with the "resolution Angel". :D It seems that the best...

I thought this was pretty cool. Wouldn't mind having it but a bit pricey for a collectible. Excellent Sharan Megahouse Mini Classic Nikon F Black Miniature 123 | eBay Here's a less expensive one but not black...