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<blockquote data-quote="DrJ" data-source="post: 826494" data-attributes="member: 50853">I still enjoy shooting my Nikkormat from time to time. I inherited it from my dad who was a pro but would NEVER shoot 35 mm for a client. He always used his trusty 4X5 Speed Graphic. I also inherited that beast and I think it works, but I haven't the inclination to get serious about it. I get my film processed by The Camera Mall in Ann Arbor and scan it with my Z8 and my 55mm Micro Nikkor. I actually rented a 24-120 last week to shoot an open house for a local organization. It worked great! I love the integration with the camera. Seeing the focus distance in the viewfinder is a real treat. I did have a little problem with the subject detection (people), but it was a composition issue more than anything. I had trouble deciding whose eye was going to be the one in perfect focus! Decisions, decisions! Just for fun, I took a landscape I have taken many times before with different lenses and cameras. The 24-120 was actually no sharper (at least to my eye) than my old 1970s Nikkor 28mm AIS. The 24-120 is definitely on my wish list.I also use my 55mm micro for macro photography. A really sharp lens, even by today's standards.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DrJ, post: 826494, member: 50853"] I still enjoy shooting my Nikkormat from time to time. I inherited it from my dad who was a pro but would NEVER shoot 35 mm for a client. He always used his trusty 4X5 Speed Graphic. I also inherited that beast and I think it works, but I haven't the inclination to get serious about it. I get my film processed by The Camera Mall in Ann Arbor and scan it with my Z8 and my 55mm Micro Nikkor. I actually rented a 24-120 last week to shoot an open house for a local organization. It worked great! I love the integration with the camera. Seeing the focus distance in the viewfinder is a real treat. I did have a little problem with the subject detection (people), but it was a composition issue more than anything. I had trouble deciding whose eye was going to be the one in perfect focus! Decisions, decisions! Just for fun, I took a landscape I have taken many times before with different lenses and cameras. The 24-120 was actually no sharper (at least to my eye) than my old 1970s Nikkor 28mm AIS. The 24-120 is definitely on my wish list. I also use my 55mm micro for macro photography. A really sharp lens, even by today's standards. [/QUOTE]

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